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Radio/CD Changer - Wiring Incompatibility

Group 65
Radios and
Accessories

Bulletin Number
65 12 93 (3920)

Woodcliff Lake, NJ
November 1993
Product Engineering

SUBJECT:
Early Radio Incompatible with CD Changer Prewiring

MODELS:
E36 318iA (7/93 - 11/93 production)

Situation:
An accessory CD changer installed in an E36 318iA does not function.

Cause:
Early production E36 vehicles with the M42 engine and automatic transmission are equipped with a radio that is not compatible with the newer style Accessory CD Changer prewiring.





Correction:
Only in the case of a customer request for installation of an accessory CD changer in one of the affected vehicles (see illustration of radio faceplate), should the radio be replaced with a new connector style radio.

Radio Faceplate of 7/93-11/93 Production 318iA Incompatible w/Current CD Changer

Parts Information:

Description Part Number
Pioneer CD Compatible Exchange Radio 82 11 1 467 065

Warranty Information:
Parts and labor are reimbursable under the terms of the applicable BMW New Car Limited Warranty.

Defect Code: 65 10 00 77 BV

Labor Operation: 65 11 030 R & I Radio

Labor Allowance: 4 FRU

Note:
The removed radio is to be labeled with the proper DCS warranty tag and returned to the WPRC when requested.