Any tips on Dynavin install?

[Stevo96]

I'm about to attempt installation of the Dynavin unit, does anyone have any tips for me? I'm assuming I don't use the bracket that's supplied? If not, what does the head unit attach to?

Am I to cut out everything from behind the current head unit and MID?

[Mr.X5_3.0si-retired]

for the money ur spending i'd get something like a kenwood 2din
i had the dynavin in my E46 and it was slow as hell.. ended up returning it and grabbed the kenwood 2din 9990hd, it was perfect

[Stevo96]

I have the E99+ model, is that what you had? It's too late tp return it, it arrived yesterday from the states.... Im in Oz!

[Mr.X5_3.0si-retired]

i had both Dynavin's
first didn't even work then i got sent the E99 and it was better but was slow
the guy who installed my kenwood called it a dinosaur
i mainly bought it to run an external harddrive with movies and songs.. it wouldn't read any external hard drives
tried a couple usb drives and got 1 of 5 to play, gps was crap also but i'm in canada so it might be a bit better for you

[Mr.X5_3.0si-retired]

i had both Dynavin's
first didn't even work then i got sent the E99 and it was better but was slow
the guy who installed my kenwood called it a dinosaur
i mainly bought it to run an external harddrive with movies and songs.. it wouldn't read any external hard drives
tried a couple usb drives and got 1 of 5 to play, gps was crap also but i'm in canada so it might be a bit better for you

[Stevo96]

So I got it installed, sort of.... Took about 3 hours as the little screw behing the volume control broke off so I had to force the stereo out another way! Cutting out the cage / dash was easy enough. I haven't yet secured the unit as the brackets supplied are no good-may have to resort to using strong Velcro although the unit is heavy enough to stay in place. Everything works as stated,nav, steering wheel controls, Bluetooth etc - happy with the purchase.

[Mr.X5_3.0si-retired]

I think mine at the time came with L brackets but they never lined up so the guy used a different type of L bracket on each to secure but inside an e46 dash is different the X5

[Stevo96]

Has anyone experienced poor reception on the radio? Mines terrrible and has also now stopped working, the display is fine but ive lost sound! It was there before.....

[keduMINI]

AVIN HU was great to look at, but paled in audio functionality. iPod loaded songs extremely(!) slow--one song on 80 GB iPod Classic played over-and-over for my entire 15 min trip. Kenwood 891HD loads entire library of 160 GB iPod (Playlist, Favorites, etc exactly as listed in iTunes) within seconds (maybe 1-2 second). Audio adjustments are vast on 891 (visit reputable site like Crutchfield and look at the options).

Back up (i.e. reverse) camera software on AVIN loaded image after anywhere from 3-4 seconds. Count that out -- "one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three, one thousand" -- after you put your car into reverse and are ready to go. That's a long time (relatively speaking). On the 891HD, the Reverse camera is initiated instantly(!). By "instantly" I mean as soon as the startup screen illuminates (<0.5 sec), the reverse camera is showing the image behind my vehicle.

Currently, DNX891HD (pay attention to these numbers, don't confuse with DDX8901HD) uses HDMI and Bluetooth to mirror the image on my Android phone (iPhone is known to have similar function). Note, it mirrors the image; therefore, the phone cannot be controlled through the 891HD screen as with the DDX8901HD. However, I use my Android in Landscape mode and view Google maps in real time, NO lag in video AT ALL (compare lag of other HUs, like AVIN, that mirror phone through Bluetooth only. No matter how fast I scroll through panels on my Android phone, the 891HD does not hesitate.

The look of the install takes some getting used to with the wide border frame caused by the double din install kit (curved fascia looks better than the flat, less expensive counterpart). However, the audiophile HU with on-board navigation and upgradeable maps reduces the effects of the loss in aesthetics. The Kenwood is well worth it.

My Kenwoods include DDX7019 (2007) with external Nav in Chevy Truck; DNX9990HD (2012) retrofitted in a 2010 2nd Gen MINI S Clubman; and lastly the DNX891HD in a 2006 X5 fo'-fo' N62.