turns out the pic above is not the right cable. i was finally able to locate both wires when i lifted the cargo floor that access the spare. the wires should be near the dsp amp...in fact, my 6 pin & 3 pin cable were ties together so i would think yours would be the same. unless you have a coaxial like UCrewX5 mentioned above. what year is your car?

Hey.... a somewhat related question:
My X did not have a CD player either and I am getting ready to get one. What is the plug in the picture for? The 3 and 6 pin is for the Changer, but I can't figure out the long one:dunno:

:stickpoke

Telephone interface

Thank you very much! I guess I'll leave it hanging for now.

All North American BMW X5s are pre-wired for the CD changer. Depending on whether you have DSP or Non-DSP you may have 3pin and 6pin or 3pin and coaxial.

If you have DSP and find the 3pin and can't find the coaxial and have no CD changer then you probably won't have the coaxial installed. You can buy the cable from BMW or when you buy a DSP Adapter it will come with a new cable.

Let me know if you guys have any other questions. Here are some install guides you can browse to find the connections:

DSP:
http://www.bavariansoundwerks.com/pr...3_With_DSP.pdf

Non-DSP:
http://www.bavariansoundwerks.com/pr...53_Non_DSP.pdf

Hi there,
Got a question, I have a 2004 4.4 with no cd changer and no navi, do I need to re-program my radio if I plug in a OEM changer?

hi all

i want to buy the wiring for the cd changer for my x3 2005.

are there places to look (shops) maybe second hand??

Be careful, the three pins connector may be for the phone hookup and will not work with the CD changer and you might end up ruining the cd changer if you use the phone 3 pins cable.