Car Stereo for BMW E60 E90 E92 Radio with CarPlay Android Auto Upgrade CIC idrive System Screen for 3/5 Serie E61/E91/E93(2008-2013)

I installed this unit for my CIC stereo. I have a 2011 BMW 335is, E93. This unit works very well as intended. The screen resolution is crisp and it's a slight upgrade from the current screen. I must advise that this unit is not an Android Unit, meaning you can't download apps, it is strictly a device to mirror your phone, (Apple Carplay or Android Auto). With that said, I can connect to the unit via Wifi or Bluetooth, which is nice having two options. The best part is that it is wireless. The only issue is that, when I am connected to Android Auto and listening to Pandora, I am can not skip to the next track using the steering wheel controls. I have to use the center rotary knob to select the skip function on the app, and then I have to press on the knob to select the skip function... or just press next on the screen itself. For me, it is not a major issue, and it does not deter me from enjoying my drive or the head unit. The installation itself is pretty straight forward, I had no issues removing the old unit and installing this one. If you have no sound for some reason, it is because you did something wrong. Make sure the aux audio cable is installed correctly, and that you move the Green optical cable from the stock audio harness to the new audio harness.

For the price point it does what it says does and very well. There is a slight lag but beats the $900 options. Install and integration is fairly seamless. That being said there are a few key points to note. I installed this in a 2011 328i w idrive. FIRST- test your aux port for proper operation prior to doing anything. This is how the new unit will play through. Make sure you have a 6' aux cable and test that as well. I bought a brand new one and didn't test it. You wouldn't believe the amount of troubleshooting I ended doing. SECOND- if equipped you have to relocate your "MOST" connector from factory harness to new harness in back of factory unit. THIRD- if you're asking a backup camera there's one on Amazon built into the rear trunk button that is great. It's a little work to get to trunk lid but it's well worth it. FOURTH - there's a couple of connections behind the new unit that say CIC/CCC AND CIC AND CCC. plug in your version to the proper plug. Hopefully this streamlines your install.

Well followed the 💩 instructions. Phone Bluetooth works. Oem home screen is all purple. No radio, no blue tooth sound. Unfortunately it was bought for a Christmas present. I would send this pos back if I could. I would stay clear. They don't answer emails either Months later still no response no help no customer service High suggest to stay clear of this scrappy seller

This unit worked flawlessly on my BMW 2010, 335i. The graphics etc. are great and so is the CarPlay. I added a backup camera and that too integrated well with the product. Only issue is if you are playing your radio through this unit, the sound is poor, the setting to adjust the sound doesn't do much to improve it, the alternative is switch to the original BMW interface which you can do and use the radio through that, sound is back to normal. One more thing it gives off a bit of heat.

So it’s a great head unit I have no issues so far everything worked just as it should. But it took me well over 10 hrs to install only because I installed a rearview camera. My tips to make the head unit process faster is 1. Once you separate your fiber optic green cable from your main harness cut the electrical tape up about 2 inches to the harness has room to move around. 2 take off the plastics at the passenger foot well to route the aux and USB cables onto the net at the bottom. 3. My usb and aux port in the arm wrest compartment were super hard to get out I had to break a plastic in there to get it out I’d take apart as much as you can to do it easier. 4 get a green branch to stick through the usb/aux hole down to the side of the seat and tape the aux from your new head unit to pull it through. Make sure everything is plugged in right before putting it back together I had to turn my car off and on 2x to get back to the original car menu. If you have a base model set the head unit to alpine. Turn the volume on the head unit settings to 25 to keep bass and audio quality. You might get a few warning lights on your dash just turn the steering wheel all the way to the left and right to reset steering column. Bluetooth connects within like 6-7 seconds on start up. Quality is pretty good. I haven’t drove it in the day to see if the screen has glare but I’m assuming it does. 2/13/26 I’ll update if anything changes. Merchhitsluis on instagram if you need any help installing.

Glitches a lot & audio is a couple seconds behind

Upgrade that’s needed, easy install. Carplay audio doesn’t work for some reason, but still works with the car usb port for the music.

Easy and fast install. Fits perfect on BMW E60.