Carplay installation tutorial on BMW 1 Series E82

We will see here in pictures how Apple Carplay is installed on a BMW E82 series coupe which is the same as an E87, E88, E81.

Required hardware: a Phillips screwdriver

Installation time: 30-40 minutes

Inventory: Carplay module and wiring.
This includes the module, a wifi antenna, 2 LVDS (video) cables, the power cable, the sound cable, and a USB cable (do not plug it in if using the wireless device).

STEP 1: REMOVING THE CAR RADIO

Start by unclipping the plastic cover.

First take out the air-conditioning control, the white and black connectors must be taken out.

Remove the plastic cover.

There are 2 screws to be unscrewed (the ones that hold the CIC car radio)

STEP 2 : REMOVING THE IDRIVE WHEEL

To have more facility for the continuation, it is necessary to unclip (very simple) the plastic support of the gear lever (if it is a manual gearbox then pull on the leather part).

In the same way, unclip the Idrive joystick.

Once in hand, you can see the unique connector on the joystick. Disconnect it.

And reconnect it to the provided plug.

Plug the kit connector back into the joystick socket. The purpose is to make a by-pass (a bridge).

STEP 3: CONNECTIONS

At the car radio, identify the video jack on the car radio (it is pink).

Unplug this plug and plug it into the female video jack of the kit.

The pink plug (male) of the kit is to be plugged in instead of the unplugged one. (same, we make a by-pass for the video).

Connect LCD-IN and LCD-OUT as follows.

For the cable, no need to dismantle everything, just run the cable along.

STEP 4: ENJOY

You can now test by pressing the MENU key on the joystick for 2-3 seconds, we switch to the Carplay interface. (first start)

The adjustment interface.

Carplay displayed.

Module link: HERE