What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[Mr.Couch]

Originally Posted by 5s0ng

Got it from a local guy found on FB market. Super nice guy… was parting out his E53

How do you like the latest and greatest from Dynavin? I have an Avant 4 in my 3.0i & I hate how buggy and unreliable the connection to it is (Wireless carplay). I love the look of these units but I can't help but want to go with one of the major HU brands just for the connectivity & reliability.

[nick325xit 5spd]

Originally Posted by Mr.Couch

How do you like the latest and greatest from Dynavin? I have an Avant 4 in my 3.0i & I hate how buggy and unreliable the connection to it is (Wireless carplay). I love the look of these units but I can't help but want to go with one of the major HU brands just for the connectivity & reliability.

Avin is pretty reliable if you use wired.

[Bdc101]

As my keyless entry gets flakier and flakier every day (one key never works and the other works about 50% of the time), of course my driver's key cylinder broke this weekend. Fortunately I did not get locked out. I found that there is a repair kit on ebay for $10, gonna try that first and if I can't get the cylinder rebuilt then I'll cough up the cash for a new one.

[5s0ng]

Originally Posted by Mr.Couch

How do you like the ed in latest and greatest from Dynavin? I have an Avant 4 in my 3.0i & I hate how buggy and unreliable the connection to it is (Wireless carplay). I love the look of these units but I can't help but want to go with one of the major HU brands just for the connectivity & reliability.

So far so good! A few notes:
1) Once I paired it the first time, my BT (iPhone) begins auto connecting to the Dynavin once car is on. This is pretty seamless, BUT usually takes 30-45 sec to “activate” the Carplay
2) The BT signal is basically flawless once connected. [Disclaimer: I have yet to read the manual and I probably should] But I do have to say besides Carplay I really have not explored the capability of the Dynavin beyond this.

Photo attached. The install was VERY straightforward. I was somewhat hesitant at first as there is incomplete walkthroughs, but having gone through it, I can say that it was more friendly than I expected. The fitment of the unit is perfect, but I added some foam tape to cushion the unit - thus the bottom edge sticks does not sit flush. (In case you spot this and think it is a design issue - it is not - just me being weird)

[5s0ng]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

As my keyless entry gets flakier and flakier every day (one key never works and the other works about 50% of the time), of course my driver's key cylinder broke this weekend. Fortunately I did not get locked out. I found that there is a repair kit on ebay for $10, gonna try that first and if I can't get the cylinder rebuilt then I'll cough up the cash for a new one.

Keep us posted! This seems useful…

[Bdc101]

Will do! $10 on ebay is a lot better than $150+!!

[Mr.Couch]

Originally Posted by 5s0ng

So far so good! A few notes:
1) Once I paired it the first time, my BT (iPhone) begins auto connecting to the Dynavin once car is on. This is pretty seamless, BUT usually takes 30-45 sec to “activate” the Carplay
2) The BT signal is basically flawless once connected. [Disclaimer: I have yet to read the manual and I probably should] But I do have to say besides Carplay I really have not explored the capability of the Dynavin beyond this.

Photo attached. The install was VERY straightforward. I was somewhat hesitant at first as there is incomplete walkthroughs, but having gone through it, I can say that it was more friendly than I expected. The fitment of the unit is perfect, but I added some foam tape to cushion the unit - thus the bottom edge sticks does not sit flush. (In case you spot this and think it is a design issue - it is not - just me being weird)

Thank you for the input! Interesting it takes that long for the carplay to "activate" even on this junk Avant 4 its pretty quick when it wants to work. I'm still deciding. I want to do it once and never again lol

[Bdc101]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

Will do! $10 on ebay is a lot better than $150+!!

Got the parts today and put them in. I broke one more part while putting it back together. Then had to deal with the flaky locking mechanism itself. Took about 3 hours but it is working now, as good as it is ever going to. Just bad engineering is all.

[X5only]

I used to have Dynavin N6 for about 3-4 years, happily managed to sell it and bought Avin4. From my experience the Avin is so much better in terms of quality and usability. I quickly got tired of Dynavin with its closed system (can't install new apps) and it would frequently lose sound requiring disconnecting the unit from DSP in the trunk under the spare wheel. Jeff tried to solve it with a replacement unit and other devices to no avail. It was so frustrating to lift the spare wheel to get at the DSP connection. Someone without DSP bought it and was all good. Avin4 has never had such issues and I'm very happy with it.

[SamW]

Originally Posted by Bdc101

Got the parts today and put them in. I broke one more part while putting it back together. Then had to deal with the flaky locking mechanism itself. Took about 3 hours but it is working now, as good as it is ever going to. Just bad engineering is all.

Let us know if you find the cure for the keyless entry, I still haven’t fixed mine. Sounds exactly like my situation but it has got to the point it doesn’t work at all.