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Hi I have just bought a x5 but doesn't have the comms pack what do I need altogether as it obviously doesn't consist of just the head unit and where the best place to purchase a full kit
Regard chris

You probably need to sit down if you want to put the OEM system into your car.  It is silly money expensive, requires large parts of the interior to come out, installation of new modules, aerial, wires and data buses and then all putting back together and recoding.

BMW quote something like 12 hours in labour charges alone to do the full job, and 6 hours to fit the universal option kit part numbered:  84 64 0 427 398 Universal BMW Bluetooth hands-free kit retrofit kit.

See what your Dealer quotes for the kit and install, and then decide whether a non-OEM kit might be your better option.

Thanks sounds expensive what would u say would be the best alternative head unit as i would realy have much use for the nav side of it. I dont wont a tatty looking one the looks like it belongs in the front of a fordfiesta popular + lol. Just a good quality ont that i could link my i phone to for music an poss dvds thanks

There is a decent headunit that some members have bought and installed.  Dynavin seems to be the flavour that is liked.

Something about that here: http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdr ... 236#p20236

and here: http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/https://xdr ... 596#p44596

Hi, I enquired about the same thing and BMW quoted me £3.5K to have the comms pack fitted.
Ended up with a Parrot and a TomTom.
The Parrot is a Ck3100 and up to now is really good.  It doesn't use the steering wheel buttons which I was inititially bothered about but it does dial numbers just by voice recognition.

Dobbo

£3.5k -  are they having a laugh?  Def go non OEM unless you have a donor vehicle.

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£3.5k -  are they having a laugh?  Def go non OEM unless you have a donor vehicle.
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I'm not surprised at all. I'd go with a decent double din headunit that comprises everything in one.