DICE Ipod Integration Kit - It's here

[gregscha]

Dension started shipping these units last week and I installed mine this weekend. I have a BMW 5 series, with wiring in the trunk for a CD changer. The Dice plugs into the CD changer wiring and then you plug in a connector for the Ipod. (I've yet to run the wiring into the car because you have to remove panels, seats, carpeting and I'm going to let a pro do that) Once plugged in, you turn on the radio and select the CD changer, voila, the Ipod is part of the sound system and sounds as good as the CD player. You can control the Ipod from the radio, or the buttons on the steering wheel, or navigate with the Ipod itself. Song and artist information are displayed on the radios readout.

So far, I'm a happy camper. The sound is terrific and it is pretty cool to swith to the next track just by hitting a button on the steering wheel. Icing on the cake is having the track info displayed on the radio.

I paid $165 direct from Dension. I called their customer service and got good information before I ordered.

[mp3m0nk3y]

I too am a BMW 5 series owner. Mine is a 1999 528iT wagon. I mention this because the wagon is a little longer than the sedan and the DICE kit has enough cable to still connect to the CD changer port in the rear and run all the way to the glove box for iPod storage.

All in all, this is a solid option for anyone wanting to maintain an OEM look. Navigating the iPod strictly from the head unit is not as full featured as say, an after market Alpine unit with the new full speed option. I find that I put the iPod on a large playlist before starting to drive and using the steering wheel controls from there. But as mentioned above, the sound is CD quality and the DICE engineers have certainly made full use of the BMW head units (in this case) that were not designed to handle this type of hardware.