Music quality with Carplay upgrades

[eugkim]

I've been throwing around the idea of getting a Carplay unit, either MMI or ID6 screen unit. I've watched videos and searches. The deal breaker for me would be sound quality, and it seems like this is always an issue. Is this definitely the case?

[Oris4]

Originally Posted by eugkim

I've been throwing around the idea of getting a Carplay unit, either MMI or ID6 screen unit. I've watched videos and searches. The deal breaker for me would be sound quality, and it seems like this is always an issue. Is this definitely the case?

I can speak first hand on this. You can set it to use factory Bluetooth connection and it will sound just as it does/did oem. There is one caveat and maybe I just haven’t figured it out in my two years of adding CarPlay, when I leave car running and go into store (Bluetooth disconnects while system still running) it switches to the actual CarPlay audio which isn’t terrible but definitely worse than oem.

[Coryxavier]

Originally Posted by eugkim

I've been throwing around the idea of getting a Carplay unit, either MMI or ID6 screen unit. I've watched videos and searches. The deal breaker for me would be sound quality, and it seems like this is always an issue. Is this definitely the case?

I’ve had the MMI box and now have ID6 retrofit. I didn’t like the sound with the box and also when the dealer or I tried to reset the service interval the box interferes with it and other programming because it’s an piggy back.

With the ID6 retrofit it’s hands down a better option and all OEM. All of your interfaces changes and my sound system actually booms now like it’s amplified or something crazy.

Wish I went the retrofit version first and it didn’t take me so long to do it.