deeveus 81 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 Got my black beast and found that the CD-Autochanger was empty, i.e no carosel... Does anyone know of a cheap decent wrecker for E60's or somewhere on Ebay to get them, have checked ebay but nothing! Not wanting to pay the earth, normal CD player works fine... Drove the car with a full tank from Picton to Dunedin, not going slow... on one tank! Averaged about 10.3l per 100km!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvT 9 Report post Posted March 18, 2008 If it is the same as my e60, the CD case is not normal style and almost a 1/2 case with a 1/2 clear case. Part number on mine is ... 65.12-6 960 516 PM me if you want me to take a photo of it for you. Haven't seen one wrecking overseas of late so you may need to bit the bullet and buy from stealer. Suggest getting a price from the UK BMW parts guys like http://www.motormec.co.uk/ If you want fuel ecomony, don't touch the M5. Got from Chc to Timaru on a full tank !!! Averaging about 230km out of a tank but I am driving in "excited mode" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Hi there. Thanks for that, much appreciated! Would it be possible to get a picture of that unit mate? Have searched ebay with that part number to no avail. The "Stealers" want $200+ GST roughly, which is bollocks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvT 9 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Hi Picture attached. $200 is unforetunately about right for an OEM in NZ. Suggest it could be half that price ex overseas dealers / traders. Have you tried to get one thru the previous owner? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Hi Picture attached. $200 is unfortunately about right for an OEM in NZ. Suggest it could be half that price ex overseas dealers / traders. Have you tried to get one thru the previous owner? Thanks for that, appreciated. Yeah, suppose I will have to just bite the bullet with it. Have found today that the single slot is mp3 compatible so I can get 700mb of music on it. Tried through the previous owner but he said it was never in there when he bought it himself. The bastards must have swiped it when it was on the boat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
318Touring 40 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Yeah, suppose I will have to just bite the bullet with it. Have found today that the single slot is mp3 compatible ... Did you try it out yourself? What's the built date of your car? Try Fabdirect for your CD changer, it shouldn't cost more than a few quid at Fabdirect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvT 9 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Did a search on " 65126960516 bmw " As predicted $US45 but not sure if they send overseas http://www.circlebmw.com/cgi-bin/acc/acc.c..._records=Search Not sure if they will send overseas but if you have a relative or contact in US to send to .... http://euro-parts-america.com/bmw6.htm From personal experience, usually the Japan agent removes anything loose like CD changer, keys, log books when they get the car ex auction. From there, they on send the gear with the paperwork in a courier bag. I have had the odd time where they get sent later on or even overlooked and are sitting in the agents "draw". After asking, they materialise a few weeks later. Other times, the agent says they never were in the car at the auction so there is not much chance of ever getting them. Spare keys are a real pain in the a#$e as they don't materialise and cost heaps over here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks a million for your help RvT You'd think with a car thats worth 45-50k that it would have the bloody cd carosel in it. I wouldn't have purchased it off the yard without it! Working my way up to an M5 though, when they're 80-100k I'll be there waiting with bells on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvT 9 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 I paid $110k on road for mine with 25km in Jan. Price is always dropping in Japan but so is the the $NZ vs JPY. Bringing in your own has it advantages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Got my black beast and found that the CD-Autochanger was empty, i.e no carosel... Does anyone know of a cheap decent wrecker for E60's or somewhere on Ebay to get them, have checked ebay but nothing! Its an Alpine CD changer Go to a car audio shop and buy a replacement Alpine magazine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted March 23, 2008 Hahaha! Your kidding right Jochen??? Will enquire about this tomorrow, thanks a heap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted March 23, 2008 Hahaha! Your kidding right Jochen??? Nope. Look at the manufacturer data on the changer. States Made in Japan. Alpine. Part number starts with AL Easy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
