Once you start playing with it, you will get the jest on how to pull out the hooks, then as you have the left hook out, you now pull to a side and down on the right side (glove compartment side) to clear the other hook. When are doing this, some force is necessary, but not too much.
When you are doing this, use your other hand to push down in the middle of the opening where the cage is, and as you opened/pulled the dash/trim this far, you are able to hold it with one hand in this position and start wiggling the cage with your other hand. You need to pull down and slightly left the dash part which is close to the steering wheel. The following pictures are for your reference: In order to remove the plastic cage, firstly take off the 4 screws that hold the cage in place, 2 on the right side, and 2 on the left side (same as right side). How does it look like after cutting the cage? See below: Some installers just cut the plastic cage, and others remove it.
If your BMW X5 e53 just comes with factory car radio and CD player in dash, there’s a plastic cage inside of the dashboard as you can see after you take out the factory radio and CD, if you don’t remove this cage, you may think it does not fit into the opening of the original entry, the new navigation dvd unit can not be pushed entirely into the dashboard, see pics below:ĭon’t worry, there are two methods which can allow you to push the new BMW X5 navigation unit into the dashboard fully. Installation for BMW X5 e53 with business CD and radio without a wide screen:.We write this post to introduce you some tips on installation of such unit.
More and more BMW X5 E53 owners prefer to upgrading the factory car stereo with an aftermarket one which has DVD player and GPS navigation system built-in, and some would like to install the new replacement by themselves, but there may be some problems during installation if you have never installed such a unit before.