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Old 09-19-2006, 05:36 AM
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Hi guys...

I've been a member since early 2005, but haven't really posted anything until now.

I have a 2005 BMW-Alpina B5 Touring, in Individual Malachite Green, with Extended Individual Perforated Caramel Merino leather, black alcantara headliner and the usual Alpina interior tweaks (blue/green rhoms, roundels, etc.), Dark Poplar wood, rather than Alpina's own Edelholz (too red!).

Great car - c.520-530ps in an E61 is quite a giggle - mine is production number 007 and the first customer car, worldwide. I picked him up from Buchloe in November last year.

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Nice ride! I'd love a fast tourer too - not bad being the first customer for one!
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Thanks, Darron.

I'm curious about your new iPod interface - are you going for the official one, in place of the 6-disc CD changer?
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wow my friend ! please post some interior pics... in hq please :0 i want BIG pictures
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Originally Posted by hythe' post='336144' date='Sep 19 2006, 03:07 PM
Thanks, Darron.

I'm curious about your new iPod interface - are you going for the official one, in place of the 6-disc CD changer?


Hythe,



I keep swinging between ideas but am favoring the BMW version. The contenders are...

BMW Aux in - dont like as i want to use the iDrive interface

Dension i500 - quite like this one but am still waiting for its release and have heard of some problems with it

BMW iPod interface - quoted ?400 supplied and fitted which is not cheap and it replicates a CD changer so is not as integrates as i would like but is the best bet at the moment



Curiously my dealer said that the CD Changer still works after this is installed - not sure if this is true but it would be nice.



Will let you know once i go for it
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Originally Posted by Darron.Lowe' post='336194' date='Sep 19 2006, 04:59 PM
Curiously my dealer said that the CD Changer still works after this is installed - not sure if this is true but it would be nice.
I'm sure it will... in another car!

All the evidence I've seen suggests the iPod interface sits in the place once occupied by the CD changer, though I'd love to be proven wrong...
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Originally Posted by hythe' post='336202' date='Sep 19 2006, 05:28 PM
I'm sure it will... in another car!

All the evidence I've seen suggests the iPod interface sits in the place once occupied by the CD changer, though I'd love to be proven wrong...


He said that it is left loose in the glove box I queried him on this but sensed he was winging it a bit so who knows...
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Wow that?s a realy nice car please post more pics of your car
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Originally Posted by wowe' post='336208' date='Sep 19 2006, 06:46 PM
Wow that?s a realy nice car please post more pics of your car

I couldn't have said it better myself
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Originally Posted by wowe' post='336208' date='Sep 19 2006, 05:46 PM
Wow that?s a realy nice car please post more pics of your car
Here's a couple more - there are some more on the m5board forum, and I'll try to put up some of the interior this evening.
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