[jellish]

Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Well, there goes the warranty into the toilet

Warranty? What's that?

[bmw325i]

Originally Posted by SpeeDemoN

Is it plug and play with all e9x?

I would seriously consider that if it is!

Yep it is plug and play. You lose the rest button which is useless and now there is an all button which I actually like.

[bmw325i]

Originally Posted by neuroclast

Warranty? What's that?

I like they way you think

[Tomy_D1]

Defenitly intrested in custom MODs for N6!

[SpeeDemoN]

Originally Posted by bmw325i

Yep it is plug and play. You lose the rest button which is useless and now there is an all button which I actually like.

What does the All button do?

Also, on the back of the unit there are 3 places to plug in harnesses, the 2 on the stock climate control I understand, but what is the 3rd for?

Right now my heated seat panel plugs into it, but if the heated seats are integrated does anything need to be plugged in to that?

Edit: never mind I looked it up, the All button would be more useful to me!

[SpeeDemoN]

Purchased! Awesome tip thanks bmw325i!

[Bullitt1841]

Originally Posted by neuroclast

Doh. Don't know how I missed that. Anyway I'm all set now!

I'll be hacking the WinCE tonight to put some custom apps on it now!

The only thing keeping me from buying this unit is that it is not Android

[Wongway]

Originally Posted by Feshdogg

The only thing keeping me from buying this unit is that it is not Android

Expect to keep waiting.

Haven't seen a good implementation of Android in a head unit yet. Parrot might be the better one, but if you care about Android, you'd know that (at least the last one I looked at) they all run long out of date versions of Android. (Think the Parrot one ran 2.3?)

Car Audio tech is a long ways behind Android, so most of the stuff you'd care about won't work well. Even if you could root and install something more custom onto the head unit, most screen resolutions are too small to allow newer apps to display appropriately.

[Bullitt1841]

Not entirely true. I just installed a universal double din into my other car and it's running Android 4.2.2. It runs Torque, Waze, etc. I am actually quite impressed with everything. The only thing that's keeping me from buying THAT one is my Logic 7 and MOST issue.

Don't mean to thread jack, but search Pumpkin Cool on eBay for the universal one I bought.

[bmw325i]

Originally Posted by SpeeDemoN

What does the All button do?

Also, on the back of the unit there are 3 places to plug in harnesses, the 2 on the stock climate control I understand, but what is the 3rd for?

Right now my heated seat panel plugs into it, but if the heated seats are integrated does anything need to be plugged in to that?

Edit: never mind I looked it up, the All button would be more useful to me!

I actually bought one of these long before I changed my headunit, because I knew I would need it, so I had my heated seat panel plugged into it and both sets of buttons worked. The whole point is you don't need the extra buttons anymore though.

Yeah the all button is more useful it adjusts the passengers side to match the drivers side.

[SpeeDemoN]

Originally Posted by bmw325i

I actually bought one of these long before I changed my headunit, because I knew I would need it, so I had my heated seat panel plugged into it and both sets of buttons worked. The whole point is you don't need the extra buttons anymore though.

Yeah the all button is more useful it adjusts the passengers side to match the drivers side.

Yeah thanks for the tip I ordered one and it's on the way.

[jeffb335]

Originally Posted by neuroclast

Warranty? What's that?

Ill just have to pretend I didnt see this page....

[vasman]

Originally Posted by vasman

ok some update for anyone that is interested on my GPS issue

Car Vision that I purchased the unit have been very supportive and their response is always great. The feedback from Dynavin is that there are 11 GPS issues cases reported out of the 3k sold and it seems that they recognise the issue and will be sending out some GPS antennas from other vendors to try out.

Hopefully, next wknd we will know if this is a GPS antenna issue or we will need to replace the HU also. I asked for a standby HU if the antenna swap does not fix the issue

will keep you updated after the issue is resolved

Finally some good update from my side. My GPS issue is now resolved and I believe that this was the same issue that 1QuikWS6 had and he had to replace his HU.

So a quick heads up for anyone that faces it or might face it in the near future. It was not the GPS antenna or the HU that had the issue. The problem is the small fly RF lead that connects the HU antenna input GPS to the GPS PCB RF input. The GPS PCB has a tiny RF connector that is not well fixed and vibrations can damage it. The RF fly lead seems to be of low quality also. Photo of this lead and problematic connector are attached.

We replaced it with a more robust cable (from drive audio) and glued the PCB RF input connector so as not to move with vibrations and GPS works great now!!!

[1QuikWS6]

And THAT is a prime example why you SHOULD care about the warranty, & not void it in any way

(2) separate cases of same problem - in my case the HU was replaced entirely, free of charge by Jeff, in the other (Sold in another country & not by Jeff) the problem was fixed - both for free.

I'm entirely satisfied on how my issue was resolved. I realize these are made by humans & crap happens (had electronics much more expensive than the N6 from well known mfg. that had problems). I'm not about to void any warranty & be stuck with a $700 unit that is not entirely functional...

