Yuen 16 Report post Posted December 14, 2007 I'll bet... it's like having a new cockpit! The steering wheel looks good, at first I was wondering why you didn't get the walnut piece painted silver as well but that might make it look a bit busy aye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted December 15, 2007 Cool, that sounds pretty good. So to sum it up, if you buy a Jap import with nav, get one after 09/00? What is the significant of that date - is it when they started putting in radios with a world tuner? Hi Yuen, Yes, the date is when they introduced the world-tuner. Means you can reprogram rather than replace the tuner. Makes the conversion cheaper. Plus the world tuner, which is a new-generation or NG tuner, has the following key feaures: a) the voice instructions blend in with the radio, rather than totally muting the radio. This is a great feature, because with the old-gen radio you keep getting interrupted by voice instructions. The new-gen radio delivers the instructions in a much more unobtrusive way. the new-gen radio, from a certain date, has AUX-IN capability c) the new-gen radio, from a certain date/SW versuion, has MP3 ID3 text support for the BMWE MP3 CD changer Also, from just before that date, they introduced the widescreen bordmonitor, so you get that as an extra benefit as well Jochen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuen 16 Report post Posted December 15, 2007 That is some great info. Cheers Jochen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted December 16, 2007 Nice install .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted December 19, 2007 Question for Jochen or anyone in the know ... Would a single disc in dash CD player from the US, Europe or Japan also work in New Zealand?? E46 model ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted December 19, 2007 I bought a philips one originally (e46 dash) which has all regions in service mode. Ones from europe defanitly. My Original headset was ajap only and didnt have any regionlisation settings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted December 29, 2007 Sorry to thread jack again ... But really need a reply on this one ... Am about to buy a business CD player from the USA from a guy that took it out of his 2004 E46 M3. He said the model number was CD53 E46. Question - would this unit work in New Zealand?? How do I go about finding out if it would??? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted December 29, 2007 Yep, CD53 is a new generation (world tuner) unit. These were phased in from 03/01 in the E46. If it is as he says - then yes - will work here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted December 31, 2007 Yep, CD53 is a new generation (world tuner) unit. These were phased in from 03/01 in the E46. If it is as he says - then yes - will work here Wicked ... exactly the info I need. THANK YOU !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arshik 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2008 (edited) Hi i have e46 201 bmw and has the tv n nevigation .navi dosent work can ani 1 help me .Also i nee the engine splashguard that fits at the bottom of th engine. Edited February 22, 2008 by blackbmw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bicpan 0 Report post Posted March 10, 2008 Hi, I am thinking of buying 7series 2007 model in japan...can I convert tv, radio and satnav easily to suit australia?? any help apreciated.. thanks///taki Question for Jochen or anyone in the know ... Would a single disc in dash CD player from the US, Europe or Japan also work in New Zealand?? E46 model ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted March 10, 2008 I am thinking of buying 7series 2007 model in japan...can I convert tv, radio and satnav easily to suit australia?? the answer is a clear NO. The newer cars use a fibre optic MOST system that is much much much much harder to change, and to my knowledge no one has ever changed one yet. TV will go Radio will go if car is reprogrammed from Jap to Euro, but BMW won't allow that to happen Nav requires hardware change, noone knows if it will work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablo23 1 Report post Posted March 12, 2008 hey jochen/wire im thinking of buying a 2000 e38 with the 16:9 sat nav now its a Singaporean import how easy would it be able to convert to nz, and get bluetooth working aswell? cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted March 12, 2008 Yep, PM me. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted November 20, 2008 Pinned this topic as quite a few people are buying e46 vehicles these days. enjoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjac001 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 Hay I got an e46 also with the same sort of system, my car was imported from UK so I need the DVD for NZ maps, do you know where I could get it other than BMW which I heard cost about 600!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
