Bluetooth connectivity for phone calls and media streaming from iPhone/ Android smartphone.Other featuresĪlpine UTE-92BT is a truly great head unit at a decent price. There are many presets for BMW E46 and if you don’t like those, you can easily create new ones and save those settings. You can set sound or you can load presets loaded by Alpine users. With this app, you can tune everything and more. Android App for tuning your soundĪnother great feature is Alpine’s Android App. Steering Wheel Remote control readyĪs most E46 have steering wheel controls, I needed a stereo head unit compatible with those controls.Īlpine UTE-92BT works perfectly with BMW E46 wheel controls but you need an adapter which is sold separately – this one. It integrates perfectly with climate illumination and all other controls. Variable illuminationĪlpine UTE-92BT has 150000 color variations, so it was an easy thing to match E46 dash light colors. This car media player has everything you want: truly good sound, Android app controls, variable illumination and good integration with BMW E46. Top 3 best aftermarket single DIN head units for BMW E46 (with USB, Bluetooth, steering-wheel controls ready and variable color illumination).Īfter seeing many aftermarket head units and taking into consideration price and features, I finally got my aftermarket unit which is complete and delivers a far better sound on stock speakers.Īlpine UTE-92BT was my choice. USB media play and Bluetooth enabled playerĪfter many searches, I narrowed the list to the models below.Variable illumination to match dash light color.You need a better aftermarket head unit and if you want to go further – upgrade speakers and add a subwoofer to your Bmw E46.Īfter doing a lot of research, I chose a radio USB player that is perfect for BMW E46. Are you a proud owner of a BMW E46? As you may know it by now, this great german car doesn’t have a high-quality audio system.ĭo you need to upgrade it? Yes.

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