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The BMW head unit range is constantly evolving here at Xtrons and we are aware that sometimes it can be tricky to keep up with the ever-changing modifications. Therefore, we thought we’d write a blog to prevent any crossed wires, so to speak.
Our latest range of BMW head units are equipped with high-performance Octa-Core processors and Android Marshmallow 6.0 software but that’s not to say that they’re any harder to install or configure, compared to our older units. There are just a few FAQs we want to answer for you.BMW Head Units at Xtrons: Here are a few of our recently developed BMW car stereo head units, featuring Octa-Core & Android Marshmallow.PB7690BAP
Key Features include:- 7' HD Digital Multi-Touch Screen
- Octa-Core Processor
- 64bit, 32GB, 2G RAM
- Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow Operating System
- Custom Fit for: BMW E93 (2005-2012), E92 (2005-2012), E91 (2005-2012), E90 (2005-2012)
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Key Features include:- 7' HD Digital Multi-Touch Screen
- Octa-Core Processor
- 64bit, 32GB, 2G RAM
- Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow Operating System
- Custom Fit for: BMW E53 2000-2001 17-pin-connector), X5 (E53 2002-2006 new 40-pin-connector), 7 Series (E38 1994-2001), M5 (1996-2003)
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Key Features include:- 7' HD Digital Multi-Touch Screen
- Octa-Core Processor
- 64bit, 32GB, 2G RAM
- Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow Operating System
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Key Features include:- 7' HD Digital Multi-Touch Screen
- Octa-Core Processor
- 64bit, 32GB, 2G RAM
- Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow Operating System
- Custom Fit for: BMW 5 Series Touring E39 (1997-2004), 5 Series Sedan (1995-2003), X5 SUV E53 (2000-2006)
BMW Head Unit Useful Information
Extension In most cases these head units are an easy enough switch. However, some versions of the E53/X5 or 3 Series/E46/E90s will require a 5-meter extension, if your vehicle has a factory fitted Sat-Nav. This is because the stereo connections are situated in the boot, near the battery, which is quite far from the head unit. A recommended extension would be the EXL005 is compatible with most of the BMW vehicles. RelocationXtrons 9 Android E46 Usb
When you are preparing the BMW E46 for car stereo installation, you will need to relocate your heater controls. One way of doing this is to park them beneath the lip of the dashboard where the storage pocket is located. Relocation kits can be purchased; however, the heater controls can be clipped in place without one. Amplification If you have an amplified, or alternative, speaker system connection the adaptor may not fit the unit. Again, adaptors can be purchased (sometimes they need a little modification) to be wired to the supplied ISO instead. This helps retain this option. Any fixes you choose to make, in terms of adapting your vehicle and its components to our units, are not Xtrons responsibility, by the way. Confidence Our Android Octa-Core units are accelerating the development of the in-car entertainment industry. With the software and processing capability better than a lot of desktop computers, there’s no surprise these units are changing the game. We strive to modify our units to make them more accessible and adaptable to a range of cars and models. Hopefully, the above information was relevant and helpful. If you have any further queries, please get in touch. Shop BMW Now >I decided to finally – FINALLY – to buy myself the head unit I’ve wanted since I’ve owned this car. Now I have it, I really don’t know why it took me so long to decide to get it. Either way, its here now and I don’t regret a thing — its incredible!
The unit I went for was bought from eBay by a seller “Audio Visual Tech”, its the Xtrons PA7746BP, which is a 7″ Android 7.1 unit. From what I can tell, these “style” of head units are much of the same from multiple manufactures – I believe they’re all made by the same company, but re-branded slightly.
Anyway, on with installing. There are tons of guides online for this (and on YouTube) so I won’t bore you with the entire process, but generally I find it super easy. Within 20 minutes tops, the head unit was in & working.
One of the things I’ve read about a lot was the lower climate control HVAC unit needing to be relocated. That’s fine – and very easy – but some say it requires the special relocation bracket to get it fitted perfectly – which is expensive! (Over £75, if not more at time of writing this). This was the route I was going to go down (and still might), but I’ve actually found a way around this.
As reported by many online forum threads, there is indeed a gap at the bottom of the climate control unit when pushed all the way in. On top of that, its quite “loose” when pushed all the way in, and not quite horizontal either.
To combat this, I’ve actually installed mine without it pushed all the way back, and to hold it in place a small piece of MDF painted black in order to fix it in place. Its not completely solid, and pushing from the back of the unit will make it pop out, but its certainly fixed in place enough whereby it doesn’t move during driving or when pushing buttons on the unit itself.
It also doesn’t look too bad? The gap is still present, but its now at the top rather than the bottom, thus less visible.
At night, the unit looks super cool. Although I did find the display maybe just a touch too bright when on completely black roads
The built in EQ is very cool and effective too
I then proceeded to do a lot more research into “modding” these head units. It seems there are multiple avenue’s to go down. I’m not familiar with Android AT ALL, but within 24 hours I’ve managed to install & customise a “launcher” called CarWebGuru that completely transforms the head unit.
The launcher is basically how the device looks when the Home button is pressed. It’s fairly essential to make this Home screen as easy as possible to navigate around, and after a lot of searching & playing, CarWebGuru’s launcher seems the best suited for me.
Here’s how mine looks after 20 minutes of playing around & customisation;
Fast forward to this morning and my Xtrons reverse camera also arrived. I thought this would be a nightmare to install as well, but looking back it actually wasn’t too bad. I decided to install the camera on the numberplate light plinth. Removing this was easy with x4 torx bolts
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I unclipped the connector on the other side and set to work mounting the camera on its own little bracket that it came with
And here’s it is in place mounted back to the car;
The wire for it is fed through one of the existing number plate light holes – yes, there is enough room, just about. The wire then runs up the drivers-side tailgate and jumps into the grommet with all the other wires that live there.
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From there, its inside the car, so its relatively easy after this point. It runs down the D pillar, under the boot floor, under the rear seats, under the plastic trims alongside the bottom of the door steps, and below the steering wheel. The cable provided is JUST long enough to reach!
And once done, and wired up according to the instructions, the camera activates when changing gear into reverse. It does this by the fact the camera is powered off of the reverse lights, very clever.
On top of that, the camera I bought has 4 small LED lights. I’m not sure how good they’ll be at night though.
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Overall, very pleased with the head unit. Should have bought it sooner! Its transformed the car 🙂