Dasaita Head Unit in a BMW E46: Trimming the Dash for a Flush Fit (Part 2)

0:00We are trying to get it fit.

0:01It's actually not the easiest fitment.

0:03It looks like the dash is a little bit thick

0:05so we had, we ran some fitment issues right here.

0:08We're going to have to like basically use a drum

0:11we'll cut this little piece right here

0:12so then it can go flush back.

0:14Because right now, it's bumping.

0:17But the steering wheel controls work

0:18if you want to show this.

0:19Hey guys, a quick update.

0:21We basically had to shade this area off

0:24to get this unit to fit.

0:25So I want to show you what we had to basically cut.

0:28What do you use to cut the dash a

0:31It's only much easier if you use a drumone tool.

0:34Okay, drumone tool.

0:35But I didn't have one with me of that time and I was worried that the dust would go all over the place.

0:43So I just used that tiny hand saw.

0:46Okay, alright, so we removed the head unit so we can a see what we trimmed.

0:51How much did you cut? Was it a bit big, right?

0:54I don't think you need to cut it all the way down.

0:58Because it's most of these parts that hit to that piece, this one can just stay on it.

1:07Yeah

1:08But it was easier to cut it all the way, because maybe if you have a drum out tool you can have a notch here and it should be good enough.

1:17Okay.

1:18But I mean there's no disadvantage in cutting them completely as well.

1:22Yeah, it looks a lot clean, you did a good job just druming it.

1:26Or then you didn't drum, you just used a hand saw.

1:28Yeah, and these screws, you won't be using them anymore.

1:33Okay.

1:33But it's good to keep them in place in case you want to put your old stereo back in later.

1:39Yeah, you don't lose any functionality there.

1:43Okay, so something else that I did was I routed the GPS antenna all the way behind Glowbox near the dashboard to the front of the windshield.

1:54Nice.

1:55It's working really well.

1:56Cool.

1:57We'll set a tape too if you want to tape it.

1:59Yeah, yeah.

2:07tape it and then there are three USB outputs

2:13outputs two of them comes in one cable and the third

2:17one comes in a separate cable I brought two cables

2:23Give it a blowbox from here.

2:27OK.

2:29yeah that's nice. two usb outputs here and then the third one i removed the the shift basil

2:30Two USB the USB outputs here and then the third one I.

2:34I removed the shift basil and put it under here and it comes out from a from here.

2:43Nice, that's super stalled.

2:45Yeah, and it stays, you know, it stays kind of in the the handbrake wood.

2:58You had the little charges right here, huh?

2:59Yeah, that's just a charge.

3:01. So, it's left really nice.

3:03Have you tried plugging your phone?

3:04I haven't yet.

3:07Cool.

3:08I mean, that's pretty much...

3:10Besides the fitment, we just have to screw it in and then put that on.

3:14on the trim piece and we.

3:16Yes.

3:17But there of course, there's a trick in fitting this and the trim piece together.

3:20What you need to do is we need to align these...

3:24Does this go under or above these?

3:28under. Oh that's was tricky. When I was mounting it I broke this by

3:30When I was mounting it, I broke this by accident, but I think it makes it easier to mount it.

3:40Yeah, stereo shouldn't sit all the way, but these records should stay behind it.

4:07very nice all right so we actually removed

4:16the vents because it wasn't having it it's not too long to remove the vents

4:20you just place them in place but don't click this yet you get your

4:31You get your trim piece and then you slide it in between.

4:37Oh, one thing you, I don't know the way that I was able to get the trim piece.

4:42It was that too.

4:46There's a pin here down here because it's kind of hard to see.

4:51This pin was screwed here.

4:55Normally, this is the pin that goes in this hole to hold it in place, but I had to unscrew this too.

5:00this hole to hold it in place yeah to hold yeah to hold it in place but I

5:05To make it fit.

5:10Yeah, because the screen is, taller making it really difficult to-

5:17You put them in place like this and then

5:20The stereo, the bracket, has to be

5:25The first one after the dashboard and then the vent

5:28And the kind of push it

5:29and the trim piece goes the last and then you kind of push it in place place as there

5:34And then you kind of push it in place.

