E30 Zone

going to get one of these head units but cannot decide which one to get. it will be going in my corsa for a bit first till i get my next e30

What do ya think would look best in an e30 dash ????

http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/C ... ductJJ3940

http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/shop/K ... s/Kenwood/

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product ... -23068.htm

Think the Kenwood would be my choice mate. But the Clarion has a stlye that would would probably go with the E30 dash slightly better. Tricky one really. The Sony one looks well but isn't as powerful.

Eddie25 wrote:Think the Kenwood would be my choice mate. But the Clarion has a stlye that would would probably go with the E30 dash slightly better. Tricky one really. The Sony one looks well but isn't as powerful.

yer as a brand i would go for kenwood but the clarion looks like it will be at home in the e30 dash

will be hooking it up to an amp so the power does't matter

+1 for the clarion looks. Nice and square and all black. I hope the illumination matches in nicely.

Out of your three choices I would choose the Clarion.

I have one of these, looks very good in the E30 dash

For the money the Clarion looks suprisingly good.

Clarion

Cotty wrote:Out of your three choices I would choose the Clarion.

I have one of these, looks very good in the E30 dash

yer would get one of them but arn't they expensive im after a cheap HU that would look good in an e30

I would agree with the majority, clarion would look at home in the E30 dash

Alpine///

just baught the clarion

ugh, I hope you hadn't. I love how the Clarion looks in the dash but I hate how it operates. Real stupid things designed into it and frustrating to use. Hopefully it isn't the same in this model, but on mine, it wasn't able to go through all the song tracks. I mean if you were on track 20 of a 20 track cd and pressed NEXT, it wouldn't go to the first track. Very annoying. Hopefully they changed the UI cause it looks bang on in an e30.

guizai wrote:ugh, I hope you hadn't. I love how the Clarion looks in the dash but I hate how it operates. Real stupid things designed into it and frustrating to use. Hopefully it isn't the same in this model, but on mine, it wasn't able to go through all the song tracks. I mean if you were on track 20 of a 20 track cd and pressed NEXT, it wouldn't go to the first track. Very annoying. Hopefully they changed the UI cause it looks bang on in an e30.

so do you have the same head unit if so have you got a pic of it installed into an e30

my home stereo does't go to the first track when you click next but does't bother me

Not being funny but why are you choosing a head unit based on what it looks like? Surely what it sounds like is a more important criterion?

BreadBin wrote:Not being funny but why are you choosing a head unit based on what it looks like? Surely what it sounds like is a more important criterion?

i considerd both quality and looks that why i singled it down to them 3

as said above im hooking it up to an amp so sound output aint that important.

Alex wrote:

BreadBin wrote:Not being funny but why are you choosing a head unit based on what it looks like? Surely what it sounds like is a more important criterion?

i considerd both quality and looks

as said above im hooking it up to an amp so sound output aint that important

The HU is the most important part of your sound system, hooking a shit HU up to an amp is only going to make louder sounding shit!

Alpine FTW

BreadBin wrote:

Alex wrote:

BreadBin wrote:Not being funny but why are you choosing a head unit based on what it looks like? Surely what it sounds like is a more important criterion?

i considerd both quality and looks

as said above im hooking it up to an amp so sound output aint that important

The HU is the most important part of your sound system, hooking a shit HU up to an amp is only going to make louder sounding shit!

Alpine FTW

well clarion aint exactly crap, crap is the tat you get on ebay

but im not after a really expensive head unit only wanted to spend around 50-60 quid

if i was going to spend more i probly would have got an alpine HU

Cotty wrote:Out of your three choices I would choose the Clarion.

I have one of these, looks very good in the E30 dash

That is without doubt the one to have - cept in my case it would be worth more than the car

I went for the Kenwood, but with a USB flash memory front input. It's ace, no need for a CD changer.

I got this one.
Very happy with it.

I got one of these in mine, Sony CDX-M600R



Looks It is quite old now though, having said that I have just managed to get an adaptor for it so I plug an MP3 player in to it.

Iv got a Jensen mp3 in my 320i. Nice thing is it isnt colourful, the buttons and display backlights are orange and make it look part of the dash.

Alex wrote: but im not after a really expensive head unit only wanted to spend around 50-60 quid

Think yourself lucky that this sort or thing and ICE in general have come down in price a LOT over the years. About 10 years ago I bought a pretty low speck Kenwood radio & tape player that cost £350. For 50-60 quid ............no chance

That Becker was £250 and im very happy with it, just need to upgrade my speakers for the second time.

Cotty wrote:

Alex wrote: but im not after a really expensive head unit only wanted to spend around 50-60 quid

Think yourself lucky that this sort or thing and ICE in general have come down in price a LOT over the years. About 10 years ago I bought a pretty low speck Kenwood radio & tape player that cost £350. For 50-60 quid ............no chance

That Becker was £250 and im very happy with it, just need to upgrade my speakers for the second time.

yer good job its cheaper now lol, my dad said the same he put a low spec kenwood HU in his e30 in 1991 when the car was new and it cost a fortune

I wouldn't mind one of these

http://www.retrotogo.com/2007/05/becker_mexico_s.html

Won't get one though at that price!

I think you made the right decision, i think the 9 buttons complement the e30 dash the most. Plus the red glow lighting is inkeeping with the instrument lighting.

Good buy in my opinion

I bought Audiovox ME412, and i think it suits '80s dash perfectly well. Orange glow from lights fit the interior lights nicely. It's not chrome bling bling disco - shit, but tasteful.

I've got the Clarion in mine, I think the 'boxiness' of it suits the 80's styling. The sound is pretty clear actually, bit bright but then it is a car hi-fi. Most useful with a usb port on the front. Not the most user friendly menu but I can live with it

suchy wrote:I've got the Clarion in mine, I think the 'boxiness' of it suits the 80's styling. The sound is pretty clear actually, bit bright but then it is a car hi-fi. Most useful with a usb port on the front. Not the most user friendly menu but I can live with it

yer thats why i baught it i looks a little retro

Anyway it might be going in an e30 sooner than i thought because my old 316i if for sale, the guy who baught it took it as is and when he mot'd it it needed all new brake lines and a pas rack etc , so its for sale again without mot so i might buy it back

it wont be going on the road for a few month yet like, so i can get the work done slowly

£1.299. Feck that, be cheaper to have Oasis on the back seat!!!!!!!!!!

i got 1 of these

well fitted it into my corsa it even looks good in that

menu was wierd but once you got the hang of it its a peice of Pi$$ sound quality is great aswell deffo worth the money

I'll have to post a pic of my Panasonic Cd player. (2006)
I have one in my 325i & my brother has one in his E30 M3.
Very subtle and goes well in an E30.

nakamichi cd 400 <--- looks great!

I have this Alpine CDA9855 its looks perfect in e30 interior and have the same color-amber for buttons,have almost all options+3RCA!