Wireless CarPlay and AA on stock MKIV nav screen, including touch screen support!

[killa_e46]

Would love to see impressions since I would be considering this now.

[Projecte46m3]

[mention]Projecte46m3 [/mention] has done this, pretty sure it's in the car now.


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Yup! I got it done and also got the amp upgrade option. This setup along with upgrade Bavsound speakers and upgrade 6x9 subs sounds ok.

My Thoughts:

• I went for the touch screen set up which is very responsive
• I went for the stage 2 amp upgrade (50 RMS Watts)
• Upgraded the mic in the stock location
• The unit starts up right away with the car and there are some downsides to this...kinda bugs me a bit.
  • Anytime you interact with the car the system wakes up. It goes off after 5 minutes of the ignition being off.
  • If you're wrenching on the car then disconnect the battery. I've definitely drained the battery and needed to connect to a battery tender twice.
  • The TV Tuner seems to be very loud when the system awakens
  • Takes about 20 minutes for the entire car to go fully asleep. The entertainment system is off as soon as the navigation light is off.
• Screen resolution isn't that great (this should be expected for age of tech)

[duracellttu]

Yup! I got it done and also got the amp upgrade option. This setup along with upgrade Bavsound speakers and upgrade 6x9 subs sounds ok.

My Thoughts:

• I went for the touch screen set up which is very responsive
• I went for the stage 2 amp upgrade (50 RMS Watts)
• Upgraded the mic in the stock location
• The unit starts up right away with the car and there are some downsides to this...kinda bugs me a bit.
  • Anytime you interact with the car the system wakes up. It goes off after 5 minutes of the ignition being off.
  • If you're wrenching on the car then disconnect the battery. I've definitely drained the battery and needed to connect to a battery tender twice.
  • The TV Tuner seems to be very loud when the system awakens
  • Takes about 20 minutes for the entire car to go fully asleep. The entertainment system is off as soon as the navigation light is off.
• Screen resolution isn't that great (this should be expected for age of tech)

Thanks for the input! I've been waiting a review before deciding to purchase.

Anything to not about the wireless connection with your phone to the system? Is all that seamless?

[Projecte46m3]

Thanks for the input! I've been waiting a review before deciding to purchase.

Anything to not about the wireless connection with your phone to the system? Is all that seamless?

The wireless connection is pretty damn good! It's very seamless and connects immediately. It seems to connect faster than my factory carplay connection on my 2022 F95 X5M which is insane to say. LOL

[Baris - Carphonics]

Yup! I got it done and also got the amp upgrade option. This setup along with upgrade Bavsound speakers and upgrade 6x9 subs sounds ok.

My Thoughts:

• I went for the touch screen set up which is very responsive
• I went for the stage 2 amp upgrade (50 RMS Watts)
• Upgraded the mic in the stock location
• The unit starts up right away with the car and there are some downsides to this...kinda bugs me a bit.
  • Anytime you interact with the car the system wakes up. It goes off after 5 minutes of the ignition being off.
  • If you're wrenching on the car then disconnect the battery. I've definitely drained the battery and needed to connect to a battery tender twice.
  • The TV Tuner seems to be very loud when the system awakens
  • Takes about 20 minutes for the entire car to go fully asleep. The entertainment system is off as soon as the navigation light is off.
• Screen resolution isn't that great (this should be expected for age of tech)

Thank you for the review.

The OEM system comes on as soon as you unlock the car or open a door/trunk. However with carplay, your phone will connect. So if you are working on your car, just turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, or you can even go into CarPlay settings on your phone and turn off carplay.

TV tuner fan is a must. You won’t hear it, once the trunk is closed.

Not much can be done with the resolution. You can add a HDMI screen, but then you don’t have a way to interact with the original system.

Bear in mind, the e9x and e6x with CCC system cars had the same resolution screens. The 16:9 smaller screens, are actually identical to the e46 monitor, but the connector is different.

[Baris - Carphonics]

The wireless connection is pretty damn good! It's very seamless and connects immediately. It seems to connect faster than my factory carplay connection on my 2022 F95 X5M which is insane to say. LOL

Yep, the wireless connection is pretty good. I actually bought extended antenna cables, but only ever used it once. I had to place the tv tuner in cd changer location for a convertible and the bracket for the changer covers the little antennas on it, which meant it acted like a faraday cage, which caused the sound to go off for a split second, once in a while.

Even on the e39s where the tv tuner is the furthest from the driver, it’s a good connection.

Just did an e39 m5 customer in the USA, and added a HMDI input.

Tested it out with an Amazon firestick and a little gameboy device which has a hdmi output.

[T.J.]

This looks really neat. But the replacement screens were still manufactured 20 years ago right? My last replacement screen only made it 3 years before developing dead pixels again.

[nielspeter]

Hi all,
I have a US M3 E46 convertible, have been speaking to Baris and almost ready to try this. Has anybody on the board done this conversion on a convertible and have tips/etc to share? I have not previously run any cables from front to back and my convertible has no cables nor mic next to the lights in the headliner; my mic is on the steering column. cc Projecte46m3

[Baris - Carphonics]

New update coming very soon. Means, no more needing to ship monitors to and from UK.

[sev]

New update coming very soon. Means, no more needing to ship monitors to and from UK.

OOOOH no more needing the tv module???

[Baris - Carphonics]

OOOOH no more needing the tv module???

You still need the tv tuner.

[duracellttu]

I'll touch screen still be an option?

[Baris - Carphonics]

I'll touch screen still be an option?

Yes, you can have both.

[nextlvel]

Hey Baris - Carphonics , what would be the out the door price for US car (04 production date) that never came with NAV just business CD, and for it to have Apple Carplay with touch screen

[Baris - Carphonics]

Hey Baris - Carphonics , what would be the out the door price for US car (04 production date) that never came with NAV just business CD, and for it to have Apple Carplay with touch screen

Yes, I’ve done a few full kits. I believe one of the guys in this topic from the US had the full retrofit from me.

You need the following:

• Retrofit cable - £150
• 16:9 monitor £360 with new TFT screen and touchscreen.
• BM53 - I can’t source BM53 in UK as it’s specific for US. The difference is the that the radio station frequencies are different. Although, I have been meaning to connect a bm54 into a bm53, if anyone wants to test it out.
• TV tuner - this is where the carplay gets installed into. This is £489.99 with the OEM controls, or £389.99 without (you can use touchscreen)
• OEM microphone and adapter -£25
• relocation bracket to move the heater controls down - this is something which can be sourced on the US eBay or dealership. In UK they are for right hand drive.

Shipping is around £70-£80.