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fergforty · Feb 6th, 2008, 10:15 AM

Hello All,
I'm new to the MINI2 forum - actually new to the new MINI in general. We've had (and still have) a classic cooper for several years and took the plunge in November and got a 2004 cooper to go with it

We're delighted with the car except for one thing - the lack of a CD player. I've been reading threads here recently and see that this isn't uncommon for a 2004 cooper, but the cassette deck has just gotta go! Initially I was just going to stick a BMW CD changer in the boot – but to my dismay the CD prep isn’t there! (unfortunately I didn’t realise this until after I had bought a 2nd hand changer off ebay – it wasn’t until I went to plug it in that I realised the cable wasn’t there – ouch!) So I’m going down the road of replacing the head unit. I’d prefer to go for an OEM unit and am considering going down the ebay route again to get a 2nd hand Boost unit. My question is, is it safe to assume that these 2nd hand units don’t require a code to work?
Also, I guess I’ll need to get a Wave-to-Boost adapter too - anyone know if I can get this from my BMW dealer?
And finally – anyone looking for a BMW CD changer before I stick this one back up on ebay?

Thanks for your help!

Feb 6th, 2008, 10:15 AM	#1
fergforty MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Local Time: 11:25 PM Posts: 2 Offline	OEM CD headunit Hello All, I'm new to the MINI2 forum - actually new to the new MINI in general. We've had (and still have) a classic cooper for several years and took the plunge in November and got a 2004 cooper to go with it We're delighted with the car except for one thing - the lack of a CD player. I've been reading threads here recently and see that this isn't uncommon for a 2004 cooper, but the cassette deck has just gotta go! Initially I was just going to stick a BMW CD changer in the boot – but to my dismay the CD prep isn’t there! (unfortunately I didn’t realise this until after I had bought a 2nd hand changer off ebay – it wasn’t until I went to plug it in that I realised the cable wasn’t there – ouch!) So I’m going down the road of replacing the head unit. I’d prefer to go for an OEM unit and am considering going down the ebay route again to get a 2nd hand Boost unit. My question is, is it safe to assume that these 2nd hand units don’t require a code to work? Also, I guess I’ll need to get a Wave-to-Boost adapter too - anyone know if I can get this from my BMW dealer? And finally – anyone looking for a BMW CD changer before I stick this one back up on ebay? Thanks for your help!