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      10-01-2018, 03:48 AM   #1
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Retrofit navigation G30

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I have just got a 10 month old BMW 520d Touring G31, and it's born without navigation(Danish market). I know it's possible to retrofit, and i have seen that you can buy the parts(https://www.ebay.de/itm/162708789966), but what do i else need, when my car is build without navigation?

Anyone who can help me?
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      10-07-2018, 02:14 PM   #2
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It is not worth it. Get apple car play cheap on eBay or 3 year subscription form BMW and access google map and Waze navigations that are far superior
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      10-15-2018, 11:02 AM   #3
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BMW makes the 5 serie without navigation ? Is it 2003 again ?
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      10-16-2018, 01:56 AM   #4
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IDrive + ATM or emulator. FSC Set. Wifi Aerial Antenna.
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      10-18-2018, 06:27 AM   #5
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BMW makes the 5 serie without navigation ? Is it 2003 again ?
Europe and rest of the world markets.

Here in the US, navigation is standard.
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IDrive + ATM or emulator. FSC Set. Wifi Aerial Antenna.
Almaretto, do you know what partnumbers I need?
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Did you ever manage to get this done? I have a G30 without navigation as well (ex-demonstrator). I would love to have CarPlay, but according to BMW you need Navigation Professional to have CarPlay - it canīt be done with the "basic stereo", that my car has. How silly is that?! Why would you want CarPlay, if your car had navigation?

Is it possible somehow to get CarPlay (through USB) on the "normal stereo"?
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Did you ever manage to get this done? I have a G30 without navigation as well (ex-demonstrator). I would love to have CarPlay, but according to BMW you need Navigation Professional to have CarPlay - it canīt be done with the "basic stereo", that my car has. How silly is that?! Why would you want CarPlay, if your car had navigation?

Is it possible somehow to get CarPlay (through USB) on the "normal stereo"?
Pro Nav has software & hardware needed for Carplay. USB is just installing license and making menus accessible to user.
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Hi.

I have just got a 10 month old BMW 520d Touring G31, and it's born without navigation(Danish market). I know it's possible to retrofit, and i have seen that you can buy the parts(https://www.ebay.de/itm/162708789966), but what do i else need, when my car is build without navigation?

Anyone who can help me?
Have you looked into Bimmer-Tech? They sell you all you need. One stop shopping.

https://www.bimmer-tech.net/shop/bmw...es-g30-g31-f90
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Pro Nav has software & hardware needed for Carplay. USB is just installing license and making menus accessible to user.
Thanks, I was told that by some other people too. I just donīt see the need for CarPlay if I had nav. In my previous cars (Skoda (VW)) I got CarPlay in the basic radios without nav., which made sense.
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Thanks, I was told that by some other people too. I just donīt see the need for CarPlay if I had nav. In my previous cars (Skoda (VW)) I got CarPlay in the basic radios without nav., which made sense.
The point is BMW encourages people to buy more packages to get the options they want rather than a la carte.
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      01-08-2019, 11:24 PM   #12
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I get that. But I still don’t understand, that I need +8000$ of navigation just to get CarPlay. To me, CarPlay is the cheaper substitute for navigation
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Hej GaSelle & to22
It all depends on your cars options, what you need to retrofit the navigation.
Most of the BMW G30 models have bluetooth/handsfree for the phone.
If you have that in your car, you also have the Ethernet in your car.
You need Ethernet for your navi antenna.
Iīm going to retrofit a NBT Evo in my G30 530D very soon.
Donīt forget to buy the NBT Evo with Dab, because soon the FM stations will be history.
Donīt forget that it also need to be coded after retrofitting.
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      01-13-2019, 07:35 AM   #14
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I have handsfree, Connected Drive with Location Services (GPS) etc.
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hi, my car also lacks navigation. What can be done? B054760
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