Hi all, so getting tired of the z having nowhere to really put my phone to charge it whilst driving and also wanted some further integration i looked into some options:
First option i looked at was changing the head unit for a more modern touch screen tablet type arrangement, like the joying tablet unit
https://www.joyingauto.eu/joying-10...oid-10-0-dsp-car-stereo-upgrade-4gb-64gb.html
major con for me was it was unclear whether all the existing controls would work, also no real idea of the overall quality and the look, also the more i looked at it the more i came to the conclusion that im not really that much of a fan of the modern tablet stuck on a dash look, this was still the best looking option of this style of single din head unit.
so i looked at options keeping the stock head unit, decided on the bluetooth cd changer replacement dongle that plugs into the cd changer plug, simple enough fit, also thought why not use my phone as nav etc, but i hate windscreen mounts and the vents in the z4 don't lend themselves to mounting there with charging etc so i thought in front of the ashtray seemed like a decent location.
bought one of these, magnetic mounting for the phone and wireless charging, only problem no decent way to mount it... half an hour or so on cad and to the 3d printer...
tried it, did the job, but didn't allow the ashtray to open fully...v2
allows the full opening of the astray this time with the changer/mount on
and a dash of primer
this is progress so far but its mounted just waiting for the wiring bits and usb cable to install it fully
First option i looked at was changing the head unit for a more modern touch screen tablet type arrangement, like the joying tablet unit
https://www.joyingauto.eu/joying-10...oid-10-0-dsp-car-stereo-upgrade-4gb-64gb.html
major con for me was it was unclear whether all the existing controls would work, also no real idea of the overall quality and the look, also the more i looked at it the more i came to the conclusion that im not really that much of a fan of the modern tablet stuck on a dash look, this was still the best looking option of this style of single din head unit.
so i looked at options keeping the stock head unit, decided on the bluetooth cd changer replacement dongle that plugs into the cd changer plug, simple enough fit, also thought why not use my phone as nav etc, but i hate windscreen mounts and the vents in the z4 don't lend themselves to mounting there with charging etc so i thought in front of the ashtray seemed like a decent location.
bought one of these, magnetic mounting for the phone and wireless charging, only problem no decent way to mount it... half an hour or so on cad and to the 3d printer...
tried it, did the job, but didn't allow the ashtray to open fully...v2
allows the full opening of the astray this time with the changer/mount on
and a dash of primer
this is progress so far but its mounted just waiting for the wiring bits and usb cable to install it fully
cracking job. Looks great!
Toronto