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01-22-2015, 04:10 AM | #1 |
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Audiotec-Fischer upgrade
After taking possession of my 2007 330i the other week the first thing I noticed is how awful the stereo sounded, I'd read somewhere that the early 330i's were equipped with logic 7 but this is definitely no the case and when I picked it up I found the base stereo installed.
I began looking at possible upgrades, my last car was a Nissan 350Z with an awesome sounding BOSE system which, after replacing the head unit, was perfect for me. I started to look at upgrades and set myself a budget of £600 to change things, after scouring the forum I decided to look at the BMW alpine front end upgrade but decided against it in the end as the cheapest I could source it was £375 and I knew I would want to upgrade the underseat woofers too which left my with the problem of trying so find some of the now discontinued kicker SSMB8's or paying a fortune for decent shallow mount subs, also the alpine kit has been around for a while now and I figured that technology has moved on a little and I may be able to do better. In the end I found details of the Audiotec-Fischer MS 83C-BMW.1 kit, it comes with replacement mids, new tweeters and crucially, replacement underseat subs and managed to source a kit, along with an Alpine MRV-F300 amp from Ram Mobile in Leeds for £499. I grabbed some tweeter sails off eBay for £50 and since I don't have a harness, all the wiring I need to make one plus some sound deadening and a few other bits for around £45 bringing the total cost of my install to £595. The only problem is, I haven't been able to fit it yet since it's forever rainy and cold outside but as soon as I do I'll share some install pics and a review. In future I'll probably upgrade the rear deck speakers too either with 100mm mids, 100mm 2 way components or a mid and a tweeter and either drive them direct from the HU or wire them in parrallel to the rear channel of my amp with a crossover dividing them from the subs, I'm not sure which will be best. While I'm here, can someone answer a question for me, I've searched the forums and even called my local BMW dealer but can't get a definite answer. I want to be able to plug my iPhone into the car, the minimum I want to achieve is that it will play music through the stereo and I can skip songs using the SWC, being able to scroll through playlists etc would be a bonus but not essential. My car is a 2007 330i SE with idrive (CCC), pro-nav, bluetooth phone connection and a weird connector-y looking thing in the centre console which I assume is the phone preparation, I don't have any USB input in the glovebox or elsewhere, can anyone help me out? Thanks |
01-22-2015, 05:59 AM | #3 |
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Yep, I know about that. I believe that due to the early production date it shouldn't need coding since the sq isn't too extreme, besides I need the HU output to remain at line level for the rear deck for now.
I'll give it a try and if it sounds back I can always throw in a DSP. |
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01-22-2015, 10:09 AM | #6 |
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So, after a little more reading I think I would need to replace my MULF unit with a MULF2 unit, reprogram the VIN and then just connect a USB cable, is that correct?
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01-22-2015, 11:52 AM | #9 |
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If you already have a TCU (for 06)
If you already have a TCU (for 06)
does the Mulf 2 get added or does it replace the TCU. I have a TCU and SOS which I don't use. Also I thought there might be some rewiring or reharnessing if this is the case. Can the Mulf 2 be added with a simple coding cable in this and 06 or does it require the ICOM test head setup? I was under the impression that cars before 09 only required the simple OBD cable for programming or coding. (not clear on this) Also there is a Mulf2 high and a Mulf 2 low whats the difference? Helix and Gladen make some BMW specific under seats. Also there is a great Gladen/Mocsoni upgrade for the Base system not cheap though http://www.monsteraudiodesign.co.uk/ Makan00 can assist with coding to Hi Fi if you go that route http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=704363 Last edited by ctuna; 01-22-2015 at 11:59 AM.. |
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