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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:12 pm
by Rich B
I suppose my new jacket may have something to do with it...
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 7:22 pm
by integrale_evo
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:04 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:16 am
Almost makes a £250 bmw business CD player and an add on dab module make sense.
Becker + DAB module ? The Beckers have an easily accessible line-in connection. And unless prices have gone silly recently they’re a lot less than £250.
And as a bonus you get a rudimentary nav facility too. Handy backup in case your phone dies or has no signal.
Edit: more than I expected, but still less than £250:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115042788621
Hmm, good idea.
I’ve never been a fan of Becker because they’re always oem-ish but still look odd. Mainly because on e36s they sit in a row of buttons above the climate control. However the more basic compact dash is already more of a mishmash so wouldn’t look too out of place.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:01 pm
by jamcg
integrale_evo wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 7:22 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:04 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:16 am
Almost makes a £250 bmw business CD player and an add on dab module make sense.
Becker + DAB module ? The Beckers have an easily accessible line-in connection. And unless prices have gone silly recently they’re a lot less than £250.
And as a bonus you get a rudimentary nav facility too. Handy backup in case your phone dies or has no signal.
Edit: more than I expected, but still less than £250:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115042788621
Hmm, good idea.
I’ve never been a fan of Becker because they’re always oem-ish but still look odd. Mainly because on e36s they sit in a row of buttons above the climate control. However the more basic compact dash is already more of a mishmash so wouldn’t look too out of place.
What about blaupunkt Barcelona?
https://www.carelectronicsnottingham.co ... usb-sd-aux
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:44 pm
by integrale_evo
Hmm, that could work, wonder how hard it is to dechrome the knob
Just found the Bremen on Amazon for £320, still a lot but also a decent chunk cheaper than most places. Would look great in the e30 eventually…
Further update, I’m back in an e36, I cannot leave work without scraping on the speed bump at the exit. All is well with the world
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:36 am
by nuttinnew
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:03 am
by Jobbo
Look at the faceplate! That’s awful.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:10 am
by V8Granite
That could only be improved if it had a jumping dolphin on the front like the old pioneer ones
Dave!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:52 am
by Jimmy Choo
tim wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:47 pm
Jimmy Choo wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:33 pm
In the cold last week the jag deciced that the traction and stability control was an optional extra that I didn't pay for ... I attempted to replace the faulty wheel speed sensor that caused the issue
Those wheel speed sensors get covered in crap. I cleaned mine when this same issue appeared and it went away. They also throw the same issue if the battery charge is a bit low. Apparently the XJs are very sensitive to battery charge levels.
Yeah, I had to replace the battery when I got the car and that fixed loads of niggles.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:24 pm
by integrale_evo
V8Granite wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:10 am
That could only be improved if it had a jumping dolphin on the front like the old pioneer ones
Dave!
I still have my approx 2001 vintage pioneer oled screen head unit somewhere
Which is what I mean really, loads of modern headunits still use ancient segmented displays which look crap next to the shiny buttons they cover them in.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:20 pm
by Sundayjumper
Most of my Becker collection, including the lesser-known Sony & JVC versions. I quite like the JVC one.
I also have a Cascade which I *think* is in the 996 right now, 35 miles away and I’m not doing a special trip down there just for a photo.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:21 pm
by Sundayjumper
And
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:51 pm
by Sundayjumper
What I'd really like is a Becker BE4769, made for BMW with exactly the right shade of orange, but they're not easy to come by.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:07 pm
by Rich B
Those rounded corner square buttons instantly reminded me of my E30s!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:24 pm
by JonMad
JonMad wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:41 pm
Yeti:
I've not opened it up to look for broken wires but I've got the Yeti booked in for a new driver's door loom. The main dealer gave me a part number. My local garage took that and gave me a much more reasonable hourly labour rate, so they'll get the job. Plus they'll do their usual collect and deliver back home.
Will get its MOT done at the same time as that's due in early Jan.
Aaaaaand done.
MOT passed with just a note about the front brake pads being low - woo-hoo!
I asked to keep the removed loom. So here it is.
- definitely knackered.
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- glad to see that the new one has the U-shaped boot that allows more flex.
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Will keep this in mind if we start seeing passenger side issues.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:39 pm
by integrale_evo
Rich B wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:07 pm
Those rounded corner square buttons instantly reminded me of my E30s!
Much like the car itself, the e36 compact dash is an odd mix of e30 and full fat e36
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:07 pm
by nuttinnew
Jobbo wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:03 am
Look at the faceplate! That’s awful.
You don't look at the faceplate when listening to the fire...but if you do, the display colour is muchly adjustable so it'll match the BMW lighting.
Sunday; I didn't know you had a Mexico
Going in the Galaxie?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:14 pm
by Matty
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:24 pm
V8Granite wrote: Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:10 am
That could only be improved if it had a jumping dolphin on the front like the old pioneer ones
Dave!
I still have my approx 2001 vintage pioneer oled screen head unit somewhere
The Pioneer dolphin animation! There's a blast from the past. I do miss upgrading car audio... not saying you can't do it anymore, but it's a far cry from a single DIN swap, amp in the boot and popping door cards off to swap the speakers these days
that being said, standard stereo's are much better than they used to be anyway.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:28 pm
by integrale_evo
I can’t remember if mine did the dolphins, I know it had an f1 car one and some stereo level gauges.
I have a kenwood mask unit I put in my mums metro soon after passing my test which would probably be from 1998, but the ribbon cable broke and I couldn’t ever get it to work properly after that
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:34 pm
by Sundayjumper
Good news: I’m now the kind of person that parks across two spaces. It’s really too stressful trying to get into a narrow space and open the doors.
Bad news: aged vinyl + cold weather = not a happy roof.
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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:37 pm
by Sundayjumper
Good news: VED runs out on the Scimitar at the end of Dec. £0
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Bad news: And on the Cayenne. £600
