Angled Aluminum – from Home Depot (see pictures below) – for Mounting Brackets ($10)ħ. 12V Extender - ENERCELL™ 12VDC VEHICLE POWER ACCESSORY OUTLETĦ. USB Powered OTG Cable – AFUNTA Micro USB Host OTG Cable With USB Plug Power ($5.49)Ĥ. USB DAC – Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface ($29.99)ģ. NeTablet - $125 on Craigslist (or $160 on Amazon refurbished)Ģ.
*Pictures of most of these items are included in the installation section belowġ. At the end of the day, you will go from this: The way I put this together was trial and error, but if anyone has ideas for improvements I would love to hear them. I will also provide a detailed shopping list so that you will not be driving to Best Buy and Home Depot 3 times a day. In each section I will try to provide as many pictures as possible, so that you do not spend countless hours trying to figure this out for yourself like I had to. To keep this DIY simple it is broken into 3 sections:
I chose this tablet for a variety of reason, which are detailed in the software section below.
Why have a GPS unit when you can have GPS, your media library, streaming audio services, and all of your music/photos/movies at your fingertips? Enter the Nexus 7 2013, an affordable and powerful tablet that runs the pure android experience. There are a few threads out there on installing GPS units, but this is 2014, not 2004. Why spend so much on a system that has less processing power and fewer features than a rice cooker? Isn't there a better option?Īfter scouring the internet for information on aftermarket tablet installs on the E89 I found exactly ZERO.
Versions N, O Support APPLE CARPLAY Full Screen and Activate by USBģ.This DIY is for everyone out there who did not have the iDrive option installed at the factory and would rather spend the $2,000 it costs to install it on performance mods/wheels/higher education.
Versions H, I, J, K, L and M Support APPLE CARPLAY Split Screen only and Activate by USB (If you want Carplay full screen You will need to update the firmware of the car at the dealer.)Ģ. Your car must have an EVO map and have NBTevo_H or I or J or … or … or … or U … V … W … and so on … like in Picture 3 How do you know Whether your car supports APPLE CARPLAY Split screen or Full screen and Activate with USB or ENET cable?ġ.
Your car must be iDrive5 and iDrive6 which have the main menu like in Picture 2.Ģ. How do you know if your car can be APPLE CARPLAY Activation or not?ġ. China, Hong kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea does not support Apple carplay activate by USB, you need to activate apple carplay with enet cable only. Reboot idrive once by pressing and holding the volume button until the screen turns off then release and Wait until the screen is stuck.ġ. For cars that have CARPLAY successfully enabled but are unable to connect, you need to install an additional WIFI antenna for a good connection.Ģ. iDrive will automatically reboot once and wait until the screen goes on.Ħ. Remove the flash drive and reboot idrive once by pressing and holding the volume button until the screen turns off then release and Wait until the screen is stuck.ĥ. Plug the flash drive into the car and count down 30 seconds.Ĥ. All installation files and procedures will be sent to your email.Įasy to install, use only a USB flash drive :ģ.
Supports all BMW & MINI models with iDrive 5 / 6 and manufactured from 07/2016 onwards and with optional 609 Navigation System Professional.Ĭustomers will receive an unlock file after 10 minutes of payment (business hours). Description BMW MINI APPLE CARPLAY FULL SCREEN ACTIVATE WITH USBīMW MINI APPLE CARPLAY ACTIVATION AND FSC CODE WHEN ORDERING, PLEASE SELECT YOUR REGION.