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				Smeeagain
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heated steering wheel option
Is it possible to retrofit this to a 2004 E53 3.0D Sport X5 ?
			
			
									
						
			
						- X5Sport
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Re: heated steering wheel option
Try this.............
http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/pdf/e53/H ... trofit.pdf
The answer is yes - complexity depends upon what pre-wiring is in place.
			
			
									
						
			http://www.bmwmotorsports.org/pdf/e53/H ... trofit.pdf
The answer is yes - complexity depends upon what pre-wiring is in place.
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				5hep
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Re: heated steering wheel option
Sanj will be along in a minute and he has done this to his X
			
			
									
						
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Re: heated steering wheel option
Nope - that's the one - X5Sport has it nailed.
I followed that pdf and did mine. Steering wheel hardest to get, the other two bits are the relay and the slip ring. Have to get that to get the connectors - PITA as they come in at about £80 for the two. The steering wheel is £330 new from BMW parts or eBay (if you can find it).
 
But definitely poss.
			
			
									
						
			I followed that pdf and did mine. Steering wheel hardest to get, the other two bits are the relay and the slip ring. Have to get that to get the connectors - PITA as they come in at about £80 for the two. The steering wheel is £330 new from BMW parts or eBay (if you can find it).
But definitely poss.
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Re: heated steering wheel option
What about heated door handles? Or maybe the boot handle?