ICE upgrade?

[crankedup]

Our newly acquired e90 is equipped with the bog standard ‘professional’ ICE. Very disappointing system, easy inexpensive upgrade advise please.

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crankedup said:

Our newly acquired e90 is equipped with the bog standard ‘professional’ ICE. Very disappointing system, easy inexpensive upgrade advise please.

What do you call "inexpensive"?

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Can I have something for around the £400 area that would make a bit of difference or do I need to spend much more?
Not looking to break the sound barrier just would like a bit more ‘depth’ from the system. Used to have a Harman system in our e46 and that was great.

[anonymous-user]

We added the Alpine upgrade to our E91- from the same basic stereo as yours. It consists of an amp and 4 new front door speakers- so you need new door/ window trims for the tweeters. A noticeable improvement, still lot stunning, but can be had for approx your budget. We paid for fitting but you could diy it.

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^^^^^^
Thanks I will look into this. Defo will not be going the DIY route!

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https://briancarsounds.co.uk/bmw-audio-upgrades.ht...

[davidn]

I'll admit I have pretty low standards when it comes to ICE and have always made do with the kit supplied but I found the sound quality in my recently purchased E70 below even what I can tolerate.

Like you I didn't want to spend too much and not being up to speed on whats what I ended up with this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-1-3-5-Series-CAR-AUD...

Marked improvement much cleaner base and noticeably improved highs, easy enough to fit and plenty of good advice from the supplier. They did mention an amp would make a world of difference but for now it sounds good enough to me.

[crankedup]

Thanks for links and advise guy’s, I have a feeling that ICE upgrades can be addictive, something I must avoid. However It’s good to know that a worthwhile upgrade can be had for the budget I have set aside.