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Originally Posted by Bimmer-Bob
They quoted me 260 euro, tax inclusive. That's about $360 (and about $10 more than it was last week!). That's just for the labor. I paid about $500 for the kit online from Schmiedmann, a Danish BMW specialist. That also included the tweeter covers, which must be ordered separately.
Anyway, the labor is supposed to be 2.0 hours, plus some additional time if needed for troubleshooting, plus whatever is required for programming (I think they usually charge an hour for this). I tried attaching the instructions from BMW FYI, but I think it's over the size limit. It seems about half the time I attach anything it doesn't work out. Anyway, if you want to PM me an email address I'd be happy to send you the file.
I'm not sure if a US dealer would do this job, as the kit is not sold in the US. No idea if BMWNA would support the programming, most importantly.
As for the kit itself, it's not quite up to TopHiFi specs, from what I understand. No Logic7 or anything, I don't think. I think it's more like HiFi, but hopefully a little better. On the 3er forum another member peeled off one of the part labels from the tweeter and found another label with part numbers underneath which corresponded to the TopHiFi tweeters, so I don't know what's going on - I don't think it translates directly to any one of BMW's stock systems.
As far as "asking for the printout," is that something I can do later? Like maybe get a summary of everything all at once off of the key fob or whatever? Trying to explain to my Spanish SA that I want a copy of the work order has about a 50/50 chance of working out...
Anyway, thanks for the info.
For the price, it's probably not the most cost effective thing vs going aftermarket, but it's plug and play and OEM, which counts for something IMO.
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BMW's installation instructions and their related "estimated installation time" have been know to be a little optimistic.. I have found them to be at least .5 to 1.0 off from reality, not counting the most basic installations like mirror caps or something. I have the file or at least i could get it..
how do you think i know all of this worthless information
but thanks for the thought.
Just tell your SA that you need a copy of the "FINAL REPORT" from their PROGRAMMING STATION
Good Luck.. Hope it sounds as good as you want it to.. Adios