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2005 X5 Radio Problem
My daily driver is a 2005 e53 X5 3.0. A couple of months ago, the left front speaker started crackling a bit, and eventually cut out all together. It was gone for a few days, then came back. At first I thought it was the speaker itself, but I was able to gather from the Internets that it is more likely a problem with the Becker BM53 radio:
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=409489 My symptoms seem pretty well identical to some of the problems listed in that post with the Becker BM54 (Europe) and Becker BM53 (US) radio units. The first symptom listed is actually exactly what mine is doing now: Quote:
Used units seem to go on ebay for $300 to $400. If I'm going to spend that much, I'd likely look into what my aftermarket options are, and possibly spend more to get a nicer system. I'm not wild about the idea of buying a used unit which may have, or at least be susceptible to, the same problem. I believe the BM54/BM53 was used in quite a few BMW models since 2001, and possibly in some Land Rovers as well. Has anyone here experienced similar issues with the radio in their BMW? Have you had it fixed or fixed it yourself?
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John P. 1994 968 - DD 1984 944 NA - Low income housing for mice / Lemons Car Past: 1986 951 - sold 1987 944 S2 Conversion - sold 1989 944 NA - sold 1986 944 NA - donated |
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This is a radio unit with no display, correct? IOW, the display is through the nav/GPS screen, but this unit is the actual radio tuner/amp?
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Chris M 1985 911 Carrera with a couple cosmetic only mods 2006 E90 330i 1999 E46 328i |
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Correct. The BM53 unit is in the trunk, display/controls are through the Nav screen/buttons in the dash.
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John P. 1994 968 - DD 1984 944 NA - Low income housing for mice / Lemons Car Past: 1986 951 - sold 1987 944 S2 Conversion - sold 1989 944 NA - sold 1986 944 NA - donated |
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