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My understanding is that there are at least 4 different screens to do the 8.8" update:
1) car built earlier than 2015
2) car built after but doesn't have the latest idrive (list v. large icons)
3) current idrive
Option 3 has only one kind of screen you can use that ends in 626 - other screens don't work because apparently there's a difference in voltage (8 v 12).
Option 2 has the most choices between the 2, 3, and 4 series. There is a model ending in 453 and one ending in 248 are the two most common (taken from a F30).
Option 1 is tricky to get the bigger screen. (doesn't have entrynav)
So sticking to option 2, there are basically two screens, LCI by Alpine and the other one.
Both are glossy, both are 8.8" and apparently the only difference is the tint?
I tried looking at all the threads here and in the F30 section, and it seems there is some confusion as to which is the bluer one. Some post the Pre-LCI as having the bluish tint, some say its the LCI with the bluish tint (and some say they don't see a difference).
Does anyone have photos of either?
The 248 is the older model 8.8 the 453 is the newer model 8.8 that much I know.
My screen presently does not have the bluish tint being a '16 6.5", and I'm happy to live without it. It seems there is a big jump in pricing, the older F30 screens being the cheapest, the current F30 screens about 50% more, and an F22 screen double the price of an F30 screen (the cost of the plastic cover in back).
Thanks,
Seth
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