Still working out some kinks but after 3 months and nonstop studying of BMW coding and electrical diagrams I’ve retrofitted NBT Evo in my 2019 F55 with JCW Tune! And got CarPlay to work. Just have to get full screen CarPlay now. Factory, I had only BMW US radio, HK Hi-Fi, and satellite radio.

retrofitted the following options so far:

S609A Navigation Professional
S493A storage package
S508A, S5DPA PDC and parking assistant
S6NWA wireless charging
S7L5A Wired which includes the USB hub, aerial amplifier
S541A active cruise control (ACC)
S520A and S5AAA front fog and rear fog lights

still looking for what else I can do!

 

Very nice, but something doesn’t look right with your CarPlay display. It’s cut off on the side...looks like a knockoff.

How did you retrofit parking assistant and ACC? Did you purchase all the sensors and new harness? Would love to see how this was done.

 

Stock carplay looks like this...



due to the round plastic of the display.... it has the left part a bit moved to the right so it doesn’t get cut. I think it’s all moved to the right the same width that the white bar of your pic.

I don’t think Fullscreen CarPlay is available on any MINI from the factory... on BMWs with NBT Evo.... you achieve it by editing a .ini file to say you screen has a resolution of 1280x480 so CarPlay can utilize all the screen. But in MINIs, if you put that (1280x480).... the left part will be cropped by the bezel.

So it’s necessary to find what was the solution that BMW applied to show non-Fullscreen-CarPlay on MINI (pic I posted above) correctly and apply that solution to the Fullscreen carplay for mini to be shown correctly.

 

It’s because I changed the hmi brand to BMW. Still working out some stuff via fdl coding. My I step is 11-19 so there isn’t a solution for full screen CarPlay. Plus I realized that I had the countryman central instrument in which sticks out more so the angle makes it look worse. I swapped it out with a F56/F55 central instrument and looks way better. All my touchscreen cids came from countryman’s lol

I kind of like the hmi ui better since I’ve only had BMW’s. (F22 M235i and F30 335i).

ACC required the SAS module, 2 front and rear ABS sensors (DSC pulse generators) and the steering wheel with vibration function and the buttons for ACC. I bought all parts for about 450 dollars. Just gotta wait to see good deals on ebay.

park assist required 4 new front sensors and 2 Pma sensors (5DP can only be added with 508). And PMA ECU (PMA ECU is different from PDC ECU). I found all those parts for under 130 dollars.

 

This is dope!

 

Did you car already have the pedestrian detection and automatic emergency braking (i.e., the KAFAS camera)? My 2019 F57 has some of the stuff you retrofitted, from the factory, such as: connected navigation plus (which includes CarPlay), storage package, rear PDC, storage package, wireless charging, and front fog lights. I ordered the car with the adaptive cruise control and a couple other things that were part of the package at the time (early 2018), but MINI didn't include them due to a parts shortage while my car was in production. Imagine that surprise when the car arrived at the dealer with a nice note for them about the changes that MINI made to my order. Grrr... Anyway, I would love to retrofit the front PDC, automatic parking, and the adaptive cruise control, but isn't the KAFAS camera required for some of them to function?

 

that's ridiculous that they had a "shortage" of parts seeing how you can get all these parts on eBay with a 10 second search.

For your questions:

508 (remove 507):
Front PDC only requires new sensors if you just want them for front obstacle detection (508). Parts needed:

1. 4 Front sensors
2. Trim pieces for the front left and right outer skirt/guard with PDC holes (left and right outer sensor)
3. Trim pieces for the air inlet on the left and right with PDC holes (left center and right center sensor)


5DP, 5DU (add to 508):
If you want the park assistant (park assist, part assistant, all used too interchangeable imo), then you need the PMA unit. same pinout numbers, and from the outside, look identical (except one says PMA and other says PDC). The reason you need the SAS unit is it sends the calculations to the DSC, EPS, and PMA to detect distances, speed, and other vitals to calculate auto parallel parking. In summary you need:

1. PMA Unit
2. SAS Unit
3. 2 extra outer PMA sensors (not PDC sensors, I made this mistake and returned the 2 PDC and rebought the correct PMA sensors)
4. Left and Right Wheel Arch with PMA sensor holes (PMA-Left and PMA-Right Sensor)

541 (remove 544)
Correct, you would need KAFAS because the active cruise control is solely camera based, by detecting lane markers and the car ahead of you to brake and accelerate. This is why I retrofitted ACC. Since you need the SAS unit, there wasn't much more to add to have this option. There's no ICM in the Mini like other BMWs, and the SAS unit handles the communication via S-CAN. So you would need that. Now, if you don't have front camera (KAFAS), then obviously it's a much more comprehensive retrofit, since . you would need that. In reality, you can find KAFAS ECUs for very cheap on Ebay, and the wiring is very minimal. Most of a successful retrofit is in coding. In summary you need:

1. Front and Rear Pulse sensors (total of 4 sensors)
2. KAFAS camera
3. Steering wheel with ACC distance buttons (on left) and vibration motor (It isn't necessary to buy this if you don't care about the vibration, and I coded it at the distance I wanted, which was the closest).

I will eventual buy the steering wheel for they go for around 300 with the paddles, but for now, I'm happy that I even got it to work.

If you have any questions, PM me, and I can also help with coding.

 

I’m gonna try the park assistant and front pdc

 

Nice let me know if you need help.

Also I don’t believe it’s a mini option but I was able to successfully code option 5AV active guard.

 

How about retro back up camera? I’ve already done the new radio just wondering if you know of an easy fix for the camera.

 

I'm curious about retrofitting front fog lights... I looked into it a little bit and I guess, if your car doesn't come with front fog lights, that you need to buy a replacement headlight wiring sets (assuming your F55 didn't come with front fog lights already)? Like the repair cable kit part numbers 61129364723 / 61129364725? Thanks for any tips ;-).

 

hi.
awesome!
sorry for my bad English but my native language is German.

is it possible to retrofit the Evo with CarPlay on a Mini One from June 2014 which has only a Radio Visual Boost with the 6“ screen?

also what about the rear view can and ACC?
car is a Manual.

I would be very thankful for any help as we really would like to have these options.

thank you.

 

Just to Bump the thread a tad,
If i already have parking assist, do i just need the following to add ACC?
in order to start the active cruise, would you need dedicated buttons or do the current cruise control buttons work ( I understand there will be no distance control outside of coding)

1. Front and Rear Pulse sensors (total of 4 sensors)
2. KAFAS camera
3. Steering wheel with ACC distance buttons (on left) and vibration motor (It isn't necessary to buy this if you don't care about the vibration, and I coded it at the distance I wanted, which was the closest).

 

You wouldn't have the part numbers for those, would you? Would LOVE to have the ACC on our 2017!