adding Sirius to F25 with navigation?

walendvay · 04-12-2011, 11:39 PM

Hi All - I am contemplating an F25 with navigation w/o Sirius. I want to have Sirius, however, they claim it costs $605 to program my car to "activate" Sirius. Is this all software to upgrade to Sirius? Has anyone done this? If so, what did y'all pay?

Nahoa · 04-13-2011, 04:43 AM

I was quoted $690. 3 something for the sat radio (software enabling, I think) and the rest was labor. They seemed very concerned that they'd have to devote extra tech time to it since they had no experience programming this car. Wondering if they'll ease up on the labor cost once they have someone on the floor who knows how one works!

walendvay · 04-13-2011, 06:28 AM

wow! I am almost inclined to not buy the car and just order one from the factory.

vrrooom · 04-13-2011, 07:40 AM

Definately get the factory option as it includes one year subscription which is worth $100+. On the old X3 the Sirus module sold for $550 and installation was arround $100. Sounds like they are using the numbers from the prior generation X3 (I had Sirus on my 2006 and 2008 X3's)

ho11ywood45 · 04-13-2011, 11:27 AM

I was wondering the same thing. I thought I read somewhere that all 2011+ were either prewired for XM or it was ready for XM and all you had to do was buy an activation code (includes 1 year / best of XM ~200$ 16.99?mo + tax)

the option from the factory is 350$

Harplayr · 04-13-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ho11ywood45

I was wondering the same thing. I thought I read somewhere that all 2011+ were either prewired for XM or it was ready for XM and all you had to do was buy an activation code (includes 1 year / best of XM ~200$ 16.99?mo + tax)

the option from the factory is 350$

The dealer option list has it at $375 (without labor). If it's just setting a programming option I wouldn't expect labor to ammount to much.

I’m thinking of using the Bluetooth streaming option via my cell phone for XM.
Any thoughts on that?

Alanintx · 04-13-2011, 06:39 PM

Bluetooth streaming (from my iPhone) of Pandora and Sirius works on my X3 (w/ Nav) but it has to be controlled via the phone with a decent 3G signal. Also, I think you still need to have an XM/Sirius streaming account, which, I believe, requires a regular XM/Sirius account. I went with the Sirius option from the factory, which makes things MUCH easier.

BXM3W · 04-13-2011, 08:02 PM

When I was configuring an X3 with different sales reps I asked them if I needed the Sat Radio option from BMW or if I could just work with Sirius when I decided to activate it. They said I could just work with Sirius as the radios just need the activation code. Hopefully they were telling me the truth. Anybody out there that didn't order the sat option and had Sirius available for a trial period? If you had it for a trial that tells me that you just need a code.

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walendvay First Lieutenant 52 Rep 343 Posts Drives: '11 F25 28i; '13 E84 35i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific NW iTrader: (0)	adding Sirius to F25 with navigation? Hi All - I am contemplating an F25 with navigation w/o Sirius. I want to have Sirius, however, they claim it costs $605 to program my car to "activate" Sirius. Is this all software to upgrade to Sirius? Has anyone done this? If so, what did y'all pay?
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Nahoa Lieutenant Colonel 45 Rep 1,876 Posts Drives: F25 35i Mineral Silver/Black Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I was quoted $690. 3 something for the sat radio (software enabling, I think) and the rest was labor. They seemed very concerned that they'd have to devote extra tech time to it since they had no experience programming this car. Wondering if they'll ease up on the labor cost once they have someone on the floor who knows how one works! __________________
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walendvay First Lieutenant 52 Rep 343 Posts Drives: '11 F25 28i; '13 E84 35i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific NW iTrader: (0)	wow! I am almost inclined to not buy the car and just order one from the factory.
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vrrooom SES 7 Rep 198 Posts Drives: 335ix'09,X3'11&911TCab Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NH,GCayman,Chateau region DE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335ix [0.00] 1987 Turbo Cab [0.00] 2011 X3 3.5 [0.00]	Sirus Definately get the factory option as it includes one year subscription which is worth $100+. On the old X3 the Sirus module sold for $550 and installation was arround $100. Sounds like they are using the numbers from the prior generation X3 (I had Sirus on my 2006 and 2008 X3's)
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ho11ywood45 New Member 2 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 -- Alpine White Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	I was wondering the same thing. I thought I read somewhere that all 2011+ were either prewired for XM or it was ready for XM and all you had to do was buy an activation code (includes 1 year / best of XM ~200$ 16.99?mo + tax) the option from the factory is 350$
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Alanintx ATAP 4 Rep 165 Posts Drives: 2017 Midnight Blue 430xi GC Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: DFW iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth streaming (from my iPhone) of Pandora and Sirius works on my X3 (w/ Nav) but it has to be controlled via the phone with a decent 3G signal. Also, I think you still need to have an XM/Sirius streaming account, which, I believe, requires a regular XM/Sirius account. I went with the Sirius option from the factory, which makes things MUCH easier.
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BXM3W Private 3 Rep 98 Posts Drives: 1999 RX Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: MA, US iTrader: (0)	When I was configuring an X3 with different sales reps I asked them if I needed the Sat Radio option from BMW or if I could just work with Sirius when I decided to activate it. They said I could just work with Sirius as the radios just need the activation code. Hopefully they were telling me the truth. Anybody out there that didn't order the sat option and had Sirius available for a trial period? If you had it for a trial that tells me that you just need a code.
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