07 iDrive E90, can you add factory Sat radio

Sethro · 01-15-2013, 03:54 PM

Hello all

I did a search and could not get a answer I need.
I have a 07 E90 with iDrive and the car does not have Sirius Radio.
I have a buddy with a 2 door 08 335i as a donar without iDrive but has Sirius and wondered if I could get his parts to work in my car? He does not use Sirius

Thanks
Sethro

dylim · 01-15-2013, 05:33 PM

Yes, it'll work but you would definitely need to code both cars, and of course you need to subscribe to sirius.

Sethro · 01-15-2013, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dylim

Yes, it'll work but you would definitely need to code both cars, and of course you need to subscribe to sirius.

I noticed my car does not have the wiring to connect to the sat tuner, do I just take his out? Will it connect to my factory wiring harness somewhere?

Thanks
Seth

dylim · 01-17-2013, 02:43 PM

ah... in that case it'd be more involved. Check wds online, to find out the exact wiring scheme for you and your friend's car. Then you need to move the wiring from his car to yours.

TheGuru2You · 01-19-2013, 10:15 AM

Check your vin, if your car is sat prep, you may only need the unlock code to activate Sat radio. No hardware required. I can't remember when they swapped over to this but it was around this time.

Technic · 01-19-2013, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sethro

Hello all

I did a search and could not get a answer I need.
I have a 07 E90 with iDrive and the car does not have Sirius Radio.
I have a buddy with a 2 door 08 335i as a donar without iDrive but has Sirius and wondered if I could get his parts to work in my car? He does not use Sirius

Thanks
Sethro

I wonder what answer you really need because the Sirius retrofit is here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...irius+retrofit

N8N · 01-19-2013, 10:41 AM

No the unlock code was not until later. He needs his car to be equipped with "satellite prep" then the module from his friend's car, and to have the tuner coded in. Part of the process will be rearranging some fibers at the MOST connector behind the rear seat bolster as well. BTDT with my '09.

If he doesn't have "satellite prep" it is probably going to be more trouble than it's worth unless he really really wants Sirius.

Technic · 01-19-2013, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by N8N

No the unlock code was not until later. He needs his car to be equipped with "satellite prep" then the module from his friend's car, and to have the tuner coded in. Part of the process will be rearranging some fibers at the MOST connector behind the rear seat bolster as well. BTDT with my '09.

If he doesn't have "satellite prep" it is probably going to be more trouble than it's worth unless he really really wants Sirius.

Sat prep was optional in 2006 ($75) and standard in 2007+.

dinkoh · 01-29-2013, 02:21 AM

how can you find out if your car is sat prep?

N8N · 01-29-2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dinkoh

how can you find out if your car is sat prep?

Run your VIN through one of the online VIN decoders; it shows up as an option code if you have it.

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dylim Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 295 Posts Drives: 328xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bay area iTrader: (3)	Yes, it'll work but you would definitely need to code both cars, and of course you need to subscribe to sirius.
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dylim Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 295 Posts Drives: 328xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bay area iTrader: (3)	ah... in that case it'd be more involved. Check wds online, to find out the exact wiring scheme for you and your friend's car. Then you need to move the wiring from his car to yours.
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TheGuru2You Enlisted Member 11 Rep 33 Posts Drives: BMW X1 3.5 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca iTrader: (0)	Check your vin, if your car is sat prep, you may only need the unlock code to activate Sat radio. No hardware required. I can't remember when they swapped over to this but it was around this time.
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N8N Lieutenant Colonel 179 Rep 1,843 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Berwyn Heights, MD iTrader: (2)	No the unlock code was not until later. He needs his car to be equipped with "satellite prep" then the module from his friend's car, and to have the tuner coded in. Part of the process will be rearranging some fibers at the MOST connector behind the rear seat bolster as well. BTDT with my '09. If he doesn't have "satellite prep" it is probably going to be more trouble than it's worth unless he really really wants Sirius.
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dinkoh Captain 22 Rep 877 Posts Drives: 07 e90 lemon/black Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: charm city --> bay area iTrader: (4)	how can you find out if your car is sat prep?
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