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Good Evening,

I am new to this forum and have recently purchased a 2005 X5 3.0d. Loving the ownership so far however my radio screen is puzzled and it is impossible to make out any of the letters etc.

I am just curious as to how much this part would cost to replace as I have read this is a common fault on these models.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Many Thanks.

Hello and welcome still a newbie myself , but with reference to you radio issue if you have the larger display there is currently a couple for sale on a certain auction site for around £75 each .

Thank you for the swift reply...unfortunately it is the smaller one, I have just had a look and been able to remove it relatively easily and would therefore like the same as I will be able to replace within minutes... will be calling my local scrapyard in the morning to see if they have any available but I am doubtful.
If anybody knows anybody who sells these it would much appreciated?

Many Thanks once again.

Send it away for repair.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MID-Radio-Tu ... rk:36:pf:0

Or if you are handy repair it your self.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-X5-E53-E ... :rk:3:pf:0

And BTW, it's not a radio - it's just a display unit - a Multi-Information Display (MID) - the radio itself is either in the back of the CD Player or in the boot/trunk (model dependent).

The fault is delamination of the LCD display connection ribbon. There are several types of LCD ribbon repairs - some require heat, some do not. You can also buy a new LCD with the new ribbon attached, making the repair easier.

There's a lot of MID LCD ribbon repair videos on YouTube - I'd recommend watching a few before tackling this job. Like this series...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKYk0zWSse4