As you guys know chief Jimbo and I purchase this unit.
As you know it said's the unit is plug and play. well it is. the Problem I had was that my 99 DID NOT come with OEM Navigation.
So I went ahead a couple of years ago and added the OEM Navigation. Anyway I guess When I code it the amp to my car I used NAVCODER,
To code the AMP. So since I tested the radio and I have no sound I went ahead and ran NAVCODER and my Amp had a error in it. so I ran navcoder and recoded the amp and have sound, steering wheel works, blue tooth works and the navigation is looks awesome.
THIS IS THE UNIT
The Navigation bracket needs to be trim a little to make sure the unit fits in flush.
See Below.
The unit comes with two harnesses one short one for those with no Navigation and one long one for those with Navigation. But make sure you get the Correct Harness YOU will need Harness ISO PORT 2 17 pin .
They send me the wrong harness, so make sure when you order that you get the harness.
The units side by side.
Anyway please stand by for the DIY once I get the correct harness.
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Awesome Thanks for the info. I would like to hear more of your thoughts on this after you get it in the dash and get a chance to play with it a little more. Keep us posted please!
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Couple of questions.
You say that you had to code the amp as you didn't have navigation from factory.
Does that mean that those of us who have navigation from factory can skip this step?
Secondly, you say that they sent the wrong harness. What is this harness used for if it does not fit our cars? Will every person need to request the correct harness when ordering one of these units?
Also I wonder how this would go being installed in a RHD E38... The RHD seems to have less room behind the dash so I'm worried about that.
Very interested in hearing the specifics of coding the amp to work. I have my eye on an Android unit for the future but I'd be happy to keep my DSP amp and speakers - whether they're stock or aftermarket, everything in my car sounds great at the moment.
You say that you had to code the amp as you didn't have navigation from factory.
Does that mean that those of us who have navigation from factory can skip this step?
YES
Secondly, you say that they sent the wrong harness. What is this harness used for if it does not fit our cars? Will every person need to request the correct harness when ordering one of these units?
Also I wonder how this would go being installed in a RHD E38... The RHD seems to have less room behind the dash so I'm worried about that.[/QUOTE]
You say that you had to code the amp as you didn't have navigation from factory.
Does that mean that those of us who have navigation from factory can skip this step?
YES and if no sound them navcoder
Secondly, you say that they sent the wrong harness. What is this harness used for if it does not fit our cars? Will every person need to request the correct harness when ordering one of these units?
the Unit is made for the X5 and the X5 has the 40 pin harness our cars have the 17 pin.
Also I wonder how this would go being installed in a RHD E38... The RHD seems to have less room behind the dash so I'm worried about that.
That
I dont know there is a guy in europe who did the same radio and it fits.
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We will have to wait until I get the long 17 pin harness to finish the install.
El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
wow, steering button work you said? R/T, call/drop, volume, and changing radio presets?
not important, but what about scrolling through contacts with wheel?
So what about the MID functions? Did you just relocate it to the rear or glovebox?
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Right now everything is a little backwards due to the short harness problem. Working that out with the company now but they are on holiday so a little challenging at the moment. Will get there, as of now the headunit is in the trunk and the MID is still up front but once the harness is shipped and received then we can swap everything around and permanently mount the system.
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El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
Is there a menu for the fuel consumption and range etc.?
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Seats front and back in Epingle / leather englishgruen,
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Front seat backrest in Montana Englishgruen (No. 8 174 861)
Other interior equipment as for Volleder Nappa englischgruen,
Schl.Nr. P5EG
ChiefJimbo, any confirmation on steering wheel controls- presets, R/T, volume, voice, call/drop?
I don't have mine fully installed yet so I can't say. I am working on the transmission on the car right now. Then finish up the stereo, change out struts and swap out the full interior.
Avenging Angel: 2001 750iL Sport Schwartz II Metallic, too many upgrades to list here..
Kirsa: 2000 750iL Biarritz Blau Metallic, Born on 11/99. Sold 12/21/13
The Mistress: 1997 744iL Biarritz Blau Metallic, Sold 6/7/12. You will be missed Baby..
El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
wow, that's awesome....
2000 740i Sport
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El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
Good info, but these steering wheel buttons are 4 way (up, down, left, right). Ours are only 2 way (up & down)? So how will it work with ours? Will the layout be in a single column (1x16) instead of a 4x4 matrix? Not sure how you will hit the confirm buttons (start, store, reset) on the right side of the menu above either..
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Does this work with iPhone or just android phones?
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El Cid 1999 ILDUDMD Tune/DINAN CAI/19 in Style 95 Rims/Bilstein's Shocks/Eibach Lowering Springs/OEM Folding Mirrors/Custom Cupholder/Custom Wood Sunshade/Sport Steering Wheel/Euro Center Console/Leather Shifter/Rearview Camera /Luke Custom 10 in Sub Box/Cross Drilled Rotors/Rear view Camera/BMW OEM Monitors/BMW E38 Picnic Tables/Vanity Headrests/OEM Roof Rack/Strut Bar/Dinan MAF and Dinan Throttle Body and Dinan tunning /BM53 Radio upgrade /Custom Innovadrive NXG39 modify and Alpine ILX-W650 touch screen radio.
This looks very interesting I am going to subscribe to this thread. Love to see how it looks and works when complete.
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