6 CD Disc Player

[Oldseabee]

Hi, I have a question about replacing my 6 CD Disc player. My car is a 1999 323i convertible. The player is mounted in the trunk and is in need of help. I came across another one that's in a 2004 530i that is also mounted in the trunk. Can this be adapted to my system? I think that it's mostly going to be a wiring question but I'm not sure. I don't know if they have a brain to tell them to change tracks or discs and will be compatible with my existing AM/FM/CD/Cassette player. The donor car also had a BMW navigation unit in the trunk but I know that isn't going work in mine besides I like my Garmin portable. Thanks, Jim

[MarcoZandrini]

Go to www.realoem.com and enter the last 7 characters of your car’s vehicle identification number. Hit enter and bookmark the page. Scroll down to audio/nav and click on the part # for the CD changer (it’s a link). See if the 5 series is there. I don’t think it will be as the 2004 5 series is the E60 chassis. If the car was an E39 then I bet the changer would work.

[Oldseabee]

I was wrong went back today to the salvage yard and pulled the 6 CD player. The donor vehicle was a 1997 530. We'll see. Jim

[MarcoZandrini]

That might work.

[Oldseabee]

Hopefully I'l get started on it in the next couple of days. Right now I'm installing new power seats in my stepsons Dodge van. His power seat went south. I did some measuring and the seat bases from a Grand Cherokee were pretty much a drop in. Took me longer to pull the wiring under the carpet to the passenger seat than the actual driver side seat install. They had glued the carpet down (it's a conversion van). Will finish up the passenger seat tomorrow. Jim

[Oldseabee]

Well I dropped the CD player in and it was an exact match. Seems to play pretty good also. I'll have to take it out on the road to make sure. Jim

[MarcoZandrini]

Good job!

[Oldseabee]

I'm considering swapping out my manual seats for power seats. I've found a donor car that has the same color interior and is an E-36 body. I've got check to see if they have the heater in them. Mine are heated and that's a plus here in Idaho. Jim

[MarcoZandrini]

Your car may not be wired for powered seats.

[Oldseabee]

I haven't checked into it yet but I could just tap a hot lead. One question though on a seat with memory is the memory in the seat itself or in a computer somewhere in another location. Jim

[MarcoZandrini]

You want to use an always on power source. I think the seat memory for both seats is in the drivers seat.

[Oldseabee]

Thanks, I just replaced the power seats in my stepsons Ram Van. It had had a power drivers seat and the motors failed. No parts available of course. Used the seats out of a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee was almost a drop in. Had to make a couple of brackets and cut a slot for clearance on the passenger side but the seat bases were almost a perfect match dimension wise. Pulled the power from the drivers side for the passengers side. That was the hardest part they had glued the carpet down (conversion van) but I got it done.