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miggit



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DSP Amp, has anyone tried a BMW unit?

Hi all, for some inexplicable reason my DSP amp has stopped working after it had a shower Rolling Eyes And I nowfind myself seeking a replacement..... Talk about silly money Shocked If I have to buy a Range Rover one it will be cheaper to do away with it all and fit an Android type head Shocked

But being the lazy git that I am I'd rather not go to all that faff if I can avoid it, plus I know the sound from a new system wont be quite as good as the DSP system, and then it will bug me and I'll spend lots of hours and dosh trying to improve the sound back to original Sad I spent a considerable amount on the ML trying to get it to sound more like the ffrr.. almost there but not quite Evil or Very Mad

So I've been looking on the Bay of Fleas and I've been rather shocked to see that what I thought was a hundred pound fix, is trending at nearer a three hundred pound reason to ditch the lot and start again..... However.... The BMW DSP amps are still trending around the hundred pound mark.. but will they work? or is it a case that they don't speak Range Rover and I'll be left with no sound, except Big Cry Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Post #406018 23rd Sep 2016 11:19am
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Zebedee



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United Kingdom 2013 Range Rover Vogue SDV8 Santorini Black

There's a guy called Ali who lives in Rochdale who repairs them for about £100. He advertises on eBay and also adds the facility of an Aux connection so you can plug iPods/phones into the system.

He seems to know what he's doing. Current:
- 2013 L405 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
Sold:
- 2004 L322 4.4 Vogue (BRC LPG)
- 2002 L322 4.4 HSE (having fixed timing chain guides)
- 2000 P38 4.6 Vogue (BRC LPG)
- 1981 2-door In-Vogue
- 1980 Ex-Army SIII LWB
- 1976 SIII LWB
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Stripped for parts:
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Post #406078 23rd Sep 2016 5:37pm
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miggit



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I think that's the BM54 radio unit, not the DSP amp Rolling Eyes

I could only find 1 person offering repairs to the DSP amp and that was £300+ I sort of switched off when the price went over £100 Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Post #406124 24th Sep 2016 1:55am
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Zulu 10



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I've just finished a modification to feed my iPod direct to the RR DSP's digital input, and to provide control from a tablet.
Almost all the information which I have relied upon to generate the interface commands has been gleaned not from Range Rover forums (fora?), but from ones dedicated to BMW.
From that I think it's safe to conclude that the BMW DSP is directly interchangeable with a Range Rover unit.

I have however seen a number of comments relating to the different manufacturers of the DSP: Philips is one, Lear is another, but I can't remember the third. There are suggestions, albeit with little to substantiate them, that the quality varies between the three, with Lear being best.

Post #406133 24th Sep 2016 7:25am
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Dolphinboy



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Miggit I have located my amp which I never used as it was the wrong one for my car. It came straight from the retailer (used unit)

Will put pics up for you today so u can see if it is the correct one for you. Thumbs Up

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miggit



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I have the Lear amp, and while they are silly money with the Land Rover sticker on them, the BMW labelled ones can be had for a third of the cost Thumbs Up Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Post #406193 24th Sep 2016 4:12pm
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Dolphinboy



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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Atacama Sand
Lear amp for sale

Damm so this is no use to you then?

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Anyone else need one of these? Going at cost! (Full ad to follow Stan with price etc. Thumbs Up)

Post #406402 25th Sep 2016 9:51pm
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miggit



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YUP! No good Shocked

That's for a P38 / 3 series BMW, and possibly Discovery 2's not the ffrr

I need one like this

 Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Post #406408 25th Sep 2016 11:28pm
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Maybe to obvious but Have you tried cleaning all the green corrosion off the pins?

BBA reman may be the guys you were talking about RE fixing them, if not the the might be able to help. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Bobpm45



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United Kingdom 2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Oslo Blue

Hi, I have fitted a DSP from an X5 and works perfectly without mods . And just to get you jealous, I won the auction for £10 which included a DSP, 6 CD changer , subwoofer and a ULf !! Bob

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miggit



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Bow down That's good to know Thumbs Up

Mr MonkeyJones, that's not my amp... generic picture poached off the web.... just happened to originate from this site Wink

My amp doesn't have the corroded pins, in fact it doesn't really show any signs of water ingress, other than it was wet and it didn't work Shocked plus it was draining the battery over a 24 hour period Evil or Very Mad and causing the central locking to go normal, instead of having to press the button 50 times to open all the car and not instantly locking the car when it detected movement...... was rather nice that, and then normal service was resumed when the DSP was unplugged Big Cry Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Baltic Blue

A bit late I know but Ali Sound Secure, 12 Kirklee Road,Rochdale OL11 2PN, can usually repair them. Just repaired mine & the radio tuner for £200. Both water damaged.
His number is 07501 312152. Gives a lifetime warranty but not against water ingress Laughing

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Andy



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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover SE TDV8 Stornoway Grey

My amp gave up a few weeks ago. I've just bought a BMW Lear one from the US. Looking forward to music again! Surprising what you miss when it's not there.

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