5:37The stereo is nice and snug.

5:41And then you push the rest to put them in place.

5:53So we guided the Ducks into the back ducts right there, so it's a tight fit.

6:04Yeah, we're going to have to screw those on.

6:08We have to get this trim piece like this.

6:10So it does block some of our view, but it's the only way because once we put push it in all the way, how is a piece like.

6:17like this is going to be able to fit.

6:19So now we're just screw in the bolts.

6:21All right, so we got

6:39a pretty good snug fit around here and we're good to go.

6:47Let's get that there's that second piece right here good using laundry change that background.

7:09was.

7:20There it is.

7:21We've got the trim piece right here.

7:22It's looking good.

7:23Using a laundry.

7:38Easy to use and nice design.

7:41It's just that there's nothing else in this blue color in the car.

7:44Yeah, so I wanted to make it more suitable for the other colors in the car.

7:52So I installed a car launcher pro.

7:58It looks more like Android icons and you can have more customization options.

8:06sweet wait does that actually work it should work I think it's based on GPS sometimes it

8:24it's based off a GPS sometimes it's based off of a CAN bus

8:28yeah oh look at that it's moving it's

8:30Oh wow, that's great.

8:33It's a really good layout, you know that side and that side.

8:36It's a little carousel.

8:41I installed the apps that I used the most.

8:50All right, he's about to pop his cherry.

8:54Okay, hear that sound.

8:55Clean it looks just removing that.

9:02and just removing that like plastic sheet, it like ups the contrast so much, like it looks way clear, the colors are just, just popping

9:10Yes, so, so you've been driving around with this, kind of like half-installed, but now it's fully installed, so it looks great, great, but you've been dealing with just the performance in general

9:22What are your thoughts

9:23on on just like the head unit as far as the day-to-day because, because you had it for

9:29the weekend sound quality and stuff like that.

9:31So after I installed it, I spent like half an hour an hour to set it up, just

9:38just to install the launcher

9:42update the the apps

9:44just... just to configure the way that I'm going to use it

9:48and a meanwhile I was doing many things at the same time I was multitasking

9:53I was

10:00It was very quick.

10:04Wow, yeah.

10:05Yeah.

10:06And then it looks super silky smooth like high framerate shoes.

10:12That was one of the things that I really liked about the unit.

10:17This is a 20 year old car.

10:21Just with the head unit.

10:23I feel like I'm I'm driving a brand new car.

10:26The sound quality is much better.

10:29I have more clear sound and I got the tones much more clear.

10:31and I got the tones

10:38I have everything, I have the Bluetooth Bluetooth, I have Bluetooth, I have now three the USB outputs, the only downside is that the radio signal is a little weaker compared to the it, compared to the OEM radio, I it may be due to the antenna cable.

11:00But still I mean still it's not.

11:02It's not too

11:06Everything was plug-and-play so we didn't have to wire anything or nothing like that.

11:11So it was super easy to install.

11:13The unit is like $500 but you don't have to have an installer do it.

11:17You can do it yourself saving you like $200 or $300.

11:21You know how you have a guy do it yourself.

11:22And you usually care more about the car than some installer so you take your time.

11:28You learn learn new things.

11:29It was like just like legos.

11:31I don't need any special tools.

11:32One thing that you need is a Phillips screwdriver.

11:35Yeah that's it Phillips and a prying tool.

11:37You can even use anything like a flathead if you don't really care.

11:41But I mean the fitment is just beautiful.

11:44You can customize a lot.

11:46You like the customization because I already saw you have several laundries in here.

11:50You have the Nova which is like very very tablet-like.

11:54and then which looks good because this is kind of how the iDrive looks.

12:00iDrive has little like widgets.

12:02So on the new a BMWs that I've seen.

12:06I tried a couple launchers.

12:09I was using Nova on my phone.

12:11So I just wanted to give it a try how it looks.

12:15but at the end I really like the original launcher.

12:20Besides the colors.

12:22You see that you have individual widgets for radio, blue tool navigation

12:27and you have the buttons set up like this.

12:31You have the EQ and stuff right there.

12:33Yeah on the left hand side you have the amplifier settings.

