How ya like them apples? 2005 L322 'Gap Year' MOST system upgrade

**harlie** · 2nd February 2021, 11:23 AM

does you old unit look similar to this?

HeadUnit.jpg

My car is in many pieces for another issue, time to do it.... I now know simply getting to it is a lot more work on the '07 than it was on the '04

**irubix** · 2nd February 2021, 12:00 PM

Yep, that’s the one

**NUTTTR** · 2nd February 2021, 10:54 PM

Wait... You got the IIDTool app installed and it talks to your dongle?

Mine flat out refuses to find it unfortunately as I was hoping to use it that way (I mean it's not hard to use on the phone itself, but still)

**harlie** · 3rd February 2021, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by irubix

Yep, that’s the one

Thank you sir. I have the same unit coming.

can we get rid of the CD changer? (not sure if the MOST ring needs it there) If it can go I will get the 3d printer going to make a box to fill the space.

**harlie** · 3rd February 2021, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by NUTTTR

Wait... You got the IIDTool app installed and it talks to your dongle?

Mine flat out refuses to find it unfortunately as I was hoping to use it that way (I mean it's not hard to use on the phone itself, but still)

Check what bluetooth standard the head unit is - the cheaper units will probably be BT3.0 IID requires >4.0.

**irubix** · 3rd February 2021, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by harlie

Thank you sir. I have the same unit coming.

can we get rid of the CD changer? (not sure if the MOST ring needs it there) If it can go I will get the 3d printer going to make a box to fill the space.

Yeah i had already removed my CD player and looped the fibre plug with a little looper plug. I bought a few of them a while back as I wanted to remove all the things that would be replaced like Bluetooth module etc etc

They give you one in the pack but spares are handy if you want to remove the radio unit behind the screen as I did. So get a couple extra.

Removal of the CD player opens the whole glovebox up. I have the USB and the sim car connector coming down into the glovebox for easy access. The other USB and aux is connected to my cig lighter flush mount.

**NUTTTR** · 3rd February 2021, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by harlie

Check what bluetooth standard the head unit is - the cheaper units will probably be BT3.0 IID requires >4.0.

Well, it was supposed to be 5... I'll need to check!

**harlie** · 10th February 2021, 04:16 PM

I got no sound

.

Vehicle data, steering wheel buttons all good. Just minor issue with no sound...

**irubix** · 10th February 2021, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by harlie

I got no sound

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Vehicle data, steering wheel buttons all good. Just minor issue with no sound...

I'd probably start with the fibre connections, make sure they are all looped. Thats the link. The seller is really helpful ps, so probably will have a bunch of things to try.

**harlie** · 12th February 2021, 11:33 AM

OK.... I had no sound due to my own stupidity and incompetence.

car is MY07 TDv8 with HK Logic7 system including rear entertainment. Everything up front is good - as expected, I have lost:
1: Venture Cam
2: Rear entertainment screens.

The Venture Cam was great, stuck on the passenger side of caravan near the front to get a view down the side reversing in, I'm going to look at the RV specific cameras and probably need another screen just for towing - it just made parking it so much easier. I know what a problem!!

And you can install one of those "360 bird view" 4 camera kits but I cut that from the project cause I'm lazy and didn't like the idea of running camera wiring out into the wing mirrors. I am going to do it the wife's car as she likes curbing wheels

.

On the fence over the rear kids screens, after a bit of reading, I'm pretty sure I can build a stand alone system to run them but is it worth it?? not sure.....

Time to get the 3d printer on the task of a nice big glove box where the CD changer and Venture Cam was

. If anyone is interested, let me know.....

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