Dynavin N6 install -Pics!

[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

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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

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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

[BeemerUser]

Do these work with the factory amp/subwoofer?

[semcoinc]

I have completed my install of an Eonon GA6166 earlier this year in a Factory NAV E53 and am very happy with the performance and price. NO DSP in my vehicle.

A thread is currently ongoing trying to get a Seicane install to work with DSP

https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...ll-thread.html

Mike

[BeemerUser]

Originally Posted by semcoinc

I have completed my install of an Eonon GA6166 earlier this year in a Factory NAV E53 and am very happy with the performance and price. NO DSP in my vehicle.

A thread is currently ongoing trying to get a Seicane install to work with DSP

https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...ll-thread.html

Mike

He bypasses the factory amp with that setup. That cannot sound as good as the factory setup, regardless of claims. With my DSP can I install an Android unit which utilizes my factory amp which is already wired to the speakers?

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Originally Posted by BeemerUser

Do these work with the factory amp/subwoofer?

Yes, that's why the long wire from the back of the trunk to the dash is required as I understand it if you 'have nav'...

Otherwise with the Business CD it's just plug and play

My sound is great...

[Crowz]

Originally Posted by BeemerUser

He bypasses the factory amp with that setup. That cannot sound as good as the factory setup, regardless of claims. With my DSP can I install an Android unit which utilizes my factory amp which is already wired to the speakers?

The only advantage to keeping the dsp amp working is not having to run wires for the aftermarket amps. Sound wise? ANY decent quality modern amp will sound 100 times better than the factory dsp amp. Daughters 528i has the same dsp the x5 has the sound isn't anything to write home about.

Actually my android radio without dsp in my x5 sounds better than the factory radio with dsp in the 528i.

[BeemerUser]

Originally Posted by Crowz

The only advantage to keeping the dsp amp working is not having to run wires for the aftermarket amps. Sound wise? ANY decent quality modern amp will sound 100 times better than the factory dsp amp. Daughters 528i has the same dsp the x5 has the sound isn't anything to write home about.

Actually my android radio without dsp in my x5 sounds better than the factory radio with dsp in the 528i.

Thats apples to oranges, to compare to the factory X5 audio, not one in another car. No headunit by itself is going to compare, my point. I want to plug the headunit into the factory amp and call it a day.