Android double din.

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

If the factory head unit is working then this is the way to go, mine wasn't so it was a no brainer to replace it.

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True, but i still don't like having the screen down low, having it up high is much better if you're looking at a map and looking at the road at the same time.

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Originally Posted by shack

Our factory head unit was fine, but we don't use cd's, and we have a garmin gps in the top cubby hole which works better than any android offline navigator we have tried. I have bought several over the years with not much joy really, particularly in the country regions.

So I removed the original head unit and put it there. I have thought about going back though...

Cheers
James

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I think offline navigation units are on borrowed time tbh, using a phone with Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Sygic Nav or the TomTom app via CarPlay or Android Auto, you have live traffic, accurate ETA's, camera locations, incident warnings, plus the maps are always up to date, voice commands Hey Siri or Hey Google, it's hard to find something offline that will do all that.

That Android unit was installed in the D3 purely to provide Apple CarPlay & a reverse camera, and since it has an AM/FM/DAB tuner built in the factory radio is not used at all actually, just left on AUX.

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Originally Posted by Bulletman

Is that factory unit the Hi Line - my poverty pack doesn't have that unit , wondering if you can adapt to the base unit as well ???...

Cheers Bulletman

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Yes it will work with the Base factory audio too. The connectors where it plugs in are the same.

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Originally Posted by Cambo@oldjaguar

True, but i still don't like having the screen down low, having it up high is much better if you're looking at a map and looking at the road at the same time.


I think offline navigation units are on borrowed time tbh, using a phone with Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Sygic Nav or the TomTom app via CarPlay or Android Auto, you have live traffic, accurate ETA's, camera locations, incident warnings, plus the maps are always up to date, voice commands Hey Siri or Hey Google, it's hard to find something offline that will do all that.

That Android unit was installed in the D3 purely to provide Apple CarPlay & a reverse camera, and since it has an AM/FM/DAB tuner built in the factory radio is not used at all actually, just left on AUX.


Yes it will work with the Base factory audio too. The connectors where it plugs in are the same.

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Can you give me some idea on the model you bought ? I am a bit of a dinasour when it comes to this sort of thing.

Bulletman

Was this one

AU $357.90 26％ Off | Android 10 Car Radio Multimedia Player NAVI For Land Rover Discovery 3 LR3 L319 2004~2009 Stereo GPS Navigation AudioWifi OBD2
Buy Products Online from China Wholesalers at Aliexpress.com

Plus the dongle from the same seller

AU $60.37 | carplay
Buy Products Online from China Wholesalers at Aliexpress.com

They didn't include the app for the dongle but I already had a copy from other jobs.

The USB sockets I had on the shelf already, came from eBay.

Reverse camera is another eBay item, the ones that go in the numberplate lamp.

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Originally Posted by Cambo@oldjaguar

Was this one

AU $357.90 26％ Off | Android 10 Car Radio Multimedia Player NAVI For Land Rover Discovery 3 LR3 L319 2004~2009 Stereo GPS Navigation AudioWifi OBD2
Buy Products Online from China Wholesalers at Aliexpress.com

Plus the dongle from the same seller

AU $60.37 | carplay
Buy Products Online from China Wholesalers at Aliexpress.com

They didn't include the app for the dongle but I already had a copy from other jobs.

The USB sockets I had on the shelf already, came from eBay.

Reverse camera is another eBay item, the ones that go in the numberplate lamp.

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Good that its a properly integrated system, if this was around 1 year ago i would have bought it. I have fitted a 2nd screen in that location so its easy to see the map.

Cambo that's brilliant - thank you! What software did you need to make the dongle talk to the unit? The USB ports look really neat - is one of them a female - female pass through to get to the dongle? I can't seem to find any on Ebay...

The app for Apple CarPlay & Android Auto dongle is called "Autokit"

You can download it here http://121.40.123.198:8080/autokit/autokit.apk

The USB sockets are just from eBay, they are "USB flush panel extension cables"

These aren't the ones I used, but similar PAC Audio 1ft Universal USB Extension Kit - Stinger Australia

With that style it's necessary to cut the back out of the cigar lighter and glue the USB into place, you can also get larger ones that will completely fill the original hole.

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Originally Posted by Cambo@oldjaguar

I think offline navigation units are on borrowed time tbh, using a phone with Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Sygic Nav or the TomTom app via CarPlay or Android Auto, you have live traffic, accurate ETA's, camera locations, incident warnings, plus the maps are always up to date, voice commands Hey Siri or Hey Google, it's hard to find something offline that will do all that.

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For those who live in the 27% of Australia's landmass that has mobile coverage maybe, but where I use and need my offline maps that's the only thing available.

However based on where you live your comment is definitely valid.