iceLink Plus installation issue

[khitch1]

Good evening. I bought the iceLink Plus this morning from Best Buy to install and use in my X5 with my iPod nano. Later this afternoon I began what I thought would be a fairly simple DIY install. I disconnected my car battery and proceeded to search for the 3 and 6 pin socket connectors in the left rear compartment per the instructions. I was extremely disappointed to learn that I could not locate these connectors. I searched all along the side of the compartment with no success. Feeling quite frustrated and embarrassed that I could not perform this install, I tucked my tail and returned to the car installation bay at Best Buy. After being told the install would cost me $75, I accepted defeat and began to fill out the necessary paperwork. Upon completion of my paperwork, the installer and I walked to my X5 and he proceeded to do a quick browse of my vehicle. He promptly came back and told me that Best Buy could not perform the install. Confused, I asked for more clarification. As an X3 owner himself, he proceeded to explain to me that the X5s have 3 levels of stereo systems (which I was unaware of). The Base stereo system which they could do the install on and the DSP option which they could also handle, however, he said that I had the medium stereo system which had a separate amplifier (he pointed to what he thought was the amp in the rear compartment where the CD changer would be set up). He said that they could not do the install because it would require the AUX for the amp to be disconnected which in turn would prevent any sound from being produced by my stereo system. I returned home unsatisfied with this explanation and continued again to locate the socket connecters once again with no success. Can anyone vouch for what the Best Buy guy says? Can anyone offer up any suggestions (other than iPodYourBMW) ? I will take some pics tomorrow of the compartment where I should be able to install the iceLink to show you what I have. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

2005 BMW X5 3.0i non-Nav, non-DSP