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      06-01-2018, 03:48 PM   #1
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Bowers and Wilkins design.

If anybody is looking for the diamond teeeter look of the bowers and Wilkins that light up the ambient light colors of our cars interior. Gzcarphone has them for sale. I just installed along with the bavsound stage 1 and it sounds great. Might need to upgrade the amplifier though.
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How much? Any pic?
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How much? Any pic?
He quoted me $380 Shipped.
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If anybody is looking for the diamond teeeter look of the bowers and Wilkins that light up the ambient light colors of our cars interior. Gzcarphone has them for sale. I just installed along with the bavsound stage 1 and it sounds great. Might need to upgrade the amplifier though.
Did you use the tweeters that came with or bavsound? Which tweeters are better?
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I asked Bavsound if they could suggest any upgrades to the B&W system and they said no. They said it was a "rare option" and a "fantastic system" and was superior to their upgrades to the HK system.
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I couldn't use bavsound tweeters because the gzcarphone tweeter cannot be remove from the housing with the ambient lighting.
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The bavsound stage 1 definitely needs the subs replaced. Because the bass definitely lags the bass for the new mids and tweets.
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The bavsound stage 1 definitely needs the subs replaced. Because the bass definitely lags the bass for the new mids and tweets.
I have ordered Bavsound stage 1 upgrade with ghost woofers and bimmertech amp, But i also want the Ambient lighting on my tweeters with bavsound so i am stuck for now on what to do. Is gzcarphone tweeter any good compared to Bavsound?
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The bavsound is probably better. But the gzcarphone not bad. Better than stock. You do have to modify the wiring for the gzcarphone tweeters to fit the bavsound door mids though. It worked fine for me and sounds much better than stock.
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I have too order the subs. Because the bass is still lacking big time.
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If anybody is looking for the diamond teeeter look of the bowers and Wilkins that light up the ambient light colors of our cars interior. Gzcarphone has them for sale. I just installed along with the bavsound stage 1 and it sounds great. Might need to upgrade the amplifier though.
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can you let me know what is the speaker/tweeter quality like with this retrofit speak upgrade from Gzcarphone, as I have the HK system but would like to add the ambient lighting kit.
are the speakers in this kit genuine or equivalent/copies?

many thanks

http://www.gzcarphone.com/bmw-5-seri...light_p71.html
http://www.gzcarphone.com/bmw-5-seri...eeter_p64.html
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Is it the tweeter or grill design that has the leds? I wonder if you can keep the H&K grills and get lights?
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Is it the tweeter or grill design that has the leds? I wonder if you can keep the H&K grills and get lights?
Its in the grill on the main speaker, but on the tweeters its the whole unit as the tweeter is bonded apparently?
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Is it the tweeter or grill design that has the leds? I wonder if you can keep the H&K grills and get lights?
Its in the grill on the main speaker, but on the tweeters its the whole unit as the tweeter is bonded apparently?
Ok, wanted to keep the H&K grills and just get the lighting function. Does anyone have detailed pictures of the tweeters to see how they are built?
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Ok, wanted to keep the H&K grills and just get the lighting function. Does anyone have detailed pictures of the tweeters to see how they are built?
I've just ordered them, so will post some images when they arrive..
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I've just ordered them, so will post some images when they arrive..
Ok, hope that it's possible as I like the darker more subdued grills rather than those shiny silver ones.
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I've just ordered them, so will post some images when they arrive..
Hello, where did you Order that and how much did you pay?
And is it better than before?
Tank you
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Hello, where did you Order that and how much did you pay?
And is it better than before?
Tank you
Hi
I have just fitted them, and I must say, i am really impressed with the quality and fitment of them considering they're aftermarket. The sound to be honest, in my humble opinion is fantastic, I tested them first in the LH door to see if I liked the sound, by comparing them to the RH Harmon Kardon's ... I had three different people listen to the sound of the aftermarket tweeters and main speakers, and two of them actually thought the aftermarket, sounded crisper, only one preferred the HKs slightly softer tone.
But once I installed both front doors, they all thought that the overall sound was no different to the Hk's and if anything, they complimented them.. I think if I were changing all of the interior speakers to these aftermarket ones, it would be a very different story, as I believe the rest of the HKs in the car make up any lacking in quality of the sound overall, obviously there will purists that will have differing opinions but to the average jo (like me and my three trusted listeners) the sound is fantastic...
Fitting was a little fiddly to get the HK grills off the door card, as you have to drill the plastic rivets to get them off, but other than that, it was pretty straight forward to fit, and at night, the speakers all lit up look amazing.!!
you'll find them here

http://www.gzcarphone.com/bmw-5-seri...eeter_p64.html

http://www.gzcarphone.com/bmw-5-seri...light_p71.html
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That looks pretty good !
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Hi
I have just fitted them, and I must say, i am really impressed with the quality and fitment of them considering they're aftermarket. The sound to be honest, in my humble opinion is fantastic, I tested them first in the LH door to see if I liked the sound, by comparing them to the RH Harmon Kardon's ... I had three different people listen to the sound of the aftermarket tweeters and main speakers, and two of them actually thought the aftermarket, sounded crisper, only one preferred the HKs slightly softer tone.
But once I installed both front doors, they all thought that the overall sound was no different to the Hk's and if anything, they complimented them.. I think if I were changing all of the interior speakers to these aftermarket ones, it would be a very different story, as I believe the rest of the HKs in the car make up any lacking in quality of the sound overall, obviously there will purists that will have differing opinions but to the average jo (like me and my three trusted listeners) the sound is fantastic...
Fitting was a little fiddly to get the HK grills off the door card, as you have to drill the plastic rivets to get them off, but other than that, it was pretty straight forward to fit, and at night, the speakers all lit up look amazing.!!
you'll find them here

http://www.gzcarphone.com/bmw-5-seri...eeter_p64.html

http://www.gzcarphone.com/bmw-5-seri...light_p71.html
Thank You for your Answer!

I will order them.
I have the Hifi System (which isnt so good) so i Think it will make a bigger difference for me
I asked them for the Price and they said to me 420$ so 370€
it is a Very good Price in my Opinion.
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Do you know if they fit in 6 Series GT?
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Do you know if they fit in 6 Series GT?
When you email them, they will ask what is your exact model is to check availability ...
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