Single DIN Android head units

Single DIN Android head units

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NiceCupOfTea

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252 months

Tuesday 17th May 2016
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I was reading the double DIN Andoid thread and thinking that I rather liked the idea in my e36 which can't accommodate a double DIN.

A quick google shows lots of chinese single DIN units with flip up sceens at around the £250 mark.

Anybody have any experience of any?

On paper they look great but I wonder if they might be a bit rbbish...

Looking for:
recentish Android (at least 4.4)
decent speed and internal memory
bluetooth and wifi

NiceCupOfTea

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25,295 posts

252 months

Wednesday 18th May 2016
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Thanks Dennis. I had already discounted the double DIN as it seems to involve dremeling out the back of the airbox (but then they all seem to be full depth CD/DVD - I would be happy with one that didn't take a disc). If there is a shallow one that will fit with relatively easy relocation of the climate panel then I'm all ears!

The Chinese double DINs specifically made for the e46 and e39 seem to get a pretty good writeup. My previous experience of Parrot products was not great (last release of firmware for the carkit I have was full of bugs and despite promises to update they never did) and I'm not an Apple user...

I shall keep looking I think! How hard can it be!?

NiceCupOfTea

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25,295 posts

252 months

Friday 17th June 2016
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Sadly not. I would have thought there would be a big market for a generic one (especially as they seem to do ones specific to e39 5 series for example, which would have a far smaller market than one that will just fit in any single DIN...