DIY 16:9 Navigation Screen Repair

[das borgen]

Start here to find some yards near you that may have what you seek:

that s how I got my M50 manifold (for my m3) for 25 bucks.....on forums ,they go for 100 bucks because they offer a big power gain for guys with 96-99 6cyl E36s (M3, 328, 323) becausr the M50 manifold flows 50% better than the M52 one

[franco90]

DUDE good DIY........

[SirReal63]

"Dude looks like a Lady"?

[Miss BimmerLV]

"DUDE!!..Where's My Car?! "

[Edwin NL]

She does so much DIY she is one of the dudes now

[bigjrocc27]

Very good write up and, yes you are very motivational for me to do more mods myself.....Very amazing women i would have to say..

[Xephius]

Nice writeup. Your doing good work that we can all benefit from. Thanks.

John

[3xxtiMZK2]

Would this work in a 01 x5. My screen just went black and doesn't turn on anymore...although the radio works

[mgalvin1]

In going to get a set of those chrome line knobs !! That's an amazing wright up again miss bimmer ! You should bring out a DVD of all the DIY'S you do as I think you'd clean up ! . " big thumbs up "

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[CWJameson]

I'm having trouble locating a place to get this screen... I have the grey spots all over my nav screen and i would love to fix it. very easy to do with this guide...

can you help me locate a source to get this screen..?

thanks!

[Strahan]

I got mine from eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-NAVIGATI...c95add&vxp=mtr

There are cheaper ones too:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Original...94bde3&vxp=mtr

However I cannot vouch for the $180 one. I bought the $250 one from germanaudiotech and the shipping was reasonably fast and the screen was well protected and worked excellent (that is, until I screwed it up lol). When you reassemble, be sure everything is routed just the way it was. DO NOT put excess pressure on the casing to make it fit together. Should take no extra pressure. I put too much pressure on mine because I had the LCD power harness routed incorrectly and now I have two white lines stuck on running across the top (sigh).

[CWJameson]

hmm so it has to be the bmw one? guess it would be to fit

[quakefiend420]

why isn't this in the DIY section?

[E38740iMD]

Can this be submitted to e38.org?

[BimmerBrad]

How long ago did you upgrade to MK4 navi?

[Playdrv4me]

What a fantastic write-up, especially if you have a damaged or non-functional screen.

Wasn't there another write-up recently about how adding JUST the screen protector over a screen with marks on it would "fill in" the gaps and eliminate most of the problem?

[Miss BimmerLV]

How long ago did you upgrade to MK4 navi?

I didnt upgrade to MK IV.......


I still have MK II ;(

[Nyc Dito]

awesome, im doing this!

[Strahan]

What a fantastic write-up, especially if you have a damaged or non-functional screen.

Wasn't there another write-up recently about how adding JUST the screen protector over a screen with marks on it would "fill in" the gaps and eliminate most of the problem?

That's what I did initially. I used this walkthrough to tear down to the naked screen then covered the screen with a screen protector film to hide the messed up anti glare coat on the stock LCD.

Before:


After:


Just don't be a doofus like me and buy a reflective coating, lol. That thing was like a mirror, had to remove it and get a matte cover.

[Justin51982]

Excellent write up. Do you have any sources you can share for the screen? Aside from eBay I have not had any luck.

Thanks

[Miss BimmerLV]

Ebay seems to be the only place for them..... "All German Auto" on ebay has the best stock from what I can see and have found.


xoxo

[Justin51982]

Awesome! Thank you!

[m3j0n]

great DIY.. I am about to tackle this project on my e46 330ci. Do you know if this screen will work?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LQ065T9BR51-...ht_1749wt_1016

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any chance you can rehost the photos that arent showing up anymore?

[Rhein Amacher]

Need help with mine Maddy!

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Need help with mine Maddy!

[Miss BimmerLV]

Whats the issue sweetpea ???? Where Ya Running into Problems?

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That's what I did initially. I used this walkthrough to tear down to the naked screen then covered the screen with a screen protector film to hide the messed up anti glare coat on the stock LCD.

Before:


After:


Just don't be a doofus like me and buy a reflective coating, lol. That thing was like a mirror, had to remove it and get a matte cover.

GREAT Job!!!!!! I am VERY Proud of You!!!!