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This is a bit of an evergreen for me. I keep coming back to it, but I've finally found time to dig a little deeper. First: a chart showing models and part numbers, details lifted from RealOEM: This is the relevant diagram, also from RealOEM: I should probably have left the compact off the chart, but the details may be useful for someone. The touring, coupe and sedan details are taken for a 2002MY, July manufacture, fitted with the M47N engine, but I doubt there will be any difference for a petrol-engined fitment. The compact details apply to a Jan 2003 model. The 'Accessories and Retrofittings' page (not shown) shows the Touring to use kit p/n 71601096674. The sedan and coupe both use p/n 71601096401. So, it appears many parts are identical and thus interchangeable. I may have misunderstood, but it looks as though the detachable part - the flat bar that protrudes from the rear of the car, complete with towball, is the same on the sedan and coupe but different on the touring - I think there is more extension on the bar fitted to the touring. The main frame which fits under the car (and isn't quickly detachable!) looks to be the same part across touring, sedan and coupe models. This would fit with the retrofitting kit, as that kit will include the frame and the detachable bar with ball. I've not tried to cover electrics at this stage. There is a full wiring kit available from BMW, which runs from the rear of the car all the way forward to the engine bay. Aftermarket installations are likely to take a simpler route of splicing into existing wiring and (hopefully!) using a relay.
