Show me your Android Auto setups!

[Thraxbert]

Lets be honest, they phoned in a lot of things.

Filet mignon engine and chassis wrapped in Aldi's hotdogs

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[nanaisu]

Y'know, I wonder if we could retrofit an iDrive 7 MGU & Kombi into the Supra.
I've heard of some people doing it (non Supra specific) Might be a royal pain in the ass, but maybe the shared Z4 DNA might make it easy?
Obviously would lose the Supra unique animations and such, but... eh?

Maybe a project for when the weather cools down.

 

[Thraxbert]

Y'know, I wonder if we could retrofit an iDrive 7 MGU & Kombi into the Supra.
I've heard of some people doing it. Might be a royal pain in the ass, but maybe the shared Z4 DNA might make it easy?
Obviously would lose the Supra unique animations and such, but... eh?

Maybe a project for when the weather cools down.

It's doable, but at my last search it's over $5000 in hardware, modules, and coding to make it work.

At least with this solution, we might only need a 3d-printed shroud and/or mounting bracket.

 

[nanaisu]

It's doable, but at my last search it's over $5000 in hardware, modules, and coding to make it work.

At least with this solution, we might only need a 3d-printed shroud and/or mounting bracket.

Yeah, hardware alone is gonna be expensive, I'm not sure if we'd need much more than this https://ebay.us/m/BTPiPK and https://ebay.us/m/L4Ikg7 ? I'd imagine the gauge cluster would need to be virginized. But the BDC should be shared between the Z4 and Supra. At least I didn't find any evidence that it's not... May require a different HUD? Not sure.

I've always wanted a lab mgu to play around with hacking wise... Maybe this year is the year ?

 

[BMWAF]

As far as I can tell, there are only three realistic options:

1. Get an MMI.. along with its non-touch limitations.
2. Install a cheap ass standalone screen.. along with its aesthetic and integration limitations.
3. Buy an iPhone.

 

[BMWAF]

iphone.... yuckkkkk

Laughs in CarPlay. ?‍

 

[BeepBoop321]

I have decided to risk taking a bath on the Xtrons unit.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Following this closely! Would love to be able to swap the head unit with a bigger one

 

[_JuCa90]

As far as I can tell, there are only three realistic options:

1. Get an MMI.. along with its non-touch limitations.
2. Install a cheap ass standalone screen.. along with its aesthetic and integration limitations.
3. Buy an iPhone.

im almost at that point of buying an iphone ?. Last iphone i had was an iphone 4. Probably just keep my samsung in the car for monitoring, chaning tune and coding

 

[Nehpets808]

Anyone know what to make of this for Android users?

 

[Thraxbert]

Received the Xtrons unit. Going to be a few weeks before I can start working on this, as car is currently in the shop for some mod-related bodywork.

But I did start disassembly of the unit and we're absolutely going to need to 3D print some sort of enclosure. The screen has its own bezel/case similar to a PC monitor, and that is bolted to a housing for compatibility with the F34 dashboard. That housing contains two PCBs and a couple ribbon cables.

We'll have to stick the PCBs to the back of the display case, then figure out how to build a new trim/shroud that retains the speaker grill while hiding the mess of ribbons and PCBs.

I have not yet opened the display-specific enclosure to check for bolt pattern. That's next step.

 

[rwense]

Received the Xtrons unit. Going to be a few weeks before I can start working on this, as car is currently in the shop for some mod-related bodywork.

But I did start disassembly of the unit and we're absolutely going to need to 3D print some sort of enclosure. The screen has its own bezel/case similar to a PC monitor, and that is bolted to a housing for compatibility with the F34 dashboard. That housing contains two PCBs and a couple ribbon cables.

We'll have to stick the PCBs to the back of the display case, then figure out how to build a new trim/shroud that retains the speaker grill while hiding the mess of ribbons and PCBs.

I have not yet opened the display-specific enclosure to check for bolt pattern. That's next step.

Id be more than happy to help design and print an enclosure. I just need enough pictures/measurements/etc. I have a 3d scanner so I should be able to get some geometry of the dash and such.

My prior work:
Www.Rapiddesigns.us

 

[BigPoppaStuke]

I have decided to risk taking a bath on the Xtrons unit.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I can attest that the Xtrons is a good unit. I had one in my 07 Honda accord coupe and it worked well. Sound quality was good, and the EQ was an awesome feature. It wasn't "Android Auto", but it has it's own operating system based on Android. I think it was Android 10 at the time.

 

[razorlab]

Which one did you go with?

Are you for real? Why not actually read the posts you are replying to.

 

[BigPoppaStuke]

Any updates on this?

 

[Thraxbert]

Id be more than happy to help design and print an enclosure. I just need enough pictures/measurements/etc. I have a 3d scanner so I should be able to get some geometry of the dash and such.

My prior work:
Www.Rapiddesigns.us

Thank you, that's very generous. I'll take you up on that if the project reaches that stage. Very much hoping to send you a message! Hopefully getting my car back in ~10d and can start bolting things together.

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