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Hi All, 

Help, advice please has anyone change their Radio Stereo Head Unit display screen on E53 (X5) for a update touch screen. E53 Android 5.1 SatNav GPS Radio Stereo Head Unit BT DAB DVD.

I am no car electrician by any means, found a unit on ebay, (172319639658) looks like a straight plug in, or can you recommended a unit and how to install.

Thank you very much

Cheers

Andy

  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-7-Series- ... SwRMtZakQe

Have you got factory Satnav or the Single slot C/D MID units.?

Hi

I am looking at buying the display unit on eBay..

Code number..172319639658

Cheers

Andy

factory Satnav, large display screen standard supply with e53... x5

It's a little more involved replacing the headunit on a factory fitted satnav car. There is a cable you need to purchase that runs from the rear of the aftermarket headunit to the Boot.
There is a current thread running at the moment where the poster says he needs the cable for his replacement unit, at a cost of £60.
http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/index.php/t ... n.html#new
I ran a cable from my boot area recently in my X3 whilst fitting my towbar electrics that  connected to a module behind the dash, it wasn't a difficult job really easy diy able.
I asked was it a factory nav car, as when I fitted a Dynavin to my E53 all the wiring was there in the dash as mine was a non nav car so didn't have to run the cables to the boot.
But saying that I had to cut out the plastic shelf that held in the CD player and the MID unit, so there was no going back.

Hi

Thank you very much for the info... I think I will leave as is... not broken, no need to fix..

Cheers

Andy 

Hi bud,
i purchased the eonon ga7166s unit. It came with the harness needed to connect and run through the car. The new unit is a swap out affair with the original nav screen. I love it and took about an hour to install.
Worth a look for the £300 i paid. They have a new updated model since however for a tad more the GA7166a.

[quote="cragglemiester"]
Hi bud,
i purchased the eonon ga7166s unit. It came with the harness needed to connect and run through the car. The new unit is a swap out affair with the original nav screen. I love it and took about an hour to install.
Worth a look for the £300 i paid. They have a new updated model since however for a tad more the GA7166a.
[/quote]

Did you have to cut the housing inside the dash to fit the head unit? or did it just slip in (fnar, fnar).