My question is, I have the basic sound in the car, if i want to upgrade to a new speaker system aftermarket system, Infinity or something, will the idrive be affected and will i have to have it reprogrammed or anything?
Thanks
Reply » Just bought a 2005 530i and am a bmw newbie
I don't have a clue about the sound system, but welcome to the forum from another Boston area person. What Benz did you convert from? I had an E320 wagon (still have, actually), but I'm back to BMW. Psst. wanna buy a Benz?
Reply » Just bought a 2005 530i and am a bmw newbie
Congrats and welcome to the fest!
Reply » Just bought a 2005 530i and am a bmw newbie
Eek its going to be a PITMFA to upgrade it.
I dunno about I-drive but for my current maxima....IF (and trust me you gotta if you wanna keep idrive) you wanna use the stock controls....meaning you have to upgrade the speakers and stuff
I dunno how the stereo is wired in the 530i and what speakers it uses.
In my experience with Maximas for bose in the 1995-1999 there was an amp for each speaker in each door
In mine the 5th gen 2000-2003 theres a small amp in the trunk
but theres also an issue of the stock system running diff ohms so thats a new problem in itself
that would require adapters to still comply with the stock headunit
If electrically everythings pretty much the same between stock and aftermarket
all you'd need is a 4 channel amp to provide ample power to the speakers....aftermarket speakers might not hit as hard in bass as stock speakers because speakers were not made to handle that much bass
subwoofers are
so I recommend consulting circuit city (much better than best buy no need for an appointment and theyll put you on priority if somethings broken if they installed it)
theyll take a look at everything and tell you what you need to get done to still work with idrive
I think you'll need:
some sort of adapter
small 8 or 10 inch sub
4+ channel amp
regular rear speakers
front components
Not many people at all upgrade sound in a 5 series they either get the logic 7 or be happy with what the stock is....truth be told it will be very difficult because i highly doubt there is an adapter or anything of that sort for the 5 series
Best of luck to you.
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Eek its going to be a PITMFA to upgrade it.
Does that mean Please Install The Mighty Fine Amplifier?
Reply » Just bought a 2005 530i and am a bmw newbie
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Does that mean Please Install The Mighty Fine Amplifier?
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Just bought a 2005 530i and am a bmw newbie
Psst. wanna buy a Benz? 
