Alfred Q

Hi Guys! I finally decided to replace my old Chinese replacement HU with a new Chinese HU! The old one worked great but it was about 4 years old and had some problems. I bought this unit (Hope the link works) http://www.ebay.com/itm/251236906749?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3 Everything is working and looking good except the reversing camera. The new unit uses a can bus harness (which does not fit anywhere in the Aurion) one is can rx (pink wire) the other is can tx (blue wire) I assume these are the one who tell the unit when the camera is powered on BUT I was wondering if there is somebody who experienced this already and what the best course of action would be. i.e a harness adapter? direct wiring (but where?).... The harness that is "empty" but does not fit is behind the original unit and has 2 wires one red with silver dots and one white with silver stripe. I assume the red one is parking 12 V+ and the white one -? besides the can bus harness coming from the unit I earthed the pink wire to the case as per previous installation and I also have a brown "Reverse" wire ....I assume that needs to be earthed as well? Unfortunately this unit did not come with a wiring guide or a manual so I am just trying to see if someone has seen this before! Thank you and all the best Alfred PS. I did search the forum but can bus rx/tx did not bring anything up! God bless.............

Thanks Darryl and Steven! Yes, this interface looks heaps better no doubt. See if I can sell my unit off and get my hands on this one...after all, I have all the wiring done already. All the best Alfred

Cheers Imposter, found one American voice with TTS (Susan?) & that did the job. Thanks mate. Would be interested to see if I could get other voices loaded onto the SD card so will do some research during spare time this coming week. I guess it is a deliberate design not to be able to listen to the radio or a CD whilst the satnav is operative. No major issues with the steering buttons (AT-X) - I have the volume + and - working fine. The mode button at the moment turns the system on & off & I don't know that the other 2 are doing at this stage. The instructions are not real clear & I just need some time to sort out what the various functions are & which button(s) they need to be assigned to. I think I have managed to get the radio to Australia rather than USA2 which it seemed to default to. Anyway I have no major complaints with this unit. Hi Waynus! I have the digi_options unit and you can listen to radio (or anything) t the same time as using the GPS by keeping the Bottom right button pressed while plying whatever you are listening to until the GPS screen comes up. (I think it is the "Band" button). That is how I can navigate backward and forward between Audio and GPS. It may work for you?? All the best Alfred

Hi Adam! I am from Cairns and have been to Townsville a few times in this great car! This Forum is GREAT. The advise received here enabled me to do a lot of things to my car I never thought possible! 1) Installed reversing sensors 2) Installed Head Unit (digi_options) 3) Installed reversing Camera 4) Installed Garage Door opener in dash Learned about car detailing (Never even knew what "claying" is yet the result is AMAZING) There are a lot of people who deserve special mention but the one I would really like to mention here is Darryl (DJKOR). His knowledge about everything AURION is just astounding only matched by his willingness to help and share this wealth of knowledge! If you ever make your way to Cairns feel free to drop in for a cuppa! In the meantime if you have questions feel free to contact me. Regards Alfred

Hi! You are soooo right. I will do my "Thank you" thread but I want to take some pictures first! I am very happy with the way it turned out. I do think itis much more than an ATX now. I may have to follow Au3ion example of debadging my car after all! Kind Regards Alfred

Apology accepted...but what is a "Justin Eanon thread"??? Regards Alfred

And what gives you that impression Brad? I personally don't think he is a bot. He communicates with us just like a normal person would... for example: As far as I'm aware, a bot isn't that appreciative. On top of that, he even used my name in one of his posts: By the way, thanks for the praise Alfred :D Hi Daryl! It is well earned praise. I was just thinking of putting together a "Thank You" thread. was able to 1) Install this unit 2) Install Reversing Sensors 3) Install Reversing Camera 4) Install Garage Door opener 5) Repaint my center console 6) learned about cleaning and cleaning my car (it came up like liquid glass surface) All this thanks to you and other members on this amazing forum. I am not sure what a bot is even though I think I know what a spam is (all the stuff I get in my e-mail without asking for it I guess). As I do not do that I am not sure what caused Brad to come to this conclusion other than that I do like this product as well as this forum which gave me the know how to install it properly. I thought my post may help others and so give back a little after having received soooooo much! Once again ! Thanks to you and all the other members who have helped me so much doing all this things. (I have quit a few amazed friends who just can not believe that I was able to do all that...Heheheheh) Regards Alfred

