It's very simple really
Remove the strip of trim above the glovebox first (plastic trim removal tools are very handy to have for it)
Remove the trim above the radio.
Remove the two screws holding the radio
Remove radio (it just pulls out once dislodged, take the cables off the back)
Pull out aircon controls by pressing from behind.
Pull out compartment below aircon controls
Once you're done drilling and routing the aux cable just put it back in the reverse order. The hardest part is putting the radio back in because all the wires can get squeezed behind it. But it's grand really.
its got a nice little front plate on it that I dont have, be a shame not to get it looking nice
All me beemers are gone.....for now.
Agreed! From an ergonomic perspective the location below the aircon unit makes most sense to me, albeit it will be fairly hidden.
Well got this fitted pretty easily. The Aux sound quality isn’t great though. I wasn’t expecting it to be amazing, but it’s noticeably poor compared to the radio and CD. Not sure if that’s down to the unit itself, the connection, or something else.
I dont understand why the sound would be bad, maybe the cable is nicked or a connection is not being made properly somewhere....
Last edited by Moe; 17-02-19 at 18:10.
All me beemers are gone.....for now.
It might have been the 3.5mm cable I was using. I just bought a new (longer) one and sound quality seems a lot better now.
It's an archaic way of listening to music for sure (a far cry from CIC iDrive when I had my LCI e92...), but I do like being able to keep the dash OEM and volume controls on the steering wheel.