Changing Radio Background

[BigRed76]

Is there any way to change the stock background on our Nav units to a personalized one??

 

[stevek]

Is there any way to change the stock background on our Nav units to a personalized one??

never heard of it happening...

 

[zach2011]

Only way I have done something like this was when I burned an audio DVD for the Escalade and set a custom background in the DVD menu. So as long as it was on DVD mode it had a custom background but that's as close as it gets.

You would have to hack the very secure file system in the Nav to figure out what sets its backgrounds, which is most likely an uncommon format, and change it there. It is probably a very difficult process.

 

[bauer4567]

I know some guys figured it out on the BMW boards, obviously when I had the beemer. But I wouldn't think that the germans make it any easier to do than GM does??

Someone has to have the knowledge to do this!!

 

[zach2011]

I think the most approachable way is to download/upload an image file of the newest Nav disk and hack its files to see if there's any way you could change it there. If not, then it is in the coding of the Nav unit itself, and unless you have some way of connecting that thing to a computer (let alone finding drivers/software for it), it's impossible.

BMW, like other auto manufacturers, most likely did not build their own Nav unit, and instead buys them from suppliers that program them to BMW's specs. So, it could be from any country, not just Germany. That being said, whoever designed the BMW nav made it easier to change the background, but the same cannot be said for our units.

 

[bauer4567]

i got ya...

I was able to do it in the beemer, and I have to say, it is quite a lot of work/effort for very little gain. Pretty pointless if you ask me...