Dedicated Android SatNav from Icebox Audio

[Kaspa1972]

Thank you for keeping this updated. I'm currently fitting the same unit in my car and this thread has been a fantastic resource both in choosing the unit and helping with the install.👍

[Ronin]

Thanks.

Video of head unit working with a retrofitted heated MFSW attached.
So far only volume up, volume down and track skipping buttons work.

I'm yet to figure out how to bind the phone button on the steering wheel to the head unit, and the r/t button whatever it does.

[MikkiJayne]

Originally Posted by Ronin

and the r/t button whatever it does.

Road / track in Dodge parlance

[Ronin]

Radio/telephone switchover

[Ronin]

R/T button now working, so thats 5 out of 6 buttons on the wheel working.

On with the reasearch to get the last one worky worky

[Ronin]

Had a spare moment to experiment with GPS antenna positioning.

I decided to move it out of the boot lid as I will be fitting a gpswart-less boot lid soon.

So i decided to de-lid the antenna and put it in 3d printed box which will be attached with double sided sticky tape:




First fitting location I tried is dash, it would have been mounted under the dash, above the vents:



Second location is rear parcel shelf:



And here's the reception quality in the original location:



I ended up picking rear parcel shelf for it's final resting place.

[HPsauce]

It's a very long time ago now, and on my PF S8, but I ended up putting the "puck" outside at the very rear of the back window, just in front of the boot lid.
I'll see if I can find a picture...



Much better reception there as the rear screen does block the signals to an extent. And that was for the very rare RNS-C.
It was a bit of a PITA to graft it onto the existing wiring, but as you're running a new one should be pretty simple.