Info on E90 iDrive and TV ... confused !

335DEE · 06-03-2009, 05:20 AM

I have searched and searched and not come up with any conclusion as to how to get TV working.

Do I need a seperate module? or is it ready built in the car and just need some software to unlock it ?

If a seperate module is required then where can i get one from ? prices , part numbers etc.

Probably gonna get flamed for repost .. but the search engine on these forums is pants.

TIA

Plaen · 06-03-2009, 11:14 AM

I too was looking at this and I managed to get a BMW retrofit part number and price for my Prof Sat Nav.
BMW Part: 65500416737
Price: £808.

That price has put me off a little..

335DEE · 06-03-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plaen

I too was looking at this and I managed to get a BMW retrofit part number and price for my Prof Sat Nav.
BMW Part: 65500416737
Price: £808.

That price has put me off a little..

wounded !!

ouch and double ouch...
do you have any more information .. pics . .links or anything like that ?.. i'd like to get my head around what i would be buying .. i mean robbed of, where it goes... any extra wiring and indeed if it can be retro fitted .. etc etc.

The reason i ask is becuase i looked under the boot flooring and there is a big shiney box which i have told is the GPS unit .. next to that is a big space for another big shiney box .. just wondering if the TV unit would go there

Dr Dave · 06-03-2009, 12:01 PM

I don't think it is economic to retro-fit the TV module to a car that hasn't got it as standard - not to mention the coding required by BMW etc afterwards. Quite possibly a right ballache of a job.

335DEE · 06-03-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Dave

I don't think it is economic to retro-fit the TV module to a car that hasn't got it as standard - not to mention the coding required by BMW etc afterwards. Quite possibly a right ballache of a job.

ballache seems an understatement .. i have found a german verison of the install .. attached hopefully .. not too clear what is actually in the car already and what isnt but seems a whole heap of trouble !

Dr Dave · 06-03-2009, 12:32 PM

If it were possible, I would probably retrofit the TV module - but saying that, I've always thought that TV in a car was a bit pointless, not to mention the crap reception etc.

SoYank · 06-03-2009, 04:32 PM

The LCI iDrive will allow the viewing of DVDs while the emergency/hand brake is engaged. You can listen to the soundtrack if the brake is released.

Plaen · 06-04-2009, 06:09 AM

I don't have any pics or other information. It was just a phone call to the service dept. at a dealership, and Dr Dave is right about coding...another £350, so over £1158 for TV? I think I will deffo give it a miss

MO_1 · 06-04-2009, 06:39 AM

http://www.navtvman.co.uk/index.html

Try them!

bmw330dconv · 06-09-2009, 04:52 AM

This looks good, anyone tried it?

Dr Dave · 06-09-2009, 12:57 PM

£1000 for TV in your car?? I'll pass - cars are for driving!

Carrera RSR · 06-09-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Dave

£1000 for TV in your car?? I'll pass - cars are for driving!

You can get 50'' HDTV plasmas for that......and a Bluray DVD player thrown in as well

I know which one I'd have

Dr Dave · 06-09-2009, 03:33 PM

Hmmmmm not being picky but I'd not give a £1000 50" plasma wall space!

But I know what you meant

gadgetfreak · 06-09-2009, 06:06 PM

Not quite tv, but this allows you to play ipod videos on the idrive and it also accepts external inputs.

http://www.northerncarkits.com/densi...-soon-84-p.asp

bmw-extreme · 07-20-2021, 09:43 AM

Fiberoptic cable replacing and setting on MOST distribution box (X14255) is pain. I know cos I had similar problem when retrofitting cd changer. The official installation instructions was wrong. And I was so lucky cos I was able to find correct one on the net. Thankfully someone had uploaded that info. Its not simple, and if you make a lil mistake over there, ncsexpert will not recognize the DVB module for coding.

Rich_D · 07-21-2021, 07:46 AM

Holy 12 year old thread revival Batman!

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Plaen Enlisted Member 1 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 325i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	I too was looking at this and I managed to get a BMW retrofit part number and price for my Prof Sat Nav. BMW Part: 65500416737 Price: £808. That price has put me off a little..
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Plaen Enlisted Member 1 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 325i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	I don't have any pics or other information. It was just a phone call to the service dept. at a dealership, and Dr Dave is right about coding...another £350, so over £1158 for TV? I think I will deffo give it a miss
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Dr Dave Zummerzet Zyder Drinker! 112 Rep 5,541 Posts Drives: '06 330D Le Mans Blue Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somerset iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330d M Sport [0.00]	£1000 for TV in your car?? I'll pass - cars are for driving! __________________
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Dr Dave Zummerzet Zyder Drinker! 112 Rep 5,541 Posts Drives: '06 330D Le Mans Blue Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somerset iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330d M Sport [0.00]	Hmmmmm not being picky but I'd not give a £1000 50" plasma wall space! But I know what you meant __________________
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gadgetfreak Second Lieutenant 17 Rep 208 Posts Drives: E90 335i LCI Manual Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London iTrader: (3)	Not quite tv, but this allows you to play ipod videos on the idrive and it also accepts external inputs. http://www.northerncarkits.com/densi...-soon-84-p.asp
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bmw-extreme Enlisted Member 0 Rep 43 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: turkey iTrader: (0)	Fiberoptic cable replacing and setting on MOST distribution box (X14255) is pain. I know cos I had similar problem when retrofitting cd changer. The official installation instructions was wrong. And I was so lucky cos I was able to find correct one on the net. Thankfully someone had uploaded that info. Its not simple, and if you make a lil mistake over there, ncsexpert will not recognize the DVB module for coding.
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