I have been working on this project for around two months and I am now putting the final touches. Those of you who have done this know that you can NEVER call it "complete" as there is always room for more hacks and improvements.
Firstly, I must thank Srcstc (Rich) (
http://www.mybimmer.net) for his support through out my project not to mention his great looking bezel. He has been an inspiration to me and many others in this forum.
I am also grateful for receiving help from all others including, Gork, Hark, Enforcer and lloydy for sharing their invaluable knowledge with the rest of us here.
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Introducing my car:
2001 330ci, with about 112K miles on it and still drives like the first day, no kidding!
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Here is the "before" picture of the dash:
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Here is the "after" picture of the dash:
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Here is the summary of parts I used:- EIPA-13000 Mini-ITX motherboard with 1GB RAM, 40GB slim HD,
- OPUS 120W case
- OPUS 15W Point of Load
- Panasonic CW-8124-B Slim DVD CDR drive
- Sirius SIR-ALP1 with Mitch's RS-232 interface card
- Hauppauge WinTV Model 401
- Xenrac 7" TSV Touchscreen LCD monitor
- BMW e46 bezel from http://www.mybimmer.net
- M-Audio Firewire Audiophile external sound
- Global Sat BR-355 Water-Proof Serial GPS Receiver - SiRF Star III
- Rolf's RS-232 IBUS controller
- Belkin 802.11g USB WIFI adapter
- Tokslink to Coax covertor
- Soundgate AVM44 channel line driver
- Peripherals Electronics SVEN4
- USB 2.0 and USB 1.0 hubs
- 16 and 8 line European connection terminals (RadioShack)
- Dave Navone Amp pop eliminator, N-66A
- Industrial Velcros from Home Depot
Software:
- Roadrunner, I alternate between iDrive and Simplistique skins
- Guidance, been using MapMonkey and now trying iGuidance
Hare are some pitcures of the Parts I used:
EIPA-13000 Mini-ITX
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M-Audio Audiophile
External Firewire sound device from M-Audio. It has analog, digital and MIDI lines as input and output. The 4 channel RCA analog ouput is perfect for connecting to the 4 channel BMW harness wihtout using a splitter cable. In addition going external reduces potential motherboard noise.
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Sirius connect Alpine tuner.
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Opus case with 120Watts DC-DC 12 V Intelligent power supply (left). Also Opus Point of Load used to power up devices such as LCD. It can be set to dish out regulated 5, 7, 9 or 12 volts.
I have heard that Opus is the best in the market, I was told that Opus Solutions used to build PS for Police cars. I like the fan vent design as it looks very industrial.
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Hauppauge WinTV Model 401 - TV/FM tuner.
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E46 bezel I got from www.mybimmer.net. This is a unique product to give the OEM look. I chose the ones with no IR/LED holes.
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Soundgate AVM4 4 channel linedriver.
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Toslink to Coax convertor.
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Xenarc 700TSV 7" LCD monitor.
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Dave Navone pop eliminator N-66A. http://www.davidnavone.com/amp.htm
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BMW part needed to move the AC control down one notch replacing the sunglasses cubby. (part No. 51 16 7 001 408)
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IBUS Interface for BMW cars made by Ralf Reslers.
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