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I went with one of the screens on the dash options as I couldn't find something that would guaranteed I wouldn't lose any of the other controls in the car. FWIW, it connects to the car via bluetooth still, no need for aux. Just needs USB, which I need to route a bit more neatly that I have done currently.
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I've been looking at getting an Android Auto / Apple CarPlay unit for my car (E91 335i) and after a bit of research it seems that the better option is this one:
https://www.mr12volt.com/en-gb/collections/bmw/products/p2000-cicmm
Most other options are screen replacement unit types that send audio through the Aux port which is sub-optimal. I am not very handy at all though and installing this, even though it is billed as plug and play, seems a bit daunting, what with pulling off a whole load of trim and what not. Add to that the fact that I would need to code (or more likely get someone to code) the CD channel in order for it to work.
Does anyone have any experience of installing this kind of unit? I think that's unlikely, so follow up question... can anyone recommend an ICE place/individual that would be happy to install this? I imagine most places would only bother installing stuff that they sell themselves.