LC200 Head Unit (2 Viewers)

[Specialeyes]

After watching the install video it looks better than I initially thought. Cutting those mounts is a deal breaker for me though simply due to the fact that you are screwed if this thing bugs out or your just decide you don't care for it and want to return to the OEM head unit. Sigh... I miss the days of just being able to drop a Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, etc into pretty much anything and it just worked.

 

[MRego]

I also watched the install video and found the unit a bit laggy when he was testing the controls. It was painful to watch the cutting of the OEM brackets. Definitely a one way road. If this thing fails you are massively screwed. I would think you need a whole new dash to put the OEM unit back. Finally, am I the only one finding that giant screen a bit awkward and out of place? IMO, it does not fit well with the original lay out of the dash.

I am a sucker for OEM, so sticking with the Beatsonic unit (or any of the other similar solutions discussed here in the forum) and my OEM screen. But I can see people using this as an alternative to the tesla style gigantic unit, which is also a non-starter for me.

 

[tbizzle]

Seems like one of the better options. I still can’t decide which Carplay route to go. Not to big on the Grom type options since I have a 17 with the resistive screen but also don’t love adding a portable screen above. Cutting the OEM brackets seems not great though…

You know which one he’s using on Ali that supports the heated/vented seats? His is over $1k more

i'll send him a follow-up and find out if they do anything to it - any kind of firmware changes or what - and see what i get back...standby...

 

[Warren1964]

After watching the install video it looks better than I initially thought. Cutting those mounts is a deal breaker for me though simply due to the fact that you are screwed if this thing bugs out or your just decide you don't care for it and want to return to the OEM head unit. Sigh... I miss the days of just being able to drop a Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, etc into pretty much anything and it just worked.

The do reply in the comment section of the install video that the oem units still fits as the brackets they cut are not used to hold the original unit.

 

[RandyDaytona]

this looks pretty nice. It appears to have heat and cooled seat buttons as well, but 2016 and later have them down on the shifter console. I wonder if it disables the factory controls for these.

I’m covered here, because my cooled/ventilated seats don’t work for squat .

 

[Black200]

Any updates on this, I'm really intersted if anyone pulled a plug on one of these or one off of aliexpress?

 

[tbizzle]

i'll send him a follow-up and find out if they do anything to it - any kind of firmware changes or what - and see what i get back...standby...

never heard back on what makes this unit better than the generic ones from alibaba etc...

 

[Unicroc404]

never heard back on what makes this unit better than the generic ones from alibaba etc...

It's the same one, the guy is reselling it lol

 

[pitttreyman]

I just bought one from the Fitting Bay and installed it in my 2017.

 

[pitttreyman]

 

[Kovaci]

I just bought one from the Fitting Bay and installed it in my 2017.

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Looks good. What’s the verdict on heated/cooled seats switch?

 

[pitttreyman]

Looks good. What’s the verdict on heated/cooled seats switch?

Looks good. What’s the verdict on heated/cooled seats switch?

I think you need a separate adapter for that. I may do that at some point but I just use the original buttons.

 

[Specialeyes]

Beating a dead horse here but what a miss by Mr. T to not implement Carplay/AA into the 200/LX570. They managed to get it into every one of their other old, outgoing models before end of production except for the 200.

 

[100kiwi]

I just bought one from the Fitting Bay and installed it in my 2017.

Looks good, can you show us how the screen displays when in low ratio? Thanks

 

[tbizzle]

Looks good, can you show us how the screen displays when in low ratio? Thanks

oh, great question - would love to see what the screen shows on this unit versus the factory "underbody" camera view...

 

[tbizzle]

I just bought one from the Fitting Bay and installed it in my 2017.

for everyone's reference - that's the same shop that posted the install video.

 

[MRego]

oh, great question - would love to see what the screen shows on this unit versus the factory "underbody" camera view...

Yes. And also, a pic showing a wider view of the dash after install. Maybe taken from the back seat?

 

[pitttreyman]

Im not sure what you mean by Low Ratio…

 

[100kiwi]

Im not sure what you mean by Low Ratio…

Low ratio = Low range, Low box, 4L

 

[7000ft]

Fitting Bay just posted this on Fakebook:
The Fitting Bay - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/feTrWeejLd9urVua/