ok - this is not on the 968, but probably could be if i were willing to find a new location for my guages
ayn finally decided enough was enough, and i had a new deck installed in the 2002 E46 5-sp ragtop bmw - since it looks like we are going to keep it for a little while, because we can't find anything we like better
now that we decided to keep it, we are upgrading it a bit - besides the deck, it will get bigger sway bars, some programming, an exhaust and an intake (she's been informed that she is officially a car nut now)
this project was driven by the need for bluetooth to connect the phone - here in california, come january holding a cell phone in your hand to talk while driving is illegal - besides, being a 5 speed, it's hard to use the phone anyway - after having the avic D1 in the denali for the last year or so, she also wanted nav
a bit of research, and i found only one deck that did everything we wanted - it was the new pioneer Z2
this thing is amazing - it has full hardrive nav (much faster than dvd nav), bluetooth, phone book, voice activation, cd, dvd, mp3, 30 gig harddrive (10 of which is for music storage), and tv, sirius, xm, if you want them - we got the gadgets to connect to the steering wheel and such, and it just truly astounds me - dialing the phone, if you don't have the number programmed, happens on the screen, as do all other features - the phone stays in her purse - it is heard through the system, which automatically mutes for a call, and the mic is right in front of the steering wheel - sounds great!
the eq section leaves me a bit wanting, as it is only a 3 band parametric, but with the other onboard audio features (like sound stage, variable loudness, and an eq expander that acts like a BBE) i was able to get really good sound out of the standard 2 way separates that were in the car (didn't even have the harmon kardon system in there) even though it's a ragtop
the only thing missing is the blender option
