BMW sat nav/tv
Discussion
Looking at doing it myself.
Ebay has several people selling the unit.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/bmw-sat-tv_W
And here is a link to how to fit.
www.x3world.com/pdf/BMW%20Nav%20training%20manual.pdf
The bits I'm not sure about are: Firstly do you have to add a GPS aerial? Secondly is it a DVD or CD based system and if so soes the disc go into the head unit or is a new boot changer required?
Ebay has several people selling the unit.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/bmw-sat-tv_W
And here is a link to how to fit.
www.x3world.com/pdf/BMW%20Nav%20training%20manual.pdf
The bits I'm not sure about are: Firstly do you have to add a GPS aerial? Secondly is it a DVD or CD based system and if so soes the disc go into the head unit or is a new boot changer required?
Required for SatNav retrofit:
Monitor, either 16:9 or 4:3. (£200 - £600 - ebay).
Radio either bm24 or bm54. (£150 - £300 - ebay).
SatNav computer either mk3 or mk4. (£150 - £400 - ebay).
Aircon relocation panel. (£30 - dealer).
Satnav loom. (£120- dealer).
Gps antenna (£20 - ebay).
TV Tuner (£100-£300 - ebay).
For all this expect to pay, £1000 - £1600 depending on spec and date of manufacture (newer the better/more expensive).
You don’t have to have the TV tuner, however, the TV tuner is the backup screen driver for the Monitor, so if the sat nav fails you have something on screen which to fault find with.
The absolute minimum is the loom, monitor, radio, gps antenna, relocation panel and the santnav computer OR the TV module.
There have been quite a few who have done the retrofit, and while its not hard, it is time consuming and requires you to be methodical.
As for a digital TV tuner, they are a stupid price at the moment(approx £300 on ebay), I'm going to get a aftermarket one at some point (approx £40 on ebay) and plug it into the "TV aux in" lead.
Monitor, either 16:9 or 4:3. (£200 - £600 - ebay).
Radio either bm24 or bm54. (£150 - £300 - ebay).
SatNav computer either mk3 or mk4. (£150 - £400 - ebay).
Aircon relocation panel. (£30 - dealer).
Satnav loom. (£120- dealer).
Gps antenna (£20 - ebay).
TV Tuner (£100-£300 - ebay).
For all this expect to pay, £1000 - £1600 depending on spec and date of manufacture (newer the better/more expensive).
You don’t have to have the TV tuner, however, the TV tuner is the backup screen driver for the Monitor, so if the sat nav fails you have something on screen which to fault find with.
The absolute minimum is the loom, monitor, radio, gps antenna, relocation panel and the santnav computer OR the TV module.
There have been quite a few who have done the retrofit, and while its not hard, it is time consuming and requires you to be methodical.
As for a digital TV tuner, they are a stupid price at the moment(approx £300 on ebay), I'm going to get a aftermarket one at some point (approx £40 on ebay) and plug it into the "TV aux in" lead.
Just wack a tom tom on the dash, or learn where your going I recently did it - cost me about £1,100 roughly. Certainly over a grand.
Took me about 12 hours to fit it. You will have to take the rear seats out, passenger seat out, the boot lining out, the dash apart, the carpet up and the speedo module out. It is a lot of work but well worth it if you have the time and the cash.
Took me about 12 hours to fit it. You will have to take the rear seats out, passenger seat out, the boot lining out, the dash apart, the carpet up and the speedo module out. It is a lot of work but well worth it if you have the time and the cash.
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