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Originally Posted by e36mcab
I also installed this Android interface.
My thoughts on this:
It really needs to be modified to fit the opening. The bottom right corner of the screen bezel touches the hard molded plastic on my car. See video at the 13:06 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReDgLYIAsZc
The holes on the top mounting screws do not line up, most likely due to the screen bezel issue.
I managed to squeeze the screen and forced the screen to barely align with the mounting screws.
The bottom part of the screen does not sit flush with the opening, at least its a consistent gap of about 1/16", so it appears normal.
The screen bezel that was provided by this vendor seems to be an older design. The newer Avin units do no have this issue, as they have a different design.
I did not modify the screen, but more than likely I will once my GPS splitter arrives.
The wiring harness is really short. It was a PITA to get it to fit. It was necessary to squeeze the head unit to force it to fit. I managed to barely tuck the large piggy back harness to the bottom right. I'm not a fan of forcing things to fit.
The sound quality via BT streaming is good. I've compared the sound on Spotify to my Tune2Air I used previously and it's very close to the same. This may be due to the fact that both use the AUX connection in the armrest to stream music.
I also installed the Spotify app directly and the sound is also similar.
The back up camera works great and dynamic parking lines work perfect in conjunction with my rear PDC.
Other than the installation challenges, the Android unit is a nice upgrade to the old CCC system. |
Do you have the updated unit or the older unit? I ask because that video is almost a year old now. (Still useful but indicates you might have the older unit). If so, I *think* I read that the cutout problem is fixed in the newer ones (or maybe it was a problem with CCC vs CIC). Either way, i think this shouldn't be an issue now.... I might be wrong