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Got my Carsara box in today. I tried to open it to look inside but there is a sticker with a manufacturing date on the seam that I don't wanna cut/remove incase it voids a warranty (does it even have one?).
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11-25-2020, 02:40 PM | #1524 |
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When I last looked into a CarPlay solution, only the Anvin units were available but I wasn't convinced enough to go for it. Over the summer, I learned about bimmertech's MMI Prime and sort of figured I'd go that route when I was ready. I also thought the community would be using these as well so I was surprised to learn about Kremersino and Carsara and their price points and popularity here.
I've read the last 10 pages or so of this thread to try to arrive at my own conclusion as to which route to go but it seems there's little reason to go with bimmertech over say, Carsara but I'll still ask the question. Is there any argument to go with the more expensive bimmertech option over Carsara? From what I've read (and I admit I need to do more reading to understand) the answer seems to be "no." It's hard to know for sure as there are a lot of edge cases to work through but fundamentally, these units appear to be comparable in every way except price. I'm open to paying for a superior solution (after all, this is why we're all driving M3s right?) but if there are no discernible differences, I don't see why any of us would do that. |
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It came with the mic splitter and the aux cable. But im gonna code out the aux as discussed earlier. Black friday sale is active so id suggest you buy now. |
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11-25-2020, 10:35 PM | #1528 | |
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The seller (Terry) has been responsive. So I see no downsides of going with the "off brand" units. If anything the only downside is if you shelled out the $ for the BimmerTech box for no reason. Last edited by icanturn; 11-25-2020 at 10:47 PM.. |
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Can anyone comment on how the Carsara unit is for Android Auto? From this thread it seemed like the Kremersino was the way to go for Android users and haven't seen much feedback around Android for Carsara. Any feedback appreciated, I'm in the same boat trying to figure out which one to buy that's best for Android.
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11-26-2020, 04:14 PM | #1533 | |
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The iDrive controller extension cable is not required as per the terribly worded instructions haha. Remove D# (CAN terminator loop) and connect A# to B#. This enables iDrive control through the factory CANbus without the extension. I attached a picture to this post to show the correct connection. The only caveat with this method that you will not be able to code or access the CIC using coding/diagnostic tools. Audio quality is different than using Combox. It required some adjustment in the Carsara EQ to bring some of the bass back. I have my aux volume set to 17 on Carsara and the CIC set to middle for aux volume. Overall for the price I paid ($260 CAD on 11.11) I’m super happy with the unit and would recommend it to anyone. Install is fairly simple and straight forward and I prefer the factory mic and aux integration over the Kremersino units. Last edited by danzio2020; 11-26-2020 at 04:26 PM.. |
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When you do this the aux is traveling through what, the fiber connectors? there isnt an aux port on the head unit connector right so if you go the coding route do you need to connect the aux from the carsara into anything?
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