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    Quote Originally Posted by adwebinc View Post
    Ah... I read through your entire DIY thread. Very nice work and thank you for posting. I see the unit you installed does NOT have the CD/DVD player which is awesome. That was the point of my rant. You can have much better fitment if you don’t have to deal with that bulk in the back of the unit.

    My confusion was the original link in this thread drops into a product that does have the CD/DVD player, so I was concerned about whether or not that would fit. I think I like the looks of the wide screen without the buttons any way.

    So Franco - this is the one you used right - https://www.seicane.com/touchscreen-...ontrol-s089993

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    yes that's the one I sell you my unit if you want , I am thinking real hard on selling my IL.



    Quote Originally Posted by AHolland View Post
    My concerns were with how well it fit in the original hole and what modifications is any had to be done that way. My car does not have any navigation system and I would love to find an aftermarket unit that has android guts where I can put in some navigation of some kind. Was there any trimming or anything like that which was needed? I wonder if we would be better off to get a group buy thing going or ask for a discount from the manufacturer for Bimmer Forum people that meantioned a secret code like E38 or something. Has anyone talked to the distributor about something like this? sounds like there are more than just a few of us that might like to go this way.
    I sell you my unit and it comes with the frame so all you had to do is use my set up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    yes that's the one I sell you my unit if you want , I am thinking real hard on selling my IL.
    What?? After all you've done? You're thinking of selling your iL again?
    '01 740i Sport MKIV, Quad Brake Lights, OEM Bi-Xenon retrofit, LED Angel Eyes, HID Fogs, LED Plate Lights, Dinan 7 certification, BM53 radio, OEM Sirius, Aux Input, TCU Bluetooth, Intravee II, iPod, Strong Strut, Dinan Struts, Springs, Camber Plates, Intake, MAF, CAI, Exhaust and Throttle Body

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    Quote Originally Posted by 740iSport303 View Post
    What?? After all you've done? You're thinking of selling your iL again?
    lol this my 3rd IL and there is nothing else to do to the car besides I never drive it it only had 122xxx am ready to move on to the 750



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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    lol this my 3rd IL and there is nothing else to do to the car besides I never drive it it only had 122xxx am ready to move on to the 750
    Well, I can understand that and yours is such a fine example, you shouldn't have any issues selling.
    '01 740i Sport MKIV, Quad Brake Lights, OEM Bi-Xenon retrofit, LED Angel Eyes, HID Fogs, LED Plate Lights, Dinan 7 certification, BM53 radio, OEM Sirius, Aux Input, TCU Bluetooth, Intravee II, iPod, Strong Strut, Dinan Struts, Springs, Camber Plates, Intake, MAF, CAI, Exhaust and Throttle Body

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    ok here is another one that fits just needs modification of the harness
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-HD-2-Din-T....c100290.m3507
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    AvinUSA just released a Android e38 head unit. Direct fit I believe.

    https://avinusa.com/avant-3-for-bmw-...on-system.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by MJ DOOM View Post
    AvinUSA just released a Android e38 head unit. Direct fit I believe.

    https://avinusa.com/avant-3-for-bmw-...on-system.html
    Still coming soon. I'll believe it when it's actually available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    ok here is another one that fits just needs modification of the harness
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-HD-2-Din-T....c100290.m3507
    I went to the link but I doesn't say anything, did someone have a thread about it franco90?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aitch View Post
    Still coming soon. I'll believe it when it's actually available.

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    evidently now shipping on 11/26? We'll see. All looks good - I just hope it starts shipping for real this time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    it all PLUG and PLAY
    1.remove your old radio I guess since you have a 95 you have a tape deck
    2. remove the MIDS
    3. unplug Cd changer
    4. all you have to do know is connect the OEM harness the after market harness and the plug into the radio.
    5. plug in FM antenna
    6. run and plug up gps antenna
    7. put all car all back together and you done


    https://www.seicane.com/1994-2001-bm...de-s75e53#tab3
    Where and how did you tie into the factorty gps and fm antenna? I'm having trouble locating . I did get this unit but I ditched the CD, Amp, GPS , and all the speaks. the harness's that were sent don't fully apply to my application. Thanks for your post on this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TPQ View Post
    Where and how did you tie into the factorty gps and fm antenna? I'm having trouble locating . I did get this unit but I ditched the CD, Amp, GPS , and all the speaks. the harness's that were sent don't fully apply to my application. Thanks for your post on this.

    what unit did you get also antenna and gps are in trunk of car
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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    what unit did you get also antenna and gps are in trunk of car
    Seicane 8.8 that you did this post on. Honestly your post on it made me go that route. cool unit, I'm stumbling some on my end. I really appreciate all your work you put into this for guys like me. Thank you. Trying to "dumb down" the 2 long and 2 short harnesses that were sent with the head unit has been a little troublesome. One of the tags on a short and long harness has a ...01 the other pair ...00 I'm assuming mine is a 2001 so, use 01 but a e38 not e39 so doesn't really matter....lol and then all that I really need out of it is constant 12v, acc, ground, illum, remote turn on, parking brake, GPS antenna, FM antenna, RCAs. On the drivers side C pillar is a box with brown and black connectors that receive my aftermarket FM antenna lead. is that it? did you use the supplied GPS antenna wire and cut off the end and tie it to the stock GPS lead in the trunk?

