Navigation Retrofit

[Mindfull]

Originally Posted by ArtMan

with these types maybe one can even remove the screen and place the screen like the x3 nave have it and remove the cd player in the x5 and use the navs player unit......

does anyone know how much room there is above the airvents in the x5 dash?

Perhaps it could be tweaked to work, but the primary challenges would be:
1) Precious little space above air vents. Not sure of exact measurements, but it's clearly a tight fit.
2) You'd end up with duplicate inputs/outputs. Remember, there would be so much duplication with having 2 stereos & 2 diagnostic systems that you'd essentially have to gut one system of its wires to feed the other, right?
3) Not sure everyone would go for the styling, and it would certainly be permanent for resale, etc.

Just my .02 on all these, tho. Where there's a will....

[ArtMan]

Originally Posted by Mindfull

Perhaps it could be tweaked to work, but the primary challenges would be:
1) Precious little space above air vents. Not sure of exact measurements, but it's clearly a tight fit.
2) You'd end up with duplicate inputs/outputs. Remember, there would be so much duplication with having 2 stereos & 2 diagnostic systems that you'd essentially have to gut one system of its wires to feed the other, right?3) Not sure everyone would go for the styling, and it would certainly be permanent for resale, etc.

Just my .02 on all these, tho. Where there's a will....

true, i forgot to measure the space when i had my dash all opened up, i spilled coffee so i removed the center console and most of the dash area to clean it up. i think its cleaner than new now lol. anyway, well havin g to units i dont think will be that huge of a problem becuase i remember readin on here about a new decive that could detect a primary signal and a secondary signal something to do with a backup cam and dvd video so if the dvd was on and you put the car into reverse it would overide the dvdsignal and display the back up cam so i think u can easly use a similar system for this also u can i think use y-forck type and split it up so that 2 inputs lead to 1 exit so which ever one is outputing is the main line etc. .... and i highly doubt if u cut the foam dash that it will cause structure failur.....the and plust its noit like you are splitting it in half you arre sipmply putting a square while and it still is intake but all this is merely an idea and the only big thing holding me back is i dont know how big the x3 unit is not the monitor cuz the monitor will fit in the x5 in my picture it will work but the rest of that nav i dont know how big it is ooooo i wonder if you had long enought cables you could mount the unit inside the glove box and just hve and monitor mounted on the dash foldable manor...i need to get my hands on a dash and measurments.....sry for the grammer...