CIC Retrofit Installation LOG
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My Ride: BMW 530i
Model Year: 2007
Engine: N52N
Hmm ok. I might have to speak with BSW and see if they will allow a return, even though its just a few days short of their 30 days money back guarantee. Now if I was to get all of this done, what sort of a price range are we looking at for speakers and an amp? I don't care about an additional sub, the bass I get from midrange drivers are good enough for me. Also, I don't really want to be modifying any of the speaker placement areas, apart from a little bit of work in rewiring at each speaker point, will they be able to pretty much fit in the same places?
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My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
Model Year: 2006
In that case search for Earthquake or Pioneer subs, rainbow and other speakers. Some people have some pretty amazing set up here.
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My Ride: BMW 530i
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So now, which amp?
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My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
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The easiest upgrade might be to find the blaupunkt pnp amp. Use this to drive the speakers and use the OEM amp to drive the subs. Or do what I did - run the front speakers via the OEM amp (but you will have to build a harness for this) and then use a suitably large 4 channel amp in the rear to drive the subs and the rear speakers.
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My Ride: 2005 530i Silver Gray/ Gray Leather. SP,PP
Im with Bruce, return the bsw. I recommend getting Rainbows. I can assist you in getting them for you. Regarding amps, if you're trying to do a single 6 channel amp, there's quite a few manufactures that offer them. Audison, Zapco, JL Audio etc..
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My Ride: BMW 530i
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https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...-cic-retrofit/
Please post in that thread from now
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i love boring nights ,, I did this ,
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I wrapped the plastic cover with aluminum tape so that I can easily locate the USB port inside the glove box ..
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I wrapped the plastic cover with aluminum tape so that I can easily locate the USB port inside the glove box ..
Good job!