Stock Nav or Aftermarket

[donmayor]

I recently acquired a 2003 X5 with Sports Package. The previous owner replaced the stock NAV with an aftermarket pioneer one, picture below:

The pioneer NAV currently on there, has DVD, Radio, XMradio, but the screen is small, 6.7 inches:



I want your opinions on whether i should stick with the current NAV system or switch back to stock or get a better aftermarket with bigger screen? And whatever you suggest, if you could also suggest the specific NAV system to get.

Thanks in advance,
DoN

[Zulu95]

Stock OEM Nav will set you back a bucket of cash to install and, from accounts I have read, is nowhere near as good as the better aftermarket examples. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[jsoto]

Who uses any built in NAV of any kind these days...

With REAL TIME Data, IMO, waze or gmaps are far superior options when it comes down to using something of the like

If only carplay did not have so many restricitions and said apps were available via carplay

[BMWX5CHI]

Originally Posted by Zulu95

Stock OEM Nav will set you back a bucket of cash to install and, from accounts I have read, is nowhere near as good as the better aftermarket examples. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by jsoto

Who uses any built in NAV of any kind these days...

With REAL TIME Data, IMO, waze or gmaps are far superior options when it comes down to using something of the like

If only carplay did not have so many restricitions and said apps were available via carplay

Like really its all on your phone.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by jsoto

Who uses any built in NAV of any kind these days...

With REAL TIME Data, IMO, waze or gmaps are far superior options when it comes down to using something of the like

If only carplay did not have so many restricitions and said apps were available via carplay

A carplay type system would be good but you need something that lets you pick the apps of your choice. So maybe android auto until will address this. WAZE is awesome.

[donmayor]

alright, i guess i'll just keep it as it is. and you guys are right, i hardly ever use the nav, i usually connect to the system via bluetooth and play music and do everything from my phone. thanks for the input.

[semcoinc]

Despite the title of this thread, some people have found the Eonon GA6166 to be a decent and relatively affordable infotainment/GPS system that fits very close to an OEM like look

Your results may vary

https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...on-radios.html

Mike

[Joshdub]

The Eonon unit is basically an Android tablet in your dash. You can run whatever you want.

[bcredliner]

Though guessing from posts I think the Dynavin N6 is a popular aftermarket choice.