Calling all audio geeks

[Scoot]

I am going to be replacing my headunit in my m3, it has factory nav (double din) which is useless. I'm after a double din headunit that can accommodate some top end speakers/amps/subs iPod connectivity is a must. And it mustn't look horrendous.

My budget is £600... Suggestions?

 

[Scrooge]

I like the jvc one with the bluetooth and nav built in, can't remember the part number though.

 

[clancy]

http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits/parrot-asteroid

fit that, and have a small shelf underneath the headunit like in one of the pictures. my favorite HU by far.

 

[Daniel]

http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits/parrot-asteroid

fit that, and have a small shelf underneath the headunit like in one of the pictures. my favorite HU by far.

Single din headunits in double din slots look utter w**k.

Especially in an M3!

 

[Scoot]

That's not for me looks cheap and nasty IMO

 

[clancy]

Single din headunits in double din slots look utter w**k.

Especially in an M3!

looks alright if its done properly, dunno what M3 dash looks like though

personally have never seen a nice double din thats not factory fitted though, even the crazy expensive ones look cheap and crap

 

[Scoot]

I've been looking at alpine tbh, the dash is just a full screen double din with some buttons on nothing out of the ordinary. Tbh it doesn't look bad just the functionality isn't upto much. I'm not bothered about sat navs etc I just want the best possible unit and sound quality.

 

[wozzaa]

This will do everything you want and remember Alpine units are modular so if down the line you want say Bluetooth, SatNav etc etc. It can be added. If you want better sound quality then I do recommend getting the PXA H100 imprint unit.

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[Scoot]

Ive had my eye on that one it seems to be one of the only ones in that kind of price range, some of these low budget double dins are cringe worthy. Gonna give it some thought over the weekend and probally go for it

 

[DanielJames]

what about that denevon one, donovon? something like that begins with D. Costs around £600 and will run android

 

[Scoot]

Dinavision? I have looked into those and a few people have installed then in m3's and the quality isn't all that. My concern isn't multiple features it's to get the best quality system possible.

 

[DanielJames]

dynavin i think this is what I meant!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-BMW-E...ics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&hash=item3cb1fe6670

 

[wozzaa]

I mean if you had more money to spend I would say look at the Pioneer Avic F30BT units. But you are typically looking around £1000 for those.

They do have SatNav, bluetooth etc though. Which is something you would have to add to the Alpine should you want it later on. So depends what you want at the end of it all.

 

[Scoot]

I could possibly stretch the budget depending how much better the system was. Due to e46 m3 prices i see little point of selling the car.