Hello Nick. I have a 2005 BMW 323i..convertible. I love the convertibles.. This is my 3rd bmw. I bought the same stereo unit from allexpress.com but mine has knobs and the fit is perfect. Iam in California.. Wish u were closer i would hire u to install the rear camera. ☺ thanks again 4 your help.
U saved me. Thank you so much I went through trying to access factory settings and putting in password.(only setting I haven't tried to get to touch calibration)got stuck on the enter key after entering password. Struggling looking for opposite side enter key 😢 😭
Looks awesome, I have the same car and radio I have a quick question how did you remove the piece to put the back camera in? I’m having a hard time with that It. Any guidance will be appreciate it. I’ve seen some videos but they don’t have the center logo like ours do.
Are you talking about the camera mounted to the trunk? If so, I just removed the right license plate lamp and place the new combo camera/light in that slot. I did have to trim the new piece a little to make it fit. I used a Dremel cut off wheel. Then I used clear silicone to seal up a small gap.
I just bought a 10 inch one without the canbus box for my e46. Looks like a tablet with some metal brackets in the box. No dash trim or anything. Can't seem to find the canbus box separately. Any suggestions? I might just return it and get another one. 🤷
Is the you have similar to the one in the video or a universal one. These kits should come with one specifically for BMWs. I would ask the seller for one first.
Hi Nick, one more question if you do not mind, i plan to use a usb thumb drive or sdcard to play most of my music videos through, can you recommend any video settings and audio setting i can use on my pc that will both sound great and use the full screen of the head unit rather than have video's playing back in letterbox style, i hate that!! cheers fella
Hi Nick, i have the same original bmw head unit connector and i believe the same aftermarket android, so am curious to find out exactly why we have to connect the AMP to the antenna wire.Are you able to enlighten me on this? cheers fella Ian.. p.s i just read 'Service proccess' reply below, i think thats the answer i was looking for? i.e we need to send power to the amp via the 12v antenna fly lead?
I had this radio for about 2 years and it was fantastic! Unfortunately the touch screen gradually started to fail until the whole screen was unresponsive and the soft buttons too...
Yes, you may have to trim some material on the left and right side. At least I had to, it may not be the same for everyone. I guess you won't know until you try and fit the unit in.
No problem with the factory HK system? A lot of the chinese sellers say there's a problem with the HK system because it has fibre optic. Which, according to experts is BS, no FO in the e46.
Overall it has been great, the only thing is when I put music to random mix. That function sometimes works the way it should. Other than that zero complaints, best upgrade you can do for your car.
Hi Nick. Do you (or anyone else that cares to answer) know if this unit (and similar Hipzo units) has the setting option to change the chime (boot up and indicator alarm) sound to a softer and or less irritating beep, beep, beep chime. Literally the one thing (ONE THING) I liked about the factory head unit is the soft harp like chime it makes when boot up and indicator alarms chime on.
@@dimaflorida9889 oh okay, I know exactly what you are talking about now. I had a 2007 e92, I do remember the harp sound. All I can say that under setting/ sound/ there is a system volume on mine. Sorry I couldn't help this time.
Do You conect the ILL cable to anywhere? My hizpo radio flash the buttons when I switch double contact but I don’t turn on the engine, the buttons flash for 4 second and then stop, can You help me? The brand say to me: conect ILL cable with ACC red cable
www.ebay.com/itm/For-BMW-E46-M3-Car-GPS-Navigation-Radio-Stereo-9-Android-10-Touch-Screen-MAP/392888270079?fits=Make%3ABMW&hash=item5b79f73cff:g:REQAAOSwwyBfH4~O Search eBay, many different options to buy from.
