Dynavin N6 install -Pics!

[X5only]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

I need to buy some of that tape as it's the only thing left that I don't do that would make the install basically invisible.

Do you recall how much they were per roll?

You can get them from BMW or amazon. It's made by Tesa. I got mine from BMW and they were actually cheaper than other sources, around $5 per roll. I lost the part number. Will post when I get it.

Amazon.com: Tesa Black High Heat Wire Loom Harness Tape Used By Mercedes BMW VW Audi: Electronics

Update:
Details of where I got them.
Polyester-glass mat wrap BMW Part # 61136920760
Online Price $5.83 per roll
http://thebmwminipartstore.com

ECS tuning also has them but for $6.94.

[jeffb325]

The radio module is under the floor in the back, under the spare, next to the battery, under a plastic cover. Note the battery cable and that it goes up the left side on most X5s.....DO NOT run the extension cable on the same side as the battery cable or you are asking for noise issues.

[X5only]

Originally Posted by jeffb325

The radio module is under the floor in the back, under the spare, next to the battery, under a plastic cover. Note the battery cable and that it goes up the left side on most X5s.....DO NOT run the extension cable on the same side as the battery cable or you are asking for noise issues.

Thanks for your quick response, Jeff. I ran the antenna, fakra and camera cables along the passenger side and it's side by side with another factory cable harness. The (+) battery cable runs along the driver side.

Where do I connect the fakra cable in the front? There's the dynavin harness which I connected to the N6 but where does the fakra go, in the front and the back? In the back does it go in the radio also?

Holy of holies, I hope I didn't run the fakra cable backwards! Which end goes to the back?


Sorry things are not quite obvious to me.

[jeffb325]

Yeah, you probably ran it backwards???...it should be pretty obvious just by looking at the radio plug in the car and the plug in the Dynavin.....one end plugs into the Dynavin at the dash end, and the adapter harness plugs in at the trunk end, and the extension into that.

A good lesson to people reading this.... Lay everything out on a table and plug it all in so you see how it all works BEFORE you get in the car and get yourself confused, frustrated, and bloodied.

[X5only]

Phew, I had ran it correctly. Didn't know the radio location all these years I've had the car. It's now all pretty obvious after seeing the radio- hooked up the antenna extension to the old factory antenna, N6 harness to the radio harness and fakra cable to the n6 harness. The other end of the fakra cable is hooked up to the N6. I then removed the radio from the trunk as there was nothing else connected to it.

Dynavin as one unit replaced the factory radio, NAV unit, Display screen and CD changer; awesome!

Hey, noticed that the N6 harness are not labeled correctly- the one that fits on my radio harness is not labled E53.

Jeff, thanks again for the great customer support!

[X5only]

Done with initial installation and it sounds and looks great! Light years ahead of the factory system it replaced. What's the trick to making it sit flash? I'm yet to install backup camera, enable buttons illumination, update the software, etc.

[Ricky Bobby]

Are you sure its seated correctly/bracket trimmed correctly?

I see a gap at bottom, haven't heard an issue about it sitting flush from anyone yet

[525iT_Feen]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Are you sure its seated correctly/bracket trimmed correctly?

I see a gap at bottom, haven't heard an issue about it sitting flush from anyone yet

He might not have pushed it in all the way because its a bitch to yank back out (releases completely different then the factory unit). I've been using mine the same way because I am still working on the reverse camera and a have to wire reverse and a few other things. Its easier then fighting with it and potentially damaging the dash.

I should of bought the removal tools from Jeff.

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

^^^According to Doru and I believe one other guy you also can install it under the sunroof motor cover, along where the bluetooth mic is hidden

Entirely possible. I didn't even mess with it to much. My dad, who luckily happened to be visiting, suggested the idea and it made plenty of sense so we went with it. Works perfect and I tucked all the wires away so you can't really see it from the outside and at all from inside. Matches my black sharpied out ezpass haha.

[Ricky Bobby]

^^^According to Doru and I believe one other guy you also can install it under the sunroof motor cover, along where the bluetooth mic is hidden

[Ricky Bobby]

Nice Olek, I'm still a few months out from getting one of these. I also saw a post from Jungerishere on page 10 where he said the mic can be attached magnetically on the dash bracket behind the unit (and thus 100% stealth) and signal isn't affected, apparently its more affected by the auto-detect setting for COM ports on Igo software