E36 Stereo and DICE question

[MCrock328]

Hey Everyone.... i'm hoping phil can help me on this but if anyone else knows anything please respond.....okay well here goes......i have a e36 328i w/ stock system(HK and bavarian sound works mid-range speakers) and i am thinking about purchasing a CD43 to replace the cassette stereo and i also want to purchase a DICE iPod controller so sound quality would be better than tape or FM transmitter but on Bavarian sound works it says that the text function on the DICE controller will not show on the E36 stereo would buying a CD43 change that? would i be able to see the text on the CD43 cd player? please respond i am in a bit of a bind with this....

Thanks everyone.

Mark

[maxx]

i dont know what cd43 or DICE is but ill tell you what i have.

i have a stock HK sound and i purchased an alpine deck with and an ipod cable, so ipod is controlled through the deck. threw in a sub and an amp too. works great.

[MCrock328]

really......sweet ..where did you get that alpine deck and i ipod cable?

[maxx]

google alpine 9886

[MCrock328]

sweet thanks but doesnt alpine make audio products for BMW? if so what would be the difference?

[maxx]

no not really. but i do trust alpine cause for a while they did make their speakers, cd changers and subs.

its a good brand name. just go to any electronics store or E-bay and check em out.

if you're doing subwoofer and amplifier - stick to JL audio and Alpine.

[overeasy]

Originally Posted by maxx

no not really. but i do trust alpine cause for a while they did make their speakers, cd changers and subs.

its a good brand name. just go to any electronics store or E-bay and check em out.

if you're doing subwoofer and amplifier - stick to JL audio and Alpine.

forget the oem headunit and DICE setup...
get and aftermarket deck with ipod support. find one you like on crutchfield and then find it cheaper somewhere else. alpine products are not very good these days, i do trust the headunits however. there are hundreds of good subwoofer brands, if you care to know about ICE go to the bimmerforums car audio section...

[Emmanuel]

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[maxx]

you cant. welcome to wireless fm transmittors.

[Dazza-mate]

It's alternator whine, you won't be able to get rid of the sound, the transmitter is picking up the frequency of Alternator Current, you're stuck with it... Unless you somehow customize the ipod cables to be directly connected into an input on the HU via some nifty wiring from the headphones, but of course, it's better to use CD's/MP3's IMO

[Scotty89]

I'll second the Alpine movement

I have a 9887 and an Ipod cable to run music from the ipod. I have filed a hole in the rear of my glove box, just big enough to poke the ipod cable through and have attached an elastic strap on the inside of the glove box to hold the ipod.

Works well so far, and the Ipod is not on show when I leave my car.


Whatever route you choose (be it alpine or bmw cd player) stay away from wireless FM transmitters for your Ipod. The sound quality is cruddy enough when you play mp3's lower than 256kbps, no need to add wireless interference to it as well.

[SchwarzUndBlau]

I recently put the JVC KD-AVX44 "El-Kameleon" in my e36....it is a perfect fit

got it from Crutchfield.com

it is in dash DVD player, with iPod hook up and iPod controls on the unit itself

full color unit with color change options

CD and mp3 player as well as plays bluetooth songs off of your cell phone

its rockin dude, very worth looking into

MTX or Kicker are my favorite subwoofer options because they are good quality but affordable.......I had dual MTX Roadthunders in my hunting truck and shattered two windows out of the truck (I also had good mid ranges too and extra power pumped to them)

Best mid range options are metal cone pioneers, great response from those bad boys

tweeter options are Sony xPlode (youll love them)

but thats just my 10 cents worth......in my truck my sound system was well into the 2k range and was rated at "outlaw class" competition level

[MCrock328]

Wellllll i just got a ALPINE CDA-9887 installed today with some subs i got from my friend for 30 bucks ahaha....two ten inch pioneers....perfect for me not to much bass, just perfect!! and the iPod controlls with the headunit is awesome it works really well......tell me what you guys think

[BadGTho]

i have a CD43... people say the dice will work.

from experience trying this in another member's car.. it does work, but not well and not worth it IMO.


but CD43 FTW!