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Old 06-04-2007, 05:02 PM
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A little help please....

Hi,
I'm new to the forum. I've been lurking for a week or so but just registered today.

I currently have a 2006 X3 sport pack, premium pack, xenon headlights, heated seats, privacy glass; but no nav.

But I've ordered a new 07 with all the above and Servo steering and nav.

So, heres what I need help with. I want to "customize" the navigation system.
I understand that there is a "board" I need and I can see some software available on this forum. That's great.

Can someone tell me how I install this board, or do I just need to "plug it in" when I use it (that's what I would prefer). Also is there any special trick to getting the software to run on Win XP?

I'm also ordering the DICE adapter for my iPod. I have the BMW iPod adapter in my current X3 and it works just OK. The DICE iPod system looks to be a lot better. But I've read about several problems with it.

Does anyone have any input on the DICE system; good or bad?
Is it worth it or should I just stick to the BMW system. I know the 07's come standard with an "AUX" port now. But I'd like to have better sound from my iPOD and have control of through the car.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out. Can't wait till my new X3 arrives sometime early July, though I love me 06.

Best regards;
Doug....

P.S. I also read somewhere, it may have been here, that there is a hidden menu in the nav system. Is that correct? How do you get to it, and what is there?

Thanks...
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Old 06-04-2007, 06:40 PM
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Welcome!

The communication system in the latest model BMW's (from the last 18 months or so) is not the same as that in older models, which used a protocol called "I-Bus" for various non-essential components such as the radio, TV and Nav to talk to each other. In other words, it's very likely the new X3 you've ordered no longer uses I-Bus, however as sites such as this one are not up to date yet, you'll have to ask the question on this forum to be sure.

The discussions you've seen about a circuit board relate to ones such Rolf Resler's. These will work in older I-Bus vehicles only.

The older Dension IceLink adapters do not work in the new vehicles for the same reason. Dension have a new box called a Gateway 500 for newer non-iBus BMW's, which now use fibre-optics.

So my suggestion is to hang around a little and let someone else work out the new BMW communication protocol before you try anything.
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:41 PM
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Welcome!

The communication system in the latest model BMW's (from the last 18 months or so) is not the same as that in older models, which used a protocol called "I-Bus" for various non-essential components such as the radio, TV and Nav to talk to each other. In other words, it's very likely the new X3 you've ordered no longer uses I-Bus, however as sites such as this one are not up to date yet, you'll have to ask the question on this forum to be sure.

The discussions you've seen about a circuit board relate to ones such Rolf Resler's. These will work in older I-Bus vehicles only.

The older Dension IceLink adapters do not work in the new vehicles for the same reason. Dension have a new box called a Gateway 500 for newer non-iBus BMW's, which now use fibre-optics.

So my suggestion is to hang around a little and let someone else work out the new BMW communication protocol before you try anything.
That's interesting. Now I'm somewhat confused.

I know the X5 no longer has the iBus system. But I thought the X3 still used it, no?

I didn't think there would be any changes util the X3's upcoming "make over"...

Maybe I'm more screwed up than I even know...
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The X3 is still I-BUS. The new X5 is not, because there's already the infamous Microsoft iDrive system onboard. But not yet in the X3, at least until 2010 when they'll be made in the US.
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