hi there,

was thinking of possibly upgrading the entertainment system in my 318ci to a double DIN unit (perhaps even one with Apple's Carplay)

I can see the fascia and harness here:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/CT23BM07-BMW-3-Series-E46-1998-05-Car-Stereo-Double-Din-Fascia-ISO-Aerial-Kit-/251474645305?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a8d0e 9139

in that listing the seller says that you need an additional part from your BMW dealer in order to move the climate controls.

It seems that this may be only available to those with automatic climate controls, my car has the old fashioned dials.

my question is , can i move my climate controls down a slot, to the now empty slot above the ashtray? even if they are the manual (dial) controls ?