Completed my DICE install this weekend - wow, easy!
 

This past weekend I installed the DICE silverline iPOD module in my X5 and all I can say is it couldn't have been more simple to install! I held off for a year because I just didn't want to mess with it, but after repeatedly finding myself sick of the same 6 CDs in the back (and never seeming to remember to change them), I finally decided to do it. $144 bucks later the DICE was sitting in my kitchen waiting to be installed.


My X5 has a 6-pin, 3-pin AND coaxial cable in the back, so I just played the CD and unplugged the coaxial to see if the playback stopped. It didn't, which means my DSP is analog, so the coaxial wasn't even needed! In other words, I didn't need the DSP module for my DICE to function.

Install took about two hours, only because I took my time when removing the interior pieces and re-installing them.

I love having 18K songs at my disposal as I drive! B-bye radio...you're history!! No more annoying commercials. Now I listen to what I want, when I want, as often as I want...as long as my wife ain't around. :)

For anyone thinking about doing it, go for it! It's so easy it's ridiculous!

:iagree: 12K songs for me and lovin' it also~! :cool:

Glad you got it installed and up and running!

It is exactly what I am thinking about these days, after having learnt by heart the lyrics on my 6 CDs in the changer...

You sound encouraging, but I wish I could have some nice DIY with pictures showing how to run the cable from the trunk and into the front of the car. It still seems like a frightening big job to me :(

theres something better. there is actually a video of a DIY on here. or search you tube for DICE it will come up.

peace:cool:

Video is under the 'video' tab :)

BMW X5 iPod Integration Kit for BMW X5 by DICE | BSW

video for the 2004 X3??
 

Is the 2004 X3 the same or more difficult to install...and if so is there something detailed for me to see if I can do it personally??

what does dsp stand for and how do you know if your radio is dsp or non dsp??

Installed Dice Today
 

I am mechanically challenged - at best, and I installed this in about 1 hour on my 2005 X5. Took my laptop out to the garage and watched the bsw DYI video each setp of the way. Super easy.:thumbup:

Update on the DICE unit
 

After having used the DICE unit for several weeks I ended up flipping the dip switches to control the iPOD directly vs. using the stereo controls on the steering wheel and head unit to control the iPOD; here's why:

1. controlling from the steering wheel is slow! Annoying lag in communications (and even mentioned in the documentation).
2. If you're in album mode and you switch to artist mode, it starts at the beginning of your artist list, so after hearing the beginning of the same song after several weeks I switched to using the iPOD to control. Sounds confusing, but what I'm trying to say is that when you switch search modes, it always starts at the beginning of whatever mode you select, and it automatically begins the first song. In my case, the first artist in my list is Aracade. So, if I wanted to listen to RUSH, I would select artist and while I was drilling down to find RUSH, Arcade's first song would start. This gets old real quick.

The only thing you lose by controlling directly from the iPOD is having the song title go across the display under the speedometer. No biggie to me; it only displayed it for 15 seconds anyone. By usign the iPOD to control and select songs, you can find what you're looking for MUCH faster, and you can use shuffle.

Oh, and you can still go forward/backward with the steering wheel controls even when you default control to the iPOD.

As for those still thinking about installing it, go for it. It's so easy you'll laugh when finished. Seriously.