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Salty_Dog

05-22-2015 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshdub (Post 1038725)

I was in the same spot when I bought my X5. I also have the factory Nav. Nothing on the market makes me feel like I can't live without it, especially since I have a large ass phone that is much faster than the head units available. I can't justify the expense for something I'd realisticly hardly use. If costs were about half I might think about it. For now I'll just use my AUX input.

The situation can get even harder to define, when your Becker BM54 Radio Module fails (Output Transistors).

Then you are looking at a $365 AUD BM54 replacement
Or a $250AUD unit swap

So you could then put that money towards a modern Headunit.

I was in exactly this situation.
I still choose to get the BM54 Radio Module repaired and keep the vehicle stock and everything OE working as it should.

Although, it did make it a harder choice to make.

Quicksilver

01-15-2016 03:36 AM

So from this conversation is it correct to conclude that there are no new head
replacements units available for my 2005 4.4? Just repair?

we350z

01-15-2016 04:33 AM

There a many choices. Dynavin, AVIN, Eonon, Pumpkin, Joying, etc...

NYCSterling

01-15-2016 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Salty_Dog (Post 1038729)

Yeah, hearing you josh.
In fact, i find myself turning the screen off 80% of the time while driving, as it annoys the crap out of me when i'm not actually using it.

Yep, a simple Bluetooth Module soldered into the BM53 Radio Module on the Aux input lets you stream what ever source you like.

And as for Mapping and GPS, agreed, the old OEM units are a bit like using a Commodore 64
The ol Smart Phone tossed into the instrument cluster is handy for the short times you might need it.

Don't get me wrong, i love these new units, i just wish they were more of a complete plug and play solution for our E53 X5's without leaving loose ends.

hely SaltyDog - how would one go about doing this:
"Yep, a simple Bluetooth Module soldered into the BM53 Radio Module on the Aux input lets you stream what ever source you like."

Do you still retain the functionality of the aux jack in the glove box?

jsoto

01-15-2016 10:59 AM

Got the Avic8100 in the Wifes Ride. It's pretty nice. Carplay which is okay in the apple ecosystem, too bad there is not waze support for Carplay on the horizon...

Had had other iterations in the cluster as well. This headunit is not a SQ unit, but it's pretty great as a all around unit.

We rarely use it for Navi though. Google Maps or Waze is far superior due to Real Time Traffic/ETA - routing..

The FM/AM traffic incident free alert that the HU uses to determine NAVI is nowhere as close.

we350z

01-15-2016 03:59 PM

yeah gotta have waze and v1 so i can drive 100mph+ I grew tired of the tiny iPhone screen.

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