Newer iDrive/Screen for 2015 M4

[cartOC]

Hey all,

I've became a little jealous of the pretty new iDrive found on the 2018 M3/4 and was wondering what the best way of going about a retrofit would be. Apple CarPlay would be nice but isn't required, do I need to get the new screen in order to do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[milk242]

You'll need a whole new head unit and screen and get coding. You'll lose all connecteddrive features.

Or you can get one of those Android screens that have the same theme of ID5/ID6

[Shadow2]

What/where is this Android screen thingie you speak of?? Never seen it.

[llvsixaxisvll]

Originally Posted by Shadow2

What/where is this Android screen thingie you speak of?? Never seen it.

I'm sure there are many, but a popular one I've seen around the forums is called AVIN.

Here's a link:
https://avinusa.com/10-25-bmw-3-seri...on-system.html

[cartOC]

Originally Posted by llvsixaxisvll

I'm sure there are many, but a popular one I've seen around the forums is called AVIN.

Here's a link:
https://avinusa.com/10-25-bmw-3-seri...on-system.html

How different is the android version from OEM?

[llvsixaxisvll]

Originally Posted by cartOC

How different is the android version from OEM?

I've never used it in person but doesn't look so bad on YouTube IMO. You can get it with Apple CarPlay, so if you really don't like it you'll have that option along with the ability to still use the Stock Infotainment version on a bigger screen.

So you'll have the Android UI, Apple Car Play, and stock infotainment to switch between at the same time.

[cartOC]

Originally Posted by llvsixaxisvll

I've never used it in person but doesn't look so bad on YouTube IMO. You can get it with Apple CarPlay, so if you really don't like it you'll have that option along with the ability to still use the Stock Infotainment version on a bigger screen.

So you'll have the Android UI, Apple Car Play, and stock infotainment to switch between at the same time.

Ahh i see. What do you need to buy in addition to what you linked? Do the cameras sync up automatically and everything else? Any coding required?

Thank you!

[llvsixaxisvll]

Originally Posted by cartOC

Ahh i see. What do you need to buy in addition to what you linked? Do the cameras sync up automatically and everything else? Any coding required?

Thank you!

My understanding is that it doesn't require coding and is completely plug and play since it's just mainly the video source being connected to the new screen.

Also, in the newer models, the reversing camera should work as usual, only caveat being that it'll go to the stock i-drive UI to do so, and revert back to the android or Apple CarPlay UI afterwards. As to whether there is any noticeable lag or not from changing between the UI's, I'm unsure of, but wouldn't really expect any.

FYI, I haven't actually used this but there are a couple YouTube videos about it and it's some of the things I've come to understand when researching it myself.