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This is my 1985 BMW 323i. I believe 1985 was the second year of the E30 designation. This car uses the 2.3 liter M20 engine, which is a SOHC inline 6 with two valves per cylinder. I believe it uses the Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection system. The 2.3 liter has a fairly hot cam since this was BMW's highest performance 3-Series for this model year. The suspension setup has MacPherson struts up front and trailing arms in the rear. This setup works remarkably well considering that these are not exactly ideal suspension configurations.
This particular car has about 160,000 miles on the original engine/trans. It was originally purchased by my uncle while he was in Germany and he brought it back to the US and gave it to my cousin as a high school graduation present. My cousin kept it for the next 20 years, over which time the car incurred significant rust damage to the body around the rocker panels/floor. I spent several weeks this summer repairing the damage on the passenger side, which included replacing the rear portion of the rocker panel, the front fender, and patching the floor and rear wheel arch.
This car is mostly stock. The original radio was stolen, so I have a Pioneer DEH-P560MP headunit. I also installed an Audiobahn A6004V amplifier. The front speakers have been replaced with an Infinity 5010cs component speaker system. I'm still trying to figure out what to use in the rear.
I still have the original 14" bottlecap wheels with Yokohama AVS ES100 tires.
These pictures were taken right after I repainted it with an enamel top coat. Some of the trim hasn't been replaced yet since I'm waiting for the paint to harden enough to polish.
The install of the Audio Link is easy, it's as simple as plugging a cable into the back of the headunit. The main question is where do you want your iPod to go?
Just hooked a power inverter up to the cigarette lighter and mounted it behind the dash, plugged the iPhone dock into the power inverter using the included dock/power brick, and went line out on the dock to line in on the stereo. Instant iPhone integration!
Whole setup cost $150, not including the phone (it'd be $100 less if you already owned a headunit with line in). It charges the iPhone while playing music through the stereo (digitally), as well as rings through the stereo in the event of a call.
Its probably worth more than my car but there's no better therapy than to go for a drive and listen to some tunes.
Previous unit was an Alpine but the new plug has larger pins and isn't compatible.
Found out that they had wired the speakers in reverse when I was replacing the harness so I guess it was beneficial.
We installed a Nav-TV video input module. You can turn it on and off to toggle between the factory nav and the new headunit.
I used my Actron trim removal tools to remove this. First I inserted the smaller tool to pry down a little. Then I inserted the wide tool and pulled the top forwards until the plastic tabs on the top released. The top corner clips may have popped as well.
Next I pried on the top right while pulling the right side of the door towards myself until the right side clips popped. Then repeat on the left side.
The isolator was attached to the "shelf" on the bottom of the headunit so once installed it is sitting on top of it. The heavy duty foam mounting tape should be plenty to keep it secure.
MTX Thunderform subwoofer with amplifier and Pioneer AVH-P3200DVD multimedia AV receiver installed in a Ford Mustang.
Sound quality is awesome -- plenty of length on the microphone cord. My only problem is if I have my visor down over the driver's side window it covers the microphone. Not sure if people will be able to hear me like this.
This is my 1985 BMW 323i. I believe 1985 was the second year of the E30 designation. This car uses the 2.3 liter M20 engine, which is a SOHC inline 6 with two valves per cylinder. I believe it uses the Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection system. The 2.3 liter has a fairly hot cam since this was BMW's highest performance 3-Series for this model year. The suspension setup has MacPherson struts up front and trailing arms in the rear. This setup works remarkably well considering that these are not exactly ideal suspension configurations.
This particular car has about 160,000 miles on the original engine/trans. It was originally purchased by my uncle while he was in Germany and he brought it back to the US and gave it to my cousin as a high school graduation present. My cousin kept it for the next 20 years, over which time the car incurred significant rust damage to the body around the rocker panels/floor. I spent several weeks this summer repairing the damage on the passenger side, which included replacing the rear portion of the rocker panel, the front fender, and patching the floor and rear wheel arch.
This car is mostly stock. The original radio was stolen, so I have a Pioneer DEH-P560MP headunit. I also installed an Audiobahn A6004V amplifier. The front speakers have been replaced with an Infinity 5010cs component speaker system. I'm still trying to figure out what to use in the rear.
I still have the original 14" bottlecap wheels with Yokohama AVS ES100 tires.
These pictures were taken right after I repainted it with an enamel top coat. Some of the trim hasn't been replaced yet since I'm waiting for the paint to harden enough to polish.
MTX Thunderform subwoofer with amplifier and Pioneer AVH-P3200DVD multimedia AV receiver installed in a Ford Mustang.
This is my 1990 Miata 5spd. I bought it this summer for $825 as something to drive around while fixing my '85 BMW. It has 188,000 miles on the original engine/trans and everything seems to be working pretty well. The previous owner performed a number of modifications on the car, including:
Low Profile Headlights
Glass rear window in soft-top
15" Alloys with Yokohama Avid Tires
Racing Stripe Vinyl Decals
Team Voodoo Decals
Driving Lights mounted below bumper
K&N Cone Filter
Strut Tower Brace
Aftermarket alarm
Sony Black-Face Headunit (not sure of model)
800 Watt Sony X-Plod Amp
Diamond Component Speaker System
Custom Fiberglass Headunit Surround
Fiberglass Hardtop (not sure if this is aftermarket or factory)
So the stereo has a USB port -- the manual says you can plug in flash drives, card readers and even external hard drives into it. It lists the max size as 10gig.
So what will happen if I plug in my 20gig iPod into it? Will it be able to find all the music? (in the hidden folders)
YES. It works great! I had about 2500 songs on my 20gig and it found them without issue in just a few seconds after connecting it. It also charged the iPod, which is a great bonus.
There is the JVC iPod interface module for about $40, but I figured who needs that anyway?
I may buy the AUX-In cable so I can just connect it to the iPod's headphone output like I do now...
MTX 1200w subs & mono amp. With these guys I have a home theatre sound. Had one heck of a time till I got the sound taylored, Secret was turning off all the bass on the headunit.