BMW Professional radio

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obelix54

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 Witney, Oxon
If I buy a 2nd hand BMW professional cd/radio from fleabay, does it need to be re-programmed on the car or is it a straight swap ?
 
There are several versions for E89…so my guess you both need the correct h/w version then either the correct s/w version or re-code it..
 
So from what I've gathered from doing this before, as long as the donor car had the same options (USB, PDC etc) then it should work out of the box.
Eg; if you car has PDC and the other doesn't then you won't have the sounds play.
Also, there are two quadlock types to look for...
Blue = You have MOST fibre optic network.
Black = No MOST.
Items that run on the MOST network are CDC, USB*, AUX*, Bluetooth (calls) and Amplifier.
* = USB & AUX can run directly as well, but that depends on other features.
So if you currently have a blue quadlock then you need one with a blue one to replace it, if its currently black then it doesn't actually matter.

What coding would do is match you cars options with the replacement headunit :thumbsup:
 
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