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Android Knockoff Headunit D.I.Y REQUEST

So since this is the best option (ebay android headunit) I was hoping someone can provide everything that's needed to perform the install?

what tool is needed to remove dash bezel?
brackets?
harness?
how easy is it?
what to look out for?

I'm about to make the purchase and I want the install to go as smooth as..... something really smooth.

Anybody that instlaled it plse provide feedback on installation :thanks:

I got one off ebay. You need the harness, you need a lexus antenna adaptor. I forget which one, you can find it in search. There is a lip on the black plastic that will need removed by a razor knive on top and bottom.. There is a space on each side of the unit once installed. Haven't had time for that yet.

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Originally Posted by Fonzi (Post 807166)

wait how do u fix that space? i wont be happy with that

hi 2forme

does the android kit have a external gps antenna or microphone? if so how did u wire these through the dash?

if not, sounds like a fairly easy install hopefully!

thanks
robert!

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Originally Posted by kharn83 (Post 837799)

hi 2forme

does the android kit have a external gps antenna or microphone? if so how did u wire these through the dash?

if not, sounds like a fairly easy install hopefully!

thanks
robert!

The GPS is external and included. It is magnetic so I just stuck it on top of the metal frame that sits below the vents. Works fine through the vents.

The microphone is internal in the front of the unit. I haven't tried an external one.

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Originally Posted by 2forme (Post 837966)

thx 2forme - by vents and the metal frame, do u mean the air vents for driver and passenger? if so isnt there the soft plastic dash which covers those vents? i cant see a metal frame that you refer to.

Also, i got the unit today thanks to your advice :)

So I am wiring it up, although I'm not sure what to do with the following wires from the head unit:

p.cntr (amplifier signal input) wire
p.ant (auto radio antenna) wire

I've hooked the rest of them as appropriate into the metra wiring harness, and the only wires that I haven't connected from the metra harness (and I'm not sure what to do with) are :

power antenna wire
amp turn on wire
amp ground wire
dimmer wire
phone mute wire

I also purchased the 40-LX11 antenna adapter. I assume the Headunit p.ant wire links to the blue wire of the 40-lx11 antenna adapter, leaving the metra harness power antenna wire unused?

your advice as always would be much appreciated, and sorry if it was heaps to read >< !

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Originally Posted by kharn83 (Post 837986)

thx 2forme - by vents and the metal frame, do u mean the air vents for driver and passenger? if so isnt there the soft plastic dash which covers those vents? i cant see a metal frame that you refer to.

In the dash where the head unit goes (under the center vents), there is a metal frame that essentially frames where the head unit sits. I stuck it on top of that.

Also, i got the unit today thanks to your advice :)

So I am wiring it up, although I'm not sure what to do with the following wires from the head unit:

p.cntr (amplifier signal input) wire - This goes to an amp signal wire if you have one.
p.ant (auto radio antenna) wire - This goes to the antenna power wire on the antenna adapter you bought.

I've hooked the rest of them as appropriate into the metra wiring harness, and the only wires that I haven't connected from the metra harness (and I'm not sure what to do with) are :

power antenna wire - See above
amp turn on wire - See above
amp ground wire - Ground
dimmer wire - Orange with white stripe on the metra
phone mute wire - Unused

I also purchased the 40-LX11 antenna adapter. I assume the Headunit p.ant wire links to the blue wire of the 40-lx11 antenna adapter, leaving the metra harness power antenna wire unused? Yes

your advice as always would be much appreciated, and sorry if it was heaps to read >< !

Answers are in the quote :)

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Originally Posted by 2forme (Post 837993)

Answers are in the quote :)

awesome mr 2forme :) u rock ^_^ haha.. if u had a donate button id donate u a beer !! :) lol

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Originally Posted by kharn83 (Post 838019)

awesome mr 2forme :) u rock ^_^ haha.. if u had a donate button id donate u a beer !! :) lol

Haha thanks, I don't drink, but appreciate the thought! :)

How do you both like this headunit? Reviews please!

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Originally Posted by Lee358 (Post 838132)

How do you both like this headunit? Reviews please!

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Which unit? @2forme already did perhaps the most indepth reviews I've ever seen on a car stereo head unit for the two main Android based units available here.

@Lee358, did you want a review on the knockoff?

I got the same unit and its great for the price and I really enjoy having torque setup on it as well. Boot up is a bit slow and if nothing is on the unit itself is a bit loud but for cost I have no complaints.

I routed my gps to the roof where my oem mic is.

Real easy install tho some thongs have to be modified to fit