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Old 10-26-2021, 09:17 PM
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From my research, the cheap units are more trouble than they're worth. I was going to do this upgrade 3 years ago when I bought my E53, but since I'm old and mostly listen to AM talk radio, I decided it wasn't worth it. Now that my 25 y.o. son is going to drive it for the foreseeable future, I decided to bite the bullet and bring the E53 into 2021. I figure it will help resale in a couple years anyway. Here's what I went with...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...772e4c4dMHK9MF

My X5 had NAV in the boot, so I also had to buy the long connection cable, long antenna cable, and the antenna adapter cable. Currently all on their way from Hong Kong. This should make a nice unit for my son to be able to enjoy and I should recoup at least most of my investment on resale.

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Have to say that that seems like an awful lot to spend to get an aliexpress unit.
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Old 10-26-2021, 09:32 PM
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Have to say that that seems like an awful lot to spend to get an aliexpress unit.
It is a lot to spend on a system for a 17 y.o. vehicle, but I felt it would have been even MORE wasteful to try to cut the cost and get a unit that would likely be frustrating to use.

Not sure what you mean by an "aliexpress unit". Aliexpress is just a marketplace like Amazon or Ebay. The unit is an Xtrons that you can buy from several places. Aliexpress just happened to have the best price I could find.

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Thank you guys for all of your information. I’m going to do more research as I didn’t know I’d have to run wires from the back. I’ll report back. Thanks
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I highly regret buying this unit.
Waste of money. Will never work properly and will not stop glitching. One issue after another.
Do not buy Chinese android/tablet units
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Old 10-28-2021, 10:36 AM
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Running the wires to the back isn't that bad, its a lot of simple work, removal of seats, interior bits, trim, etc. its really a low technical difficulty project just a full day or two of work. That said you always have the option to go with a marine unit, the main unit mounted in the back and install a remote display/control. It wouldn't look stock by any means but the functionality would be there and the sound quality will likely be better than any cheap android unit.
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I highly regret buying this unit.
Waste of money. Will never work properly and will not stop glitching. One issue after another.
Do not buy Chinese android/tablet units
What brand did you buy. I have an Avin and it has been great.
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looks like an Avin model

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What brand did you buy. I have an Avin and it has been great.
I looked up the SKU on GOOGLE, and it was on the AVIN site.

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^I run the generic Ebay version of that head unit. Even has the Avin folder in the directories as these are all manufactured in the same place.

Unit works fine but definitely leaves a bit to be desired compared to the standard OE style Avin unit or the newer Joying android units. Honestly, I think the Joying units might be the best ones out currently. They even feature optical Toslink audio out, built in DSP, and 5Ghrz wifi, and bluetooth 5.1.

Very tempted to switch... but holy crap would my install suck with having to remove the current unit.
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I looked up the SKU on GOOGLE, and it was on the AVIN site.

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Interesting. Maybe it's the 10.5" unit? I have the small, OE looking unit and have had no issues with it other than when I first got it. It had a bad chip reader. They replaced under warranty, no problem.
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^I run the generic Ebay version of that head unit. Even has the Avin folder in the directories as these are all manufactured in the same place.

Unit works fine but definitely leaves a bit to be desired compared to the standard OE style Avin unit or the newer Joying android units. Honestly, I think the Joying units might be the best ones out currently. They even feature optical Toslink audio out, built in DSP, and 5Ghrz wifi, and bluetooth 5.1.

Very tempted to switch... but holy crap would my install suck with having to remove the current unit.
Do you have the eBay link by any chance?
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