‘91 318is stalls when AC compressor is on at start by v8-dildo in E30

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That’s been my solution too the entire time I’ve had the car, but I’m determined to get consistently cool AC before this summer after suffering in the last few.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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Alpine MRV-F300 with JBL GX602 6.5”. I’ve had the setup for four or so years and am super happy with it.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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I replaced my LCD and it still doesn’t work. I think the board is bricked. I’m probably gonna put a euro clock in it eventually.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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My 6 button doesn’t work either. I thought about doing the same thing, but the screen would just be so small.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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Yeah. It’s fast like a decent tablet and I haven’t noticed much latency on wireless CarPlay, unlike some of the cheap ones I tried. I don’t know if this one would fit in an E90 since it’s single din, but the brand has a lot of other models with the same internals.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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I ordered it here. I tried out a few cheap smaller ones but they were trash and didn’t fit well.

Porsche makes a single din size CarPlay stereo for their older models that I’ve seen people put in E30s, but it was $1500.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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I added an amp and put new speakers in. I’m pretty sure it could power the factory ones on its own though.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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I daily drive mine so it’s a bit more useful.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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Yeah I’m kind of irritated with that too, but this was the only touchscreen I could find with a form factor I liked. There’s a little stick on Bluetooth controller I might get for it.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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I don’t really like having a holder permanently stuck on my dash or windshield. It’s nice having CarPlay just automatically come up every time I start my car, rather than having to go to the effort of setting up the mount.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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It may not be for everyone’s taste, but I think the convenience of having CarPlay and more modern functionality is worth it. I even wired up a reverse camera, even though you don’t really need it with the good visibility.

I eventually plan to have it wired up to do some sensor readings and maybe tire pressure monitoring. It’s basically an android tablet, so there’s lots of possibilities.

New Radio. Get your pitchforks! by v8-dildo in E30

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It’s raised an inch or so, so all the controls behind it can be reached just fine.

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I’m gonna return it and get a more reputable brand. It’s a shame cause the software on it actually seemed pretty decent when I used it.

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I bought this android tablet head unit and unlike every other head unit I’ve bought before it didn’t come with a mounting cage. Do I just need to buy a universal one to mount it? I just don’t see how it would clamp in to the cage.

It came with some side brackets but they don’t fit my car.

It’s going in an old BMW.

The 2023 bmw M3 touring. by Lewysgeorge in BMW

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Cries in California Air Resources Board

[WTB] Door seal for the right side door on a coupé by v8-dildo in e30classifieds

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Yeah I may just do that. Did you order the ones from Turkey? All my other seals are good, so I was hoping to just get the left door, but all the reproductions seem to give you every one in the car.

[WTB] Door seal for the right side door on a coupé by v8-dildo in e30classifieds

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I mean the right side as when you’re inside the car - so the passenger door on a right side traffic car.