cool built in Navigation/DVD
 

ok as i was on ebay, some how i came around this X5 with an amazing built in Navigation:wow:, has anyone here tried this on there X...
check it out guys & let me know

BMW : X5:eBay Motors (item 330390341573 end time Jan-03-10 18:36:07 PST)

Ive seen it before, not really my style. I ended up with the JVC NX7000 and I am very happy.

Makes me think of the Navigation on the X3

I like it as high on the dash as possible. I'm curious as to where he got the bezel.

I like it.Does remind you of the system on the X3.I think its a very good alternative to the oem system,as it looks neat in the photos.

I think it is efficient use of space and would have better visual than the oem one...

It is the Z4 navigation monitor, they sell them on Ebay. Not sure what system he used but the monitor and Bezal are Z4.

BMW Genuine Z4 DVD Navigation System with Monitor NEW:eBay Motors (item 170034564217 end time Jan-10-10 22:34:10 PST)

I found this BMW Z4 Navigation Monitor Central Infromation Display:eBay Motors (item 200388204189 end time Jan-24-10 08:57:41 PST), but it's not what I thought it was. I was hoping it was a universal bezel that I could make work w/ my deck, but instead it's an entire assembly w/ screen and all. Oh well, replacing the CD player and MID is the way I'm still going to have to go.

Looks like it would be tough to reach while driving.

Looks like the seller pretty much lost all the utility of his cargo area with installing the sub directly in the middle of the floor. WTF

I don't think so, it is a stock location for Z4 and X3 right? But all in all an aftermarket solution and a permanent modification. There are better options for OEM looking Navigation coming soon.

For me I only have to type in the address once, then the steering wheel controls work to control the aftermarket deck from there. Me being 6'4", I sit farther from the steering wheel than most and I still want this bezel...now if only someone would make it for aftermarket use.

Tons of free airspace and will definately give more punch than anything that would fit in the stock location. I have the sliding cargo shelf and throw my spare in for roadtrips, but I'd use that space in a heartbeat over some of the large pre-made enclosures I've seen people use. If it were me doing it that way, I would have at least tried to countersink it and use a grill over top so I could still throw things in the back.

I have the JVC NX7000 also. Its integrates well into the vehicle.

Hey do you have a roof rack installed now? I just passed someone today with an X that looked like yours... U have the Depo lights?

I've got an Avic-F90BT on the way w/ a similar bezel. I'm worried that it'll get a lot of sunglare being the same angle as dash. Do you have that problem?

I've never seen such plain looking climate controls.

The mounting angle is the same as the stock setup. There's no more glare than a stock navi setup.

It seems the early year manual transmission X's were sparsely equipped so I have the manual climate control. As you know the manuals are hard to find. A manual that you really really like is even harder to find.

I remember years back when I was shopping for an X5 3.0 5spd to turbo the bejesus out of before I found my 7, but I don't remember what the climate controls looked like on the ONE manual that I found. They are definately harder to come by.

Before I bought the current X, I looked at both 3.0's (preferred the manual) and 4.4's (no choice auto :() and saw both styles of the climate control.

4k for the Z4 system is RIPOFF! You can easily find that monitor for around $600 and an MK4 for around the same or less. You better have some custom car building know how tho to put it all together tho! LOL

I agree it's a ripoff. I wrote the guy who makes the doubledin bezels for the X5, but he comes off as uninterested in making something similar so we could mount a double din on the dash instead, so then we don't have to lose the OBC. Oh well.