Thanks for the great video! I installed mine tonight but am struggling to get it to sit low enough to clear the cupholder and top buttons. I see yours dropped to a nice clearance level at 8:32 compared to the similar clearance i have now at 8:30 any tips?
Yeah, I had a similar issue. My solution was to not press it in far enough for the clips to engage. This meant that it could easily be removed by pulling on it. Not the best solution, but at the time I didnt have the tools needed address the issue properly. Ideally some of the plastic on the top needs to be carefully skimmed off until it no longer interferes with the buttons. Around 1mm or 118 Thousanths of an inch.
Great video, do you know which speakers it connects to? Does it include the little one close to the windshield? Also does it show anything on the guage cluster display? what track is playing etc...
It connects up to the stock wiring. The Center dash speaker splits between the front speakers so yes, this does use that speaker. Data is sent to the gauge cluster. So the radio stations are displayed there. I’ve not tried the CD player but I’m assuming track info would also be displayed. Also I was able to map all the buttons on the steering wheel to specific commands. The stock radio did not allow all buttons to have a function.
I would agree its not great. I am a sound expert but there is a multi channel equalizer that comes preinstalled. I installed Poweramp as my music player and it has a lot more customizations available and I totally recommend using a 3rd party app. One thing that really annoyed me was the radio app is kind of ugly. Unfortunately Xtrons does not let you use a different radio app. My Motorola phone came with a much better radio app and I wish I could have used it on this device.
Yes Steering wheel functions work out of the box. There was a setting that needs to be set with the Android Settings menu. But after that the buttons on the steering wheel can be programmed to many different functions. The steering wheel now has more functionality than it did stock. For instance by pressing the volume button I can mute the audio.
Haha. Thanks man. Currently working on two more videos the the Xtrons. A deep dive into the connections on the back as well as App alternatives and basic unit configuration. Take care!
Thanks for the great video! I installed mine tonight but am struggling to get it to sit low enough to clear the cupholder and top buttons. I see yours dropped to a nice clearance level at 8:32 compared to the similar clearance i have now at 8:30 any tips?
Yeah, I had a similar issue. My solution was to not press it in far enough for the clips to engage. This meant that it could easily be removed by pulling on it. Not the best solution, but at the time I didnt have the tools needed address the issue properly. Ideally some of the plastic on the top needs to be carefully skimmed off until it no longer interferes with the buttons. Around 1mm or 118 Thousanths of an inch.
Great video , simple and helpfull ! Thanks buddy
Awesome video, thanks for that. Im a order one for the rs4
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it! Have fun with the head unit.
I'm looking into one for my RS4 as well. How did this work for you?
Great video, do you know which speakers it connects to? Does it include the little one close to the windshield? Also does it show anything on the guage cluster display? what track is playing etc...
It connects up to the stock wiring. The Center dash speaker splits between the front speakers so yes, this does use that speaker. Data is sent to the gauge cluster. So the radio stations are displayed there. I’ve not tried the CD player but I’m assuming track info would also be displayed. Also I was able to map all the buttons on the steering wheel to specific commands. The stock radio did not allow all buttons to have a function.
Does it have apple CarPlay support? Typically with such radios there is an option to connect external module by usb and use CarPlay
I believe it had an extra module you could purchase separately from the head unit.
Thanks for the video! A year later but, how is the sound quality with this? I heard it wasn't great but I doubt the guy that told me this?
I would agree its not great. I am a sound expert but there is a multi channel equalizer that comes preinstalled. I installed Poweramp as my music player and it has a lot more customizations available and I totally recommend using a 3rd party app. One thing that really annoyed me was the radio app is kind of ugly. Unfortunately Xtrons does not let you use a different radio app. My Motorola phone came with a much better radio app and I wish I could have used it on this device.
Did you get the steering wheel functions to work? If so, was that plug-n-play or did you need a special adapter? Thanks!
Yes Steering wheel functions work out of the box. There was a setting that needs to be set with the Android Settings menu. But after that the buttons on the steering wheel can be programmed to many different functions. The steering wheel now has more functionality than it did stock. For instance by pressing the volume button I can mute the audio.
Wow, that’s nice. Thanks for the reply!
Hi have you got a link to the same radio can’t find it for some reason
Thanks
I don’t have a link. It’s possible they have moved onto a new model.
Waoo nice 👍
you complete me!
Haha. Thanks man. Currently working on two more videos the the Xtrons. A deep dive into the connections on the back as well as App alternatives and basic unit configuration. Take care!