Originally Posted by Speed' post='816496' date='Mar 14 2009, 09:53 AM

Where in the UK is the best/cheap place to get the Dension 500 installed? How much was it for you guys?

Originally Posted by BlaSTiWi' post='816526' date='Mar 14 2009, 10:31 AM

Hmmm why not jumpin' & join the group buy here http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=72402???

Originally Posted by russdx' post='816540' date='Mar 14 2009, 11:50 AM

im in the same boat i cant bring my self to rip the car apart to install the dension 500 / maybe have idrive softare upgraded

so would also like to know best place in uk to have this work done

Originally Posted by antonh' post='453747' date='Jul 31 2007, 11:18 PM

I now have the GW 500 installed in my E61 (Dec '06 with media pack, i.e. SatNav, Pro Radio etc)

It was professionally installed (cost: 80 GBP on top of the 275 GBP for the unit), however it was a still tricky job and it took the installer two visits and a long call to Dension support to get right. I also had to upgrade the firmware to version 2.03 (available). This took me several attempts because my USB drive was formatted as NTFS (the GW can only read FAT16 or FAT32).

I don't have a picture of the main GW unit itself, as the installer put it somewhere hidden behind the dashboard. However, here you can see that the Ipod and USB cables are located in the centre console in the space below the phone holder, hidden from view when the cover is closed but easily accessible.

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This pic shows the Aux unit (with reset button and mode selector switch) attached to the roof of the glove compartment, also nicely out of the way.

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The following shots (sorry for the poor focus, these were taken at night) show the user interface in action.

From the beginning:
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Select CD from Entertainment sources:
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It switches to show the tune it was last playing. Note that you can see the track name from the list of tracks, but not the name of the album.
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Select "Browser" from the folder structure:
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And it goes the main menu, from where you can choose the Source (Ipod, USB, Aux), Playlists, Artists, Albums, etc:
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We select Artists, which takes us to a list of artists with the Search option at the top.
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I want Radiohead which is a long way down the list, so I use the Search option to choose "R":
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Select Radiohead:
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Album list:
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Album selected. Note that the track names here are truncated on the screen because they are quite long, but you get the idea.
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Click for play menu:
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Playing:
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Hope that's useful to anyone considering getting one of these installed. I'm certainly happy with it so far.

Anton

Originally Posted by NewbieE60Owner' post='842879' date='Apr 10 2009, 09:37 AM

Hi Anton,

I'm certain there are many posts on this subject and although I have already ordered my Dension GW500 from an installer I wondered if you might have any installation photo's.

Also, I was told by my installer that the Dension replaces the 6CD changer and that it can't be installed alongside it. This seems to contradict many of the sites I have looked at (Whist researching the best product)

Your post was a great help for me, and based largely on your input I have taken the plunge.

Cheers

Adie

By the way, I only picked up my E60 yesterday, so newbie is an understatement. had an E39 for nearly 6 years though.

Beerz