Video on the Nav screen
 

Using all "plug'n play" components, videos are easily displayed on the navigation screen. Audio plays through the Dice. Video text info is displayed on the cluster.

Devices:

First generation Dice (allows click wheel interface)
Nav video module of your choice
iPod video (The newest generation OSX iPods will NOT work with this setup)

Sources:

EAS EAS G-Net Bimmernav Soundgate

Sweet mod! Are there any stores in which these items can be purchased at?

(stupid question,sorry)

Click the links! :thumbup:

Where did you put the VSM module..? What are the basic installation steps?
Thanks

ED

You need to tap power, install a simple cable adapter and run the video cable where you want it. In my case, the dash area. Its a small item to mount - I put mine here:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...cargo10010.jpg

OK its hard to see from this pic, but I made a custom bracket with a bending tool.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...f/DSC01512.jpg

New pics shot today with iPod and snap-in removed:

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...sSEPT28025.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...sSEPT28027.jpg

Its something like the panavise bracket p/n 75103-600 (but different to mount on the left side of the nav).
http://akamai.edeal.com/images/catal...img1693634.jpg

Can't even see the bracket - nice and stealth. :)

Beautifully done ZC, and good choice in music as well!

And for those of you with OEM tuner...

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=461066


///Kam

thank you, zerochief!

Very cool Zerochief. Do you know Can I use with Dice silverline ipod and
the backup camera ?

The Dice Silverline does not allow ipod click wheel operation so you can't cue up movies. This is mainly the reason I prefer the regular Dice product.

If you find a video adapter for the nav system with 2 video inputs, then a back up camera could be incorporated.

Get in touch with Tom at EAS for a solution that fits you. :cool:

I have a couple of the 1st Generation DICE kits that zerochief is referring to here available via special request.

Hi Tom,
Could you please give me some more info about the Dice kits.

Hey there, Tom-

Perhaps you can clarify something for me: I have a 1st-gen DICE module that I've never installed. I currently have an iceLink installed, and have been contemplating upgrading to a DICE Silverline so I can get USB-charging for my iPhone 3G.

What functionality will I lose if I install the Silverline vs. the 1st-gen DICE? I read where click-wheel function goes away with the Silverline, and I was looking forward to relying on that, as I'll be using a spec.dock mount in my X5's ashtray.

Would you mind a quick primer on the difference between the original DICE and the silverline?

Thanks!
-Dave

Both have the same core features, The main enhanced features of the SILVERLINE would be the following:

Browse by Artist with full Artist Directory listings
Browse by Album with full Album Directory listings
Browse by Playlist with full Playlist Directory listings
ID3 text display, showing Artist, Song title and Album while the song is in play.
USB compliant charging for current model iPods/3G iPhone

We do not recommend ashtray mounts, this adds no useable features to the system.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info, Tom. I see you listed the new added features of the Silverline, and that's helpful to me. What about features or functions that were deleted from the original, like clickwheel operation?

I'm curious based on this comment:


Finally, thanks for your unsolicited criticism of my spec.dock (below). I happen to disagree with you as I use my iPhone as the primary iPod both in my X5 and when I travel. I find the spec.dock design to be a clean, stealth way to house the iPod in the car, and charge it for use outside the car. Perhaps its semantics, while it may not provide additional features, it provides a crtical function with a high level of aesthetic excellence. To each his own!