Forget DICE...Intravee MUCH better.
 

Let me preface by saying that I have now had the chance to try both units out in my X5 and once you have a chance to use the Intravee it becomes very apparent how poor of a design the DICE is. Now keep in mind the DICE is $150 whereas the Intravee is $250 plus the required Alpine IPOD interface which is $75 (On Ebay, they don't make it anymore). But regardless the Intervee has no static, doesn't crash, doesn't lose the connection to the Ipod, has a full menu system if you have Navigation and transitions through the menus quickly. I was having a lot of problems with my initial DICE unit which EAS happily replaced. But the problems remained, including digital noise, losing the connection to the Ipod, etc. And is disconnecting the battery and touching terminals together really a solution??? Have you SEEN the battery location in the X5???

To all of you who have a DICE unit and are unhappy about it, I highly suggest that if you can afford it, switch to the Intravee. You will be MUCH happier.

I agree, my DICE has to go - having an '01, my electronic upgrade options are limited - presently looking into an Alpine solution, but will have to wait until I get back to SC - have not heard of the Intravee, but am looking for a complete solution for bluetooth, iPod, Sirius, HD, new nav.

The Intravee should work. You will need several Alpine adapters for all the stuff you are asking for. Contact Bimmernav about it. The DICE is an okay solution but for a modest amount of more money the Intravee is just a much better integration of the Ipod into the vehicle.

Can you give us info on where you purchased your items and describe the install process? Also, any pics of the interface on the nav screen?
Thanks!

I have an option to add an Ipod, but I am going to add a Phatnoise in the rear compartment and call it a day. Its basically an early version of an Ipod with less installation hassels.

Some previous install details: http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/e...light=intravee & http://www.xoutpost.com/bsws-mobile-e...light=intravee

Intravee II / Dice comparison on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTG22HWPZ5A

Buy it here: http://www.bimmernav.com/store/catal...-item-166.html

Hear hear, Intravee much better.:iagree:

UK wins from US this time :D

zerochief has it covered. I will add that install took me 10 minutes (including removing the CD changer which I sold for $175 on Ebay). Continues to work flawlessly. The interface is stupid-easy, sound quality is excellent. All in all the best product out there for Ipod integration.

another satisfied Intravee customer here, came over from the DICE too

Better make this thread Sticky ;-)

Intravee is great, and RichardP is the best support I have ever seen. Wish they would release v6 of the code, so that I can get my XM through the Intravee. I am still using an FM modulated Pioneer with a little display tacked in front of the shifter. Yikes. What would be really neat is if NavCoder and Intravee joined forces. After all, Intravee connects to the IBus, and has a serial connection, and can send messages on the IBus. How about it, Simon and KiwiJochen?

XM?

Yeah, Intravee claims they have proto code that will control an Alpine XM tuner, and provide all the great data that they do with NAV and the Ipod. I already bought the Alpine box, and I am waiting for the code update to try it. Right now its buggy and they won't release it. Soon, very soon!

I have multiple family members with XM, so we get the volume discount. My car was pre the Sirius wiring days, and I like the Intrvee interface, so I will happily wait until they ship v6, and hope it supports XM.

Finally got my intraveee. It took longer to find the CD changer cables than to install the intravee. I'm still working through some technical difficulties though.

For all you intraveee users, did you all mount the intravee, alpine kca420i & te ipod all inside the rear cargo compartment along with your navigation units? I wonder if it gets too hot in there for the ipod.

I have mine located back in the rear cargo compartment with my navigation unit and I don't have any heat-related issues.

what did you use to mount it? did you install any brackets? any pics of the completed install?

btw, thats for all the advice on finding the cables. i finally found them after lifting the cargo floor!

That's how I did it:


http://xoutpost.com/images/articles/intravee/4.jpg

Picture taken from this article on home page:
http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/s...k-install.html

I mounted the Alpine piece and Intravee in the amp/cd changer area. I mounted the IPOD externally on the door that covers that amp area using velcro. I use my Ipod at the gym so this way it's easy to disconnect when I get to the gym.

That is pretty badarse. Nicely done.