Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: carpc in e46

  1. 04-18-2008, 12:58 AM #1
    ASH2
    ASH2 is offline
    Newbie
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Posts
    13

    carpc in e46

    Hi chaps...

    Ok, this is what I want to do..

    I have an old laptop knocking around and am going to connect it to my e46, I know about cnnecting it to the i-bus but want to know the following>>>

    Where can I pick up a stereo connection in my car (I have read everywhere that it's mono)

    I have also read that people have used the tape option on their factory sat nav (I don't have tape, I only have CD)

    If it's possable to connect to the AV (I can't see any reason why not), how does the computer know not to scroll through the menu's on carx before I have selected AVI (if that makes sence)

    THanks chaps.. and everyone keep up the good work.. (They look fantastic)

    ASH
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 04-18-2008, 05:09 AM #2
    bes51659
    bes51659 is offline
    Maximum Bitrate bes51659's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Posts
    850
    Guess you are trying to play music on lap onto car speaker system?

    If you have a newer E46 (~03) there is an aux option you can purchase from BMW. If earlier model best way is to emulate CD changer and use that audio input. If you do not emulate CD changer the head unit will not let you select CD changer. This is done on IBus as you are aware.

    About AV input (you want PC screen on bordmonitor?) you have to change VGA to RGsB and then input it in the VideoModule were the revers camera normally is connected.

    But to be honest, your question does not make a lot of sense to me :-)

    Lots of info on HackTheIBus yahoo group and you seems to have found carx.

    edit:
    Sorry, I was assuming you've got a business system. DSP system is different
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 04-18-2008, 02:52 PM #3
    ASH2
    ASH2 is offline
    Newbie
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Posts
    13
    Sorry for not being to preciced..

    My e46 is 2004 (54) reg.. and yes.. I want to play mp3's..

    I have just looked at the aux install (in the glove box), but don't really want to pull out the screen so I think i will have a look at the other option..
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. 2004 Accord navigation with carPC
    By blazer563 in forum Newbie
    Replies: 25
    Last Post: 02-04-2011, 10:49 AM
  2. E46 steering wheel controls to carpc...
    By JTfromSTL in forum Input Devices
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 08-29-2006, 01:04 PM
  3. Problems with BootSkin and CarPC
    By RedGTiVR6 in forum WinNT Based
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 08-02-2006, 10:06 PM
  4. full carpc setup for e46 bmw's
    By bimmerboy36 in forum Classified Archive
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 07-22-2006, 12:38 PM
  5. WTB: A whole CarPC for a BMW e46 (including dash bezel)
    By jamesbond007 in forum Classified Archive
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-14-2005, 03:49 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules