[esram]

what do I need for the wiring to make this a plug and play.

Thanks in advance

[ctuna]

What are you installing a Head Unit maybe?
There are side effects to consider.
And which of the three BMW systems are you starting out with?

Read this
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641323

head unit
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin

You need to install your old head unit in the trunk or at least keep it , because if your car needs programming or
has to have a electronic module replaced the BMW programmer/diagnostic unit will not work unless the original configuration of the car is intact. Plus there are the other issues described in the Head Unit info links.
There are ways around this if you get a coding setup but
you have to be a hacker to use that.

[esram]

Originally Posted by ctuna

What are you installing a Head Unit maybe?
There are side effects to consider.
And which of the three BMW systems are you starting out with?

Read this
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641323

head unit
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin

You need to install your old head unit in the trunk or at least keep it , because if your car needs programming or
has to have a electronic module replaced the BMW programmer/diagnostic unit will not work unless the original configuration of the car is intact. Plus there are the other issues described in the Head Unit info links.
There are ways around this if you get a coding setup but
you have to be a hacker to use that.

Thanks got it from here.

[VP Electricity]

You're going to lose ASSIST.

You're going to lose your chimes.

You're going to lose any parking sensors.

If you care about any of those, I'd get the head unit recoded to Stereo and then use the speaker outputs to drive some speakers for that function. We used a center speaker just for chimes and front sensors and rear HiFi tweeters under the stock grilles just for rear parking alert.

The old head unit fits where the Sirius tuner is if you take the faceplate off. If you have Sirius you can take that out and sell it.

The Metra relocate kit is ugly and has a different color and finish than the Metra dash kit. You get better results with a pro refinishing it.

We just finished installing an Alpine nav in a 2010 with the stock head unit in the trunk, on the MOST and CAN buses and with chimes and front and rear parking sensors all retained, with steering-wheel controls, a flush USB in the console, the BMW AUX jack wired into the Alpine's AUX, and a backup camera. Works really well. We also installed our Level 2 audio upgrade so it sounds great, but I don't think it sounds any better than the Pro CD player would have until I use the parametric EQ and time correction settings.

[ctuna]

Have any pictures of it installed VP?

The head unit I mean.