Hi there, newbie with a problem here!
Because of the covid lockdown(s) my car hasn't really gone anywhere for the last few months and when it did I was getting some weird battery error messages and also the satnav (pro navigation) started acting up - my location would "drift" so that I was in the next street, then the few miles away etc... at one point I was a couple of miles out to sea lol
A couple of days ago I was sat in traffic and the iDrive screen went red for a few seconds and then shutdown... and that's it - dead. Sometimes I get the red screen but most of the time just black with no sound or anything. I've checked for loose wires + the fact the nav was already having problems I've diagnosed it as "dead".
I've emailed a few "repairers" and they have all basically said it sounds like it's beyond economical repair and to replace it. So I pulled the old unit from the car and got the part number and looked on eBay - £400 (not bad I suppose) but then I believe it's going to need coding to the car and then the nav etc activating? (and the part on eBay is slightly newer so I think it's harder to do)
But it also seems like an ideal time to think about something more modern? My current screen is a bit scratched so maybe something android based or something like that but all the "units" I have seen have been boxes that sit between the CIC and the screen and because my CIC is dead I am guessing those won't be an option...
I don't want to spend BIG on this as it's a 10yr old car but I do want something nice with ApplePlay if possible or just options on getting the CIC repaired or replaced if anyone knows anywhere that does this kind of thing? I would get the eBay unit right now but I know very little about coding and don't want to screw it up!
Thanks in advance!
Because of the covid lockdown(s) my car hasn't really gone anywhere for the last few months and when it did I was getting some weird battery error messages and also the satnav (pro navigation) started acting up - my location would "drift" so that I was in the next street, then the few miles away etc... at one point I was a couple of miles out to sea lol
A couple of days ago I was sat in traffic and the iDrive screen went red for a few seconds and then shutdown... and that's it - dead. Sometimes I get the red screen but most of the time just black with no sound or anything. I've checked for loose wires + the fact the nav was already having problems I've diagnosed it as "dead".
I've emailed a few "repairers" and they have all basically said it sounds like it's beyond economical repair and to replace it. So I pulled the old unit from the car and got the part number and looked on eBay - £400 (not bad I suppose) but then I believe it's going to need coding to the car and then the nav etc activating? (and the part on eBay is slightly newer so I think it's harder to do)
But it also seems like an ideal time to think about something more modern? My current screen is a bit scratched so maybe something android based or something like that but all the "units" I have seen have been boxes that sit between the CIC and the screen and because my CIC is dead I am guessing those won't be an option...
I don't want to spend BIG on this as it's a 10yr old car but I do want something nice with ApplePlay if possible or just options on getting the CIC repaired or replaced if anyone knows anywhere that does this kind of thing? I would get the eBay unit right now but I know very little about coding and don't want to screw it up!
Thanks in advance!
