does the x3 have a standard factory alarm or is it an option?
 

I dont see it as an option on the bmw site....

it is standard with all BMWs :thumbup:

edit: i just check the BMW site, and it says it's prewired :confused:

edit: i don't see it as an option... but when i had an X3 loaner one time, it had an alarm...i remember the red led on the bottom of the oddly shaped mirror...

Alarms on BMW are optioanl?? I thought they came with them automatically!

i think they do...they've had those red led lights below the mirror for a pretty long lime, and i imagine that a $40,000 car will have it...

It seems like everything is an option nowadays. :rolleyes:

not sure about MY07 but MY 04-06 the alarm is optional, but they are prewired for alarm.
follow this link for answers to ALL your alarm ?'s.

http://www.x3world.com/search.php?searchid=688600

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Most BMWs DO NOT come with an alarm installed, including the 2007 X3 (I can't speak for the 7 or 5 series). All BMWs come with keyless entry, however. The alarm system is a dealer or self-installed option on the X3, it cannot be ordered from the factory. Self-installation will require dealer activation. You can have the clown-nose on the mirror blink without the alarm, it is a dealer key-programmed option.

ohh...so all BMWs come with the red led, there just may not be an alarm?

You are 100% correct!

Also, for those without an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, the clown nose is used to dim the mirror, just give it a twist.

alarms are dealer-installed, so negotiate this into the price of the car