dabiscuit

Hi all,

I have (rather surprisingly for me as I'm useless) successfully installed a Pioneer Appradio 3 into my 06 Hawkeye.

If anyone is looking for a good all round double din head unit to connect your smart phone to, look no further, it's brill.

Any questions let me know.

Sarg400

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Are you using Apple or android? My htc m8 doesn't work with my pioneer double din, just wondering if your running android on it

dabiscuit

I've got the cable on the way and will update the firmware on the radio and will let you know.

You need a CD-ah200 cable to android phones, an extra 50 quid

Cpt Jack Sparrow

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Have you got any picture of it installed have considered changing to one of these myself.

dabiscuit

I have not, but if you stand by I will get one up (he he) today.

Cpt Jack Sparrow

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Standing by....

Cpt Jack Sparrow

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dabiscuit

Hope thats worked. Sorry for lateness

Cpt Jack Sparrow

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Cheers, that looks a very tidy fit.....

dabiscuit

Yeah. Surprisingly easy. Old one came out no probs. This one doesn't need the cradle as I don't think it would fit but it's a very snug fit regardless. Can't fit it with the black plastic surround either. But it looks better with out it.

You will need a adapter though to connect the speakers and power as the cars is an old choc and the appradio is more modern. a tenner.

Pross

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Whats the sound like? Does it have sub output?
Considering one of these myself

dabiscuit

Yes it does, sub and amp. I'm still on the original speakers which are cack anyway, but there is certainly improvement from the appradio. More depth and clarity.

JohnnyBlaze

I got one of these, slightly different looks like an iPad screen, only had it a couple of days so still getting used to it, CarPlay is ok, can't actually get app radio to work. Fingerprints are doing my head in already though, plus I keep going for the volume **** (giggity) off my old one.

JohnnyBlaze

This one

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8ulldog

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Hi Dabiscuit I'm hoping you can answer a few questions:-

Do any apps such as Torque Pro or Dash Commander work via Mirrorlink?

Does it read texts and emails to you?

How do you find it works with your steering wheel controls?

Thanks

8ulldog

dabiscuit

You can download dash command for it specifically, but.....

if you root your phone then anything you can do on your phone you can do on the radio touch screen.

I don't have steering wheel controls so can't comment on the that

dabiscuit

You can do voice commands with it but I don't think it will read texts and emails to you

Yardz

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Johnnyblaze: on app radio 4 you need the hdmi kit to use app radio. How ever ios8 isn't compliant with it and it lost a lot of features so we're stuck with CarPlay. iOS 7 used to incorporate dash command. Now only android can be supported for the mirror link

JohnnyBlaze

Yeah iv figured that out now, don't no if it's worth the messing about to get it to work? (App radio). Car play is ok but lacking in features, hopefully we will get some compatible apps in the future.

Yardz

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I have android tablet that I'm going to get the cables for. I love CarPlay. for years I've been trying to seamless integrate my phone in to the car and CarPlay does that with out any fuss or mess . I like the Siri features too.
Bit of a joke for price of head unit then another 100quid or so to get the full features

dabiscuit

It's the 50 quid for cables that pissed me off.

Going to root my phone though so I get complete use of it on me appradio.

JohnnyBlaze

What's "root"? Like jailbreak?

dabiscuit

Admittedly I have only just become aware of rooting. But I know it involves "breaking" your phone and bypassing the factory built walls that stop your being able to use its full potential. Do that then there is a appradio 3rd party program that allows you to do anything on your appradio that you phone can do.

JohnnyBlaze

I've just watched it on YouTube, full control of your iPhone through the head unit, very cool. Don't think it's out for app radio 4 yet though