Hi. I did this a while ago and had the same problem you have. There is a blue wire either labelled AMP or Ariel. it has a bullet connector on the end. And there should be a red wire labelled 12v or something like that. Basically you have to tell the amp to power on. and the head unit controls it. Both wires are in the harness that comes with the head unit. You just have to plug them into each other. Sorry I can't be more specific. search it on the bmw forums about telling the e46 amp to power up. Good luck!
greeting. I have the same model of tablet and after installation I noticed that the buttons on the climate panel and those from the electric windows always remain lit. You can only see the light at night being dim. Do you have any idea how I can fix this problem?
sounds like you have a Body control module issue. Did you disconnect the battery during install? I would suggest disconnecting the negative battery terminal for about 15 minutes, then try again. If that doesn't work, do some trouble shooting. I would disconnect the AC controls first and see if that cleans things up.
@@florinclivet7177 so much for the easy fix. Unfortunately it's time to troubleshoot, I don't believe the radio has anything to do with the body module. But you need to reverse your steps and make sure you are not grounding out a wire during install. Remove the radio and try to see if things go back to normal.
@@florinclivet7177 disconnect the battery completely neg. and pos. sides. If you are able to touch the 2 cables together to ground them out. Just make sure the battery is completely disconnected. (extremely important). Then reconnect the battery and give it a try. If that doesn't work, you need to check your installation work. First disconnect your radio and test if everything goes back to normal.
eonon is the rebadge version of the vanilla head units that the chinese sell. You could get the same thing off aliexpress as I did. As one of the guys aluded to in the comments , you really do want to ensure that you get maximum rom and ram (4gb ram 64gb rom) for maximum speed and storage. You can contact eonon with your car specs and they will tell you what fits.
I just re-read your message, unfortunately you can't connect an apple device directly to a Android device. I usually plug to USB to charge and use Bluetooth to connect.
I just bought an e46 with this exact screen in it, however it is extremely slow, and doesn't react to a lot of things you touch. Anyone else familiar with this problem?
@@Abqkqqpdbdb did u try to fit it without wires? Just to make sure it's not the wires doing it. You can even added some grease or something similar to the back side of the unit to trace what its hitting.
Hi nick .. do you have any experience how to install PQ8046BL ? is quite different.. but connectors may be alike. Any I email or number I could text to you?
Hi Nick! Great job! I have the same navi but I cannot set the steering wheel buttons like volume.I tried to set the canbus to bmw but I cannot find e46 in preset settings. Do you have this option or what should I do? Thank you!
Not really sure to be honest with u, youtube striked down the video because Oasis was playing on the radio. So the beats you hear are covering up the song.
It all depends how you wire it in and what type of amp you are using. It may not be easy, since you need to tap into existing speaker wires etc. This setup ties into the factory amp in which tells you, yes it can be done.
@@unknownplauer9941 on my video around time 3:50. There are the wires in need to connect to. The blue amp wire is the remote turn on for your amp, run a wire from there to ur amp. Your RCAs connect to the harness. Run power from your positive battery connection to ur amp.
The one I bought had 2gb ram and 16gb hard drive. I do wish, it had a larger hard drive, it's the best way to upload all of your music with album images.
Okay cool and do you think it's fast enough? I bought a Hizpo with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM for my E39 today. It arrives in about 10 days and some Guys told me That the Hizpo with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM ist crap 😅 And your Video is really very helpful just go on 💪🏼
@@carlosjackson1200 - Yes, it's very quick and the screen is very touch sensitive. The Music app doesn't work perfectly every time, I've noticed an issue when letting my music cycle on random. The navigation app works great, it's actually way better than my Ford's Navi. it's probably the best mod for your e39 or e46. Completely changes the interior of your car for sure.
@@nicklldoit Just for the record. I have the same setup as you but with 4gb and 64gb respectively. I have connected a 480gb SSD (solid state drive to it) so I have my full music collection a ton of full movies and still a massive amount of storage. Connect it via one of the usb connectors. It cannot be a traditional HD (hard disk) though as these will damage it as they are asking for too much power. An SSD is pure memory and barely drinks anything.
@@ServiceProcess I have a 64gb stick with musice and album images plugged into USB connection. I have since used the front ash tray for my USB connection. I cut out an area In the middle to fit it in.
www.ebay.com/itm/Android-10-9-Car-Radio-GPS-CAN-Bus-Stereo-For-BMW-E46-320-330-323-325-M3-DAB-/392895713760?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Get them on eBay
Tell me about it. Better yet, why can't Samsung not only make one but come up with their own operating system. They have the money to do so, I'm personally tired of being locked into everything Apple or Android.
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Mr. Nick, I truly enjoyed your video. You are very helpful. I saved money from your presentation. Thank you very much!
Make sure to check out part 2, helps to clean up your install.
Hello Nick. I have a 2005 BMW 323i..convertible. I love the convertibles.. This is my 3rd bmw. I bought the same stereo unit from allexpress.com but mine has knobs and the fit is perfect. Iam in California.. Wish u were closer i would hire u to install the rear camera. ☺ thanks again 4 your help.
Great friendly video!
U saved me. Thank you so much I went through trying to access factory settings and putting in password.(only setting I haven't tried to get to touch calibration)got stuck on the enter key after entering password. Struggling looking for opposite side enter key 😢 😭
wish i could help further, I have sold the car earlier this year. So I can't trouble shoot anymore.
I like it.
Looks awesome, I have the same car and radio I have a quick question how did you remove the piece to put the back camera in? I’m having a hard time with that It. Any guidance will be appreciate it. I’ve seen some videos but they don’t have the center logo like ours do.
Are you talking about the camera mounted to the trunk? If so, I just removed the right license plate lamp and place the new combo camera/light in that slot. I did have to trim the new piece a little to make it fit. I used a Dremel cut off wheel. Then I used clear silicone to seal up a small gap.
I used this one: www.ebay.com/itm/402310763117
I just bought a 10 inch one without the canbus box for my e46. Looks like a tablet with some metal brackets in the box. No dash trim or anything. Can't seem to find the canbus box separately. Any suggestions? I might just return it and get another one. 🤷
Is the you have similar to the one in the video or a universal one. These kits should come with one specifically for BMWs. I would ask the seller for one first.
MAKE SURE TO WATCH PART 2 FOR INSTALLATION CLEANUP.
Hi Nick, one more question if you do not mind, i plan to use a usb thumb drive or sdcard to play most of my music videos through, can you recommend any video settings and audio setting i can use on my pc that will both sound great and use the full screen of the head unit rather than have video's playing back in letterbox style, i hate that!! cheers fella
Not sure I can help you on that one, as I haven't tried doing so myself. Hopefully somebody will chime in to make a suggestion. Cheers
@@nicklldoit CHEERS NICK fingers crossed some video guru will pop up...
One harness is for e39 and early e46 other one is later e46
Hi Nick, i have the same original bmw head unit connector and i believe the same aftermarket android, so am curious to find out exactly why we have to connect the AMP to the antenna wire.Are you able to enlighten me on this? cheers fella Ian..
p.s i just read 'Service proccess' reply below, i think thats the answer i was looking for? i.e we need to send power to the amp via the 12v antenna fly lead?
I had this radio for about 2 years and it was fantastic! Unfortunately the touch screen gradually started to fail until the whole screen was unresponsive and the soft buttons too...
Thanks for adding that Information
Hello, i didn’t understand very well, could you explain me should i cut something from the car to fit the multimedia?
Yes, you may have to trim some material on the left and right side. At least I had to, it may not be the same for everyone. I guess you won't know until you try and fit the unit in.
Okay thanks
Nice but now my radio just random calls someone when i drive. How does i fix that??
No problem with the factory HK system? A lot of the chinese sellers say there's a problem with the HK system because it has fibre optic. Which, according to experts is BS, no FO in the e46.
hello, have the new ubication of the plastics make some noise because of the new adjustment?
No noises coming from my Install.
How is the quality of the radio ?
Long term review .?
