Fitting a double DIN aftermarket radio

half · Post by **half** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:37 am

Beautiful topic. No one has ever thought to use this Panel to integrate a retractable tablet?

Phylip · Post by **Phylip** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:23 am

MattTurner,

Hi Matt, any update on this? I'll send u a PM with contact details.

Thanks

half · Post by **half** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:36 am

Unfortunately no, I stalled.
Thanks

jimbo1958 · Post by **jimbo1958** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:02 am

Whilst liking the double din units I'm not convinced they're suited to the Zed and think it would spoil the dash. Even the single units look gash to me.
Looking forward to seeing pics of the install though and hope to be proven wrong.

Commando_Rob · Post by **Commando_Rob** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:55 pm

Did the units ever get made would love a double din unit think it looks great would be happy to pay £100 for the fascia

Ryanharland · Post by **Ryanharland** » Sat May 04, 2019 9:44 am

hi im a newbie to the forum and have come across your thread about double din headunits in z4's
i got my z4 3 yrs ago now and always hated the stereo. in august last year i said enough is enough and set about figuring out how to do it, 3 weeks later and lots of shouting i finished up with this!

half · Post by **half** » Mon May 06, 2019 6:31 am

very nice the result but how did you do with the air vents? did you get them out from underneath?

Commando_Rob · Post by **Commando_Rob** » Mon May 06, 2019 1:26 pm

Ryanharland wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:44 am hi im a newbie to the forum and have come across your thread about double din headunits in z4's
i got my z4 3 yrs ago now and always hated the stereo. in august last year i said enough is enough and set about figuring out how to do it, 3 weeks later and lots of shouting i finished up with this!

Looks great

Ryanharland · Post by **Ryanharland** » Mon May 06, 2019 6:17 pm

Thanks, it was going to redirect them to the side vents but ended up just capping the vent off completely, hasn’t made any difference I don’t think.
I’m currently making a dash kit to fit an iPad Pro 10.5” now to replace it.
Finishing up the boot install now

Gibon101 · Post by **Gibon101** » Tue May 07, 2019 12:39 pm

Ryanharland wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:44 am hi im a newbie to the forum and have come across your thread about double din headunits in z4's
i got my z4 3 yrs ago now and always hated the stereo. in august last year i said enough is enough and set about figuring out how to do it, 3 weeks later and lots of shouting i finished up with this!

Nice! Which Pioneer unit is this? How are you finding it? I'm looking at getting the AVH 230 DAB fitted.

Ryanharland · Post by **Ryanharland** » Wed May 08, 2019 3:40 pm

It’s an old one now, avh-x8500bt the newer ones are far better with the 13 band eq and adjustable slope etc.
If my iPad kit looks good enough I’ll be fitting that and going full HI RES with the new Addison C20 & bit one hd

half · Post by **half** » Wed May 08, 2019 3:57 pm

Beautiful! How do you connect the iPad to the car's steering system and controls?

Ryanharland wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 6:17 pm Thanks, it was going to redirect them to the side vents but ended up just capping the vent off completely, hasn’t made any difference I don’t think.
I’m currently making a dash kit to fit an iPad Pro 10.5” now to replace it.
Finishing up the boot install now

Ryanharland · Post by **Ryanharland** » Wed May 08, 2019 4:19 pm

half wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 3:57 pm Beautiful! How do you connect the iPad to the car's steering system and controls?

Ryanharland wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 6:17 pm Thanks, it was going to redirect them to the side vents but ended up just capping the vent off completely, hasn’t made any difference I don’t think.
I’m currently making a dash kit to fit an iPad Pro 10.5” now to replace it.
Finishing up the boot install now

not sure yet, there not many interfaces for the e85 so if I can’t find a solution, I’ll try make a solution

Gibon101 · Post by **Gibon101** » Wed May 08, 2019 5:57 pm

Ryanharland wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2019 3:40 pm It’s an old one now, avh-x8500bt the newer ones are far better with the 13 band eq and adjustable slope etc.
If my iPad kit looks good enough I’ll be fitting that and going full HI RES with the new Addison C20 & bit one hd

Ah cool. Cheers for the reply. Do keep us updated, it looks decent. I have no clue what i'm doing with electronics (or pretty much in life!!) so I'm just trying to get some cash together to get the Pioneer put in. An ipad kit would be ideal and amazing though

half · Post by **half** » Thu May 09, 2019 6:19 am

There are many videos on the net about how you can do it. I see only the steering-wheel part as difficult. Then for the rest with an amplifier and a bluetooth interface you should solve.

Wed May 08, 2019 2:57 pm
Beautiful! How do you connect the iPad to the car's steering system and controls?

not sure yet, there not many interfaces for the e85 so if I can’t find a solution, I’ll try make a solution

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