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Old 04-14-2014, 08:34 PM
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Persian's Tablet Mod

Thanks to StrayS2K for the inspiration. http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...t-install.html

This first post will act as a placeholder, final result post, and a materials manifest for this modification.

The problem: I would like to retrofit my vehicle with functional navigation, back up camera, movie function, handsfree telephony, and internet functions.

The bumps along the way:

1. Android tablets which support AV-IN, lack bluetooth, or are horribly outdated.
2. My E53 feeds power to everything constantly. This will have to change.
3. Would be nice to hear the phone over the car's audio. This is a bump because tablet bluetooth telephony allows phone control, but not audio stream AFAIK.
4. Easy to maintain (as little variables as possible)
5. Double DIN tablets (premade solutions) look nasty. I'm not a rapper from Miami either to ride with something flashy like that.

The Solution:
Move the current unit to ash tray like StrayS2K. Install Aux cable. Install Windows tablet. Change car options to turn off always-on interior power. Ensure double DIN is accessible for turning on and off tablet, in case it is to ever die while "sleeping". Install rear camera, wire to Easycap, wire easycap to tablet.


Rough materials and must-do manifest:
1. Double DIN bracket. 20$
2. BMW Business CD Auxiliary cable. (I'm not sure which I need, will update when I am 100% certain)
3. BMW USB GT1 Set to change settings and turn off transport mode. (40$)
4. BMW Business CD ribbon (dead pixels). I might not do this.
5. The tablet: Dell Venue 8 Pro (180 on Kijiji, from what I can see).
6. Wired reverse camera (18$) This Or similar.
7. Little dock for my phone.
8. Check on battery health (given that I have transport mode running).
a. Replace or trickle charge.
9. EasyCap or USB DVR (10-20$)

Last update 12:35 AM April 15 to revise manifest to include new solution.
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Last edited by Persian; 04-15-2014 at 12:38 AM.
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