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E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:57 pm
by chelsea
Hi,
Does anyone know the make of the auto changer in a 2005, I would like to buy a couple of spare cassettes.
cheers
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:37 pm
by X5Sport
Dunno, but the part number is: 65128364931
Might find on one of the usual sites....
Richard
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:57 pm
by chelsea
cheers
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:41 pm
by X5-D-Sport
I bought a dummy Cassette device from Maplins for £10 with a wire fitting to connect to my Galaxy fone...
Excellent to have another music source.
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:49 am
by chelsea
dummy cassette, never thought of that!! is the sound any good ?
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:33 pm
by ChrisLux
I believe they are Alpine CDC's, and it's cheaper to buy as an Alpine part than the BMW re-badged.
The other thing you could try is a Bluetooth FM Tranmitter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Trans ... or+for+car
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:42 pm
by X5-D-Sport
Dummy Cassette...
Hi Chelsea,
YES, they are OK, but you have to very slightly adjust the location of the head in the cassette some times.
When you have normal CV or Radio playing, the volumes will be approximately the same, you may need to "tweek" the head in the cassette to adjust the position so as to match the volumes.
I have about 3,000 songs on my Galaxy fone, so it was better for me to out the cassette thingy in.
You should be able to lay the wire behind the tilt-face, so that is does not rip the guts out of the cassette when it closes, and the facia display lays shut.
I had the wire poking out of the bottom right of the facia & popped it over the steering column when not using, so it was hidden...
Re: E53 autochanger cassette
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:49 pm
by chelsea
cheers chaps,
the FM modulator seems very easy and I guess with a bit of tweeking it could be cut down in size(cut the cig plug off) and plumbed directly into the loom to power on and off with the ignition, seems I may have a project on my hands
