Quote Originally Posted by John in Nova Scotia
hear it going through the cd's but no difference. I even tried switching between cd's before the "err" message comes up and can hear the cd's changing but still just ends up with the "err" on the display in the end.
Thanks alot though
guess I will have to call around and see if anyone in the area works on them
John in Nova Scotia
89 535i
Sometimes...the problem is the CD magazine is worn out or just becomes stubborn. I have a Pioneer CDX M30 changer in the Touring and the regular BMW CD changer in the e38...both use the the same type of CD magazine and I have 2 Pioneer magazines and 1 BMW magazine. The BMW magazine works great in both changers...but one of the Pioneer magazines only works in the e38's BMW changer...when I put it into the Tourings CD changer, it will only recognize a few of the CDs or give an ERROR message.

I think you can pick up new CD magazines on eBay, Circuit City, and maybe online at Crutchfield (and there's always your local BMW dealer)...but I'm sure they will overcharge for it...well, lets go see at the online parts database... http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...30&hg=65&fg=05

Yep, way too much for a 6-CD magazine! (see item #13 in the diagram at the above link)