» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 09-21-2005, 04:10 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 3 | Change Headunit but Keep old changer Change Headunit but Keep old Changer Hi All, I recently bought a TI sport edition with stock headunit and changer. I really want to change the headunit but keep the changer as it is excellent. Have any of you got advice on headunits that would work with the current changer? or any signal converters that will interface the two together? I believe that both units are Blaupunkt....I think, but there are no manufacturers marks on it only BMW signs everywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards Ben | | | 11-19-2005, 07:22 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: texas Posts: 150 | what year? | | | 11-20-2005, 03:42 PM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oxford Posts: 3 | Hi, Its a 1998 S Reg and I've found out the headunit is a Philips, so I assume also the changer is as well. Any advice would be most helpful. Cheers, Ben | | | 11-21-2005, 05:15 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: texas Posts: 150 | anything past 95 should work OEM wise, aftermarket I'm not sure. Seems the bus technology was changed from M bus to I bus? | | | 11-21-2005, 08:02 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Just so it doesn't seem like we're ignoring you--we're not. It's just that US models got Alpine head units, and proprietary Alpine changers. Or Pioneer, depending on your model year. As far as I understand, BMW gets their head units specially done, so that they can only take OE changers. This should make using an aftermarket head unit difficult as well. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 11-21-2005, 09:52 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: texas Posts: 150 | to play it safe, get a stereo with a matching cd changer and have it professionally installed. | | | 11-22-2005, 12:45 AM | #7 | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 | I have a 98 active and my car was prewired for a cd changer when bought in 01. I wanted to use the the stock headunit to control it so i had to buy an Alpine cd changer and an adapter plug for the cd changer. That adapter plugs into the factory plug and the other end connects to the cd changer. Know i'm just assuming here but you could probally still hook this up to the back of the new headunit if it as the same unit. If i bought an alpine head unit it will work on the changer too. Yours should be an alpine if it came stock,bmw just tags the crap out of it with there logo and charges you $300 more than if you went and bought it at a local store.. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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