Replacement headunit options that suit the E30 interior

[randomtask37]

Kenwood Excelon KDC-X496

The color matching is pretty much spot on. Its capable of 24 different colors.

Car Stereo by dnoble7337, on Flickr

Car Stereo by dnoble7337, on Flickr

[elbrack]

I believe most people including me, who own 90's old BMW want old look head unit but yet want modern features, bluetooth, aux-in, iPod connection, etc. In reality they don't exist, you got to balance at some point.
IMO, Becker Grand Prix series are the best choice if you can afford the money, and if you can still find it because Becker don't produce aftermarket HU anymore.

I had one in my old car that looked perfect. I think it was a model that isn't made any longer though. Had USB front and that was all I ever needed.

Also this HU looks pretty slick. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_023BRIS...4#overview-tab

[kameleon]

Any pictures Cruzer?

[Cruzer]

I went with form over function....BMW CD43 with a GROM Aux-in adapater. I think you can get a bluetooth version of the Grom unit now. Took some work to get it to fit right but it looks absolutely stock.

[RocketJohn]

The latest kenwoods match the lighting well and have modern features that work. The unit looks decent in my e30

[kameleon]

Checked and definitely not me asking on the ECCA forum this question.

[kameleon]

^ Correct Ecsk regarding new functions. (i never asked this on Eurocca did i???????)

However i do not need every gadget to be happy. The g/f on the other hand wants to control the space shuttle from this bad boy!

[ecsk]

I believe most people including me, who own 90's old BMW want old look head unit but yet want modern features, bluetooth, aux-in, iPod connection, etc. In reality they don't exist, you got to balance at some point.
IMO, Becker Grand Prix series are the best choice if you can afford the money, and if you can still find it because Becker don't produce aftermarket HU anymore.

[IS300E30]

This is the only radio to get, if you want aftermarket but keep the OEM look. Buttons match the oem OBC buttons, backlight color adjustment can match the BMW orange perfectly. CD player, RDS, AUX In, No clock on head unit which is awesome as a clock on an aftermarket headunit is a dead give away that it does not belong.

http://www.ecubed.com/bmw/MyBMW/images/StereoBlaupunkt.jpg

http://www.928s4.com/tips/Stereo/Stereo.jpg <--------This picture, the display looks more reddish, but you can adjust to the orange side to really get it exactly to OEM orange.

[ecsk]

Kamlean, not sure if you're the same person in ECCA Australia forum who asked the same questions.

Here are some thread for your reading.

http://forums.eurocca.net/showthread.php/43203-E30-Head-unit-recommendations

http://forums.eurocca.net/showthread.php/40772-Tasteful-Car-Radios-Do-they-exist-!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=277386&page=2

My personal recommendation is Fusion CA-CD800
http://www.ryda.com.au/Fusion-CA-CD8...-p/cacd800.htm

[federal]

I've bought this one.. Chinese junk, but it has usb and memory card..

[ncsubowen]

I got Kenwood KDC-210U, the sound is great and the default orange is verrry similar to the BMW orange. Plus, it's only $45 on ebay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-KDC-...item4d1ab60476 - even less if you can get it on a good auction. I will take a picture of mine later today so you can see how it looks.

[Andy.B]

I have this pioneer DEH-X6500BT

I love this head unit it lets me play music via Bluetooth from my iPhone and the color is customizable

I just bought a similar head unit (same faceplate, but sans bluetooth) from bestbuy.com on clearance for $82 shipped. The ability to match the display color to the dash light color and cheap price where my main requirements.

[GThomas]

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500UTE52BT/Alpine-UTE-52BT.html

I just did last years model. Who needs CD's?? Bluetooth, no cables.

[bmr999]

I am looking at a Blaupunkt Toronto to replace my stock head unit. $149 at Crutchfield. I'll let you know how it goes.