I took the advice of several board members and contacted AI Designs about fitting an A/V system to the car. Most important of all was the install had to look good and we had to keep the stock head unit. They did this in November, but I am just now getting to posting the pics. I am very impressed with everything they did. Highly recommended- you can see them at: http://www.aidesign.com/
Amplification by JL audio- these amps not only are small and sound great, but can accept the higher than normal BMW head unit line level signals.
Heres the trunk afterwards- I told them I wanted to keep as much trunk space as possible- Id say I kept 90% of it.
heres the DVD changer- note they made a custom enclosure- looks nearly stock.
Heres the Alpine controller- this controls XM and DVD. Again, note the nice fitting they made. I use a TEC cupholder now.
heres the XM antenna
heres the transmitter for the wireless headphones
Heres the IR receiver for the DVD changer
Heres the remote control for the DVD changer. I used some velcro to keep it in place.
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All the best,
Jerry 00 Z8 Jet Black/Red Sport / some others
Looks almost BMW Individual like! Great idea with the IR headphones. There are also radio frequency headphones for those who dont want the IR transponder.
__________________ 2003 M5 Sterling Grey/Black
V1/StealthOne
Ultimate Pedals Titanium
Factory Brake Duct Upgrade
Supersprint Cat-back race exhaust
UUC Evo 3 SSK/DSSR/Black Tranny Mounts
OEM 9.5" rims x 4 with 275/35ZR18 Pilot Sport PS2, racing metal value stems
OEM MP3-capable CD Changer, Bluetooth (12th Generation), Sirius Satellite radio, DVD Nav 2007.2
Great looking install, very stealthy (except the video monitors, but can't do much about that). Also, I;ve got to say - that caramel looks awesome - looks so classy.
How did you/they integrate the DVD changer into the stock system? Via the BMW tuner module or other? Did you use the Nav-TV components?
Very nice, BTW.
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Richard NEW 2008 550i Space Gray, Creme Biege/Black/Dk Poplar : Sport Package, Cold Weather, Sport Auto, Nav, HUD, CA, Logic 7, iPod/USB, SAT, HD Radio, Lane departure warning
'06 X3 Black Sapphire/Tan PP, Steptronic, Xexons, Heated seats, Privacy glass, UGDO, Compass, bike rack, iPod adapter
Sold '06 650i Black Sapphire/Cream Beige sport package, 6 speed
'02 M5 Titanium Silver/Black Luxury/Burl
Very nice !!! It's always nice to see installs which preserve the stock look and show the installers took pride in their work.
There aren't too many of these shops around.
I had my system installed at Sound in Motion in Boston and they've done an outstanding job. My requirements have been simillar to yours, keep the stock look, preserve the factory function/features such as headunit, board computer, telephone integration and also still use the retractable loading floor on my X5.
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Dinan S2
///M ECU
///M SMG Steering Wheel retrofit
AC Schnitzer Suspension & Dinan Camber Plates
AC Schnitzer Type IV Racing Wheels
Bluetooth & Sirius OEM Retrofit
Alcantara Interior Extensions
NAV-TV & DVD in stereo
SIMpowered
And I also see a Volvo 760!
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