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    Head unit upgrade for D2

    Thought I'd give the old girl a treat and ordered this pioneer 7 inch flip out screen apple car play/ android auto unit while it was on a discount .
    Just in case anyone wants to do the same

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    Very nice! And it has a steering wheel control input as well according to the manual.

    cheers

    Steve

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    yes, shouldn't even need a patch lead to make them work, but we'll see when it gets here.

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    I have a slight itch to upgrade to something similar in Charlie, so I'll be interested to hear how you go with hooking up the Steering Wheel Controls. It would be awesome if it didn't need a patch lead/adapter box.

    Quote Originally Posted by discorevy View Post
    yes, shouldn't even need a patch lead to make them work, but we'll see when it gets here.
    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rok_Dr View Post
    I have a slight itch to upgrade to something similar in Charlie, so I'll be interested to hear how you go with hooking up the Steering Wheel Controls. It would be awesome if it didn't need a patch lead/adapter box.



    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rok_Dr View Post
    I have a slight itch to upgrade to something similar in Charlie, so I'll be interested to hear how you go with hooking up the Steering Wheel Controls. It would be awesome if it didn't need a patch lead/adapter box.



    Cheers

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    Craig - and if the LSE ever gets back on the road, I'll be down and you can then connect up one for me!!!!

    Will keep you posted, though I've since found out they have sent the unit with a courier otherwise known as sloway, so might be a few weeks ( eta 19/12 ) ordered on 27/11.

    Is there progress with the LSE ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rok_Dr View Post
    Very nice! And it has a steering wheel control input as well according to the manual.

    cheers

    Steve
    but doesn't have a dedicated GPS ... only Google Maps ... so only usable with an internet connection.
    Pity. :-(
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    Quote Originally Posted by rapserv View Post
    but doesn't have a dedicated GPS ... only Google Maps ... so only usable with an internet connection.
    Pity. :-(
    Shouldn't be a problem , just load offline mapping , use google maps for main roads / cities , load off road maps on to your phone via app of your choice( even mid range phones should have gps, glonass etc as well as gps-a ), mirror phone to head unit for remote areas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by discorevy View Post
    Shouldn't be a problem , just load offline mapping , use google maps for main roads / cities , load off road maps on to your phone via app of your choice( even mid range phones should have gps, glonass etc as well as gps-a ), mirror phone to head unit for remote areas.
    Yessum, I used offline google maps in the USA, no data at all, the GPS in the phone worked well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by discorevy View Post
    Shouldn't be a problem , just load offline mapping , use google maps for main roads / cities , load off road maps on to your phone via app of your choice( even mid range phones should have gps, glonass etc as well as gps-a ), mirror phone to head unit for remote areas.
    From my research both android auto and Apple CarPlay only support a limited number of apps through the interface. Google maps offline will work but the other common offline apps like HERE, maps.me, Hema etc, won’t display on the head unit screen, only the phone.

    That said I’d be interested to hear if others have found an off line mapping app that is CarPlay/android auto compatible.

    cheers

    Steve

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