Overall it has been great, the only thing is when I put music to random mix. That function sometimes works the way it should. Other than that zero complaints, best upgrade you can do for your car.
Hi Nick. Do you (or anyone else that cares to answer) know if this unit (and similar Hipzo units) has the setting option to change the chime (boot up and indicator alarm) sound to a softer and or less irritating beep, beep, beep chime. Literally the one thing (ONE THING) I liked about the factory head unit is the soft harp like chime it makes when boot up and indicator alarms chime on.
Hopefully somebody can chime in. I have a older E46 2003, I don't have a chime. Just the chime when I insert the key.
Nick'll Do IT lol like the pun intended there.
@@dimaflorida9889 what year is your car?
Nick'll Do IT 09 128i E82
@@dimaflorida9889 oh okay, I know exactly what you are talking about now. I had a 2007 e92, I do remember the harp sound. All I can say that under setting/ sound/ there is a system volume on mine. Sorry I couldn't help this time.
29:54 is what I need it, thank you
Glad it helped
I installed the GA9450B model everything works but have no sound anyone know a fix
you connect the "Ant" wire from the harness to the "Amp" wire from one of the modular connectors. That should fix the no sound issue with the GA9450B.
Do You conect the ILL cable to anywhere? My hizpo radio flash the buttons when I switch double contact but I don’t turn on the engine, the buttons flash for 4 second and then stop, can You help me? The brand say to me: conect ILL cable with ACC red cable
I'm guessing you have a different harness in the kit than what I show? Best bet is to find a wiring diagram for you car
After instaling i had problem with the climate control, insted of number for temperature it shows NC. Do you know the how to repair it.
I would pull the the connectors from the climate control and reconnect. Check the pins just to make sure they are all straight.
Hi, I installed today a similar radio on a bmw 525(2001) all works fine except that there is no sound to the speakers! Can you help me?
At the beginning of the video I show the radio harness and explain that 2 wires need to be connected to each other.
@@nicklldoit Thanks, I will try to do it 😁
On the wire loom which one is the remote wire so I can splice in the amp and subs?
It's blue or purple, it's the 2 wires I have connected at the beginning of the video. The one I said was important and must be connected together.
@@nicklldoit aw okay thanks bro
Is the blue wire coming from the canbus decoder?
Hey how did you get your radio to do the bmw boot up ?
You need to get into your settings, it will ask you for a code: CAR LOGO-5678 or 0000
Will this screen fit on a 2002 325i bmw ?
Yes
Hello!!can you pass me where did you take the radio?thanks!
www.ebay.com/itm/For-BMW-E46-M3-Car-GPS-Navigation-Radio-Stereo-9-Android-10-Touch-Screen-MAP/392888270079?fits=Make%3ABMW&hash=item5b79f73cff:g:REQAAOSwwyBfH4~O
Search eBay, many different options to buy from.
I have a pretty much identical Unit. I cannot get sound though ~ any ideas
Hi. I did this a while ago and had the same problem you have. There is a blue wire either labelled AMP or Ariel. it has a bullet connector on the end. And there should be a red wire labelled 12v or something like that. Basically you have to tell the amp to power on. and the head unit controls it. Both wires are in the harness that comes with the head unit. You just have to plug them into each other. Sorry I can't be more specific. search it on the bmw forums about telling the e46 amp to power up. Good luck!
Those wires I put together at the beginning of was very important to do, before install.
@@nicklldoit what part of the video did you do that? i don't see it.
@@Abqkqqpdbdb very beginning, where I'm reviewing what was included. I have everything laid out on the trunk and mention it twice.
@@nicklldoit kept skipping over that part lol thanks!
greeting. I have the same model of tablet and after installation I noticed that the buttons on the climate panel and those from the electric windows always remain lit. You can only see the light at night being dim. Do you have any idea how I can fix this problem?
sounds like you have a Body control module issue. Did you disconnect the battery during install? I would suggest disconnecting the negative battery terminal for about 15 minutes, then try again. If that doesn't work, do some trouble shooting. I would disconnect the AC controls first and see if that cleans things up.
