[mashimarho]

I'm not a big guy into sound and what not. So, I had a leak in my car (through the taillights), and fried my amp. My battery was swimming and water.

So, I'm thinking just getting an aftermarket amp (still a nice one), instead of dishing out to get the same amp for twice as much I'm sure.

What options do I have when getting a new aftermarket direct replacement amp?

Do I need to code or do anything other than just swapping it?

Thanks

PS I have the Harmon and Kardon

[ctuna]

It all depends on what system you are starting with.
There are three basic common systems.

L7 or Top Hi Fi is hard to replace
Hi Fi is easy.

HK means L7 for most people . Because of the Fiberoptic
connection its hard to replace without recoding to Hi Fi or buying a
Mobridge DA-2 preamp. The DA-2 is the only thing that will read
the BMW Fiberoptic signals and turn them into analog outputs.
Also you have 9 channels to replace if you want to run all your speakers.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641323

The following seems kind of popular now

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=999834

[mashimarho]

Originally Posted by ctuna

It all depends on what system you are starting with.
There are three basic common systems.

L7 or Top Hi Fi is hard to replace
Hi Fi is easy.

HK means L7 for most people . Because of the Fiberoptic
connection its hard to replace without recoding to Hi Fi or buying a
Mobridge DA-2 preamp. The DA-2 is the only thing that will read
the BMW Fiberoptic signals and turn them into analog outputs.
Also you have 9 channels to replace if you want to run all your speakers.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641323

The following seems kind of popular now

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=999834

I've figured I'd get an option like this. Well, I decided to make it easy and just dish out the $1300 and just do the OEM replacement from the dealers....

[taibanl]

Originally Posted by mashimarho

I've figured I'd get an option like this. Well, I decided to make it easy and just dish out the $1300 and just do the OEM replacement from the dealers....

You can get the part for much cheaper

Or for 1300 you can def replace it with MS-8 and amps if you wish

[ctuna]

Sometimes you can find a used L7 amp for 300 to 500 on
ebay or the buy and sell board here.