BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem?

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 15:59
BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem? - bigmennie

Hi i have a after market radio/tv/cd player in my 2003 e39 i diden't put it in, i want to put a original one back in but as i dont have the part number for it i dont know what originally was in, i dont want to be buying one then it not being right so how can i get my part number or what was originally in my car.

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 16:14
BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem? - Collos25

There are many options the first does it have round pins or square pins this can be found on the lead attached to the ISO conversion lead,then there are radios with inbuilt cassette,with inbuilt cd and inbuilt cd mp3,satnav with small screen and cassette,satnav tv with big screen and cassette and last of all large screen satnav,tv and cd.Look on ebay uk and for a better choice ebay.de.The basic cassette version is the cheapest,have you the alu frame behind the aftermarket radio you should have but if not you will need to install one no easy job as it requires removing a lot of the dashboard.

Plenty of advice on the bmw forums.

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 16:40
BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem? - bigmennie

Hi my car is a 03 plate thus it should have the flat pin one and it still has the original flap that comes down and some sort of plastic frame so iam guessing that is what you mean by the frame, but i dont know which one mine should have in it my radio handbook shows that mine is the buisness cd with the longer better looking screen but dont know as i have'nt actually got the part number for it, i just dont want to have to do extra wireing or anything like that just plug in and play basically.

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Jason

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 18:01
BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem? - Collos25

If it has flat pins then the cd player is seperate to the actual radio unit they come in two parts and are very expensive even second hand, if you still have the flap then you still have the frame it does not matter which model unit it is every unit with flat pins will work .Why do want to change back if you have a Sony,JVC,Apline head unit then most have a rear jack plug so as to be able to use the cars steering wheel controls for which you need a connects2 unit you also have the facility to play mp3 discs dependent on radio.

I have a e39 with a Sony radio with usb and mp3 plus a 6 disc stacker unit far better than the original.

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Mon 11 Oct 2010 19:50
BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem? - bigmennie

Hi first off its knackered basically dosent play cd's and so on plus i think the originalls look better when fitted as they go with the rest of the interior i could just buy somthing like you said i already have the surround and everything in but i would also like the flap to come down again for looks thats why mainly.

Thanks for the info by the way.

Jason

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Tue 12 Oct 2010 10:31
BMW 5 Series E39 - Bmw e39 radio problem? - Collos25

I totally agree they make MP3 adaptors which fit into the stacker unit socket and display the tracks on the radio.

Have a look at these units on Ebay.de I am sure they will have them in the UK

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