@@nicklldoit I didn't really disconnect the battery. Right now I need to disconnect the tablet again or just the battery for 15 minutes?
@@nicklldoit I disconnected the negative terminal during the night and when I reconnected it was the same.
@@florinclivet7177 so much for the easy fix. Unfortunately it's time to troubleshoot, I don't believe the radio has anything to do with the body module. But you need to reverse your steps and make sure you are not grounding out a wire during install. Remove the radio and try to see if things go back to normal.
@@florinclivet7177 disconnect the battery completely neg. and pos. sides. If you are able to touch the 2 cables together to ground them out. Just make sure the battery is completely disconnected. (extremely important). Then reconnect the battery and give it a try. If that doesn't work, you need to check your installation work. First disconnect your radio and test if everything goes back to normal.
Will the eonon fit a 2006 330ci
eonon is the rebadge version of the vanilla head units that the chinese sell. You could get the same thing off aliexpress as I did. As one of the guys aluded to in the comments , you really do want to ensure that you get maximum rom and ram (4gb ram 64gb rom) for maximum speed and storage. You can contact eonon with your car specs and they will tell you what fits.
How should I connect my iphone by usb so that it detects as an ipod? Thanks for the help
I will create a video on how to do this, stay tuned.
Nick'll Do IT thank you so much for help me
I just re-read your message, unfortunately you can't connect an apple device directly to a Android device. I usually plug to USB to charge and use Bluetooth to connect.
Nick'll Do IT 😢😢😢😢
@@mossmar www.seicane.com/plug-and-play-carplay-android-auto-usb-dongle-for-android-car-radio-support-ios-iphone-car-touch-screen-control-siri-microphone-voice-control-s01001
maybe worth a shot
I just bought an e46 with this exact screen in it, however it is extremely slow, and doesn't react to a lot of things you touch. Anyone else familiar with this problem?
The system may need a reformat
Have problem with lights, volumes up down , turn off , on buttons dont light up ? any help ? ty
Something is wrong with the sensor board inside the unit for sure.
You might have got the model equipped with rgb
@@Ace-dh5lz managed to solve it , in menu there were settings for it , now its working and its white colored.
Any issues with gps,wifi or Bluetooth? Having issues not connecting
I have not had issues so far
How did you tuck the wires?! I can’t get it flush like everyone else lol
On the video @ 25:35, left and right sides tuck them down.
@@nicklldoit yeah, I can’t seem to get it to sit flush. :(
Did you cut out your dash a little?
@@nicklldoit yup! im so confused lol i even cut it a bit more than most youtube vids just to be safe
@@Abqkqqpdbdb did u try to fit it without wires? Just to make sure it's not the wires doing it. You can even added some grease or something similar to the back side of the unit to trace what its hitting.
Hi nick .. do you have any experience how to install PQ8046BL ? is quite different.. but connectors may be alike. Any I email or number I could text to you?
Pretty much the same setup, nickdale3@yahoo.com.
I can't fit my trim in after I screw in the screen idk what I'm doing wrong but its driving me crazy, can anyone help?
2004 M3 Convertible
Is the radio sitting flush with the dash?
Hi Nick! Great job! I have the same navi but I cannot set the steering wheel buttons like volume.I tried to set the canbus to bmw but I cannot find e46 in preset settings. Do you have this option or what should I do? Thank you!
For it was plug n play. I will play with the settings today and see if I find any info on it.
Did you try under the settings then infotainment, then SWC. I believe you can manually program your steering wheel buttons there.
Factory settings>8888>canbus>Lz>bmw>3 series then select the right model for steering wheel controls to work
For some reason i cannot use the steering wheel buttons, i can not even program them in the app from the display
Something is wrong with the decoder box.
@@nicklldoit it works now 😊 I had to do a update
@@belyy3056 awesome, good save! Happy holidays and enjoy that system.
