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how much was the unit? and was it easy to install or did you have it done at a shop. also any chance you could show a picture as to where the other end of the cable on the module goes into?
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I got it from here:
http://www.autobra.co.uk/shop/produc...roducts_id/201 for £270.
The cables on the module that you see in the first photograph are not connected to the car - one is to an RCA and bypass switch to reconnect the CD changer, one to the Ipod and the other is a USB extension lead.
You have to disconnect the fibre optic cable on the MOST ring
with the light coming out of the CDC and connect this to a plug that goes into the module. I couldn't photograph this without removing it again. You also need a power source (non-switched +12v and ground - you can tap into the cd changer's or the amp's power supply. Full instructions are here:
http://support.dension.com/downloads...2007.06.25.pdf The E60 diagram applies to the E90 too.
As long as you're confident tapping into a cable for power it's OK to install. Otherwise it would take a HiFi installer about 20 - 30 mins.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: When I installed it I followed the E60/E61 instructions. The new installation manual
http://support.dension.com/downloads...2007.06.25.pdf has instructions for the E90 and says that it is the
input fibre optic cable to the CDC that should be used (i.e. opposite to the E60 instructions I used.) This may explain why when my USB hard drive had insufficient power to spin up the CDC came back online. I can't be bothered to reverse it now but will do so if any other problem emerges.
FURTHER UPDATE
I have tried the new E90 instructions but these do not work for me - the CDC stays online constantly. I have reverted to the E60 instructions. Shanmand, however, had the opposite experience. I suspect that there are hardware and possibly software differences which depend upon the build date of the car. I would therefore recommend trying it both ways - the cables can be reversed easily.