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BACK TO DIY 2000 TECH SUMMARY
Introduction:
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Kenwood
828 MP3 Am/Fm/Radio in a BMW 3 series
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This
is an installation by autotoys.com
Car: BMW 3 series
We
show you how to install a radio in BMW 3 series vehicles
easily and quickly using our exclusive AUTOTOYS.COM BMW
plug in harnesses. (*** TO BUY THE HARNESS, SEARCH UNDER
see here
- For the antenna adapter see this here *)
The radio we used in this installation is the Kenwood
828 AM/FM/CD MP3 radio which reads MP3 directly off
the CD. The display is a dot matrix display with animation
of all features and screen savers of jumping dolphins, racing
F1 cars and much more. On the side is a color spectrum.
A wireless remote control is included with the unit. If
you do not use MP3s, you may be interested in the 727 (search
under 727) which is the same display without the MP3 option-
AM/FM/CD only. See our car radio department
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This is our
custom autotoys.com plug in harness. It follows EIA codes.
What that means is that if you purchase an aftermarket radio,
99% of them will wire up directly to our plug in harness
(the colors will match)
When you purchase from autotoys.com, we will include the
insulated butt connectors free of charge which connects
the 2 harnesses together. The BMW plug in harness which
plugs into the factory connector is available in our dash
kit department at http://autotoys.com
or search under BMW or search under 8590. You will also
need an EUROPEAN antenna adapter.
This
is available in our dash kit department > ANTENNAS >
ANTENNA ADAPTERS.
Buy the parts you'll need at the same time you make your
purchase. This will allow you also to plug back in your
factory radio when the time comes to sell or return the
car from a lease. Only at AUTOTOYS.COM
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else you plan to do with your car related to this, you can
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If
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This
is our plug in harness connected to the factory harness,
any questions? If you are a customer of ours, visit our
forums at http://www.autotoys.com/forum
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This is a shot of our autotoys.com
insulated butt connectors included FREE with every radio
purchase from AUTOTOYS.COM
Tell your friends!
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This is
one display of many. The blur you see in the pictures is
animation from the display. Please click our animation link
to see this radio in action!
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OTHER MP3 RADIOS ALSO AVAILABLE.
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