Hi! A friend of mine is also interested in this unit. I fired an e-mail off and this is what I got. Quote: Hey mate, Thanks for that. We'll hopefully get you sorted with the other unit when I return home from China. I hope everything else is good. Matt e.o.q. Looks like Matt is in China (maybe getting, inspecting new stock?) Hopfully he may even get better units ???? I hope that helps Regards Alfred

Hi Jeff! Sounds like a faulty unit?! Mine still works perfect incoming or outgoing. Once on the call all audio stops but the moment the call ends the sounds come back. Have you had it working previously? Hope you can get this sorted. Regards Alfred

Hi Wulfkind! Great to see that this topic was of interest to quit a lot of people! I am still very pleased with this unit! I was looking into some of the "Carputer" option as dicussed in this thread and even though they seem to be some great units out there they all seem to be very expensive. Looks like from a "Benefit vs Cost" point of view this is still a solid purchase. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have! Kind Regards Alfred

I had it now for a couple of month and I still love it! I am sure you will too! All the best Alfred

You are quite welcome! I know exactly what you mean with being very conservative with additives. A friend of mine stuffed his engine up by putting some "Teflon" coating stuff in there. If you ever decide to use it let me know the difference as you have done some torque testing previously? Would be cool if you have it on paper so as to be able to compare it......yes, I am also very skeptical. (at least I used to be, now I am very happy with my decision to put it in) I did find some independent research done by the Queensland University of Technology that may be of interest to you though (it was based on the previous product though, the new one is considered to be even better so it is OK) If anybody is considering using it, feel free to drop me a line and I can show you how to get your hands on it. I hope your car is OK after the service! Regards Alfred

Hi ! I had a similar problem (previous car). Before I explain what helped me, I have to put a disclaimer in here. 1) I am ABSOLUTLY a noob when it comes to mechanical stuff (that is why I am so grateful to DJKOR for his advise) 2) This is my mechanics advise and opinion only (but it worked for me) 3) it mentions a product being sold by a Network Marketing Company (so if this is deemed out of line please feel free to delete) Now to my experience: My mechanic told me this knocking on start up is usually caused by the engine turning over while the oil has not started lubricating yet( as the engine stops, so does the oil pump, over time the oil film begins to settle, as the oil pump needs the engine running it becomes a catch 22 situation, you need lubrication to start the engine but to get it you must start the engine...I hope this makes sense...it took me a little while to get it but I have a patient mechanic) Therefor the most damage to an engine occurs in the first few seconds after each cold start. Another source of "Knocking" is condensation. As the engine cools , condensation forms and "thins " the oil. (that can also contribute to difficult starts) He recommended "ROIL Gold" (back than) now ROIL Platinum (here is some info on U-tube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiB5fh7PztA I noticed several things 1) no more knocking 2) smoother engine running (it also runs a bit "cooler") 3) more power (it feels more responsive) 4) about 10-15% less fuel conumtion (have not tested it on the AURION though, my last car was a FORD) Before I forget, he told me not to put it into the engine below 10 000km as it also hardens the metal components (less wear but stops it from running in properly, after that less wear is a good thing though) I actually became a member as you can not purchase it from stores...... I hope this is helpful but if you feel it is out of line, feel free to get rid of it! Kind Regards Alfred

Hi ApBPaul! I am pretty hopeless when it comes to making videos and especialy uploading them. I will try to get something done but it may be a few days. After looking at DJKOR's video again I can tell you that they are ery much the same (the only thing I did not notice was the delay on using the bluetooth function and the "forget the last position" problem) If you need pictures though, I can help you with them for sure! Regards Alfred