bm54 unit upgraded

[Ryoken]

well I bit the bullet and got my bm54 unit upgraded and repaired , from Baris at carphonics

2 days turn around ,
I now have decent amps , aux on head unit , and music streaming ,

very happy

[storminmike]

[quote="Ryoken"]
well I bit the bullet and got my bm54 unit upgraded and repaired , from Baris at carphonics

2 days turn around ,
I now have decent amps , aux on head unit , and music streaming ,

very happy
[/quote]
Tell us more....the wife's X5 is just a CD up front...no screen...what wonders can be done and for how much?

[Ryoken]

well i got mine repaired as it had missing speakers, and the ones it had crackled, then i had a stage 2 amp upgrade,  firmware upgrade, which adds aux to headunit, then music streaming,  all for 209 squids

heres the web page

http://www.carphonics.co.uk/bm54upgrades.htm

[ChrisLux]

I've just bought a standard 2/h BM54 to send away and have upgraded.
Seen lotsa reviews on M3Cutters and they all rave about Baris.

[cooa99]

I had mine upgraded a while ago as well. A shame i did not know my previous one could be fixed before I ended up buying a new unit from BMW

My only issue is that the newly added Bluetooth to the BM54 for streaming does not always connect.

However I  found that threading the cable to be visible the sitting cabin or switching off the stock Bluetooth helps.

[centurion]

correct me if i'm wrong but AUX is enabled but hidden and as soon as you connect some form of cable/lead (e.g. iPhone/iPad adapter for instance) it is shown in the sat/nav, right?

[Ryoken]

dunno on that one,  I know mines working no probs at all, no probs connecting to streaming bit

[Moments]

+1 for Baris. Best £99 spent on my BM54, the audio is way better (and all speakers work!)
Regarding aux: the menu option appears when the physical cable is connected to the audio. The physical cable has a resistor (300kohm if I recall correctly) which is between two of the wires: when the audio unit 'sees' this resistance it enables "Aux" as a menu option.
For my E53 I bought the cable from BMW, as it was under warranty at the time. For my M3 I went to Maplin for the bits and made it for about £5, dead easy to install.
Top tip for the nav unit with Aux newly installed: the volume is extremely low. Use buttons 1-6 to change this

[ChrisLux]

[quote="Moments"]

Top tip for the nav unit with Aux newly installed: the volume is extremely low. Use buttons 1-6 to change this
[/quote]

I've got an AUX cable I bought on another forum, and it's always worked well, EXCEPT that the volume output
is far less than the other sources Radio/CD/Tape (yes I still use it!!)

Are you saying that you can adjust the output volume on AUX by pushing buttons 1-6 (the ones that change the CD's in the charger and radio stations etc) ??

Is 1 the lowest and 6 the highest volume setting in this case ??

Cheers

[chrisn7]

[quote="storminmike"]
[quote="Ryoken"]
well I bit the bullet and got my bm54 unit upgraded and repaired , from Baris at carphonics

2 days turn around ,
I now have decent amps , aux on head unit , and music streaming ,

very happy
[/quote]
Tell us more....the wife's X5 is just a CD up front...no screen...what wonders can be done and for how much?
[/quote] Nothing as far as I know. The MID units don't even have the separate BM54 module in the boot-its all self contained in the Head unit in the dash

[Moments]

ChrisLux - sorry for the late reply but 'yes' to your question. With Aux enabled use buttons 1 through 6 to vary the volume.
I think 1, lowest, is enabled by default

[ChrisLux]

[quote="Moments"]
ChrisLux - sorry for the late reply but 'yes' to your question. With Aux enabled use buttons 1 through 6 to vary the volume.
I think 1, lowest, is enabled by default
[/quote]

Cheers 

[centurion]

[quote="chrisn7"]
[quote="storminmike"]
[quote="Ryoken"]
well I bit the bullet and got my bm54 unit upgraded and repaired , from Baris at carphonics

2 days turn around ,
I now have decent amps , aux on head unit , and music streaming ,

very happy
[/quote]
Tell us more....the wife's X5 is just a CD up front...no screen...what wonders can be done and for how much?
[/quote] Nothing as far as I know. The MID units don't even have the separate BM54 module in the boot-its all self contained in the Head unit in the dash
[/quote]

Hi.., is this applicable to all facelift models with nav screen so to speak?

[chelsea]

sorry for maybe bombing the post??

I am finding the stereo a tad crap to be honest considering the car was supposed to be top of the class at the time, I think the actual head unit may be ok if the speakers are upgraded etc?

I'm looking at replacing all the speakers in the car and adding a subwoofer somewhere out of sight (not a massive box in boot type!)

Q's are.........does sending the original head unit away for upgrade (what does it do??) make loads of difference and if it does and I did then what speaker choice have those that have done this suggest I go for??

I have a budget of maybe up to £600 no more.
thanks for any input on this