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Hi All
Is it possible to swap radios?
One car is an E39 2003 530 D A/T with an ordinary BMW radio.
The other is an E39 1997 528i A/T with a BMW Professional radio.
Thanks.
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Hi All
Is it possible to swap radios?
One car is an E39 2003 530 D A/T with an ordinary BMW radio.
The other is an E39 1997 528i A/T with a BMW Professional radio.
Thanks.
To the best of my knowledge, no. The audio wiring changes from year to year to support the functionality of the head unit. I would suspect the wiring in a MY 1997 E39 is very different from a 2003.

Hope this helps....JL

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You can put the 2003 unit into the 1997 with a couple adapters, but you cannot put the 1997 radio into the 2003.

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are you talking about the head unit or the trunk mounted radio? I've put an new radio in my 00 M5 to get sirius to work, as tyrone said, a few adapters are needed, but it's plug and play.
Mike


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