Replacement headunit options that suit the E30 interior

[kevlarian]

I have a pretty low cost Kenwood that included Bluetooth; and that is really ALL I use. I don't use the CD or the Radio. I just stream from my phone. It also has a USB jack (to stream from a thumbdrive) and a mini din jack for headphone jack usage. Additionally, it supports direct control of Pandora and iHeartRadio. I think it cost me about $100, and it has 45watts x 4 if you don't want to use an external amp.

The best part? I can change the display color to a red that is almost a 100% match to the red on the OEM dash panel. It looks like it could be stock!

[shootnjunky]

So anyone see the clarion m508 as dropped by thesmokingtire

I like the look, it comes out next month I think

[TrentW]

Thanks!

[Todd Black 88]

I've been wanting to get rid of my Alpine CDA 9885 and almost pulled the trigger on a Nakamichi CD 400, but realized it wouldn't allow me to control the ipod.
Really hard to find a good-sounding, amber lit, period-looking HU that also has at least some modern options that we all require.

I wish there was an OE unit that could be gutted and updated with new innards. Now that would be the shit.

There is.

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[TrentW]

I've been wanting to get rid of my Alpine CDA 9885 and almost pulled the trigger on a Nakamichi CD 400, but realized it wouldn't allow me to control the ipod.
Really hard to find a good-sounding, amber lit, period-looking HU that also has at least some modern options that we all require.

I wish there was an OE unit that could be gutted and updated with new innards. Now that would be the shit.

[z168]

I was about ready to pull the trigger on the Clarion FZ102e....then I find out it doesnt have BT :(

[phillipj]

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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That is easily the best unit available; have been looking at them for too long. I think I'd go sans bluetooth though.

How well does the orange/amber illumination match at night in the car? It looks like it would be reallllly close.

I also like the stripped down vdo models that are near identical in build.

[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.

[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?

[StereoInstaller1]

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

[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

[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.

[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?

[Johnnyboy101]

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

Day shot:



Night shot:



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.

Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

[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.