Dynavin N6 install -Pics!

[bcredliner]

I have DSP with aftermarket amp and sub. What do I lose when I install the Dynavin?

Is there an alternative brand that I don't lose anything I currently have?

[jeffb325]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Is there an alternative brand that I don't lose anything I currently have?

Sorry, no such thing.

[Ricky Bobby]

^If you just remove your stock setup and nothing else, you will lose the MID/OBC functions -

There is not an alternative brand that retains 100% OBC functionality - which is why a lot of people end up relocating them -

But the Dynavin you will at least be plug and play with DSP

[X5only]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

^If you just remove your stock setup and nothing else, you will lose the MID/OBC functions -

There is not an alternative brand that retains 100% OBC functionality - which is why a lot of people end up relocating them -

But the Dynavin you will at least be plug and play with DSP

Given that there're headunits that run on Android (lots of apps e.g. Torque shown above) and have WIFI integrated (you can download apps from the cloud), wouldn't the driver now have all the info that OBC provides plus a host more and advanced, therefore rendering loss of OBC functionality a moot point of worry? I mean, you would be getting the "lost" OBC functionality from elsewhere and with more details and nicer visuals and output, right?

[semcoinc]

Originally Posted by X5only

Given that there're headunits that run on Android (lots of apps e.g. Torque shown above) and have WIFI integrated (you can download apps from the cloud), wouldn't the driver now have all the info that OBC provides plus a host more and advanced, therefore rendering loss of OBC functionality a moot point of worry? I mean, you would be getting the "lost" OBC functionality from elsewhere and with more details and nicer visuals and output, right?

After having installed an Eonon GA6166 w/Android hotspot wifi functionality and apps like Torque, etc. I do not miss the OBC functions. About the only usable one for me that I look at is range remaining.

It has become a forgotten part of 2003 factory technology. So, for me, no worries.

Different strokes..............

Mike

[bcredliner]

I'm not worried about losing OBC functions, just comparing options and making sure I know what I'm buying. Is there a side by side comparison of Eonon and Dynavin out there?

[X5only]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

I'm not worried about losing OBC functions, just comparing options and making sure I know what I'm buying. Is there a side by side comparison of Eonon and Dynavin out there?

I haven't seen a SxS list, but I know that one distinct advantage of Dynavin versus all other aftermarket headunits is the support for DSP. Other than that, I don't think it has any other compelling advantage over the Eonon - I have the eonon on my e39 and dynavin on my x5. As a matter of fact, given that the latest Eonon for the E53 runs on Android OS and has integrated WiFi and the current Dynavin runs on a proprietary OS, the Eonon stands a clear advantage in that you're not locked onto whatever apps the unit came with - the cloud is your limit. With the Dynavin you can't add any apps onto it- it's a closed system.

One important thing to consider as well is the local USA support that the Dynavin has via J&T the local US distributor. The support is 1st class I can attest to that. With Eonon, you tend to fight a lot to get help in case of issues. Returns can be a nightmare.

Just my .2 cents ...

[semcoinc]

Also, if price is a factor for the budget minded E53 owners, the Eonon is about $300 (including the long Fakra cable if you have factory NAV) and last I heard the Dynavin was about 2X that????

Someone more familiar with Dynavin might chime in with a pricing report.

Mike

[LVR]

Just installed N6 to replace standard business cd today...

Some differences to other installs.... I used an AEG multi tool to cut out the plastic. Took all of 30 seconds and cut exactly where needed.

Also the new mic I surface mounted on the centre overhead console as it is larger but kind of a mouse shape. I used a timber flooring plastic joint as a draw wire (it's a flat plastic 3mm thick by 10mm wide length of poly) and got the wires through no problems...

System booted up first time with no probs and the wife loves it (did her car first).

Thanks to JEFF at J and T for the prompt answers to a couple of minor queries.

Now to find the time to do mine.....

Cheers

[LVR]

Well, finally got round to doing mine with the fakra cable...

Turns out that in OZ we have the nav screen but not the nav unit and we need the cable (unique to Australia)..so had to wait for that to arrive then do the strip out yada yada...

Got it all done ok with many references back to here about seat removal etc..

Wasn't too bad UNTIL.... that stupid F##^ing bracket is the absolute worst design fail... I wasted 1.5hours wiggling, jiggling, adjusting the stu#id lame a$$ bracket, putting in the head unit and pulling it out repeatedly, angling like advised on the threads...

In the end, bent the tabs down and it still wouldn't seat properly... what utter utter cr@p....

tried everything possible to get it to seat, and then in an act of pure frustration, hit the brackets with a hammer in the centre and bent them inwards to see if that made it seat better (I have spares from the wifes install)....

... and now it fits no problem...

seriously... Jeff... did NOT need the frustration after a day of pulling apart the interior and putting it back together....

oh, and the "connect the green wire to the reverse light circuit" is a little light on the detail side.....

Thank heavens for the good folk here on this forum answering questions and posting pics....(although I gave up trying to work out which wire is the reverse light circuit)

RANT OVER ...lol

Cheers