Thrasher wrote:

Hmmm well tbh, I wouldn't attempt the change, I had a 2004, a 2006 and now a 2010. The only major change was the 2010. I don't think it is worth the pain to change the entire interior, and the 2009 seats are *worse* than the 2002-2006 BMW ones......

That's just my opinion though

Just do what Daveo and elpedee have done and get a carputer fitted. It does more than the 2009 system.....and will cost a damn sight less

hi matt, i use carx as its menu's are created to look the same as the factory ones, it all works fine but the only thing to let it down is the res of the screen, i dont want an after market all in one unit as i still want all the factory options, so again i will be watching closely and will be looking to do the same.
dave V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
1976 Harley Davidson Iron Head Sportster

hi matt. the screen shot looks good, what will be unber 4x4.. and there was no section for computer, ie trip, fuel ect
do you have a link to the programe V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
1976 Harley Davidson Iron Head Sportster

daveo wrote:

hi matt. the screen shot looks good, what will be unber 4x4.. and there was no section for computer, ie trip, fuel ect
do you have a link to the programe

I went through all the same thought processes - except for the late interior. I started with an MID RR and ended up retrofitting the BMW based nav on top of which I'm now adding my CarPC (it's been in the works for a while you might have seen my post in Colin's thread).

I looked into various options but I def wanted an oem appearance. What stopped me from going the route you want to go is that I wanted to keep all the oem functionality (as well as the buttons and knobs working) and add functionality rather than running everything through a carpc. I hate the thought of not being able to turn the volume down or switch to another task/prog because my pc is busy/booting/etc. And, as the integration possibilities with a MOST system are next to zero, I decided to stick with the ibus system and build on that. I looked into replacing the monitor as daveo would like to do, but the screen's driver board is one with the button board and I did not want to get that deep in on this (I'm taking way too long as is... There are a couple of guys on MP3car who have made up new button boards, btw). So I've added a digitzer to a second monitor and am now in the process playing with various setups. The original resolution is ok as long as what you want to look at is scaled for the screen but I can def understand wanting to go better.

I'll be watching your progress. 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

mattstevenson2005 wrote:

On your carpc do you use the CIS-IBUS unit to connect your pc to the factory screen? I am exactly the same as you i want to keep the factory options too. My plan is to recreate the 'original' BMW interface and features in ride runner and use the ibus interface to 'read' the values from the multiple ECU's on the ibus network.

This project is very easy to do compared to the interior upgrade, in fact i have already built and tested some of the user interface and tested some of the ibus commands by connecting my laptop to the car and at the moment it is working. The hardest part is going to be integrating the BMW radio module into the pc as my plan is to create a radio screen on the pc and then the software will query the radio module over the ibus for the stations that are in range of the car and allow the user to scroll the list and select the station then override the sound coming from the pc and play the sound from the radio. I am using the BM54 radio module as a AUX IN to the range rovers sound system for the pc sound so selecting the radio option on the pc should allow me to just to change the audo source on the radio module, but i have not tested this theory out yet

Matt

That's what I get for keeping the window open so long w/o posting...

I believe daveo is using the Resler iBus interface and a VGA to NTSC convertor going into the reverse camera input on the TV module. I've used that too but now have the CIS.

One of the main reason I decided to stay with the oem system and add is that I wanted to stick with the oem sound system too. Are you a member of the hack-the-ibus group yet. Good info there if you're planning on trying to control the radio via pc. After modifying my nav fw I have speed cam alerts, etc and am quite happy - so I'll be sticking with that too. I do want real off-road nav and ipod/iphone integration as well. We'll see. 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

Its great to see so many people modifying there range rovers!! some people have the idea that because these vehicles are so expensive you cant make modifications or improvements as nothing will work lol! My plan is not to lose any of the original functionality at all in fact you will still be able to control every aspect of the original system (sound, OBC, radio, CD etc...) from the carpc display. You will also be able to control the system from the buttons on the front of the land rover touch screen panel as i am planning to re-wire the buttons on the panel to a HID controller so that i can have both hard and soft buttons just like on the OEM system. e.g. the power button on the front of the panel will provide a way to control the power for the carpc - the pc will start booting when the doors are unlocked but if the needed can be force shutdown with this power button - also the the audio buttons on the panel will control music tracks, radio stations etc... just as they would normally on the OEM system.

When you were talking about waiting for boot up, i am currently spec'ing a carpc that should have a boot time of less than 20 secs thanks to a SSD (solid state hard drive) so this is not a great difference than the original OEM system.

Matt

SteveMFr wrote:

I went through all the same thought processes - except for the late interior. I started with an MID RR and ended up retrofitting the BMW based nav on top of which I'm now adding my CarPC (it's been in the works for a while you might have seen my post in Colin's thread).

I looked into various options but I def wanted an oem appearance. What stopped me from going the route you want to go is that I wanted to keep all the oem functionality (as well as the buttons and knobs working) and add functionality rather than running everything through a carpc. I hate the thought of not being able to turn the volume down or switch to another task/prog because my pc is busy/booting/etc. And, as the integration possibilities with a MOST system are next to zero, I decided to stick with the ibus system and build on that. I looked into replacing the monitor as daveo would like to do, but the screen's driver board is one with the button board and I did not want to get that deep in on this (I'm taking way too long as is... There are a couple of guys on MP3car who have made up new button boards, btw). So I've added a digitzer to a second monitor and am now in the process playing with various setups. The original resolution is ok as long as what you want to look at is scaled for the screen but I can def understand wanting to go better.

I'll be watching your progress.

I have a SSD as well - more for reasons of reliability than speed tho.

Afre you planning on keeping the oem nav or going to a pc based nav prog?

If you've not seen it, this thread is quite interesting:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/worklogs/1...rklog.html

I'm off to bed. It's an hour later here

cheers
Steve 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

i use carx on the ibus, restler interface that looks for the tape command and when it see's it switches the the monitor to reversing input via a ground wire, this then displays the pc carx on the monitor, the switch is fautles
the sound is input via the tape input in the radio

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