BMW 3 Series E90, E91, E92, E93 10.25' AVIN Android Infotainment Install!

I install an Android 9.0 based head unit into my 335i Coupe. My car never had iDrive, and I've always wanted some sort of screen. You have to cut into the dash, which is a pretty scary thing to do, but I think it is worth it in the end. It makes the interior look more like an F chassis BMW. AVIN USA, the company that makes this unit, also makes a unit for vehicles with iDrive, although the screen may be slightly smaller in order to fit into the housing.

Link to the unit:

My Gear!

[SamAbraham]

NOVEMBER 2022 UPDATE: Still working great! No issues at all, approaching 3 years too so this is awesome.

[Riley]

For anyone that's looking to do this, use a hot knife tool instead of cutting with a rotary tool. You won't have any mess/dust if you do.

[RumbleFish]

It's a good video, I can get some idea of what this will look like in the end, but mostly, this is a video of a dude installing a 10.25 Infotainment system, with no real view or demo of the finished product. It would have been great to get a completely finished look at the end, in some clear lighting, along with a demo of what this system can do. Thanks, I guess!

[claw]

Brave man cutting the dash looks as though it'll be pretty neat when finished. I'm thinking of fitting an Android system in my e92 but will need a different unit as I have a fitted idrive. Good video.

[__inis__]

Hi guys.
This really is a great video, thanks for uploading! I'm watching a lot of this stuff in the last time and I want to install the same unit on my BMW 325xi.
Just a question: after the installment of everything... does it have any impact afterwards on the car electricity, car battery or in general on the energy?

[DrKelso-xkri]

Very well done, could you make another part with everything finished to introduce the features?

[Jagogjk]

Great work, thanks for sharing, i did 2 same models but had major problems fitting it that good. The instrument cluster side on my case was not fitting 100% was staying up for about 3-4mm

[james]

Really helpful video, going to order one now. I just have 1 question: Do the steering wheel controls work to change tracks or volume while using the carplay mode?

[jeremiah]

BRO HOW MUCH WOULD YOU CHARGE TO INSTALL IN MY CAR?? I WILL PAY AS MUCH AS YOU WANT BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST MYSELF! LOL

[globaldayz]

I have a 335xi non idrive like u pretty much & trying to decide between the Dynavin N7 Pro & this Avin. Worried about electronic problems though...how did it hold up for u bro? & u really gotta cut out a good chunk of the dash??

[RatHatsg]

I have a few questions if you don’t mind
1) did you get the additional auto play adapter or just bought wireless car play and plugged it to the given usbs?
2) did you buy the additional WiFi adapter?
3) did you add the optional aux splitter?

[andresmigueldiazcharfuelan]

Hey Sam thanks for the video, do you think installing this radio can lose some visibility when driving ?

[savageg]

Mine is on the way now, gonna be doing the installation myself next week!

[pixelart]

9:06 its a speaker for the unit. The chinese updated their Android system so it can still play out, if your car has no aux port. It was due to numerous customer complaints who bought the older units on cars without aux and they cant hear audio.
Also, it works very well when you are on google map navigation.. the navigation speaks through that speaker while you enjoy your music playback without interference.

[melvinmontalvo]

Hey Samuel thanks, this's a grate video I planning to do my this summer and I just want to ask you, how's the unit working so far?
So you have any issues?

[johnozier]

Thanks Samuel for the video. What wires did you connect the iDrive too? I have the same unit. Also there is 4 small metal tabs tabs on the bracket that you can bend to fasten the unit to the dashboard to make it more sturdy

[Mayew]

How’s it holding up after a year or two of use? Is it still working well and not lagging? Very interested to know and would you still recommend? Great video btw!

[-GA-MancsFinest]

been thinking about this for a while...

[mikeoldfield]

Great video. I notice you have an old school iPod Nano. Does the unit support direct playback from the iPod? I have just ordered a very similar unit and have an old iPod Classic that would be great to use with this!

[optikadayz]

Thank you for this video! Inspires me to do it on my e90