Advice on Radio/CD changer please.

meldrew · Post by **meldrew** » Wed 14 Jul, 2010 18:22

Recently bought a '98 Z3, with its original BMW radio cassette, and with a BMW 6cd changer in the boot.

I cannot obtain the cd mode on the radio, just radio and tape. The changer ejects and accepts cd's, but I cannot play them.

Is it me? An incorrect radio? or the changer?

What should I look for?

muppet · Post by **muppet** » Thu 15 Jul, 2010 08:04

I got "CD error" showing on mine when I got the Zed and it would not play. So I took the CD changer out and got more room in the boot

TaffZee · Post by **TaffZee** » Thu 15 Jul, 2010 08:19

Remove CD Changer, Get a new Head Unit with USB access to the rear of the unit and by an MP3 player, Tuck MP3 player out of site in the footwell (easy access) Gives more space in boot + 4gb mp3 player will hold up to 100 CD's. See Asda they have a 4 gb MP3 Player with video playback (tiny screen) for £28.00 Bargain works a treat. Halford doing this See Here

Jim

w4tkins · Post by **w4tkins** » Thu 15 Jul, 2010 09:15

You could either fit an aftermarket CD head unit or get a bmw cd player that will match the rest of the dash and iluminate the same colour at night.

The BMW cd players are costly but the rover 25/45 unit is exactly the same (even connects straight upto the BMW harness with no modifications). One of these with a dice ipod unit and you are away.

There are bmw cd players on ebay that say they are BMW but are rover units with a ///M badge to cover up the rover logo. I have fitted the rover unit and the sound quality (with £60 worth of alpine speakers) is very good. Just waiting on the post man for the modified DICE unit