First measure the old monitor whether or not the new one can fit
Measure the old IDrive. It was fully integrated in my car
I could control the entire navigation and even move the passenger seat
Armrest down - checking how much space is for the new IDrive
Removed all old modules. Car-PC, radio, TV, DVD and the wiring
Removing all unneccessary cables and the nav monitor
Pulling in new cables for CAN and the new monitor
Removed the middle console to ease the installation
The rear seats are also removed for easier work
I left original cables untouched and just made fitting connectors for power. So later I can also put the MK4 back in.
What I removed from the car: Car-PC, radio, navigation, monitor, DVD, TV, some USB cables and all the wiring.
I had a whole lot of entertainment stuff. Most of it is developed by me. Like the perfectly integrated DVD and TV and the Car-PC with car-deck.
It took a lot of time to develop and install all the modules and devices. So I needed a good reason to remove it all and I didn't want to miss a thing later.
Ok, I found the perfect replacement: The CIC
Fitting of the new, small monitor. Looks somehow lost in the hole. I need the big one ^^
The CiC at it's place. Still the old TV module and the wiring is not finished, yet
The new IDrive fits perfectly
The CiC completely wired with all options. DVD changer, TV module, Bluetooth phone and DAB (digital radio).
My "convertible DVD changer ;)" is still missing it's top.
Also I still have to make it look nice :)
Now the monitor is perfectly fitted
Dirty but workin' ;)
Currently it needs two interfaces to link the CiC to the car. The first module is the gateway to the engine CAN. It translates navigation data and engine parameter for my bordcomputer.
Without it the navigation wouldn't work.
The second interface translates the message from the interior bus (IBus) to the CiC and vice versa to request data and control the car.
It also manages the bordcomputer data and displays my own bordcomputer with extended features.
The CiC is fully integrated in the car. The BC is working. Also the reset works.
PDC is working as soon as the reverse gear is engaged. It also displays the distance to the next object in centimeters. The CiC doesn't do that. It is a feature of my gateway module.
I only have back sensors for PDC, but the interface translates all 8 sensors. Just as it is supposed to work. And even better.
I can also set the speed limit and date/time with the CiC. My interface translates the messages to original IKE (instrument cluster) and backwards.
I added some extra menus to the CiC screen:
Status of the the doors (Türen). * = open
and windows (Fenster). zu = closed, auf = open
Engine data: speed, rpm, fuel, outside temperature, oil temperature
Acceleration, throttle, engine temperature, current consumption, remaining range
I can control the seats (knee up & down, back up & down, foreward, backward, neckrest up & down, backrest fore & back)
the mirrors (up, down, left, right, fold, unfold, memory 1-3)
the windows (driver, passenger, front and back, up and down)
and some other stuff
I can see which lights are defective
and set up some things
When you put in a CD into the CiC you have the option to copy the CD to the Entertainment server. Then you can remove the CD and play it from the harddisk.
You can also sync some music from an USB stick to the CiC.
When delivered, the CiC features only 12.5GB for the entertainment server.
Since I have a huge collection of CDs and don't like the wma standard which the CIC rips the CDs to, I needed to enlarge the space. Now I have 80GB :)
I certainly won't use that much, but still nice to have ;)
For all who are interested also to retrofit the CiC I have some bad news. It won't be so easy and perhaps impossible.
The CiC has some features which need to be coded to your car, else it won't work.
After that you will need the two interfaces I developed to get the CiC working in our "old" cars. Else it is just a nice dust catcher.
