Hello all,
First day on the forum. Brand new to the MINI ownership club too. Just purchased a 2014 Cooper S 2 door hardtop with sunroof, paddle shifters and harmon kardon speakers.


question for you all in the know, what is the best and biggest GPS/DVD/NAV/? (whatever else) Touchscreen that can go into the center circle? I have included a photo of what I currently have and a few links to what I could find after doing some searching but....


I am interested in the best possible set up even if it is a bit more expensive than the others. I have a great car man here in San Diego who can do the install for me.


Here is what I found. Can you please share with me what you did if it is different too? and where to get it? thank you very much in advance.

 

Those are for the R56 Mini's not the F56. Does yours have the factory Nav system or just the HK system. I have a 2015 F56 I use my phone for GPS and am more about signal quality from my source units. Im looking at either using an Audison or the MS-8 DSP to build my new system. I know it took awhile to get a dash kit for the R56's I'm sure theres something you can do but I'm not sure how much of the factory data display you will lose. I know theres a thread in the R56 Audio forum where he stashed the factory unit in the dash and maintained all his chimes and displays while fitting a Pioneer Double din unit in there. I sacrificed all my chimes and info in my R56 and went with a DEH80-PRS and used Torque for my vehicle info that didnt display from factory anyway.

 

thanks for your reply
no, I do not have the factory nav. I looked and looked and found a nice one that did not have it. I purchased it with the expectation that there would be something that offered more. If I need Nav yes. I can always use my phone but DVD, Nav, Stereo, Bluetooth, Back up cam, even a full on computer running windows 8 is something I am thinking is possible. I have seen it in other cars (not in a mini yet) but I figured because I have seen it, it is doable. That center circle would be an awesome spot for one. Someone here MUST have done something that rivals the XL Nav and even beats it in many aspects too, no?

 

I've been looking for something like that for the F56 but nothing yet. The only thing I've seen even close is the integrated phone mount that the dealer installs for iPhone and Galaxy