Rear housing: 936647 (again may be different re. IDrive screen part number: 9332142 (note that if your car comes with the TV tuner option you may require a different screen part number) Unscrew the two torx bolts that attach the rear housing to the dash. Unscrew two torx bolts below the iDrive screen and then gently pop it out of the housing before unplugging the electrical connector going into the back of it.Ĥ. Remove centre trim complete with vents (this along with the trim above pop off fairly easily) and unplug the three connectors. Remove black trim above steering column.Ģ. The job is plug and play and took me half an hour.ġ.

If anyone else is interested in doing this, you need the screen and the the matching rear housing.

It's also a more vibrant display (a bit like looking at the difference from the IPS screen on an iPhone versus the OLED screen on a Samsung phone). If not, you will agree to do it, on your own risk!!!).After upgrading to the newer iDrive controller, I found a good deal on a used LCI screen which is much cleaner looking and modern than the older unit. Power Stabilizer for the car battery (We can do it without it, but is recommended to have one. Windows C drive free space 20GB (SSD recommended) Click here how : ENET Cable BuildĭO NOT use Ethernet to USB Adapters. Go to Remote Software Upgrade settings and choose the Wi-Fi only download. Laptop RAM – minimum 4GB – recommended 8GBįiles – After purchase, go to My Account -> Downloads and you can download the required files needed for the upgrade process.ĮNET Cable – You need to buy it online, or do it yourself. Multi-Media Control Knob Trim For BMW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 X1 X3 X4 X5 X6 IDRIVE.

WiFi antenna is not included – you need to purchase on your own – we recommend OEM or Aftermarket. We will send you a video how to install WiFi Antenna. We recommend doing that for best CarPlay experience. You will only need to plug WiFi antenna in the back of the headunit (process is easy and takes 10 minutes) – without that CarPlay sometimes doesn’t want to work or could be laggy. 530 minutes it depends on when the last BMW iDrive map update was. Wi-Fi Antenna in your car – either OEM (Part no.61119278133) or Aftermarket plugged to the back of the headunit – to get best CarPlay experience. F11 maps nav, SYNC3, APIM, pre-my20, eu, oem AJP21 6 December 2022 19:49 1 Hi.

Idrive 6 to 7 upgrade