Modernizing a BMW E46 With This AMAZING Head Unit Upgrade from XTRONS!

[@Stephenb033]

I can’t believe how OEM that looks.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

It's like it came out of the factory like that! Think I might add a BMW boot logo just for good measure!

[@johngrubb1590]

Now that's a sweet system love it.👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Can't wait to add on the cameras and other extras!

[@johngrubb1590]

@@WhitelandRestorations With a good camera it will go from sweet to epic, will be watching when you get there.

[@5150mex]

Looks great in your BMW, I placed one in my 2008 Porsche Cayenne S, and I love it. It was easy to hook up and works like a charm.

[@dwarfshortage244]

Looks good. I opted for a Bluetooth module in place of the boot mounted CD changer, as I love the look of the OE business unit with cassette player.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

That's a good idea, keeping the retro cassette. Best thing about these cars is that you can make them just how you want.

[@richardtomkinson9951]

Top job guys.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thank you!

[@brynmor530]

I have a universal Atoto version in my old Volvo V40 but not as OEM looking as yours. (Not much available specifically for a 2001 V40) It works perfectly, has better sound quality than the original unit and such a simple upgrade for older cars giving wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay. Enjoy. 👍

[@jondonnelly3]

Make up a usb drive of royalty free music for demo. It's a lovely bit of kit this!

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Now that is a genius idea! Why didn't we think of that 😂

[@allanr2123]

love this series.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Thank you! We're really enjoying bringing the car back to its former glory!

[@andrewdurband4465]

Looks the part in dash

[@WhitelandRestorations]

You wouldn't know it didn't come out of the factory like that 👌

[@jondonnelly3]

It really does, much nicer than massive ipad stuck to the dash style of new cars.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Yes we didn't want a head unit that sticks up in the air and ruins the lines of the E46 dash!

[@Recon77]

So where did you place your mic and how well does it work? Curious to what mic you are using also by the way.

[@herme99]

Quite a cool looking unit. I have an E46 B3 Alpina so I wanted to keep my interior looking original. I put a Bluetooth dongle thing in the boot plugged in to the CD auto change, and just use my phone.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

That's another good way of doing it!

[@eupel1]

Can you share a link of the dongle you used please

[@WhitelandRestorations]

@eupel1 here you go 😁👍 amzn.to/3Z52h0e

[@dRew-something]

Installed the same into mine,great unit! The only issue I have is a sudden bump in volume when turning it up past 9/10 column setting but apart from that it looks great and does a lot

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Can't say that we've noticed that, I will have a look and see!

[@dRew-something]

@@WhitelandRestorations thanks for your reply,it might have something to do with the new speakers and tweeters I installed. My OEM speakers were gone

[@roseybut]

Very nice!

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Looks great doesn't it! Brings everything right up to date

[@kentb3175]

Would love something like this for my Saab 93.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

I'm sure you could have a universal unit if you found a double din surround?

[@kentb3175]

@@WhitelandRestorations It is a 2005 so not really upgradable. It looks really good in the BMW tho - great upgrade.

[@ThomasJHolland]

Lewis and Leanne , Do ,es the girls like the Dads old , new car , and also Laura remember the E46 the first time around, are you going give the E46 complete repaint to bring her back for greatness

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Yes the car will be getting a full repaint! We're currently trying to decide on a colour!

[@micheltebraake7915]

I don't even have radios in my cars.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Some cars don't need them!

[@tridaks]

But does it sound ok?????

[@supermario6129]

Better than stock

[@WhitelandRestorations]

It's better than the stock unit that's for sure!

[@mcjjordan]

Suprised to see your listening to asian network. 😂

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Love a bit of Bollywood music on the weekend 😬

[@paultaylor9652]

I'd prefer a CD if I could, it delivers a more accurate sound of the music and isn't created by a chip like everything nowadays.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

I'm pretty sure music from a CD is also delivered via a chip........and lasers!

[@jimdavis5230]

I'm surprised you are so impressed with DAB. The sampling rates are mostly between 128KBits/second and 320KBits/second and are also MPEG compressed. With CD the sampling rate is 1.4MBits/second for each channel and there is no MPEG compression.

[@WhitelandRestorations]

The sampling rates of DAB don't really bother us too much. The audio sounds great to us as we're driving along 👍

[@davidhamer6866]

Even the BBC transmit some DAB stations at 96 kbps, which still sounds far superior to FM. If you compare DAB to CD then obviously, its a lower bit rate. But DAB isnt a replacement for CD, it replaced FM. If you want to compare to CD, then the right test would be using media stored on an SD card plugged into the unit.

[@eupel1]

Comparing radio to CD? That makes zero sense. How are you supposed to listen to your favourite radio station on CD? 🤔

[@vozim]

wow that UI looks like shit