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      03-13-2020, 11:25 AM   #1
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What's in the ceiling?

Are these speakers or mics?
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Are these speakers or mics?
look like upgrade speakers. did you pay extra for the speaker system?
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Are these speakers or mics?
No vehicle or audio option to go on...but do you have the B&W audio system (option code S6F1A if you've decoded your VIN)...and are there 4 of them mounted in the ceiling in the approximate locations shown in the diagram illustration below?

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Surprised they're not color matched to the headliner.
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Surprised they're not color matched to the headliner.
For some reason BMW designers have seemed to engineered the upgrade audio system speaker grille covers to contrast/stand-out next to the trim around them instead of blending in.

On some models...the B&W speaker grills that are metallic in color have been dubbed "cheese graters".



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Surprised they're not color matched to the headliner.
For some reason BMW designers have seemed to engineered the upgrade audio system speaker grille covers to contrast/stand-out next to the trim around them instead of blending in.

On some models...the B&W speaker grills that are metallic in color have been dubbed "cheese graters".



If I paid that much for a sound system I'd want it to stand out too tbh
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If I paid that much for a sound system I'd want it to stand out too tbh
Maybe BMW ought to have an option for color-matching for those who want to "de-badge" their $4,000 audio upgrade.
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Maybe BMW ought to have an option for color-matching for those who want to "de-badge" their $4,000 audio upgrade.

you can turn off the lighting effects for the B&W speakers in the audio settings menu. I, however, have the lights inside the speaker cranked up so I can see where all the money went
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Maybe BMW ought to have an option for color-matching for those who want to "de-badge" their $4,000 audio upgrade.

you can turn off the lighting effects for the B&W speakers in the audio settings menu. I, however, have the lights inside the speaker cranked up so I can see where all the money went
Lighting effects sound cool.

Regarding the color, I prefer upgraded sound systems to stand out because they sound awesome, not because the speakers are a different color than the rest of the ceiling....
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Are these speakers or mics?
Those are your tweeters for the full immersive 3D surround sound music.
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Are these speakers or mics?
No vehicle or audio option to go on...but do you have the B&W audio system (option code S6F1A if you've decoded your VIN)...and are there 4 of them mounted in the ceiling in the approximate locations shown in the diagram illustration below?

Yes it's B&W and yes there are four. Thanks for the responses everyone!
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