12:37Your brightness set up and then the brightness setting and your voice control.

12:46Does that work on your phone?

12:49It prompts a command on the phone.

12:52Okay cool.

12:52Yeah.

12:53So you press it like a does a good voice.

12:58It worked this time.

12:59Yeah it's it.

13:05Yeah all the buttons, that's really important. That's like a big features

13:10Yeah, I can for I know a lot like again if you bought a pie

13:14My phone my phone button was not working before

13:18the phone the car didn the car the car didn't have a car phone

13:20but when I press this one it brings up that's it look at the, the the resolution to it's clean

13:29Pretty good the pixel density especially sitting as the way is we doing yeah, I mean you definitely brought your car to

13:30Especially sitting as far away as we're doing.

13:33Yeah I mean you definitely brought your car to.

13:36I have my emails coming here.

13:39You a got more information coming in.

13:41Yeah.

13:44So I spin most launchers I the car launcher.

13:48And in this you can set it up as if you are setting up any Android system.

13:54You can still use the widgets from the original launcher.

13:58The Bluetooth radio, etc.

14:02But I think for me it looks much clean at this way.

14:07Yeah it looks great.

14:09I think you did a great job and go ahead the steering wheel controls work.

14:13And like I was talking about earlier having steering control working is very expensive.

14:18After market you had like a pioneer Alpine.

14:32just really nice that you know, you know instead of spending a hundred bucks on still controls

14:37in a hundred bucks like 30 40 bucks trying to find the harness other than

14:41whatever it's just everything's included and it just like, you know, an hour and

14:49extra it took an extra amount of time just to get the fitment right because we

14:53we did have to trim a little bit but it wasn't hard on you can

14:56use any kind of high like we just used like a knife a little how it handsaw

15:00A little hand saw.

15:03Yeah looking good

15:04Any last comments about this unit before we head out?

15:08I really like it.

15:12I got a new car.

15:13Just look at that.

15:14It looks crazy.

15:15It probably looks insane at night.

15:17At night time it probably looks really good.

15:20Sometimes something white pops up.

15:22It lights up the whole interior.

15:24Yeah.

15:25And I think there is like I mean brightness and stuff.

15:28Have you played with the settings at all?

15:30Yeah.

15:31So you have your default Android settings here.

15:35And the brightness you can.

15:37And you use an Android phone yourself so you are very familiar with the Android platform.

15:41Okay that's great.,

15:43Can I just see these apps real quick?

15:45How do you go to these?

15:47These are mostly stock apps.

15:53I installed Torq.

15:55Do you have an OPD2 reader?

15:56Not with me, but I have yeah.

16:02And the renewal launcher I, I installed.

16:05But everything, everything else, unacceptable.

16:11, everything else came.

16:12more applications I. I might show you how to

16:16the Android-Auto and stuff like that., usually you have to a

16:19additional adapter for that, but we'll see about that.

16:22The free version, you can like mirror your

16:25phone, so ifUSA, you're watching, you have a kid in the back or

16:29the back or something like that and you want them to watch like a video, you can have it

16:32through USB and then mirror your screen watching Disney movies and

16:38on your road trip. So it's it's definitely flexible. Yeah if you guys were

16:44interested in buying this head unit you need to check the links down below E39, I'll link this

16:48this specific one. It a BMW for E. This is a WCAR E46 E39 and yeah it's a wow it

16:57looks great anyhow. He said it sounds better than O or EM so you can't

17:01He said it sounds better than OM.

17:07These are the higher end units.

17:23So this is one of the top of the lines right now.

17:25We have the PX.

17:27The PX6 processor.

17:29This one's a Hexacore.

17:31Which is actually...

17:33I know it's kind of weird, but people think Octacore is better than a Hexacore.

17:35It depends on how fast.

17:38So, this Hexacore is actually of faster than the Octacore.

17:41And then you have 4 gigs of RAM.

17:53So yeah, you got the security patches.

17:55And you have the latest version of Android.

17:57That means you'll have the the best capability.

18:01When it comes to head units and stuff like that.

18:03Or applications.

18:05Thank you guys for watching. I'll see you guys in the next one.