dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) Have myself a standard 16:9 nav unit now, but upon pulling the "chinavin" Chinese pile of junk out of the dash I have found my car was originally fitted with the basic system and has different plugs, Now the question, Can I simply cut the original plug off mine and wire in the new unit? I am aware nav won't work but I want the OBC functions Edited June 19, 2019 by dirtydoogle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted June 20, 2019 Nup you can't sorry. You will need a total monitor retrofit which will require rear mount radio tuner, antenna amplifier + video module or nav unit (for screen graphics) & the harness assy. The 16:9 monitor is just a dumby (apart from the tape deck) - all the modules are remote to it in the rear of the vehicle. Also - is the 16:9 monitor a specific X5 unit? Many are sold as fitting E38/39 & 53. The X5 unit is different as the screen pixels are set for the different viewing angle in the X5 So, either a lot of work & cost to retrofit the 16:9 or - go back to original radio (will plug into existing plug) or another Chinavin unit. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted June 21, 2019 Thanks Hotwire, I'll avoid that hassle altogether. I see some reasonable reviews on newer Chinavin units running android OS that are well priced. So at least I would have google maps and porn Off to eBay then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