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    Thanks for this post.
    Last edited by lisaliyan; 11-06-2017 at 09:38 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TPQ View Post
    Seicane 8.8 that you did this post on. Honestly your post on it made me go that route. cool unit, I'm stumbling some on my end. I really appreciate all your work you put into this for guys like me. Thank you. Trying to "dumb down" the 2 long and 2 short harnesses that were sent with the head unit has been a little troublesome. One of the tags on a short and long harness has a ...01 the other pair ...00 I'm assuming mine is a 2001 so, use 01 but a e38 not e39 so doesn't really matter....lol and then all that I really need out of it is constant 12v, acc, ground, illum, remote turn on, parking brake, GPS antenna, FM antenna, RCAs. On the drivers side C pillar is a box with brown and black connectors that receive my aftermarket FM antenna lead. is that it? did you use the supplied GPS antenna wire and cut off the end and tie it to the stock GPS lead in the trunk?
    I ran the OEM antenna that they send with the UNIT. it was easier that way
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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    I ran the OEM antenna that they send with the UNIT. it was easier that way
    did you mount it externally or under a piece of glass. Its not a big magnetic block, but not stuck to the outside would be cool if it worked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TPQ View Post
    did you mount it externally or under a piece of glass. Its not a big magnetic block, but not stuck to the outside would be cool if it worked.
    I️ts the back glass but if I u don’t want that then mount it on rear speaker shelf


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    How did I miss all this??? Great threads, thanks Franco - revising my xmas list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grady in Texas View Post
    How did I miss all this??? Great threads, thanks Franco - revising my xmas list.
    lol
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    Was this question ever answered? I would love to know how they overcame this issue, as it seems that nobody else has as of yet. Been looking at an android upgrade for months now, but I actually DO use CDs/DVDs lol

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    The unit itself seems to have changed as the piece that they installed doesn't look to be available anymore in that style. I'm looking for an Android unit now as well and I DON'T need CD's.

    But I want to go with all aftermarket amps/processors and run all new wiring for the audio. I'm still looking and digging everywhere to find out if there are any pitfalls with removing the OEM head unit and all the crap in the back (DVD/CD/NAV/whatever). I'm hoping to gut everything and that nothing else on the car is compromised. I don't need any readouts of temp etc.
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    Hi,

    Silveriris - Contact Seicane to ask - https://www.seicane.com/

    Tominizer - Keep in mind that all the chinese units have low/generic quality internal electonics/IC's/DAC's, by adding high quality car audio products like processors, amplifiers, speakers/subwoofer(s) they'll all not 'perform/play' to what they're capable of due to that 'low' quality audio signal they output - adding a processor won't suddenly 'increase sound quality' - one of the fundamentals of car audio is to get as best a source/head unit/signal as possible! If you removed the OEM modules, then you do lose some OEM features. I'm more familiar with the E39, so perhaps have a search here to see if there's any more aspects in E38's which could be lost when the OEM modules are removed. I don't think there's anything 'showstopping' so you should be able to continue with evaluating what you'd like for your audio upgrade requirements and shortlist products to best deliver that. The E38 is very similar to the E39 in terms of the car's design, so the tried and tested route of;

    Head unit, 5 channel amplfier, 2 way components in the front doors, 2 way co-axials on the rear shelf, single or dual 8/10/12 inch subwoofer(s) in a small sealed enclosure to 'play' through the ski hatch will provide an excellent sounding and performing upgrade when all installed properly and utilizing upgraded front door baffles and correct sealing of the sub enclosure around the rear seat bulkhead area. There's perhaps some 'variance' to the above but here's an overview of the same for an E39 that a forum member contacted me about some years back and wanted to do a DIY - https://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/64113...upgrade-final/. Substitute him keeping the OEM modules for you taking them all out and putting in a premium brand head unit (the new Alpine iLX-W650 looks fantastic at around $300) if you do decide to DIY, you can see the overall plan of the audio build. Here's the same system design fundamentals but done to a 'show' level - https://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/43926...t-saloonsedan/

    Cheers, Dennis!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilverIris View Post
    Was this question ever answered? I would love to know how they overcame this issue, as it seems that nobody else has as of yet. Been looking at an android upgrade for months now, but I actually DO use CDs/DVDs lol

    I sell you my unit it works
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    @ Dennis. Thanks for that reply and the links. I've been involved in car audio dabbling for decades and use to do some judging at competitions way way back in my younger days. Although have to say my experience with the head unit replacement stuff from China is absolutely ZERO. So that's good to know. Ideally I'd like to have a large screen (cause I'm old and my eyes are not what they use to be) to use as a controller only. That would be nice to have and yet not necessary. Biggest thing that is must have is to be able to stream music or connect my phone or drive up and be able to play music. Radio would be nice too. Also aftermarket amps, processor for tuning and definitely new speakers (which I already have). If I could get the stock deck to work and give me audio signal into a processor, I think I'd be good with that. I don't need anything fancy in the dash really at the end of the day. Anyways, I'm still drafting it all up and the real only unknown right now is the head unit portion. Just not sure what to do there just yet......
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    Hi Tominizer

    Just replied to your RCA conversion thread

    I've mentioned some aspects you'll be familiar with after reading what you've done previously !

    To keep the OEM setup, I've given you pointers on how to do that along with the downsides of this route as well. If you have more questions, I'll help as best I can !

    Cheers, Dennis!

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