[Crawf1992]

Hi everyone new to the forum here, done alot of reasearh but cant seem to find a decent answer. Im thinking about upgrading my display to an android one. I wanted to go for an avin unit but only uk price i can find is £625 wich seems expensive. Considering in the us its like $400. Also are there any reputable Other android unit ive seen many alternatives fitted but all seem to be non branded/no good. Sorry im sure that its probably been askes before but i genuinely cant find any decent info. Thanks

[Harryg]

Originally Posted by Crawf1992

Hi everyone new to the forum here, done alot of reasearh but cant seem to find a decent answer. Im thinking about upgrading my display to an android one. I wanted to go for an avin unit but only uk price i can find is £625 wich seems expensive. Considering in the us its like $400. Also are there any reputable Other android unit ive seen many alternatives fitted but all seem to be non branded/no good. Sorry im sure that its probably been askes before but i genuinely cant find any decent info. Thanks

I too was thinking of putting one of these avin/ugode screens in have a look at this thread lots of info but its long.
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...74452&page=112

[Crawf1992]

Originally Posted by Harryg

I too was thinking of putting one of these avin/ugode screens in have a look at this thread lots of info but its long.
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...74452&page=112

Thanks there is some brilliant info on there but i dont see any alternatives read about 50 pages. I only see info about avin any decent alternatives? And any better prices to be had other then the price ive found. Thanks

[Harryg]

Originally Posted by Crawf1992

Thanks there is some brilliant info on there but i dont see any alternatives read about 50 pages. I only see info about avin any decent alternatives? And any better prices to be had other then the price ive found. Thanks

There is a Ugode model
Try this thread
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...t=ugode+screen
These are from different suppliers.

I think around £400 mark delivered may even be cheaper when you haggle with them by email.

[Mikesmith2939]

Most of the units are built the same from the same factories with different branding, some firmware differences and after sales service.

I have read all the different forums about all the different makes and they all seem to have the same issues.

I bought the Avin one from a UK supplier for £570, I had a few issues which they helped resolve generally within in a n hour.

I still have one issue in that iDrive screen doesn't quite fill the screen properly, I lose about 5mm from the bottom which means the last option in some Idrive menus are cut off slightly.

I think this is because I have a 2013 nbt champ2 unit with factory nav and dab, but I don't have the option to code the screen resolution in the head unit.

[Ozzie_89]

Originally Posted by Mikesmith2939

Most of the units are built the same from the same factories with different branding, some firmware differences and after sales service.

I have read all the different forums about all the different makes and they all seem to have the same issues.

I bought the Avin one from a UK supplier for £570, I had a few issues which they helped resolve generally within in a n hour.

I still have one issue in that iDrive screen doesn't quite fill the screen properly, I lose about 5mm from the bottom which means the last option in some Idrive menus are cut off slightly.

I think this is because I have a 2013 nbt champ2 unit with factory nav and dab, but I don't have the option to code the screen resolution in the head unit.

surely it's cheaper to buy direct from Avinusa.com ?
I bought one last year 2nd generation for £400 with export postage plus extras I required for my needs worked very well and mimicked the latest (at the time) Idrive 6 interface.

[Len_Beach]

Check out AliExpress as most come from China. A reputable retrofitters Carplay that they sell for over £500 is £135 on AliExpress.

A bit of research could grab a bargain.

[Mikesmith2939]

Originally Posted by Ozzie_89

surely it's cheaper to buy direct from Avinusa.com ?
I bought one last year 2nd generation for £400 with export postage plus extras I required for my needs worked very well and mimicked the latest (at the time) Idrive 6 interface.

I went UK as easier to get support and return if any issues.

[Werra2006]

I bought my from aliexpress and paid less than £300 inclusive of duties. I fitted ii myself following videos and have no complaints

10.25 inch Android 7.1 Car Audio Multimedia Auto Navigation Player for BMW X5 E70 X6 E71 With CCC System Auto GPS Audio
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/kN4Urm1

[r654321]

Do these things still give you the car standard iDrive features such as the service history etc?

[Mikesmith2939]

Originally Posted by r654321

Do these things still give you the car standard iDrive features such as the service history etc?

iDrive still works as standard, you just swap between the Idrive side and the Android side.

[Harryg]

Originally Posted by Mikesmith2939

I went UK as easier to get support and return if any issues.

Let us know how you get on with it problems or faults could be interesting

[Mikesmith2939]

Originally Posted by Harryg

Let us know how you get on with it problems or faults could be interesting

So far the only issues have been a no signal message on the Android side when using the GPS splitter and I can't get the picture to fit the screen perfectly.

But overall it is a big improvement on my original 6.5 screen.

[meatballs]

So 8.1 versions are on the horizon afaik if you wait - whether they are going to come with uprated CPU/Memory to cope is the question

[plthomas]

Hi,

If you're interested, I'm about to sell the AvinUSA unit which I've just removed from my 2015 F31 (handing the car back soon). Works great for Waze and Google Maps. Would come boxed with extra screen protector and GPS splitter.

Let me know if you're interested.

Pete