I see no need to give the mfg. a reason to question whether any problem with the unit is due to my messing around, or to claim any problem is due to my messing around

But of course, you can do what you want - it's your $$

[F30RiK]

I have an 2006 330I, the controls for heated seats are right under the climate control on a separate module, how can I Relocate it like most of you inside the kind of ashtray?

[1QuikWS6]

Originally Posted by Rikrikrik

I have an 2006 330I, the controls for heated seats are right under the climate control on a separate module, how can I Relocate it like most of you inside the kind of ashtray?

Either use the Metra #98-9306 Heated Seat Relo Kit with Pocket:



-OR-

You can find ashtray relo kits on eBay:



Found here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-008-Reloca...item417d4ab817

I can't vouch for the quality or fitment of the eBay unit, but the Metra fits perfectly & also includes longer ribbon cable to reach from relocated seat buttons in console trim back up to HVAC unit in dash.

You can see the Metra kit actually installed in Jeff's car a couple posts back:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=354

[chumley]

Great thread! Very interesting product - just wish it had been around a year or two ago! I'm very tempted but I'm not sure it's worth the effort with a nearly 6 year old car.....it would be a fun weekend project though.

Two areas of question:

1. Does the camera superimpose the lines and the Dynavin add the steering angle sensor curve + pdc info if applicable? I noticed there are couple different types of "grids" in user picts which I assume are because people are using different cameras. Is there a preferred camera or are most of the cameras generally the same?

2. How's the nav generally as far as adding a list of favorites, custom poi's, etc. The manual linked on Dynavin's site looks kind of generic, talks about searching an address and adding it as a favorite but what about an address that isn't in the database? Businesses change all the time.

It talks about using Google search if you have an internet connection, etc. Does that work? Also, I'm used to a Garmin which has tons of POI files available for everything you can think of and was wondering something similar is possible.

[jellish]

Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

And THAT is a prime example why you SHOULD care about the warranty, & not void it in any way

(2) separate cases of same problem - in my case the HU was replaced entirely, free of charge by Jeff, in the other (Sold in another country & not by Jeff) the problem was fixed - both for free.

I'm entirely satisfied on how my issue was resolved. I realize these are made by humans & crap happens (had electronics much more expensive than the N6 from well known mfg. that had problems). I'm not about to void any warranty & be stuck with a $700 unit that is not entirely functional...

I see no need to give the mfg. a reason to question whether any problem with the unit is due to my messing around, or to claim any problem is due to my messing around

But of course, you can do what you want - it's your $$

That's a simple fix of a U.FL antenna connector, but I understand your point. I do a combo of electrical, mechanical and software engineering all day so I usually just fix things myself. As far as a mod to WinCE voiding your warranty, I suppose that is certainly possible. But you could always reflash it to the stock WinCE to fix any problems there related to something that actually WOULD need a warranty fix.

[jellish]

Originally Posted by chumley

Great thread! Very interesting product - just wish it had been around a year or two ago! I'm very tempted but I'm not sure it's worth the effort with a nearly 6 year old car.....it would be a fun weekend project though.

Two areas of question:

1. Does the camera superimpose the lines and the Dynavin add the steering angle sensor curve + pdc info if applicable? I noticed there are couple different types of "grids" in user picts which I assume are because people are using different cameras. Is there a preferred camera or are most of the cameras generally the same?

2. How's the nav generally as far as adding a list of favorites, custom poi's, etc. The manual linked on Dynavin's site looks kind of generic, talks about searching an address and adding it as a favorite but what about an address that isn't in the database? Businesses change all the time.

It talks about using Google search if you have an internet connection, etc. Does that work? Also, I'm used to a Garmin which has tons of POI files available for everything you can think of and was wondering something similar is possible.

My car is a 2008 and I love it. People who ride with me think it's awesome and everyone so far thinks it's stock, until I tell them otherwise.

1) The camera puts the "distance" grid on there, and the dynavin overlays the steering curves. I used the BK1 sold by Jeff and it works well, although it's just a generic camera so a bit of a PITA. I had to end up powering it off a relay since the reverse lights don't provide enough power on my car, and this was nowhere in the instructions. I only found it out after a few hours with my probes and googling for similar experiences.
2) The nav is pretty decent. I wouldn't say it's as good as google nav on android for sure since it doesn't have an internet connection, but you can download updates for it from their website. It's pretty up to date though.

[jellish]

Got the new HVAC in and installed. Took an hour or two to convert the billion LEDs in it to blue, but all done and now no more cheesy ashtray.

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[1QuikWS6]

Originally Posted by neuroclast

Got the new HVAC in and installed. Took an hour or two to convert the billion LEDs in it to blue, but all done and now no more cheesy ashtray.

View post on imgur.com

Looks good

I'm in the process of changing all the LED's over in my car to Blue - kept the Green indicators in some cases though.

Have the HVAC center LCD in Blue/White as yours to match my ///M Gages center LCD, Start Button in Red

I doing something never seen before as far as my heated seat buttons & shift indicator

[SpeeDemoN]

Got my climate control unit installed as well, now it looks much better!