Head unit that suits an E30

Post Tue May 26, 2009 4:51 pm

alex are you running a sub & amp of the clarion headunit or just normal speakers ?

regards

Ricks

Post Tue May 26, 2009 5:05 pm

http://www.clarionworld.co.uk/stock/cz109er.asp

this is the closest modern day counterpart i can find!

just hope it can rock! as even the latest alpine units now incoporate white in the display!

Post Wed May 27, 2009 1:19 am

Blitz wrote:Original Pioneer head unit which was with the car from factory 1987.

No radios were factory fitted.

All head units and arials were dealer fitted.

Post Wed May 27, 2009 1:22 am

bss325i wrote:
Blitz wrote:Original Pioneer head unit which was with the car from factory 1987.
No radios were factory fitted.

All head units and arials were dealer fitted.

Well i didnt know that one....................................

Post Wed May 27, 2009 1:34 am

E36/E34/Z3 cd player...

or you could go for the tape unit and cd changer in boot

Post Wed May 27, 2009 1:36 am

its all about the pull out radio

Post Wed May 27, 2009 2:27 am

how about this then chaps...

Post Wed May 27, 2009 2:32 pm

That Bavaria is screaming E30!

Post Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:08 am

Im sure Ive still got my Blaupunkt Scunthorpe out of the M3.

Been looking for a new stereo myself and think Alpine is the way forward.

Post Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:47 am

RICKESH wrote:alex are you running a sub & amp of the clarion headunit or just normal speakers ?

regards

Ricks

just an amp and speakers

now running with the new rover headunit now through an rca high input adapter

Post Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:07 pm

Blaupunkt

Post Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:23 am

Mine isn't retro in anyway, lol, its a fairly new Alpine CDR9880(?) which looks quite cool, but the most important thing for BMW fitment...

Orange illumination! (can choose between orange & green)

I recall my dads old 318iS (E36) had a dealer fitted (presumably alpine) unit that could change from green to orange too!

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:42 pm

RICKESH wrote:http://www.clarionworld.co.uk/stock/cz109er.asp

this is the closest modern day counterpart i can find!

just hope it can rock! as even the latest alpine units now incoporate white in the display!

thanks m8 iv just oderd one my self looks cool

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:53 pm

damn damn damn

somewhere lurking in the loft at my mums house is the most retro you will ever see

pioneer seperate component car set up

consists of touch control tape deck
seperate tuner and seperate graphic eq

all of which is run from 2 seperate power amps

cant for the life of me remember the model no's as not seen it for a few years now

but this setup costs some very serious money back in the late 80s

i know the amps are early gm??? moel number pioneers but no idea on model no's of the seperates

will try get them soon and post up some pics assuming the old bid hasnt binned them

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:12 pm

this is the ones

the eq and tape deck in the top of the pile are the ones i have

http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/ ... ntrate.jpg

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:23 pm

dazleeds wrote:this is the ones

the eq and tape deck in the top of the pile are the ones i have

http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/ ... ntrate.jpg

Selling?

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:27 pm

last time i had them fitted was in a granada ghia x and the tape deck shorted out on something

it still lights up but i couldnt get it to work further than lighting up

the wiring had also been butchered of its original din plugs iirc

i will have toi try find them in mums loft see if theyre fixable

when it all worked it was one hell of a set up

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:58 pm

Test fit.

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:00 pm

Is that how far they stick out

How does it sound

hopeing mine is here before the weekend, along with new heater panel and various other things

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:03 pm

Alex wrote:Is that how far they stick out

How does it sound hopeing mine is here before the weekend, along with new heater panel and various other things

Yeah Apparently that's a common problem. Not wired it yet.

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:04 pm

might have a look and see if anything can be modified slightly

Not going in the 316i then ?

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:07 pm

Alex wrote: might have a look and see if anything can be modified slightly

Not going in the 316i then ?

Nah. I'm looking for a cheap old school high end head unit with preouts. Pioneer, Alpine, Becker.

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:10 pm

seems like it does a bit, found some pics of them fitted in other cars

wonder how this guy done his???

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:14 pm

Looks like a different surround.

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:16 pm

so it does, think i will try that, wonder what surround it is

Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:19 pm

from another site, which incidently is about the same car

The faceplate ring and mounting gear that came with the CD300 didn't fit flush with the dash - another downside.

Luckily, the mounting kit and surround from my MB75 fit well and got me the flush fit. I was otherwise going to attack the CD300 faceplate ring with the dremel.
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Post Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:08 pm

Alex wrote:seems like it does a bit, found some pics of them fitted in other cars

wonder how this guy done his???

It's an E36?

Post Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:06 pm

GeorgeUK wrote:
Alex wrote:seems like it does a bit, found some pics of them fitted in other cars

wonder how this guy done his???

It's an E36?

Well done

Post Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:11 pm

Blitz wrote:Test fit.

What in the name of christos is that facia plate??? Did that come with it?

Post Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:51 pm

Yeah.

Post Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:43 pm

Errm.

That seems very wrong - is it a bit of crudely shaped rubber?

Post Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:55 pm

In my cab I have a Business RDS head with OEM 6disc CD changer in the boot.In front footwell i put Harman Kardon speakers from a e36.
I also have a HK amp out of a e36 M3, and i will try to add it too.

Post Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:06 pm

JWaller360 wrote:Mine isn't retro in anyway, lol, its a fairly new Alpine CDR9880(?) which looks quite cool, but the most important thing for BMW fitment...

Orange illumination! (can choose between orange & green)

I recall my dads old 318iS (E36) had a dealer fitted (presumably alpine) unit that could change from green to orange too!

my freind had an alpine in his seat that you could chose between red and blue,

my alpine is pretty new but i have only had it in green , is there a way of changing it?

Post Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:06 am

How about this?

Post Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:58 am

That'd look spot on.