[vitchie]

Hi guys

I want to do a NAV retrofit in my South African F30. I don't want to order from overseas ebay etc, so going look for a unit from a local scrapyard. First prize would be a NBT, but havent found one yet, so might settle for a CIC. I have base headunit without combox. So I have basic bluetooth which I am happy with.

Can CIC be retrofitted this way, in other word does CIC also have built in basic bluetooth and USB? I don't need extended bluetooth.

[steve@codemybimmer]

Navigation will work but the Armrest USB port and all Bluetooth functions cannot work without the combox. The only way you will be able to play music is by using the Beige USB port on the back of the CIC and loading music into the hard drive.

The radio connector is different for Champ2 and CIC as CIC uses one single wire and Champ2 uses two.

[vitchie]

Originally Posted by Aritaurus

Navigation will work but the Armrest USB port and all Bluetooth functions cannot work without the combox. The only way you will be able to play music is by using the Beige USB port on the back of the CIC and loading music into the hard drive.

The radio connector is different for Champ2 and CIC as CIC uses one single wire and Champ2 uses two.

Thanks Aritaurus. Didn't know about the antenna's, found it now in the big NBT thread. Question, I south africa there isn't really any AM stations, just fm. Will the Champ2's black FM connector fit in the CIC's FM+AM port and give me FM reception?

[steve@codemybimmer]

Originally Posted by vitchie

Thanks Aritaurus. Didn't know about the antenna's, found it now in the big NBT thread. Question, I south africa there isn't really any AM stations, just fm. Will the Champ2's black FM connector fit in the CIC's FM+AM port and give me FM reception?

It could be different based on region. I'd open it up and have a look if you have the chance.

You might be able to get away with just plugging one of the wires into the FM port to get it to work.

[vitchie]

Thanks!