Do BMW e82 and e90 have interchangeable stereo/head units?

niceast · 07-16-2017, 10:22 PM

Do BMW e82 and e90 have interchangeable stereo/head units?

The stereo head unit for the BMW 3 series (e90/e91/e92/e93) and BMW 1 series (e82/e87/e88) look the exact same and interchangeable. (for the one without navigation/ no idrives)

The reason i ask is because I searched the forum, couldn't get any results for "double din" the terms were to short.

The guy installs Eonon GA6165 in his BMW 328i looks super clean and OEM.
I think its neat! Im not into the double din by most aftermarket companies because i just doesn't look as OEM. The Eonon GA6165 has external buttons and a touchscreen. The head unit looks clean, simple, and how it should have been produced from the factory.

3 Series

1 series

Fakemike · 07-17-2017, 06:58 AM

They do make an aftermarket double din for the E82. There is some info in this thread:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371480

niceast · 07-19-2017, 02:55 AM

After looking closely in these two photos I'm going to say that the two stereo units are interchangeable.

ianc · 07-19-2017, 09:22 PM

Did you check the part#'s on realoem.com?

ianc

Zack77 · 07-29-2017, 03:59 PM

I was told by customer support at AVIN that they would soon have a E82 unit, their E90 unit looks great so I'm waiting on that.

FLATBMW · 08-17-2017, 11:16 PM

I would like to know for sure if their interchangeable, they look the same. I just checked and both the e90 and e82 use the same professional radio part number.

The double-din Android tablets look rad but I am leaning towards an old school single din Alpine. I have been researching this awhile and the setup below is my favorite, clean and simple!

stratman3 · 07-06-2020, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceast

Do BMW e82 and e90 have interchangeable stereo/head units?

The stereo head unit for the BMW 3 series (e90/e91/e92/e93) and BMW 1 series (e82/e87/e88) look the exact same and interchangeable. (for the one without navigation/ no idrives)

The reason i ask is because I searched the forum, couldn't get any results for "double din" the terms were to short.

The guy installs Eonon GA6165 in his BMW 328i looks super clean and OEM.
I think its neat! Im not into the double din by most aftermarket companies because i just doesn't look as OEM. The Eonon GA6165 has external buttons and a touchscreen. The head unit looks clean, simple, and how it should have been produced from the factory.

3 Series

1 series

Any Updates on this? Super interested, I had an 06 330i now I have a 2013 135i and I convinced that it should fit. Wondering if you did it yet.

Jay777 · 07-07-2020, 07:56 PM

I asked Eonon if the head units designed for the e90 cars would fit in the 1 series and was told that they are not compatible due to the internal computers being different. They do have a request page on the site
https://www.eonon.com/eonon-requirem...ing-years.aspx

niceast · 07-08-2020, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay777

I asked Eonon if the head units designed for the e90 cars would fit in the 1 series and was told that they are not compatible due to the internal computers being different. They do have a request page on the site
https://www.eonon.com/eonon-requirem...ing-years.aspx

The other feature i would need is drive capability, I would like two useable screen my idrive and a aftermarket double din while retaining idrive controller functions and steering wheel.

Jarninho · 07-09-2020, 04:36 AM

Isn't this just an Android head unit? Xtrons and Zltoopai make units for the 1 series, look exactly like the Eonon. I just bought one from Aliexpress (Zltoopai) for about $250 and installed it. I got an Octacore with Android 10. It wasn't completely straight forward, but I now have it working well. Canbus works with the steering wheel controls. FM/AM radio sucks, but that's about the only draw back. I am now waiting for my wireless carplay USB module to make phone calls and playing music from my phone a bit easier.

My car already had an Android head unit when I bought it some weeks ago but that didn't work properly with the canbus. No steering wheel controls. I made a thread on the forum which I should update soon. I think the previous owner installed an E46 canbus adapter. I now have one that says X1/E90 I believe (I didn't make a picture...).

1st2nd8th · 09-10-2020, 02:20 AM

If you have an amp you can switch the audio class to your car like e82 to e90 and vice versa.

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Fakemike First Lieutenant 369 Rep 324 Posts Drives: 135i N54 MT Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [0.00]	They do make an aftermarket double din for the E82. There is some info in this thread: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371480
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FLATBMW Private 34 Rep 91 Posts Drives: E82 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Orange County, California iTrader: (0)	I would like to know for sure if their interchangeable, they look the same. I just checked and both the e90 and e82 use the same professional radio part number. The double-din Android tablets look rad but I am leaning towards an old school single din Alpine. I have been researching this awhile and the setup below is my favorite, clean and simple!
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Jay777 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 47 Posts Drives: BMW,Mercedes Join Date: May 2020 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	I asked Eonon if the head units designed for the e90 cars would fit in the 1 series and was told that they are not compatible due to the internal computers being different. They do have a request page on the site https://www.eonon.com/eonon-requirem...ing-years.aspx
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Jarninho New Member 6 Rep 6 Posts Drives: BMW 125i E82 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: NL iTrader: (0)	Isn't this just an Android head unit? Xtrons and Zltoopai make units for the 1 series, look exactly like the Eonon. I just bought one from Aliexpress (Zltoopai) for about $250 and installed it. I got an Octacore with Android 10. It wasn't completely straight forward, but I now have it working well. Canbus works with the steering wheel controls. FM/AM radio sucks, but that's about the only draw back. I am now waiting for my wireless carplay USB module to make phone calls and playing music from my phone a bit easier. My car already had an Android head unit when I bought it some weeks ago but that didn't work properly with the canbus. No steering wheel controls. I made a thread on the forum which I should update soon. I think the previous owner installed an E46 canbus adapter. I now have one that says X1/E90 I believe (I didn't make a picture...).
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1st2nd8th Enlisted Member 7 Rep 34 Posts Drives: bmw 128i Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: oklahoma iTrader: (0)	If you have an amp you can switch the audio class to your car like e82 to e90 and vice versa.
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