Yup I'm a big fan of Pioneer head units and their double din ones look fine with the fascia in place too. I'll weigh up the options in time. Everything in one unit without the need to route an EQ and hub etc to the glovebox is better convenience but you do lose that cool/unique factor of hard work paying off.
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Yup I'm a big fan of Pioneer head units and their double din ones look fine with the fascia in place too. I'll weigh up the options in time. Everything in one unit without the need to route an EQ and hub etc to the glovebox is better convenience but you do lose that cool/unique factor of hard work paying off.
Yeah it'd look all kinds of daft unless you wrapped all the cube trim in cf effect...which would be a hell of a lot of effort for a stereo ( not to mention likely naff looking too).
Plus single dins don't sit fully recessed due to the curvature on the OEM unit so your trim would stick out even more
Plus single dins don't sit fully recessed due to the curvature on the OEM unit so your trim would stick out even more
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For some reason I just assumed e39.
Nope, the next one (54 plate).
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Thats not going to be anything like 280bhp with a remap unless it was done last week and is scheduled to blow up next week
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It was one or the other (260 or 280). I really like it. Feels a bit bigger than the Mondeo and it has been getting 29mpg around town.
It went back to its owner yesterday though.
What are the petrols like?
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I would rather pay someone to fab me a properly fitting, single din Carbon fibre fascia, and then fit a P99RS into it
They cost like $1,100...WHAT?!
A mate of mine's had his Eonon D5150 in for about 2 months now with no problems at all - might be something to look at Mrk. The latest ones have CANBUS v2 modules so all of the issues with the older ones seem to have been sorted. The interface could do with some tweaking but it's otherwise a very solid unit.
It was one or the other (260 or 280). I really like it. Feels a bit bigger than the Mondeo and it has been getting 29mpg around town.
It went back to its owner yesterday though.
What are the petrols like?
The prefacelift e60 should be the car that time forgets. Very much the 5 Series low water mark.
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Still got another week off work so thought I would try alittle wrapping. Think I prefer it to the stock look so will probably keep it on. Carbon bonnet badge de laminated at 135mph so have another one in the post from seller.
Also drove past this house on Monday. I hope they at least work for BMW.
Also drove past this house on Monday. I hope they at least work for BMW.
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I like the Carbon badge, not too fussed on the Steering wheel trim and grill surround, prefer the chrome.
It was one or the other (260 or 280). I really like it. Feels a bit bigger than the Mondeo and it has been getting 29mpg around town.
It went back to its owner yesterday though.
What are the petrols like?
Funny you should say that, I've always found the 5 (E39 and E60) to feel smaller inside than the mk3 mondeo. Especially the back. In saying that it's been a while since I was in a 5 series
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Thats good thing about the wrap its easily removed if I change my mind. Really fancy a set of 19" vmr v710s.
I put some PIAA wipers on my E46 today. One plain Super Silicone and one Sportza (Drivers side). The Sportza blade took a little bit of jiggery pokery. I had to remove the runner from the inside of the arm that marries with the clip on the end of the OEM blade. I thought that would do it but the spoiler moved over the edge of the arm when wiping. Made a clunk noise each time. Managed to fix that by putting a cable tie through the hole in the wiper arm where the runner clips on. That's enough to keep the spoiler in line.
Nice wipers. Quiet and already can see the beading effect after a quick 10 minute drive using them.
Nice wipers. Quiet and already can see the beading effect after a quick 10 minute drive using them.
Because it's rubbish spec, nasty build quality and a bizarre interior.
They removed loads of standard equipment from the previous model - LED lights, projector headlights, digital climate control, auto dimming mirror, all removed. The plastics are terrible, they are prone to rattles, the interior even when perfect just looks totally bizarre, as if the designer had a fight with a set square.
I just really, really dislike them. You can fix the spec problem by getting one thats totally loaded but come on, all of that stuff should be standard fit on this sort of car, it was in the previous model!!
The LCI fixed a lot of what was wrong with the original E60 but.. it's still an E60.
Even BMW seem to want to forget it - look at the current 5 Series, it looks like a bang up to date version of the E39 not the E60..
They removed loads of standard equipment from the previous model - LED lights, projector headlights, digital climate control, auto dimming mirror, all removed. The plastics are terrible, they are prone to rattles, the interior even when perfect just looks totally bizarre, as if the designer had a fight with a set square.
I just really, really dislike them. You can fix the spec problem by getting one thats totally loaded but come on, all of that stuff should be standard fit on this sort of car, it was in the previous model!!
The LCI fixed a lot of what was wrong with the original E60 but.. it's still an E60.
Even BMW seem to want to forget it - look at the current 5 Series, it looks like a bang up to date version of the E39 not the E60..
