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Originally Posted by Ralkin203
I've made a "deal" on a certified '09 128i convertible, but the after the dealer said the radio could be upgraded to satellite, he found out that the radio in this car is not compatible with the upgrade kits. Sirius has been my main source of entertainment in the car for about 7 years now. What "after-market" units will hook-up/install without looking "mickey mouse" and still perform the way factory installed units do?
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I never found a great option aside from the factory stereo, which is why I went with it. My car had the Satellite Prep kit though so I was able to just buy the factory tuner.
You might check out a product Pioneer (i think it's Pioneer, check out Best Buy's website) has that is a handheld XM radio, looks like a walkie talkie. It basically can just be plugged in to the aux port to play through the stereo, and when you are not in the car you can take it with you and listen to XM elsewhere. It's a little expensive ($200+ iirc) but it doesn't involve clunky wiring or pieces to mount to the car.
The few aftermarket companies I contacted that make BMW stereo part add-ons told me they won't bother with the iDrive / MOST system in the car, so they don't make piggyback satellite kits for our cars. However, if you don't have iDrive, you may find they do make kits, maybe? I never looked in to that, as it wasn't my option.
I got this response from Bavarian Soundwerks, just as an example:
Unfortunately we don't work with OEM satellite radio kits, or any kits for your car for that matter. The overhead cost is prohibitively expensive for the newer MOST-based vehicles, and most dealerships will refuse to install anything into the vehicles that wasn't purchased from them.