Replacement headunit options that suit the E30 interior

[alas]

Love it. I'll look into it once I'm ready to jump into audio.

Anyone have any photos of a
Bluetooth unit mounted in their glovebox or somewhere else hidden? Trunk, etc?


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[Das Delfin]

^ lots of people do it for their classic muscle cars to keep a factory looking radio in the dash

[alas]

Smart. Maybe they could even wire the buttons to have some function. Like volume etc


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[juls0r]

Clarion FZ102e.. Best I've found! I've searched a lot..

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Looks and sounds really nice..

Hi, I very much like the way the Clarion blends into the interior. But I noticed the output is only 4x20W whereas most other units put out at least 4x50W.

Is this enough when not using an extra amplifier? I read the poster saying it sounds great but it just seems not much compared to all other units I see.

Thanks

[federal]

Hi, I very much like the way the Clarion blends into the interior. But I noticed the output is only 4x20W whereas most other units put out at least 4x50W.

Is this enough when not using an extra amplifier? I read the poster saying it sounds great but it just seems not much compared to all other units I see.

Thanks

For stock speakers is enough, better than oem hu.. but of course, a Pioneer hu would sound better.

[juls0r]

For stock speakers is enough, better than oem hu.. but of course, a Pioneer hu would sound better.

Thanks for your reply. I´m planning on installing new speakers also so I will go for a different head unit than the Clarion. The Pioneers look a bit too futuristic in my opinion so I dont know yet which one it´s going to be. What a shame that the Clarion is so weak.

Greets

[Heitzke]

It's a bit modern, but i've seen worse in an E30. Has variable button and screen color, so it actually matches pretty well.

Alpine CDE164BT

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kuSzrzlguY8/p_500CDE164B/Alpine-CDE-164BT.html

[Rouvld]

It's a bit modern, but i've seen worse in an E30. Has variable button and screen color, so it actually matches pretty well.

Alpine CDE164BT

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kuSzrzlguY8/p_500CDE164B/Alpine-CDE-164BT.html

That actually doesn't look that bad. I've been looking at the cde-143bt but seeing how this one looks I might go with this one.

[Johnnyboy101]

I just installed the Kienzle MCR-1016 BT mentioned earlier in this thread:

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First impression: I quite like it. It fits the decor well in the car while bringing modern features to the car. Also, installation and setup was a breeze. For approx. $150 including shipping it isn't too shabby.

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[chris325i]

Continental TR7412UB-OR

I had this installed in January. I think it fits very nicely and keeps the car looking stock while adding modern features like bluetooth, usb and aux connectivity.
What do you guys think?

[phenryiv1]

I had this installed in January. I think it fits very nicely and keeps the car looking stock while adding modern features like bluetooth, usb and aux connectivity.
What do you guys think?
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Not bad at all.

[JetBlackE46]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KC313GO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AJHL1ST2NACGM

Any way to change the lights to amber to match the BMW interior?

I think this would fit very nicely

[StereoInstaller1]

http://www.bergvillfx.com/index.php/products/car-audio/continental-cdd7418ub-or.html

[SnowB0und]

I had this installed in January. I think it fits very nicely and keeps the car looking stock while adding modern features like bluetooth, usb and aux connectivity.
What do you guys think?
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Any info on where you got it? Model?

[17sd]

Any info on where you got it? Model?

It is Continental TR7412UB-OR.
I got the same unit from EBay.
It was shipped from Germany.
I think it is about $200.
Overall, it is a very good unit for the E30.
The USB port was picky though.
It would not recognize my 32gb thumb drive once the unit was restarted, and I had to re-insert the thumb drive everytime I start my car.
Then I found out my old, no-brand 2gb thumb drive resolved that problem.