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View Full Version : 2001 740il wide screen cd or dvd? navigation kaygee3 08-05-2007, 02:49 PM please help as i am a newbie just bought a 01 740il have not picked it up yet. am curious if my widescreen navigation system is cd or dvd. want to purchase updated software what should i buy? thanks in advance Lexicon740il 08-05-2007, 03:03 PM 2001's procuded before 09/00 were MK2 after 09/00 were MK3 Both of these nav computers are Cd Based. If you have the widescreen its MK3.... Get your disk @ navteq.com http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Navteq-NavteqNorthAmerica-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewStandardCatalog-Browse;pgid=kHFqUX2YWgVSR04GFKjzG8Ko0000wWj_Rzfi?C atalogCategoryID=8lAKCggRfwEAAAEOfTNtNDzr&ShowAllProducts=YES The DVD based MK IV system was installed in cars 2002 and later. Mk4 's were never installed stock in a E38 Body 7 series. Now alot of people retrofit this computer into E38's so if you bought your new car from an enthusiast there is a chance that an MK4 was installed after the fact. kromdom 08-05-2007, 05:00 PM curious how you finalized the purchase without checking what nav you're getting first??? kaygee3 08-05-2007, 05:12 PM curious how you finalized the purchase without checking what nav you're getting first??? well i did not buy the car based on whether or not it was cd or dvd. that would not have been a deal breaker. kaygee3 08-05-2007, 05:13 PM 2001's procuded before 09/00 were MK2 after 09/00 were MK3 Both of these nav computers are Cd Based. If you have the widescreen its MK3.... Get your disk @ navteq.com http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Navteq-NavteqNorthAmerica-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewStandardCatalog-Browse;pgid=kHFqUX2YWgVSR04GFKjzG8Ko0000wWj_Rzfi?C atalogCategoryID=8lAKCggRfwEAAAEOfTNtNDzr&ShowAllProducts=YES The DVD based MK IV system was installed in cars 2002 and later. Mk4 's were never installed stock in a E38 Body 7 series. Now alot of people retrofit this computer into E38's so if you bought your new car from an enthusiast there is a chance that an MK4 was installed after the fact. thank you very much for that info kromdom 08-05-2007, 07:01 PM well i did not buy the car based on whether or not it was cd or dvd. that would not have been a deal breaker. Now I see. Getting a MK III (w/s) was a huge deal breaker for me. Here is a DIY posted @ www.e38.org which will help you upgrade your car's operating system to the most current o/s (IIRC, ver 23, 3/163)http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/29257 Lots more under NAVIGATION in above link kaygee3 08-05-2007, 08:49 PM Now I see. Getting a MK III (w/s) was a huge deal breaker for me. Here is a DIY posted @ www.e38.org which will help you upgrade your car's operating system to the most current o/s (IIRC, ver 23, 3/163)http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/29257 Lots more under NAVIGATION in above link thanks dude after some questions it appears i have the mk 3. i just purchased on ebay the 2007 cd upgrade for my part of the country, it will work won't it? kromdom 08-05-2007, 10:58 PM should work. highly recommend upgrading your o/s first though! Lexicon740il 08-05-2007, 11:23 PM thank you very much for that info No Problem man.:) Welcome aboard. |