paulfoley30 Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Ahh i see! Yeah makes sense, although when ever ive tried to get the vents out they never do it wasn't easy, though I was still in "everything comes out if you pull hard enough" mode from earlier. I think I used a knife to lever it out slightly so I could get a good hold on it first though. Luckily theres a wire attached to the back so you can drill yourself in the forehead like nearly did with the sunglasses holder lol I want one. Updated review every day please. Lol. I'll do my best looks sweet! I like the interface. If I didn't have OEM nav I would get this, never bother with OEM retrofit. How do you find the anti-glare properties of the screen? It looks quite reflective? Its not bad, it looks worse on the photos. You can see the light on the screen, but its bright enough underneath to shine through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfoley30 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Updated review every day please. Lol. Here we go again I used the nav to take me to work this morning, it took me the way I always go (though going any other way wouldn't make a lot of sense). It mutes the radio to the front speakers only, so you can still hear the radio in the background of the instructions, the only problem that I found with the is sometimes it stays muted for a lot longer than necessary, I can only think that this is to allow time for the longer instructions. It didn't mention 2 of the 3 mini roundabouts on the way there (i was going straight on) and on the third it gave me instructions like I was turning into a T junction, doesn't really bother me, but it might others. You can choose from 4 british voices (2 men and 2 women) or 3 yanks (if you trust them to tell you where to go (1 man and 2 women)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakey Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Have you managed to get a better digital signal at work and able to confirm digital radio ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfoley30 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Have you managed to get a better digital signal at work and able to confirm digital radio ? Ah, sorry I forgot to check, I'll do that before I head for home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 it wasn't easy, though I was still in "everything comes out if you pull hard enough" mode from earlier. I think I used a knife to lever it out slightly so I could get a good hold on it first though. Luckily theres a wire attached to the back so you can drill yourself in the forehead like nearly did with the sunglasses holder lol How do you remove the air ducts/vents, I had the whole lot out the other day and still couldnt see how these came out ? :S Also would u recommend getting one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfoley30 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Have you managed to get a better digital signal at work and able to confirm digital radio ? I tried again and wasn't getting anywhere, I need to have a look at it again I think. I'm not sure they have sent me the booster ariel I ordered so I'm going to give them a call tomorrow. How do you remove the air ducts/vents, I had the whole lot out the other day and still couldnt see how these came out ? :S Also would u recommend getting one ? I took the radio out, then undo the two screws at the bottom. I then levered them out slightly with the knife I used to get the trim off, I could then get my fingers behind it and pull. In my case I had to really put some effort behind it, they're pretty strong. I'll wait until I get everything working properly before I give it my full backing, but it olooks good so far. I think the fact that I'm trying to get everything to work with an iPhone may be causing some issues, but IMO it shouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringy93 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Good write up mate, im really wanting one of these now. Got a couple of questions for you Whats the illumination colour match like compared to the rest of the amber dash? Also whats the button press like? I know on the Dynavin had a nasty cheap sound click to the buttons Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringy93 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 How do you remove the air ducts/vents Yeah they need a good tug dude, its feels like they are going to break but ive had them out a few times now and had no problems with breakages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilejo Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Peel the vents upwards as opposed to pulling them forward, they come out easy if you sort of 'roll' them upwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakey Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Paul, who did you buy this from ? I thought it was car-vision but i guess its not now as they dont have any yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paulfoley30 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Good write up mate, im really wanting one of these now. Got a couple of questions for you Whats the illumination colour match like compared to the rest of the amber dash? Also whats the button press like? I know on the Dynavin had a nasty cheap sound click to the buttons Cheers When I read that question, I suddenly realised that I didn't know the answer, so I've just got back from checking and they don't actually light up at all, there were wires that I didn't attach, obviously I need to take it back out and find where to attach this one Button presses are just like OEM, except for the two knobs, when you press them in the do click quite plastic-ily, but that just turns it off, so I haven't actually used it yet. Paul, who did you buy this from ? I thought it was car-vision but i guess its not now as they dont have any yet. Thats where I got it from, I've no idea whats happening with everyone else's orders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-n Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 i had an email to say the one i ordered has been sent out and the last time i spoke to john(friday) he said he had 6 due in out of an order of 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge- Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I haven't read all the replys, mostly just Paul's, the uni looks good but can't help but think the interface is tacky as hell, as is the buttons. How do they 'feel' and any night shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingz999 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 oh god dam this unit is looking good now thinking maybe i can live with my mv2's longer and have one of these but if i have one id need 3gs compatibility so looking forward to you looking into it some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinth Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 does this require the Bm54 tuner for the e46 m3 boys??? as im planning on getting this unit too. also does this come with digital tv or is it an optional extra?? advice appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringy93 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 When I read that question, I suddenly realised that I didn't know the answer, so I've just got back from checking and they don't actually light up at all, there were wires that I didn't attach, obviously I need to take it back out and find where to attach this one Button presses are just like OEM, except for the two knobs, when you press them in the do click quite plastic-ily, but that just turns it off, so I haven't actually used it yet. Cheers mate, strange that they dont illuminate Keep us informed on your findings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain77 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi, Is the DVD unit you got Paul the one from ***DELETED***. I've got a 17 pin head unit and would be interested to know your views of car-vision.co.uk as a dealer...? What was the customer service from them like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmy Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Can you post a pic of what the screen looks like when just playing music? Can you turn just the screen off whilst it still plays music? Looking good so far and thanks for the write up and pics You pleased with the purchase over all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfoley30 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Cheers mate, strange that they dont illuminate Keep us informed on your findings I thought that it'd just use whatever power supply is in the 17 pins for the illumination so I didn't bother looking too hard at the other wires, I think there was one marked Illum or something. I think there was another coming from the can bus so I think the reason its not illuminating is that it need to be told that the lights are on somehow, I'll have to look into it at the weekend. Hi, Is the DVD unit you got Paul the one from ***DELETED***. I've got a 17 pin head unit and would be interested to know your views of car-vision.co.uk as a dealer...? What was the customer service from them like? Yes, I got mine from ***DELETED***. As to the customer service the unit did arrive late, but others emailed them to find out what the hold up was and they did have excuses, for me personally we'll see at the weekend when I phone up to find out why I can't get the iPod connection or bluetooth to work properly with my iPhone. Can you post a pic of what the screen looks like when just playing music? Can you turn just the screen off whilst it still plays music? Looking good so far and thanks for the write up and pics You pleased with the purchase over all? Yeah I'll get a picture of that tonight along with a new picture of the nav. As far as I am aware you can't turn the screen off, but the brightness is fully adjustable, so there is probably a way of achieving something similar. Overall I'm pleased for the moment, if the issues with iPod connection and bluetooth don't get sorted I might change my mind though. If those are sorted I'll be very happy, it'll do everything I want it to and at a fraction of the cost of an Alpine, Pinoneer or similar make and much better value than the dynavin that I so nearly went for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain77 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi, ***DELETED*** website does not seem to be working, is anyone else having problems accessing this website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain77 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Its seems ok now I've managed to register on ***DELETED*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinth Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 does this need the bm54???? or does it have inbuilt tuner?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 does this need the bm54???? or does it have inbuilt tuner?? It has a built in tuner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingz999 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 keep us updated on the iphon/ipod compatibility as thats the only worry i have with it at the moment having a 3gs with os4 on myself and my wife having a 4g which we wont be changing for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
