Been scouring posts for two days, I can't find anyone who has done this to a 2013 R56.

Anyone?


Also do the A Pillar trim with pods come with a grill??

Lastly, I can tell whether my car has cream or grey headliner.

Looks cream in one light looks grey in another, unless grey is dark

 

The parts listing shows the color choices for the A-pillar as Carbon Black or Light Beige.

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...42&hg=65&fg=95

 

I checked with various dealers, also ECS Tuning.
Those numbers don't exist, they are only available with tweeters.

 

I don't follow. The A pillar covers are not available? Or you can only buy them with tweeters? What is the problem?

 

Those numbers are for pillars with pods no tweeters, they are no longer available.
The ones WITH tweeters are available.
But the Alpine kit already comes with tweeters!!

Found some tweeter less beige HK pillars on fleabay.

 

While Im waiting for my Alpine Retrofit kit, which arrives next week.
I just spent the last 4 hours swapping out the rear speakers with Alpine SPR-69
6X9 coaxials. Wanted a "surround" feel with high frequencies!
It's an improvement! But it was a lot of work.
Definitely tightened up the low frequencies, not as tubby anymore. The fronts now sound like crap compared.
I can confirm that the high frequencies are not limited on the rears, but the rears, as posted by IA, are heavily notched at 70hz, and every thing below that ramps off.
As i believe due to the cabin nodes.

While the panels etc were off I ran speaker cable from the boot down the left to the front kick panel connector, and 8 gauge marine power cable down the right from the boot to the battery. Might just get a sub later down the line!!

 

Here is the kit,

Retrofit Kit For MINI HIFI / Alpine System part # 65412153318

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/65412153318/



&

Installation Kit for the HiFi Part # 65412167234

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/65412167234/



Yes it looks like the light beige are not available.

51432353305
51432353308

There is the carbon black and the light beige (that come with HK pods in them).


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51437236259/

&

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51437236260/



Here are the light beige with the Hk pods.

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51437267690/

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51437267689/



Thanks take some pics when you have it all done and installed.

 

Correct, but Alex at ECS researched this for me, you CANT buy the A pillars without the tweeters, thats redundant.

 

I should have taken pics with the exterior ripped apart!!

 

Yep, that's what I was I saying, you cant get them with the tweeters.

Yea, love to see the before and install thread on this. Have a great weekend.

 

Does anyone have an official installation guide for this retrofit? I'd like to see how involved it is before I take the plunge...

 

The pre-2009 without tweeters WILL work, IF you're willing to go black.
The dividing line of 2009 is HiFi vs HK, and black vs beige.

I replaced A, B and C pillars to black during the install.

 

Attached instructions.

 

Is 2008 the most up to date version of these instructions? Sometimes connector plug position numbers change. I discovered this with a similarly old set of instructions for installing the autodimming mirror retrofit cable....for example the fuse panel position described in the instructions was no longer applicable because they'd shifted the circuits around in the fuse box. If so, then the position number in fuse panel connector may no longer be accurate. Also, the diagram doesn't say which position number the destination (20a) fuse is.

 

Accurate enough for me to install on my 2013 S

Per instructions:
"Connect branch A4, RT cable, to plug X11007 PIN 6. Connect plug X11007 to the fuse holder."

LAYMANS TERMS:
There is a pin connected to the end of the red power cable from the amp. See pic below.
Unplug connector X11007 from the fuse block.
Insert the pin that is attached to the power cable into the X11007 plug slot 6.
Then reinsert X11007 back into the fuse panel.
The 20A fuse is already in the fuse block, I can't remember which one it is at this time.
I think F6

As with any electrical circuit, verify that slot 6 is indeed an ignition on 12V source, and pull F6 fuse to see if power goes away.




As you can see, besides installing the speakers, the loom is simple, one plug to the amp, brown cable to the ground bolt under the sill plate, the dual plug intercepts the X3991 connector at the driver's kick panel, 2 tweeter cables (yellow and red), and the red power cable to X11007 at the fuse block.

 

Yea thats the most up to date info in the pdf. TVpostsound also added some great info.

 

man, how great would it be if MINI offered an individual part number for that wire loom?

 

They don't but I have read on one of these threads that the amps are available as replacement parts.

 

My F6 fuse is 30a. The diagram shows an icon which looks kind of like a sunroof. F5 is 20a and shows an icon which appears like a radio.

I'm guessing that X11007 pin 6 may correspond to F5.

I know from my inserting a pin in X11002 (pin 38) last week that it corresponded to fuse F32, so pin numbers on connector housings don't necessarily line up with fuse position numbers.

I also have a 2013 (justa)

 

Ok, shoot me!! I was trying to do this from memory

Follow the instructions, they are accurate. Ive been a year with no issues.


EIDT:

I just checked mine, it is F5, and the amp wire was inserted into the 2nd pin down on the right bank.

The fuse stays hot after ignition off due to accesorry delay timing.

 

Yea, the HiFi alpine amp is here: 65412153319


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/65412153319/




The Hifi alpine retrofit cable harness was available on its own back in the day, now its not. Is nla.

 

Thanks TVPostSound!

Any tips on what path to take when running the cable across the inside of the dash? The instructions show it taking the lowest route, easily visible from the underside. I was concerned about crossing any components that the wire might get in the way of if/when they require removal somewhere down the line.

 

I ran it under the carpet, at the vertical section of the firewall.