Bavarian Autosport Head unit Upgrade?
 

I just saw this on their website:
Go to bavauto.com and search for MT-8865.

I am wondering if its similar to the Hualigan or Dynavin. Seems to good to be true for only $500. Can anyone confirm if this is a Dynavin or Hualingan?

DId the search. Nothing to be found. Try posting a link maybe?:cool:

Search for that pn doesn't seem to work on that site:

1. Go to http://bavauto.com
2. On the left menu, click on "Audio & Electronics"
3. On the left menu, click on "CD Changers, MP3 players"
4. Select something like 2004 X5 4.4i

Should be the first product in the list. Some details:


Showing products for 2004 X5 4.4i.


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Upgrade your stock radio to a DVD/GPS/TV/CD/Bluetooth/More radio!

This multi-function device features a high-definition LCD touch screen that gives you complete control over a variety of built-in features:

iPod interface
GPS navigation
Hands-free bluetooth calling
Analog TV tuner
High-quality radio
Six CD memory
Backup parking assistant that automatically operates in reverse

Also includes an SD card slot and USB interface. And allows you to use the factory BMW steering wheel buttons.

$499.95

Yeah, that sounds right. I emailed BavAuto to get more info. I will keep you guys posted

Looks like a copy of a Hualingan unit to me. I'm not a fan of those as they scream aftermarket.

I'd rather spend the 900 on a Dynavin D99, MUCH cleaner look and close to OEM as you can get.

I searched on bavauto just now and couldn't find that product on their site. Is it still available?

I'm thinking of buying this other new unit that is about to come out (pre-order?) Since its not actually available yet I wanted to do some comparison shopping to make sure this is actually the best unit available or not.

BMW E39 5 Series M5 and X5 E53 Full Android GPS Navigation

http://avinusa.com/media/catalog/pro...60_radio_1.jpg

Checked bavauto again and seems like its gone. They emailed me back and it turned out it was some chinese piece of junk. Barely anything on the internet about it. I fear this may turn out to be the same. It does look promising, but you never know until you install it and use it for a week or so.

I would check their return policy (like if they charge a restocking fee etc.) so if you don't like it you can return it. Let me know what you find out.

There are some positive review over at E46Fanatics of their E46 model that is available now. I would post a link to it but not sure how the admins here would feel about a link to another forum.

I don't think the admins will mind, if it's for the better
of the users of this forum then it is okay.
Plus I've seen numerous links to other forums. Can you at
Least message me the link?

Thanks

These are the two links I found on their E46 product page

Official: ///AVIN BMW E46 Full Android GPS Navigation System - Info and Q&A - E46Fanatics

Black E46 QP M-Tech Original [ 3er BMW - E46 ] "Coupe" - [Tuning - Fotos - Bilder - Stories]

Yea I got a chance to chat with Tommy too. He seems like a nice guy and pretty knowledgeable I was trying to pick his brain and was asking every question I could think of. The unit is supposed to start shipping out soon and the preorder price is tempting. damm decisions...

Here is a comparision I grabbed from the e46fanatics review thread. avinusa.com seems to be working ok now

http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/...psc7124865.png

Are you getting it?

I'm very serious about purchasing the AVIN unit, really looking forward to it!

Just purchased this head unit! Will definitely post after I install it (Sometime shortly after Christmas)

I believe I'm going to purchase it too after checking it out. Seems to by better than the dynavin and definitely the Eonon.

I thought since I started this thread I could close it, but I am not sure if I have the capability to do so.

So please refer to the other thread regarding this unit:
"BMW X5 E53 Full Android GPS Navigation System"

Thanks!

I want to buy this unit but it will have to wait until all the Christmas spending is paid off on the credit cards next month. I might start dropping hints to the wife and kids about this though = )

Yeah I was going to wait too but I knew I would get it and wanted to save $100.

If everything goes as planned they should be shipping in a few days now.

So whats the latest? Did you like this head unit? I'm torn between the Eonon (5150U not the older one) Dynavin D99+, and this new Avant.

Like everyone else, I am looking for a stock/OEM look with good sound quality and straight plug and play.

Its pretty good, audio quality is superior to OEM.
I've been having some problems though, mainly the volume would not change. The guy told me I should not play with the head unit without a constant charge, whether it being engine on or connected to a battery charger. So I think I have been experiencing this problem because I was tweaking with it a lot with the engine off. It just seems like this head unit is sensitive to voltage drops. Should not be a big deal, most of the tweaking will be when you initially receive your head unit and you download apps customize setting etc... So all this should be done while connected to a battery charger.

The nice thing is when you experience a big problem you can do a factory reset and it will be like new. The downside to this is you start all over and have to program radio presets, customize settings, download apps, rearrange apps, etc...

I cannot give an honest review yet as I have yet to download a navigation app and a music streaming app such as spotify. These are what I use regularly. When I go to my parents home, I will park the car in the garage and connect it to a battery charger and install all my apps. Also the supplied wifi usb adapter is a $6 piece of shit from China. So I went to staples and bought a Belkin Wifi adapter. I am able to get full strength in areas I would only get 1 or 2 bars. I also ordered the 3G USB modem which is also Chinese shit. I got a data plan with it (month to month) and I could not stream one song without it buffering every 10 seconds. I will cancel that plan next month and just get one of those AT&T 4G LTE hotspot devices. I've heard good reviews from them.

The past two days I noticed that the head unit does not recognize the obd2 bluetooth adapter that I have for Torque. Initially torque worked fine, but now I can't even connect to it. I let the guy know (Tommy) and hopefully he will figure out what to do. My hunch is that the provided bluetooth adapter is another cheap chinese piece of shit.

So overall the head unit is nice, but it seems like the accessories they provided were the cheapest ones available.

Its pretty good, audio quality is superior to OEM.
I've been having some problems though, mainly the volume would not change. The guy told me I should not play with the head unit without a constant charge, whether it being engine on or connected to a battery charger. So I think I have been experiencing this problem because I was tweaking with it a lot with the engine off. It just seems like this head unit is sensitive to voltage drops. Should not be a big deal, most of the tweaking will be when you initially receive your head unit and you download apps customize setting etc... So all this should be done while connected to a battery charger.

The nice thing is when you experience a big problem you can do a factory reset and it will be like new. The downside to this is you start all over and have to program radio presets, customize settings, download apps, rearrange apps, etc...

I cannot give an honest review yet as I have yet to download a navigation app and a music streaming app such as spotify. These are what I use regularly. When I go to my parents home, I will park the car in the garage and connect it to a battery charger and install all my apps. Also the supplied wifi usb adapter is a $6 piece of shit from China. So I went to staples and bought a Belkin Wifi adapter. I am able to get full strength in areas I would only get 1 or 2 bars. I also ordered the 3G USB modem which is also Chinese shit. I got a data plan with it (month to month) and I could not stream one song without it buffering every 10 seconds. I will cancel that plan next month and just get one of those AT&T 4G LTE hotspot devices. I've heard good reviews from them.

The past two days I noticed that the head unit does not recognize the obd2 bluetooth adapter that I have for Torque. Initially torque worked fine, but now I can't even connect to it. I let the guy know (Tommy) and hopefully he will figure out what to do. My hunch is that the provided bluetooth adapter is another cheap chinese piece of shit.

So overall the head unit is nice, but it seems like the accessories they provided were the cheapest ones available.

Please see http://www.xoutpost.com/electronics/...on-system.html
for anything regarding this AVIN Head unit for the X5. I am trying to keep everything on one thread. This thread was originally for a different head unit.