Headunit

Post Tue May 16, 2006 5:54 pm

Is the BMW connectors ISO.

Does this mean I can just buy any head unit and it will plug straight in or will I need a converter.

I have an Alpine head unit at the moment and want an MP3 one now.

If you know of one going cheap let me know.

I have JBL components (5.25" and door tweeters plus 6x9's in the rear)

Cheers

Post Tue May 16, 2006 10:10 pm

right...

if you got alpine i assume it willbe iso..however it depends on whether you last fitter used iso or not he may have just connected all the wires the only way to find out is to pull out the current unit and look

Post Wed May 17, 2006 8:06 am

What should it look like?

Sorry for being thick.

Post Wed May 17, 2006 1:28 pm

right.. if its iso..then wen u take ur head unit out ull see sum cables

if its iso then there wil be ablack connector visible and you will be able to unplug ur current unit and pull it out.

if howevr its been hardwired u will see all the cables connected to each other with bullet connectors or sumik like that..

Post Wed May 17, 2006 1:45 pm

rchadha wrote:right.. if its iso..then wen u take ur head unit out ull see sum cables

if its iso then there wil be ablack connector visible and you will be able to unplug ur current unit and pull it out.

if howevr its been hardwired u will see all the cables connected to each other with bullet connectors or sumik like that..

When I remove the head unit all the wires go into one white plastic block which plugs directly into the head unit. Does this mean it is ISO?

Post Wed May 17, 2006 4:06 pm

does the block go directly into the apline unit...or are there two interconnecting blocks.

if the blocks are interconnecting then its iso if its not and the white plug goes directly into the alpine then its hardwired

Post Wed May 17, 2006 7:59 pm

So what does this mean then if its hard wired?

Am i restricted to what head unit I can fit?

Post Thu May 18, 2006 1:25 am

no...you canbuy a universal iso adapter.

once youve bought th adapter...
cut the wires away from the old head unit connect up the adapter and you will be able to put in any head unit..

a car sound shop willdo this for 25-30 quid or get the adapter bout ttenner and DIY it

Post Thu May 18, 2006 7:54 am

The white plug that goes into the head unit is removable so why do I need to cut the wires?

Post Thu May 18, 2006 12:09 pm

beacuse i presume that the white plug is apline specific and will limit your choice of head unit to alpine

Post Wed May 24, 2006 11:20 pm

i just got a cd player for the girlfriend. It is amazing!!!! it plays dvd's/cd/cd-rw/mp3

all that and it has usb connection so you can connect an mp3 player and also a sd card slot so you can play the tunes on your mobile. it also has cable to connect to an ipod.

all that for Ã‚£85

and mine cost me 10x that.

Post Fri May 26, 2006 9:23 am

nav what head unit u using for 850!!?

also what make is ur GFs??

Post Sun May 28, 2006 1:42 am

i bout a clarion 928rvd summin about 2-3 years ago. Its a motorised screen, plays all types dvd,vcd, cd etc. Reason i got it was it has sat nav and also you can control 3 screens so they all play different things.

My gfs is some chinese make, but it is very good. thinking of gettin one myself as i hate making Cd's