Fitting a home link? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Jaybee · 13th November 2004, 19:49

Hi.
I own a '01 silver M5 with NO sunroof.I have purchased a home link kit including panel on ebay and am awaiting delivery.Does anybody know if all M5's are pre wired for this extra?
Also,the car has a standard Buisness radio with tape deck and boot changer.If I purchase a BMW OEM 16.9 widescreen Nav head unit, will it be an easy upgrade?Is the car already pre wired?

I have the car about 7 mths now and it is the best car I have ever driven.The performance of any supercar with the praticality of a saloon car.

Hoping to use the forum more.

John
Ireland

JoeCinVA · 24th November 2004, 16:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaybee

Hi.
Does anybody know if all M5's are pre wired for this extra?

It should be.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaybee

Also,the car has a standard Buisness radio with tape deck and boot changer.If I purchase a BMW OEM 16.9 widescreen Nav head unit, will it be an easy upgrade?Is the car already pre wired?

Check out bimmernav.com. IIRC, it's not plug and play. I believe you will have to do some wiring, buy a new radio and the DVD nav computer.

Good Luck.

Jaybee · 25th November 2004, 00:26

Many Thanks Joe for your reply.

I posted this note nearly 2 weeks ago and since then I have found out a few things....It would be very exspensive to upgrade my audio system to nav,so to trade up could be a more practicle thing to do.Not many M5's for sale in Ireland and more to the point not many people to buy mine.The Home Link on the other hand should be a piece of cake to install,if I have to wire it direct,it's still not a big job.
I love my '01 and don't like the idea of trading up so it looks like I will not be able find my way home (no nav) but if I do at least I will be able to open the garage door (home link).

Once again thanks for the ONLY reply.

John.

robotdre · 14th December 2004, 11:49

John, did you ever find out if your Eurospec had the prewiring installed?
or did you have to do it all from scratch?

Jaybee · 14th December 2004, 11:59

Only received the home link yesterday.I cut the headlining and sloted it in to place and might I say I think I made a good job of it.But there was no wiring loom anywhere,so I will have to run wires directly to the fusebox myself.That is tonights job.

John.