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bryce
12-12-2010, 03:20 PM
Lads,

So my CSL has no options, and at some point the previous owner had put in a Clarion headunit. During the whole time I have owned the car it annoyed me cos it looks crap..

So Im considering changing it for a OEM Business CD player, but there seems an awfy money in them so Im wondering if anyone has put a decent / classy looking headunit in replacement.

Thanks

Kislik
12-12-2010, 03:37 PM
have YOu seen dynavin unit? looks like oem one and has all the new features. probably not the best sound but...

bryce
12-12-2010, 05:17 PM
Thanks kislik, but they only look to be nav units? Im not interested in all that gubbin's, just plain old cd player for me.

sailorbaz
12-12-2010, 06:55 PM
I think Glendog removed his, but I can't be 100% sure. There must be some 'lying about' out there as loads have been turned into Track Cars. Steve Gill? Duncan R? Thorney? As far I can remember Bryce, the wiring and speakers and everything is there for it, is that true enough?

Hope things are well with you mate,
Baz

bryce
12-12-2010, 09:55 PM
Theres a couple on ebay but theyre stupid money really for an old (and probably not so good) unit.

Ive fired up a thread in the Wanted section, but still open to suggestions on decent looking aftermarket unit.

Things are well thanks, working away and trying to use the car when I can - just had a new alternator fitted - can I still claim its an 'orignal' CSL?!

Hope alls well your end

bluebro
13-12-2010, 11:25 PM
Take the Clarion out and fit the plaque mate, true CSL!

outnumbered
14-12-2010, 12:01 AM
Theres a couple on ebay but theyre stupid money really for an old (and probably not so good) unit.


I bought an excellent condition CD headunit for my old E46 for £100 on eBay a year or two ago - which doesn't seem excessive ? There's really nothing else out there that looks OEM that I've seen.

If you can be arsed waiting around for one, just keep searching on eBay and you'll get one for a decent price in the end. There's usually quite a few for sale, although at the moment, as you said, there's only a couple and they do look expensive as I think they're from dealers.

bryce
14-12-2010, 08:22 PM
I would John but Ive just bought the new TakeThat album...

bluebro
14-12-2010, 11:19 PM
Can i borrow it to play on my OEM CD headunit? :blalalala:

shimmy
14-12-2010, 11:36 PM
, just plain old cd player for me.


do people still use CDs


i seem to have gone straight from tape to mp3 :smokin:

steveH
16-12-2010, 12:19 AM
I bought an excellent condition CD headunit for my old E46 for £100 on eBay a year or two ago - which doesn't seem excessive ? There's really nothing else out there that looks OEM that I've seen.

If you can be arsed waiting around for one, just keep searching on eBay and you'll get one for a decent price in the end. There's usually quite a few for sale, although at the moment, as you said, there's only a couple and they do look expensive as I think they're from dealers.

Are the single slot CD stereos from any e46 suitable OR is it only the one from an e46 M3 that will fit/work??
Thanks

outnumbered
16-12-2010, 12:06 PM
Any E46 headunit - you can even use one with a cassette deck for that retro feel.

The very early units have a different connector on the back so might need a converter cable, but anything from post-2001 should be OK.

mattCSLnut
16-12-2010, 12:38 PM
do people still use CDs

i seem to have gone straight from tape to mp3 :smokin:

What is tape ??? :smt017 :whistle:

glendog74
16-12-2010, 12:41 PM
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mattCSLnut
16-12-2010, 12:46 PM
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That explains why Shimmy went straight to MP3 :whistle:

glendog74
16-12-2010, 12:50 PM
That explains why Shimmy went straight to MP3 :whistle:

Yeah - because his tape player kept getting 'stuck' LOL! :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

mattCSLnut
16-12-2010, 12:59 PM
Yeah - because his tape player kept getting 'stuck' LOL! :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:
Boom ! Boom ! :hahaha: ;)

Bounce
16-12-2010, 04:15 PM
Yeah - because his tape player kept getting 'stuck' LOL! :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha::hahaha: