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BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by Tref » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:41 am

OK chaps, instead of silly AUX cables and prodding iPods is there an MP£ compatible factory headunit I can swap my BMW Business headunit for? Obviously I would want it to blend in/match the existing dash. My Fiat Panda has a factory MP3 headunit and I just burned a CD with around 100 of my favourite tracks and this provides more than enough choice for me. The CD has not been ejected in over 2 years.
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Re: BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by pvr » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:02 am

Yes, April 2004 onwards. However, that will be black, not grey.
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Post by ovrkll » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:03 am

2004 and up Business Unit (black, not gray) if I remember correctly, have MP3 capability.
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Post by gannet » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:13 am

^^^ there's an echo around here :P
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Post by pvr » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:33 am

Yes, and it changed grey into gray :P
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Post by Tref » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:57 pm

Thanks. Looks like a no-go then as the dash won't match up. Never mind.
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Re: BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by a11y » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:00 pm

Can always change the air vents to match the newer colour unit? I'm tempted by the same idea.

Are people sure it's April 2004 for the newer unit? My Z4's an October 2004 model and I've got the non-MP3 grey/gray coloured unit in mine...
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Post by pvr » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:10 pm

Manufacture date April, so delivery could be anytime later ...

I replaced in my old Z both the radio and the vent, no issues.
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Post by a11y » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:12 pm

Ah, so I guess my Z4 (registered in October) must've been manufactured before April 2004 then. Oh well!
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Re: BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by Tref » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:25 pm

pvr wrote:Manufacture date April, so delivery could be anytime later ...

I replaced in my old Z both the radio and the vent, no issues.
Scratches chin... hmm. How much were the vents?

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Post by gannet » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:26 pm

your build date is under the bonnet on one of the wheel arches IIRC...
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Post by pvr » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:38 pm

Vents were about £25 I think ...

This was my previous Toledo blue 2004 (march) car after I installed the OEM satnav system, where I removed the grey radio with black (as well as the vents).

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Re: BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by TDMPRO2K » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:51 pm

so do you need to changer the cd changer as well?
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Re: BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by srhutch » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:54 pm

I believe only the newer changers like mine will play mp3's I guess the time scale is the same as the head unit
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Re: BMW headunits which support MP3

Post by torino » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:33 pm

Would the newer cd changer with the MP3 playback work on the older headunit?

Could be another option for you? would make about 600 tracks then too :evil:
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