I purchased an NBT MMI for my 2016 BMW X5. Pre-sale communication was good. When I received the unit, it had no instructions and had "tuning solutions" stamped on the MMI which I thought was strange. There was also no firmware or model version sticker on the MMI either. I installed it anyway and it didn't work. Went through some troubleshooting with Andream with no resolution. I received a faulty unit. I asked to return it with a refund but was told by Andream that I would have to return it to China even though that is not where it was shipped from. Since I'm in the United States, return shipping to China is not worth the effort nor the cost so looks like I'm stuck with this thing. Keep this in mind before deciding to buy that if you have a problem, you'll have to return it to China. Personally, I'd recommend buying through Amazon. If it doesn't work, the return is a lot easier.
Dear client,
Sorry for causing you any inconvenience.
You can definitely return the item back to exchange the other NBT version with HDMI.
Thanks for your understanding.
Extremely fast shipping, no instructions however installation was pretty easy to me. YouTube is good for DIY if you need help! I wanted the factory size look and the andream screen looks oem!
Had the MMI andream car play for my F30 335i but my oem screen had imperfection internally so I went with the whole screen replacement!
When I first installed it and got it working, the CIC menu was not fitting the screen correctly like a zoomed look and had a split screen. I messaged the company and they’re very fast with responding and helping fix the issue. All I had to do is go to settings, factory reset, change the model and screen size and the image is perfect now! Definitely worth its price!
Agree with other comments re the unit as an upgrade. Some work to install. Worthwhile, despite limitations mentioned at bottom. Prompt email responses from wzandream, weekdays. Nice that maintains bmw system access for oil level etc.
Recommend reading thru the reviews before buying/installing ... particularly appreciate the tips from Steven H, Frank N.
and hunt online for various E60 head unit installation youtubes, repair of E61 wagon wiring loom videos helped for tailgate hinge access
first Installed front and rear cameras, then the head unit. took this risk - so that cables then ready to attach to head unit, and a chance to inspect tailgate hinge wiring and fix if needed, first
Rear camera in handle was installed using Frank N. wiring suggestions below (made red power connections only, including red rca, and loose red cable)... brought wiring up right side of tailgate, cutting hole in rubber grommet in gate under trim to fit yellow rca thru and alongside tail loom to the hinge ... used this time to inspect the loom for cracks/breaks. flexible cable fish wire very handy to pass thru speaker access and bring along edge of headliner to the front windshield post and down in beside (behind)glove box
Front camera i bought from amazon has to be powered from ACC in fusebox in trunk. ugh. didn't fancy, cheated. added paddle connectors to red/black and tapped into 12v supply coming to cig lighter outlet in passgr footwell. pwrs with ignition. brought cables in thru the ecu box - there's an open rectangular firewall passthru back left corner - unclip and move relay on left wall for better access, with coathanger/fishwire - target bottom right of opening pushing down and right 45deg ... comes out in ftwell beside the flat air vent (ecu fan?) ... bring video up to glove box, power lines across to 12v connectors for cig. Front camera connects to brown dvr cvbs andream connection. ahd signal will not work(my camera came with loops to cut for several options). Removed rubber gasket and plastic holder under front edge of hood(bonnet), unscrewed top of front panel holding kidney grill to get verrrry tight hand/forearm access down behind kidney to pop out the quite breakable latches. (stubby flathead handy for the lower side clips) saves coming under car with camera to the lower bumper "mesh".
Front camera video is accessed manually on the screen - great for low front bumper parking, but HAS to be switched off via the back/return button top right of the screen. iDrive type B menu button turns screen blank. hard reset. ymmv.
Reverse camera pdc noises cannot be switched off, (even in coding), without also turning off camera. Reverse Camera switches off once you drive fwd 10mph or so.
Factory code # 1368 reminder for iDrive version and reverse sound cut off settings.
Wired Carplay does not appear to work. USB Carplay results "invalid" when selected with phone connected. Wireless works fine - both bluetooth and wifi required, it appears. Up Down arrows on steering wheel seems to jump two songs instead of to the next song... iDrive selection on screen works to jump to next. Or use touchscreen.
my car has aux jack in back of arm rest, and aux option in the radio settings ... so didn't connect female aux dongle to anything and crossed fingers. first connection didn't stay in aux mode, had to manually reset was then fine ( ... so, you still have regular local radio access by cycling the radio mode button)
(car data connection to the andream screen - the rectangular metal one, is relatively loose. electrical tape to better secure it ... mine came loose on installation, prongs got bent, carefully straightened, reconnected and secured)
Installed slowly over a long long weekend+, trying to spot other fixes while in there, and not to break any$thing.
Bought this recently for my cic 2011 bmw. Installation directions are really bad. There’s a YouTube link and the guy goes so fast it’s not even the same unit…. No clear focus on how they got all the connections. Zero mention of swapping out fiber optic cable. The only reason I gave it 1 star is because after all the research I was only able to make a call using android. All the points below on why this is not 4/5 star:
1. No instruction manual
2. No instructions on tools needed
3. Instructional Video and pictures show different units and do not slow down
4. No person to chat/talk to.
Had to reach out to fb user group to figure out the green optical wire had to be switched out. That’s when I got the screen to fire up and show CarPlay options.
I understand this is cheaper but does not mean zero customer support on diy.
Dear Client.
We sent you the instruction and also the diagram to transfer the fiber optic. Please have a check.
You can contact us through the online chat on our website.
Our products are not only cheap, we also provide online installation services. You can contact us via email wzxm@ewaygps.com or Whatsapp +8617383010264, etc.
The unit is good once, you get the right installation information from China. Settings for dip-switch were wrong. No real installation instructions were available. Came with a defective video cable made the install an exercise in futility.
Waited another week for the replacement cable, instead of overnighting it.
Need better quality control!!
Replacement cable arrived wet for some reason???
Nothing like performing a second installation.
Total install should have taken 1 hour if everything was as it should have been.