Throw me a Phatty Beat

[Heresy]

lay me down a phatty beat...

howdy


anyone know of a good online manual or walkthrough of installing a new reciever from the factory tape deck (embarrasing) [fake] to a new one?

i drive a 97' 328i. and i have a blaupunkt mp3/cd reciever that i used in my previous vehicle. i already called crutchfield and purchased the wiring harness, the antenna adapter and a power reducer.. now i just need some guidance..

thanks!

 

[carcus]

With the color coded harnass adapter....should be a easy install....unless you have the HK upgrade. Just get some crimp connectors. My Kenwood MP3 Z828 was an easy install. Wish I would have taken some pics to help out when it was installed though. Now....the speaker upgrade to Infinity Kappa or MB Quart will be a different story I have to tackle.

 

[Heresy]

well, a guy i work with is an electrical guru and he installed the head into my last auto flawlessly. however this is a different story now that we are working with a bmw. i need to see if i can get some numbers on what the factory amp is pushing in the car now and if i even need to use the 'power reducer' that i bought and have no idea where im going to place it. im just ready to get something in there other than the tape deck. the speakers i will deal with later.

 

[manuel]

for NON HK system:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3040255071&category=14932

btw, if you dont use a harness you are probably gonna want to rewire the speakers, i think youd be better off using the "amp" from your new HU. also, dont worry about the stock amp, i think its like a 50watt actually, i dont know.

 

[Heresy]

thanks manuel. i actually already bought the harness, antenna adapter and the power reducer... i just would like to know if there is any documentation out there about replacing the unit. kind of like a back up refrence so to speak. thanks though.