HELP! DICE installation....

[AtoB]

anyone done this? the instructions are for the radio with CD carousel, i just have the head unit and single CD. the instructions have no picture and have me scratching my head.... plus, i know NOTHING about audio, electrical...any help would be HUGE.

TIA
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[Dammmittt]

Did a quick search in the DIY section...

Did you see this thread?

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthre...highlight=DICE

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by AtoB

anyone done this? the instructions are for the radio with CD carousel, i just have the head unit and single CD. the instructions have no picture and have me scratching my head.... plus, i know NOTHING about audio, electrical...any help would be HUGE.

TIA
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What part are you stumped at? Removing the radio?

[AtoB]

i saw that... looks like the trunk.
this is the set-up i got...the two big connectors on the left look like they should fit together, but that doesn't make sense to me that they would just connect back to each other ... how does this thing connect to my radio.... and the smaller plug (10-pin) looks like it connects to the DICE unit. and the blue connector is obvious as to where that goes... the instructions are pretty useless to me, they don't show the large connector... i'm hoping Tom at EAS will help out.

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

What part are you stumped at? Removing the radio?

just left you a VM....

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

What part are you stumped at? Removing the radio?

how it all is supposed to connect.... the directions aren't clear enough.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by Dammmittt

Did a quick search in the DIY section...

Did you see this thread?

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthre...highlight=DICE

You did see this thread right? Looks like a really good DIY to me. I had a bit of trouble opening it so thought I might reattach it here.

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

You did see this thread right? Looks like a really good DIY to me. I had a bit of trouble opening it so thought I might reattach it here.

i found that... but it does not look like what i have... what are these connectors? and what goes in them? i can't find any info and where...

matter of fact.... i am looking at the installation guide, and under 'integration kit contents'.... and the cables are different than what i am holding...hmm.

[jragan]

It would appear the cable is this item here: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...roducts_id=665

I've never used or seen any Dice product before and have zero knowledge of it. But from looking at pictures, it would appear you need to do the following:

1 - unplug factory cable (xxx) from back of radio
2 - plug male end of dice cable into xxx
3 - plug other (female with blue rectangles) end of dice cable into back of radio where xxx was originally plugged into.
4 - plug remaining pigtail from Dice cable into Dice unit.

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by jragan

It would appear the cable is this item here: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...roducts_id=665

I've never used or seen the product before and have zero knowledge of it. But from looking at pictures, it would appear you need to do the following:

1 - unplug factory cable (xxx) from back of radio
2 - plug male end of dice cable into xxx
3 - plug other (female with blue rectangles) end of dice cable into back of radio where xxx was originally plugged into.
4 - plug remaining pigtail from Dice cable into Dice unit.

if it's that easy... i'm gonna be very happy... thanks for the info.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by jragan

It would appear the cable is this item here: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...roducts_id=665

I've never used or seen any Dice product before and have zero knowledge of it. But from looking at pictures, it would appear you need to do the following:

1 - unplug factory cable (xxx) from back of radio
2 - plug male end of dice cable into xxx
3 - plug other (female with blue rectangles) end of dice cable into back of radio where xxx was originally plugged into.
4 - plug remaining pigtail from Dice cable into Dice unit.

That's essentially it.

AtoB, I'll be giving you a call soon to follow up.

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

That's essentially it.

AtoB, I'll be giving you a call soon to follow up.

great... thank you.

[caseysc]

Anxious to see how it works for you. I believe I warned you last week to do your homework before buying the DICE.

Tom is a good man, I believe, and will help you all he can.

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by caseysc

Anxious to see how it works for you. I believe I warned you last week to do your homework before buying the DICE.

Tom is a good man, I believe, and will help you all he can.

piece of cake!... really.

there is only so much asking and research i could do... it was time to take the plunge...

tom called me and answered all my questions (thank you tom), and it was a cinch... the only issue i had was that the instructions were not the correct set which was confusing the hell out of me. after tom explained it to me, it all made perfect sense. all-in-all the install took me 20-30 minutes, and the DICE works perfectly. i love it!

[SystemR]

where do you put your ipod with the radio interface?

i did the trunk interface and the ipod cable passes through to the center console

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by SystemR

where do you put your ipod with the radio interface?

i did the trunk interface and the ipod cable passes through to the center console

this system plugs into the back of the radio, the DICE unit and cables i secured to the brace support below the radio. then i just snaked the cord for the iphone down into the glovebox....i'll be adding a mounting kit in the glovebox to secure the iphone... finally i have a use for the glovebox

[caseysc]

Originally Posted by AtoB

piece of cake!... really.

there is only so much asking and research i could do... it was time to take the plunge...

tom called me and answered all my questions (thank you tom), and it was a cinch... the only issue i had was that the instructions were not the correct set which was confusing the hell out of me. after tom explained it to me, it all made perfect sense. all-in-all the install took me 20-30 minutes, and the DICE works perfectly. i love it!

Congrats!! I looked into this last year for a solution to integrate an Ipod with BMW Sirius. Based on overwhelming feedback at that time on the DICE products, I decided to wait awhile until the bugs were worked out. Sounds like that has happened. I will look back into their products based on your experience.

Happy to hear it worked out for you!!!

[AtoB]

Originally Posted by caseysc

Congrats!! I looked into this last year for a solution to integrate an Ipod with BMW Sirius. Based on overwhelming feedback at that time on the DICE products, I decided to wait awhile until the bugs were worked out. Sounds like that has happened. I will look back into their products based on your experience.

Happy to hear it worked out for you!!!

couldn't be happier with it.