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by Intravenous de milo
Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:41 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: FITTING OF AFTERMARKET STEREO ( XTRONS) 7" DISPLAY MODEL
Replies: 2
Views: 1656

Re: FITTING OF AFTERMARKET STEREO ( XTRONS) 7" DISPLAY MODEL

The xtrons is (I think) a unit made by HuiFei / KGL 253, you need to bring the aerial from under the floor wit an extension. The signal is still rubbish, i ended up buying a fin style aerial and feeding it through the roof and looked OK
by Intravenous de milo
Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:30 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Android stereo MCU file or backup
Replies: 1
Views: 1171

Re: Android stereo MCU file or backup

[quote="Intravenous de milo"] I fitted an Android stereo last month and all has been well, I've downloaded a few good apps such as spotify, tunein, kodi, Torque etc and all was going well. It now hangs on the logo when booting. I need a MCU file of 4.2.5 ideally for a BMW as it will have all the ...
by Intravenous de milo
Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:31 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Audible announcement "attention"
Replies: 3
Views: 1477

Re: Audible announcement "attention"

[quote="B3nnl"] Why?! I've mentioned in another thread how the Head unit display is U/S so we can't read any messages. Can anyone tell me what the audible "attention" we are hearing is with reference to? I do know when we collected the car we were low on fuel and the closer we got to empty, the more ...
by Intravenous de milo
Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:15 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Android stereo MCU file or backup
Replies: 1
Views: 1171

Android stereo MCU file or backup

I fitted an Android stereo last month and all has been well, I've downloaded a few good apps such as spotify, tunein, kodi, Torque etc and all was going well. It now hangs on the logo when booting. I need a MCU file of 4.2.5 ideally for a BMW as it will have all the pretty logos etc. Anyone know ...
by Intravenous de milo
Wed May 25, 2016 12:15 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Head unit looks interesting
Replies: 14
Views: 5991

Re: Head unit looks interesting

i have the xtrons but with android lolipop os. only just fitted it as a temp fix, i've got to install crossovers and tidy thw wiring. everything seems to work ok with the exception of the steering controls which i put down to ripping out the dsp and other bits. it cost me £165 but had a bashed gps ...
by Intravenous de milo
Sun May 01, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit
Replies: 6
Views: 2367

Re: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit

Another question, I have an adaptor to plug into the radio module but with the lpg tank in the way, there does not seem any advantage of plugging this in as I'm going straight into the loudspeakers via crossovers, there is no power on the plug? The only thing I need is the aerial but even then, I ...
by Intravenous de milo
Sun May 01, 2016 2:23 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit
Replies: 6
Views: 2367

Re: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit

Next stage , I've got the stereo out in one piece, also removed the DSP, Bluetooth receiver, phone module etc.

There are two 12 pin connectors, one blue, the other white or black (12 pin) . Is there a diagram to say what the pins are?
by Intravenous de milo
Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:01 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit
Replies: 6
Views: 2367

Re: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit

[quote="Greydog"] Ooops Try this, if you are still struggling To remove the 4:3 screen. To do this the vent above the NAV screen is first removed. There are two clips built into the bottom of the vent opening pressing down towards the top of the NAV unit. These are located 4 slots from the left and ...
by Intravenous de milo
Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Not revving past 3000rpm, not changing gear
Replies: 7
Views: 2027

Re: Not revving past 3000rpm, not changing gear

I had something similar but it was a coolant leak that was the cause.
by Intravenous de milo
Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit
Replies: 6
Views: 2367

Re: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit

[quote="Greydog"] Prize off the trim section around the screen there are 4 T10 torx drive screws, 2 Left & Right side towards the top and 2 bottom easier to get at with the screen open. Then the unit just slides out no need to touch the vents. Hope that helps [/quote] I think it's a different unit ...
by Intravenous de milo
Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:56 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit
Replies: 6
Views: 2367

How the heck do i remove the air vents / 2001 nav - casette - obc combined unit

I've got a 2001 4.4 sport - it was fully loaded with CD changer / nav / dsp and the head unit has casette, screen, obc etc on it. I want to change this as it doesn't always work and I've got a chinese replacement that will do everything and more. To remove the head unit there are two screws that ...
by Intravenous de milo
Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:35 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Audio Upgrade
Replies: 13
Views: 5345

Re: Audio Upgrade

I'm ear enough to the OP but going to try the whole thing myself. Replace DSP, sat nav, mult-changer with an android head unit and some crossovers.

Only trouble I'm having is getting the old cassette / radio /screen / OBC /  head unit out of the dash  (it's a 8378942)
by Intravenous de milo
Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:32 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Rear passenger side suspension low
Replies: 28
Views: 7724

Re: Rear passenger side suspension low

[quote="pcdee"] [quote="celica"] If it's one of those parts then not too pricey Will find out how much from dealer Wonder how long it takes for a competent mechanic But here is how it looks http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i22/p1tse/DEE51D0B-A278-4D5E-8657-ECDFD0035D6B_zpsxqssf2le.jpg [/quote] Got ...
by Intravenous de milo
Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:28 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Sprucing up the black leather and plastics.
Replies: 17
Views: 5882

Re: Sprucing up the black leather and plastics.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260898316042?rmvSB=true These dyes are great, i've used a cream one on our old figaro along with Gliptone Liquid Leather Conditioner which gives car a real leather smell. Don't be put off by the initial smell that smells nothing leather like at all but give it an overnight ...
by Intravenous de milo
Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:05 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Loudspeaker impedance
Replies: 2
Views: 1153

Re: Loudspeaker impedance

[quote="X5Sport"]
Should be written on each magnet?
[/quote]

I was hoping to avoid the need to access the speakers themselves and planned to put the crossovers where the dsp used to be