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      09-21-2016, 10:44 AM   #45
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I have the 17' 340i with the 6.5" screen
Well I have a 16' with the 6.5" screen and both screens worked, so yours should too, since the head unit for 6.5" should be the same (HU_ENTRYNAV).
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      09-21-2016, 11:31 AM   #46
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Well I have a 16' with the 6.5" screen and both screens worked, so yours should too, since the head unit for 6.5" should be the same (HU_ENTRYNAV).
Any tips or advice?
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      09-21-2016, 02:50 PM   #47
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Any tips or advice?
Sure - buy a pre-LCI one if you like the blue tint, otherwise go for the LCI model
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      09-21-2016, 06:01 PM   #48
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Ordered mine from ebay. Super excited!
Hopefully it'll arrive in one piece in good working condition...
Fingers crossed...
As for my 340i arrival? I was told sometime end of this month but no definite answer from BMW...
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      09-22-2016, 01:37 AM   #49
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Ordered mine from ebay. Super excited!
Hopefully it'll arrive in one piece in good working condition...
Fingers crossed...
As for my 340i arrival? I was told sometime end of this month but no definite answer from BMW...
Congrats! and also Congrats! the wait for delivery can feel like it takes for ever but when it comes its the best, the B58 engine is very exciting makes me consider A 340i over my plans for an M2 next! great choice
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      09-24-2016, 12:11 PM   #50
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The process is pretty self explanatory, pop the AC vents off by literally pulling them off (don't worry it takes some muscle but it won't break anything)
you don't even need to disconnect the wiring to lock button etc. just let it hang, Take the two t20 screws out and remove the video cable, reverse the process with the new screen and your done! just code and enjoy ( don't install until you ready to code since it will be blank until coded But you can do the physical part of the swap in like 2 minutes

You can see here the difference in what the back of the plastic plates are between f30 and f22 but the f30 screen still fits the dash, and it seems like its going to be impossible to find A f22 plate since the whole screen is one bmw part number unless I find a broken f22 display or frankenstein the two together I'm going to just leave it for now
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      09-27-2016, 11:11 PM   #51
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One Question... The LCI screen will work in a 2014 F30? or I need to buy the old pre-LCI screen?

I don't want the blue tint and low brightness...

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Since the HU_ENTRYNAV in F30 is the same as in F34, it should work.

EDIT: Check if your car has HU_ENTRYNAV, because not all 2014 cars have it.

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      10-04-2016, 06:55 AM   #54
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Since the HU_ENTRYNAV in F30 is the same as in F34, it should work.

EDIT: Check if your car has HU_ENTRYNAV, because not all 2014 cars have it.
Yes I've HU_ENTRYNAV (aug 2014).

Then if I buy a LCI screen I shouldn't have the blue tint and low brightness, no?

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      10-04-2016, 08:39 AM   #55
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Yes, 99.9% ;-)
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      10-04-2016, 09:30 AM   #56
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i have the pre lci screen on a late 2014 car and no blue tint here
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      10-04-2016, 09:56 AM   #57
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i have the pre lci screen on a late 2014 car and no blue tint here
I've compared both screens on my 2016 F34 and got different colors (see this post).

I guess the blue tint is not noticeable that much if you don't have the other screen to compare it with.
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      10-04-2016, 10:04 AM   #58
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well i compared it to the screen i took out and have seen your post. i definitely do not have blue tint. but i wonder if the 2016 stereo is high voltage? or the screen you used was shagged?

what did you do with the other screen might be worth a 2014 user trying it?
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although i have just checked my pictures and now im not sure lol
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      10-04-2016, 11:51 AM   #60
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Both screens were OEM and weren't broken in any way . I've returned the pre-LCI screen and kept the LCI one.

If you look closely, you'll notice the OP has a slightly blue tint in his first post - see this photo, where it's visible on the left part of the screen.

I like blue, however I've kept the LCI screen, but that doesn't mean the pre-LCI isn't okay
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      10-04-2016, 12:46 PM   #61
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I too noticed on the OP's first picture that it had a bluish hue on the screen.

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Both screens were OEM and weren't broken in any way . I've returned the pre-LCI screen and kept the LCI one.

If you look closely, you'll notice the OP has a slightly blue tint in his first post - see this photo, where it's visible on the left part of the screen.

I like blue, however I've kept the LCI screen, but that doesn't mean the pre-LCI isn't okay
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      10-05-2016, 05:00 PM   #62
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ok so here is something odd

original screen


taken on my phone later that night. looks a little blue maybe?


just took this on my camera






these dont look blue to me lol
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      10-05-2016, 05:35 PM   #63
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^only the night picture you took seem a little blue
other pictures look fine to me
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^only the night picture you took seem a little blue
other pictures look fine to me
Yep, only the night shot has blue tint.
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      10-10-2016, 05:04 PM   #65
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You need to have HU_entrynav not HU_Champ2 for this to work if your car was made either 03/14 or 07/14 later depending on model f2x/f3x check first
I didn't understand that. My screen is base 6" screen with no navigation. Model: F30 2015. Manufacturing date is 2014-07-09. Can I have this screen upgrade?
Also, There's another thread where someone managed to install F10's 10.2" screen. Can we leapfrog to that?
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1168747

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      10-10-2016, 05:10 PM   #66
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Ok I think I got to the bottom of this blue tinge.

It seems to be the angle you look at it from. A low down looking up seems blue but from my normal seating position seems normal
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