Sat Nav Retrofit Fitting Details

This is an X3. This has a lip at the front and is more square.

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thanx- I no u must be getting fed up with this thread by now! Im toying with the idea but dont want to spend a fortune (or f**k up my dash!)
 
thats a definte no go then!!! Does the BMW MK4 DVD Sat Nav computer from the x5 work? Sorry to be a pain but am on parts hunt now!
 
ANY MKIV is good, whether for a Mini, or any BMW / Landrover for that matter.
 
You are not ripping the nav from my X5, are you? Just checking the car ... :D
 
Paddy the hardest part to find is the new head unit, I bought one from PVR for £75 but didnt use, and sold on, but another with CD for £112, but they are like rocking horse shite.

My DVD was listed as buy it now for a Mini for £200 (real bargin), and the monitor came from greece via ebay for £115.
 
cheers- my hunt starts now! 9which should allow me time to decideif ihave the bottle to cut the dash!)
 
paddy wright said:
cheers- my hunt starts now! 9which should allow me time to decideif ihave the bottle to cut the dash!)
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I still have my original template if you want it, all I would say is that you can always make the hole bigger, but not smaller, so take you time. :thumbsup:
 
I cut the first hole in about 4 hours, the second in about 6 so I was getting better at it :D
 
I have been looking for the parts for some time but they always go for a lot on ebay so I've stopped now. There is the entire kit available brand new from the US I think its £2.5k!!
 
Don't know if this is the right topic etc (I'm a 'newbie') but I thought this may be of interest to any Owners who require an Integrated Sat Nav solution on a budget. Friend & I have discussed this idea for ages, here's what we did; Bought a spare dash-mount for Garmin 660FM for about £8- fixed it into the ash-tray with sealant.

The 12V supply lead was butchered, and TMC antennae fed through a hole made in the tray-bottom and into the centre console. The 12V lead was attached to the Hood-Up supply rather than the cigarette lighter i.e. so the power is cut when the key is out (the cig' lighter is a constant live-feed so no good for this purpose). The TMC antennae was fixed internally, around the Uppermost part of the centre-console. That's it.

Now, when You start the engine- the Nav comes to life (no button switching needed) and of course when Engine-off it Powers down!
The Audio can be routed 1 of 2 ways, if You prefer not use the internal speakers, via built in FM Transmitter or via the headphone socket with a 3.5mm stereo lead. Although I have the Aux input as standard on my Z4, and it's only just below the underside of the Temperature dial, I prefer the cordless tidy-look.

This now gives me Nav, TMC, MP3 Player, Bluetooth Phone all routed through the Car Audio system (all permanently powered) Just like my 525i!

All done for £200 & a few beers!

Further Good points, the touch screen is in comfortable safe reach (in front of gear stick), it's removable, no unsightly cables, the position provides better anti- glare than dash or windscreen mount.

Curiously, we just found out this weekend, a very similar option is now available on the New Z4 (Wonder how many ££s...?)

Needles to say, these procedures should only be performed by competent technicians etc. Anyone considering this, must observe the Legal & safe use of such devices, particularly when used in this non-standard arrangement.

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ive always wonder¿can u connect an aftermarket dvd player to the oem dvd screen? the thing is in my country theres little to no use of a gps so i am only interested in watching dvds inside my car(or using the screen to manage my ipod playlists but i dont know if u can do this. in case u can i would like to use a switch so u can decide if the screen shows the signal from the aftermarket dvd player or the signal from the car system)
i would like to know the following things:
1) does the oem screen shows the playlists from your ipod?
2) if it does, is it necessary to have the complete nav system so it can work?if not which parts do i need?and which functions of the car are managed trough the screen apart of the navigation system?
3) can you install an aftermarket dvd player in the car and make it work with the oem screen.
thx guys
 
I just want to share a site with you guys, where you can download navigation softvares for free of charge (pro and high and busines) than burn it to a dvd and can use it in your car, even shareware software can also be downloaded (sw32)
If you find this illegal or morally not acceptable than pardon me and ignore that site, I am just tryin to help.

Edit Wondermike - link removed
 
J, Q, M, N, O & P arent required for UK cars as the parts are already fitted, but everything else :thumbsup:
 
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