Reply With Quotei just use the line in on my un stock deck for my zune. Which color do you have?
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I hacked the cd cable to line in a Zune.
I bought a zune yesterday. I wasn't too happy with the fm transmitter to get the tunes over the car's stereo. There doesn't seem to be much out there to plug into the older bmw's stock pioneer head unit's cd changer interface.
In the changer data cable, there are 2 grey bundles, 1 blue bundle, & 1 red wire. Ya want to get into the thinner grey bundle that houses the shielded red & white wires. I disconnected these wires from the cd changer, happy to never source cd music from the changer again. I can switch it in later, but I don't see that happening. I chopped the blue bundle as they control the head unit's control of the cd changer. With the blue bundled wires attached, the head unit insisted on having a cd in the changer playing. With them chopped, the head unit accepts the Zune's signal without worrying about having a disc in play.
This thing sounds great. The Zune's radio sounds better than the stock radio. I hope this helps out others looking to hook up a media player on the cheap.
Thanks for not giving me any grief about not getting an ipod; there is some affiliation.
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2 Grand Master
i just use the line in on my un stock deck for my zune. Which color do you have?
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
southwest WA
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It's still a zune...Originally Posted by Alexlind123
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Bleck.
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2 Grand Master
what line in? As far as i know, my 95 alpine 5 radio does not have a line in. I would like to connect an ipod. My changer is failing-does not work well on certain tracks in cold weather.
Thanks,
1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment
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I chopped up the data line from the stock cd changer to plug in the Zune. After doing a search pn this forum & Google, I came up with a willingness to splice.
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2 Grand Master
its not a stock deck, and its actually fairly crappy except for the line in. BTW, my zune is black too.
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
southwest WA
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isnt the zune the one that comes in brown? i recall one of the webcomics i read calling it the doodoopod
2 Grand Master
It comes in brown, black and white.
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
southwest WA
Post up a little more information please. Can I do this with my IPOD?
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