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Hi there,
I went today to a BMW representative. They opened my door, and there is no wires for the tweeters because I have the professional radio with the basic sound. So I cannot install tweeters- this is the official position of BMW. BUT the guy who checked the pre-installation for the tweeters told me the speakers that are closer to the tweeters DO HAVE an output (a second entrance) that should lead to the tweeters - so in theory the tweeters can be connected to the audio system by the closer speaker. The problem is to know if I connect the tweeters to that second output of the speekers, will produce any effect, because there area good chances that entrance as nothing connected there (its just a useless entrance that only makes sense in the Hifi audio system). Anyone can help on this? Will the tweeters work if I connect them to that second entrance? thanks! |
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I have added the tweeters of the top hifi to my basic hifi exactly the way you describe it - they include a prewired 6db filter (capacitor) to cut off the low frequencies and a plug that fits perfectly into the existing door speaker's receptacle. The filter will keep the impedance almost where it is without the tweeter - so I cannot believe that this configuration will do any harm to your radio. The sound quality increase - even without additional amp - is remarkable . If you need installing information: Look here (also included: Amp installation advice - thanks to EdP!) BTW: Forget about upgrading tweeters to the rear speakers without an additional amp - you still won't hear anything . Best regards Mick |
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http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewto...t=upgrade+plan I guess you won't improve the sound by adding an extra tweeter. It will only sound muddier than before. If you want to improve the sound quality, start by replacing the 4 mid/high range speaker with good full range ones. If you want the system to sound louder an extra amplifier is required. To get a better bass sound you will need a sub woofer and extra amplifier. EdP |
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Of course I agree that completely replacing the speakers or even adding an amp might bring much better results. Best regards Mick |
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Thanks a lot for your post! I am starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel Since the tweeter comes with the prewired filter, i guess it wont damage anything, or not? (just to know a second opinion) Can anyone help on this issue? This prewired filter of 6db that comes with the tweeter prevents future damages to the audio system, or not? thanks! alex |
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just me again, glad to help I'll try to explain: Of course the filter primarily protects the tweeter from powerful and thus dangerous low frequencies: Power consumption is not spread evenly throughout the audible spectrum. Low bass attacks take much more energy to move the "huge" woofers to make your stomach vibrate (OK, not with E89's standard hifi) whereas high frequencies require much less energy to make your ears scream. So tweeters can be built much smaller and the coil's wire can have a much smaller diameter, provided that the powerful low frequencies are cut off with a filter. Generally speaking, if you power a bass (or broadband) woofer with a 50W normal music program, your tweeter will only get approximately a true 5W high frequency power as long as you cut off the low frequencies with a 6 dB Filter (capacitor) at 4500 Hz. In turn, the impedance in the most dangerous high power low frequency range won't change significantly. The tweeter will be only set in "parallel circuit" where the capacitor (no additional coils in the filter circuit!) lets through the low power high frequencies. Even if the overall impedance of the speaker system should become too low, I am pretty sure that this will not do any harm to your radio. Before that happens, overheat and overcurrent protection (included in practically all solid state amplifers in modern radios) would engage and shut off the speakers. I have heard in a German forum that such protection has already worked perfectly in a E89 standard hifi system with a damaged (coil short circuit) woofer that could be replaced without leaving any harm to the radio. Perhaps here's someone else to confirm my conclusions, just to be safe! Best regards Mick |
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For those that have done this amp mod, I take it there's no real reason why I can't use my existing 4 channel amp that I removed from my old car and use it in this car, but with the Blaupunkt wiring? Surely all the Blaupunkt wiring does is take the audio feed from the output of the headunit, feed it to the amp, and back again, but out via the cars existing wiring?
So I buy the blaupunkt wires, chop the ends off at the amp end and screw onto existing amp (using high level input) and I'm away?? Power comes from battery, plus whichever pin it was for remote switching? David
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I have the built in NAV so i have this one
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Incidentally while reading a Google Translation of someone else who's installed a Blaupunkt, I noted they linked to this place
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...F8ZNc7It29udjQ The wiring is cheaper there but a slightly different model no. Is this the same? David
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Ignore that last post, it doesn't include the Z4 specific wiring - does this look like the right sort of thing:
This is a VW one though, but think BM one is similar if not the same: David
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Hi folks - first post - I want to upgrade the pretty useless standard stereo in my Z4, and after reading several previous threads both here and elsewhere, I think the most effective first step will be to add on the missing tweeters from the standard setup followed by an amp install. Does anyone have any recommendation for the tweeters, as I guess the BMW ones willl be a ridiculous price?
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Thanks for that - is it possible to replace the head unit then? Is there trim surround available to make it look OK? if so, then maybe that is best place to start, as a PNP amp will still be limited by the signal from the OEM head unit.
I want to get the best bang for my buck from any upgrade, so need to identify the best place to start, which may be the head unit.... |
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Can I resurrect an old thread please and ask how you actually remove the head unit itself please?
Thanks David
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