@@nicklldoit you too 😊
what's the name of the beat at the end
Not really sure to be honest with u, youtube striked down the video because Oasis was playing on the radio. So the beats you hear are covering up the song.
You didn’t put it in Reverse to show us the back up cam
He put it in reverse right at the end of the video
It work with back camera.
Hey im remplace mi original radio for android and the alarm bong no longer sounds, someone knows if it can be replaced in the android radio
I don’t believe so
@@nicklldoit thanks for your comment and your time, greetings
Can i use a 4 channel amp with a subwoofer?
It all depends how you wire it in and what type of amp you are using. It may not be easy, since you need to tap into existing speaker wires etc. This setup ties into the factory amp in which tells you, yes it can be done.
Its a 4 channel amp idk what brand but i every wire its tapped so basically some rc cables are putting out the sound
@@unknownplauer9941 on my video around time 3:50. There are the wires in need to connect to. The blue amp wire is the remote turn on for your amp, run a wire from there to ur amp. Your RCAs connect to the harness. Run power from your positive battery connection to ur amp.
So the those color rca connect to my speakers?
@@unknownplauer9941 if I remember correctly, yes.
What is the code settings for change the logo? Help please
CAR LOGO-5678 , EXTRA SETTINGS 8888
@@nicklldoit hizpo android 10 don’t Work 🤦🏼♂️
@@Bakalaenlaaguja MINE IS 5678, I JUST TESTED IT
Thanks for all, mine is 0000
How much RAM and ROM does it have?
The one I bought had 2gb ram and 16gb hard drive. I do wish, it had a larger hard drive, it's the best way to upload all of your music with album images.
Okay cool and do you think it's fast enough? I bought a Hizpo with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM for my E39 today. It arrives in about 10 days and some Guys told me That the Hizpo with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM ist crap 😅
And your Video is really very helpful just go on 💪🏼
@@carlosjackson1200 - Yes, it's very quick and the screen is very touch sensitive. The Music app doesn't work perfectly every time, I've noticed an issue when letting my music cycle on random. The navigation app works great, it's actually way better than my Ford's Navi. it's probably the best mod for your e39 or e46. Completely changes the interior of your car for sure.
@@nicklldoit Just for the record. I have the same setup as you but with 4gb and 64gb respectively. I have connected a 480gb SSD (solid state drive to it) so I have my full music collection a ton of full movies and still a massive amount of storage. Connect it via one of the usb connectors. It cannot be a traditional HD (hard disk) though as these will damage it as they are asking for too much power. An SSD is pure memory and barely drinks anything.
@@ServiceProcess I have a 64gb stick with musice and album images plugged into USB connection. I have since used the front ash tray for my USB connection. I cut out an area In the middle to fit it in.
Ciao, i'm from Italy, i want to buy this Radio, can you tell me something about sound quality?!?!?
Thanks.
Sound in my opinion, is better than the stock unit. It will actually over load your stock speakers if turned too loud. Thanks for watching.
@@nicklldoit thanks for reply
link of the screen to buy?
Search eBay, the best place to buy them.
Nick'll Do IT already bought it and received it, tomorrow i will install, thanks for help
@@IsraelilloxDD hola!me podrías decir donde la pillaste porfa? gracias
Hi can you download netflix on this unit
Good question, I’ll try and get back to you.
Netflix was not an option from the play store, I was able to use Hulu.
Can u hook subs up to it
Yes, via an amp.
Anyone for E36 ?
Link del stereo?
www.ebay.com/itm/Android-10-9-Car-Radio-GPS-CAN-Bus-Stereo-For-BMW-E46-320-330-323-325-M3-DAB-/392895713760?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Get them on eBay
Android chinese radios suck, there's always some thing wrong with them. I've had 3 of them. Why can't Samsung make one
Tell me about it. Better yet, why can't Samsung not only make one but come up with their own operating system. They have the money to do so, I'm personally tired of being locked into everything Apple or Android.