This radio is as close to perfect as anyone has gotten so far.

Anybody have any good splash screen pics?

Awesome install. Did you end up losing the car computer functions?

Nice install!!

So i see that XM displays channel art, channel info, title, artist on the Sat Radio display...Why is the Sirius display so failure??!? Sirius only gets channel name and presets =(

The sirius tuners are made by someone else other then Pioneer. The XM tuner is made by Pioneer and has a better interface.

can you get all the Sirius stations if you have XM?

can you get all the Sirius stations if you have XM?

Yes, but you have to pay for "The best of Sirius" package via XM.

I know you can get the "Best Of" the other service from which you have but I don't think you can pick and choose specific channels. A call to Sirius/XM should answer that question for you.The US number is 800-985-9200. That will get you to a person that actually understands what you are talking about.

as i understand it you can do that "best of" package and select certain channel packages from sirius that XM users do not typically get (ie: howard stern)...but none of that fixes that fact that if you already have sirius your tuner and sirius pc-bus for the z110bt still fail in comparison to the XM gear and display...i am still bummed about it..

as i understand it you can do that "best of" package and select certain channel packages from sirius that XM users do not typically get (ie: howard stern)...but none of that fixes that fact that if you already have sirius your tuner and sirius pc-bus for the z110bt still fail in comparison to the XM gear and display...i am still bummed about it..

I am with you... I am downright pissed that not only is the Sirius product so inferior, but it doesnt even do the ONE THING that would make it tolerable for me that the XM doesnt do, and that is the 'Instant Replay' function. I have yet to see a post from someone who has admitted to getting this to work.

Didnt mean to highjack your thread here.... Great pics of the BMW install BTW

Awesome install. Did you end up losing the car computer functions?

No the OBC is controlled by the stalk.

Didnt mean to highjack your thread here.... Great pics of the BMW install BTW

Np. Thanks.

The XM interface is pretty good. My only complaint is that if you want to see a list of channels, and what's playing on them, it's a bit slow to load and scroll.

video:

Thank you very much for this post. I purchased a 328i Coupe yesterday and I am thinking of getting the Z110 but wanted to see pics of how it looks installed in a similar model 3 series.

I am still undecided between the Z110 and the JVC KW-NX7000BT. I love Pioneer but I had a NAV-SYS910DVD stolen out of my RSX a few years back. I am worried about it getting stolen again. The JVC is definitely sub par to Pioneer but it is the only 7" detachable I have seen out there.

Did you lose the steering wheel controls (volume, blue tooth, audio selections) when you installed the Z110?

Thanks again for the pics and the video demo.

Congrats!

I got the PAC SWI-CAN2 and SWI-PS for the steering wheel buttons.

Where did you purchase your harness?

I looking for one but I would like to have the Z110 above the climate controls gauges, the reverse to your current setup.

Also did you lose the time for service indications on the dash when you removed the OEM radio?

For the OP i would like to know if you did the instal yourself or had it done somewhere. If you did it by yourself I would like to know how you bypassed the most system in the car? PLease let me know as i am very interested to know. But hey it looks amazing and clean.

Where did you purchase your harness?

 

I looking for one but I would like to have the Z110 above the climate controls gauges, the reverse to your current setup.

 

Also did you lose the time for service indications on the dash when you removed the OEM radio?

Ebay.

There's a reason why I mounted the radio on the bottom: I didn't want to cut up my dash & climate controls.

No. OBC works without the stock radio. But I did relocate the radio to the trunk to retain chimes and PDC.

For the OP i would like to know if you did the instal yourself or had it done somewhere. If you did it by yourself I would like to know how you bypassed the most system in the car? PLease let me know as i am very interested to know. But hey it looks amazing and clean.

I installed it myself. There's nothing to bypass. I just had to relocate the stock radio to the trunk to retain chimes and PDC.

Where did you purchase your harness?

 

I looking for one but I would like to have the Z110 above the climate controls gauges, the reverse to your current setup.

 

Also did you lose the time for service indications on the dash when you removed the OEM radio?

 

Ebay.

There's a reason why I mounted the radio on the bottom: I didn't want to cut up my dash & climate controls.

No. OBC works without the stock radio. But I did relocate the radio to the trunk to retain chimes and PDC.

You will have to excuse me if all my questions seem to be on the ignorant side, I am really not savvy when it comes to car tech but I am looking to become educated enough for when I take it into the installer shop and for personal maintenance going forward.

Can you please explain the not wanting to cut up the dash and climate control. I saw the Connect2 and Metra installation instructions for the double din with the navi on top and climate controls below. Besides the filing down of the edges of the climate control less than a 1/4 of an inch, I don't see anything in the instructions about cutting into the dash and the climate controls. Am I missing something or was that part not included in the documentation?

I've only had my car for a little over a month, what chimes are you referring to? And what's the PDC?

Thanks for the responses.

For the OP i would like to know if you did the instal yourself or had it done somewhere. If you did it by yourself I would like to know how you bypassed the most system in the car? PLease let me know as i am very interested to know. But hey it looks amazing and clean.

 

I installed it myself. There's nothing to bypass. I just had to relocate the stock radio to the trunk to retain chimes and PDC.

OOO right that is correct my mistake the 3 series do not have a most in the radio i am thinking of the 5 series and 7 series oops lol. By putting the stock radio in the trunk i know you said you got it from ebay but everytime i look for the connectors on ebay i never find any were did you get the connectors from? Did you cut off the oem connector and extend all the wiring in to the trunk? sorry for all the questions

Where did you purchase your harness?

 

I looking for one but I would like to have the Z110 above the climate controls gauges, the reverse to your current setup.

 

Also did you lose the time for service indications on the dash when you removed the OEM radio?

 

Ebay.

There's a reason why I mounted the radio on the bottom: I didn't want to cut up my dash & climate controls.

No. OBC works without the stock radio. But I did relocate the radio to the trunk to retain chimes and PDC.

 

You will have to excuse me if all my questions seem to be on the ignorant side, I am really not savvy when it comes to car tech but I am looking to become educated enough for when I take it into the installer shop and for personal maintenance going forward.

 

Can you please explain the not wanting to cut up the dash and climate control. I saw the Connect2 and Metra installation instructions for the double din with the navi on top and climate controls below. Besides the filing down of the edges of the climate control less than a 1/4 of an inch, I don't see anything in the instructions about cutting into the dash and the climate controls. Am I missing something or was that part not included in the documentation?

 

I've only had my car for a little over a month, what chimes are you referring to? And what's the PDC?

 

Thanks for the responses.

The chimes he is referring to would be the seatbelt reminer chimes the warnign lights on the cluster and pdc is park distance control aka backup sensors

Thank you Mazda_3. I don't mind losing those. I don't have the PDC in my car and I find the seatbelt warning highly annoying, the clicking of the signal indicator too. I haven't heard any of the other chimes yet but I don't think I will miss them too much.

As long as I don't lose the OBC, I think I'll be happy.

if i am not mistaken the BC goes through the cluster and as far as i know you shouldnt have an issue. Give me a couple of days and i will check to see what else is in the loop with the audio system on the e90's.