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Originally Posted by sagi
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Originally Posted by bsm.m4
I'll try and answer these in order to help.
1 - Ordering an NBT EVO ID4 unit on eBay: Only do this if your existing ID4 headunit isn't NBT EVO. Otherwise there's no need to buy a separate unit unless you want an entire dedicated spare unit. Reach out to vendor kubax86 for assistance on purchasing the code flash.
2 - Yeah that's about right through companies like Retrofitmybimmer, Bimmertech, etc.
3 - 8.8" touchscreen requires no modifications except for coding to support the new screen. This can be done prior to install by a vendor like Retrofitmybimmer so it's completely plug and play (you won't have to do the coding at time of install). I had an older, non-touchscreen 8.8" screen and upgraded to the 8.8" touchscreen. It was well worth the investment to upgrade, in my opinion.
Upgrading to a 10" touchscreen is definitely possible. It requires coding to support, same scenario as above. But it will also require some slight trimming of the rear of the screen plastic to fit properly in your F80. Tommy L Garage has a great video on YouTube on how he did it. It's easy, but I just didn't feel like doing the extra work for a slightly larger screen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL_iwLQpFI0&ab_channel=TommyLGarage
4 - Can't speak to the 2015 model, I believe there are some features lost for whatever reason in the 2015 model year vs. any other. Perhaps someone else can chime in here.
5 - Sound Quality - if you stick with OEM, there is absolutely no loss in sound quality. That's exactly why i wanted to stick with the OEM swap vs. the cheap Bimmertech MMI module/Aliexpress MMI module. That uses analog audio output I believe and from reading on the forums here from other members, there are a lot of audio issues with that. Your mileage may vary with that solution but I wanted to avoid all that and just stick with OEM to OEM swap and retain full functionality and audio quality. |
Thanks for responding. Definitely helps! I’m going the oem route for sure and possible thinking of the built in GPS to really retain factory functionality. I probably won’t ever use the factory gps but it will likely annoy me to have things missing hahaha OCD like that😂 |
I will say I've never once used the factory GPS on my M4. On my prior 328 I used it a lot before completely converting to Waze. Now Waze is all I use, so factory navigation is worthless to me. That said I definitely understand not wanting to lose a feature or functionality.