Pretty happy that the cheap nav head unit showed up today and works great. These are going for up to $450 on the bay of e, but this one was $89, untested, as-is. Seller bought it for his E39 but never installed it before he sold the car.

Screen is even brighter and more colorful that the old one, cassette deck works well, motor-face also. Did not demand a code either, phew. I think the supposed viewing-angle difference between the E39 and the E53 units is not a thing.

I think I broke some traces in one of the ribbon cables on the old one trying to replace the weak-ass and blotchy old screen. The new screen never worked and the old one didn't either after I put it back in.

Anyone want the old one for parts? My borked-parts box is getting full.

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