Adding XM Radio

Bim3s2010 · 08-07-2011, 08:26 PM

Adding XM radio the dealer is asking $800.00
E92 W/NAV
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B-737 · 08-08-2011, 11:00 AM

need more info about whats currently inside your car...

My car is cconsidered "Sirius ready" meaning it just has an antenna. I had the "base" 6 speaker "professional" system (using the term loosely).

On the later models it's not just slapping in the box, coding and ur done unfortunately. We need entirely new headunits and coding, at least my car does. Two quotes from dealers to do the retrofit, both included a new headunit. Was $1200. I passed on the idea when I learned more about the quality of the audio from sat radio vs. iPod or HD radio.

It's absurd.

Bim3s2010 · 08-09-2011, 10:21 AM

Just spoke to service adviser BMW charge $375.00 for code.
$125.00 to Load software. No wiring

2010 335i W/NAV iDrive XM ready.

Dracon · 08-09-2011, 07:51 PM

If I remember correctly, starting at the same time the CIC came out, they started building the Sirius radios into the CIC/Headunits.

I believe all CiC units have Sirius built in and it only requires an FSC code to unlock/activate.

Cars without CIC are a slightly different story, there's headunits w/Sirius and headunits w/o Sirius. If you order Sirius from the factory, it comes with the Sirius enabled headunit (obviously) if you didn't, they install the non-Sirius HU and it requires a HU replacements+FSC code loading to enable Sirius.

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B-737 Captain 50 Rep 825 Posts Drives: a car. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 328 xi [7.26]	need more info about whats currently inside your car... My car is cconsidered "Sirius ready" meaning it just has an antenna. I had the "base" 6 speaker "professional" system (using the term loosely). On the later models it's not just slapping in the box, coding and ur done unfortunately. We need entirely new headunits and coding, at least my car does. Two quotes from dealers to do the retrofit, both included a new headunit. Was $1200. I passed on the idea when I learned more about the quality of the audio from sat radio vs. iPod or HD radio. It's absurd. __________________
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Bim3s2010 New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: Black 335i coupe Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: queens, new york iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 335i [0.00]	Just spoke to service adviser BMW charge $375.00 for code. $125.00 to Load software. No wiring 2010 335i W/NAV iDrive XM ready.
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Dracon Major 555 Rep 1,244 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 M5 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Out and About iTrader: (34) Garage List 2013 BMW M5 [0.00]	If I remember correctly, starting at the same time the CIC came out, they started building the Sirius radios into the CIC/Headunits. I believe all CiC units have Sirius built in and it only requires an FSC code to unlock/activate. Cars without CIC are a slightly different story, there's headunits w/Sirius and headunits w/o Sirius. If you order Sirius from the factory, it comes with the Sirius enabled headunit (obviously) if you didn't, they install the non-Sirius HU and it requires a HU replacements+FSC code loading to enable Sirius.
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