YAY got the stereo installed. It was a little tricky but with that other thread by stereoinstaller1 I got it sorted out.
So, since it's an 85 318i it has no premium sound system, and has the fader in the dash. That means it's a 6 wire system with the two left speakers (-) spliced common and same with the right two. With newer e30s you can just start unwrapping the harness to expose the splice where you can separate the grounds to make it a standard 8 wire system. This year e30 it seems the splices are hidden really well, I think someone said under the front seat? So I can't use the factory harness as is, I have to run a new pair of speaker wires to the front two speakers and use the wires in the harness for the rears.
Here are all the wires hooked up, notice the yel/red and blu/red have been eliminated. I also taped the wires up nice and neat before mounting the stereo. When I pushed the stereo in, I had the gauge cluster out so I could reach behind and route wires, but I didn't get them all and knocked out the power window breaker wire and didn't know until I was on the freeway and trying to roll up the windows!
JVC KD-APD49 from the matrix, sounds pretty good and has 30pin connector for ipod control. And it's mostly red leds so it matches kind ok! Sticks out of the dash too far though. Haven't had time to fiddle with the EQ, but these stock e30 speakers aren't so bad. Rubber surrounds are still intact and everything! I definitely need my sub in here though.
Anyone know where to get this little light bulb on the left side of the SI indicator board? I have grain of wheat bulbs at the shop, but they're bayonet mount not solder mount, and I don't know the voltage and forgot to check while it was apart.
Here's the mess under the dash, there's an aftermarket alarm with a switch that I'm not sure what it does. It turns the little LED on and off but that seems like it, I haven't learned all the stupid little idiosyncrasies of it yet. My keyfob is broken and I've heard the alarm go off a few times, like when I reconnect the battery and I could turn it off by turning the key in the ignition, or I locked the door with the window open and opened the door or something. It disabled the ignition but then I flipped the switch and it worked again. The black box says python system 8.
Also, are the power door locks, gas cap and trunk lock part of the BMW or part of the aftermarket alarm?
I got my bushings in the mail, woot! From what I understand, all I need to do is press out the old and install the new. But which way do I face them, and is there anything else I need to adjust or replace to fit these spacers? Also, when I go to get an alignment, do I have to let them know the caster will be out of spec for a 318i and to leave it that way, or is there even a caster adjustment since everything else is stock?
So, since it's an 85 318i it has no premium sound system, and has the fader in the dash. That means it's a 6 wire system with the two left speakers (-) spliced common and same with the right two. With newer e30s you can just start unwrapping the harness to expose the splice where you can separate the grounds to make it a standard 8 wire system. This year e30 it seems the splices are hidden really well, I think someone said under the front seat? So I can't use the factory harness as is, I have to run a new pair of speaker wires to the front two speakers and use the wires in the harness for the rears.
Here are all the wires hooked up, notice the yel/red and blu/red have been eliminated. I also taped the wires up nice and neat before mounting the stereo. When I pushed the stereo in, I had the gauge cluster out so I could reach behind and route wires, but I didn't get them all and knocked out the power window breaker wire and didn't know until I was on the freeway and trying to roll up the windows!
JVC KD-APD49 from the matrix, sounds pretty good and has 30pin connector for ipod control. And it's mostly red leds so it matches kind ok! Sticks out of the dash too far though. Haven't had time to fiddle with the EQ, but these stock e30 speakers aren't so bad. Rubber surrounds are still intact and everything! I definitely need my sub in here though.
Anyone know where to get this little light bulb on the left side of the SI indicator board? I have grain of wheat bulbs at the shop, but they're bayonet mount not solder mount, and I don't know the voltage and forgot to check while it was apart.
Here's the mess under the dash, there's an aftermarket alarm with a switch that I'm not sure what it does. It turns the little LED on and off but that seems like it, I haven't learned all the stupid little idiosyncrasies of it yet. My keyfob is broken and I've heard the alarm go off a few times, like when I reconnect the battery and I could turn it off by turning the key in the ignition, or I locked the door with the window open and opened the door or something. It disabled the ignition but then I flipped the switch and it worked again. The black box says python system 8.
Also, are the power door locks, gas cap and trunk lock part of the BMW or part of the aftermarket alarm?
I got my bushings in the mail, woot! From what I understand, all I need to do is press out the old and install the new. But which way do I face them, and is there anything else I need to adjust or replace to fit these spacers? Also, when I go to get an alignment, do I have to let them know the caster will be out of spec for a 318i and to leave it that way, or is there even a caster adjustment since everything else is stock?
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