E38-735i 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 Hey people, bought my first BMW last friday, and only thing wrong with it is the fact that it is a Japanese import so the screen is basically useless to me. Can anyone tell me what the best way to go about changing this to english is? I am based in Wellington so is there any locals that can work on these to make them NZ new spec? Whats the quality of the "plug and play" items on trademe for the e38's? Car is a 2001 BMW 735i Motorsport All help will be hugely appreciated, Cheers Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 Two options. Go the OEM route or replace it with a Dynavin. Our forum sponsor may be able to help you out. http://www.swautomotive.co.nz/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogballs 102 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Hey people, bought my first BMW last friday, and only thing wrong with it is the fact that it is a Japanese import so the screen is basically useless to me. Can anyone tell me what the best way to go about changing this to english is? I am based in Wellington so is there any locals that can work on these to make them NZ new spec? Whats the quality of the "plug and play" items on trademe for the e38's? Car is a 2001 BMW 735i Motorsport All help will be hugely appreciated, Cheers Andrew Hi Andrew, I will be in Wellington this weekend, If you like I can help you with removing the Jap nav and restoring it into something thats easier to use.. I can give you some advise on some of the the options for you too.. call/text etc 021 223 7954 Dean Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted May 15, 2012 Can anyone tell me what the best way to go about changing this to english is?Select English in the Menu as the display language. If your Japanese is poor, this may be a challenge for you...I am based in Wellington so is there any locals that can work on these to make them NZ new spec?To do that you replace the nav drive in the boot. Jap out, Euro model in, slight rewiring and insert a NZ map disk, voila!Get a Mk4 DVD nav, faster, and customisable. Whats the quality of the "plug and play" items on trademe for the e38's?The quality is reflected in the price. OEM: about $6k. Trademe: <$500. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E38-735i 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2012 Hey all, Sorry about delays in thanking you all for the info. Out of pure luck, tonight I managed to change the language from Japanese to English so thats a huge help to it all. Long run I would mind looking into a Dynavin unit but wanting to keep my 735i as original as can be. As I am new to this all will stick up some photos of my car asap. Thanks all, Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isis 16 Report post Posted June 11, 2012 V nice ride! was keeping an eye on it but never got the chance to head down to the Tron. the silver one didn't tickle your fancy? What did you end paying for it? It went from 18 to 15 to 18 & then down to 15... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E38-735i 0 Report post Posted July 4, 2012 V nice ride! was keeping an eye on it but never got the chance to head down to the Tron. the silver one didn't tickle your fancy? What did you end paying for it? It went from 18 to 15 to 18 & then down to 15... Thanks, Na silver ones blue leather interior didnt do it for me, and the condition of my blasck leather/suede interior is immaculate. Will get some photos up when able, Cheers Andrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
