Subject: E38 navigation retrofit Author: Diaboliq : member since November, 2008 : 10 posts Posted on: 2008-12-12 06:14:56

Hi. I know this is a well discussed subject and i hope im not dubling another post. I have a 1996 E38 728 which came with tape player and non-dsp sound system. Also i have the low on board computer. I managed to get a widescreen display and MKIV from ebay. They should get here in about 2 weeks. Here are my few questions :
1. How can i test the display/computer when they arrive? I dont need to mount them on the car, i just need to powerup the display and test for pixels/etc.
2. Most of the retrofitting that is done on a car requiers "re-coding" from the BMW dealer. I dont know exactly what this means, but unfortunately the 3 large BMW parteners in my city arent really happy to do this to me. I have tried to speak to them but i cant get them to help me. How hard would recoding be in a DIY manner? Does it involve hooking up a pc with software to the OBC? I guess it shouldnt be that hard if one knows what he is doing.
So far these are my main concers.
I appreciate the feedback and accept flaming since im a bit of a noob when it comes to BMW audio/nav.

Thanks, Chris

• E38 navigation retrofit - Diaboliq 2008-12-12 06:14:56 (187 views)
  • You will need a few more parts... - Brian 2008-12-12 07:36:51 (167 views)
    • Re: You will need a few more parts... - Diaboliq 2008-12-12 13:16:29 (112 views)
      • Also what is IKE? I've seen it in lots of on board computer related posts - NT - (nt) - Diaboliq 2008-12-12 13:18:53 (118 views)
        • IKE is instrument cluster. High IKE and High OBC are somtimes used interchanably (url) - Brian 2008-12-12 13:39:17 (152 views)
          • Re: IKE is instrument cluster. High IKE and High OBC are somtimes used interchanably - Diaboliq 2008-12-12 14:36:06 (116 views)
            • I was not aware that any e38 had a low cluster only e39s. How did you determine - Roy In GA 2008-12-12 19:11:04 (108 views)
              • Re: I was not aware that any e38 had a low cluster only e39s. How did you determine - Diaboliq 2008-12-13 06:37:37 (104 views)
                • The MID is different from the IKE/OBC - Brian 2008-12-13 11:48:07 (105 views)
                  • Re: The MID is different from the IKE/OBC - Diaboliq 2008-12-13 17:34:09 (92 views)
                    • OK, you have the high OBC/IKE. No need to worry about that retrofit. (nt) - Brian 2008-12-13 17:36:56 (96 views)
                      • Re: OK, you have the high OBC/IKE. No need to worry about that retrofit. - Diaboliq 2008-12-13 20:20:48 (89 views)
                        • Display and MKIV arrived. - Diaboliq 2008-12-23 11:05:44 (96 views)
                          • Time to resurect the project. - Diaboliq 2009-03-16 09:23:12 (60 views)