Getting Carplay into a 360

[pmanson]

Hi All,

Looking at getting a new head unit for the car (mainly for carplay use).

I ordered an Alpine ilx-705d which would have worked but it arrived without the mounting brackets to secure it to the cradle so i've sent it back. However on a little test fit it was clear that it wasn't going to work due to how the space the head unit is in is recessed into the dash.

So back to the drawing board.... either a flip out screen or just a half decent bluetooth unit and stick with the phone cradle...

Has any one fitted anything recently that would work?

[pmanson]

Interesting! He’s having similar thoughts to me.

For some reason the head unit is in a different position in the CS too which I had realised

[pmanson]

Bebs said:

I believe the ILX-705D has a couple of different forward fixing positions to combat the potential issue of a recessed head unit. It certainly fits an F430 see attached pics.
I am going to see Audiofile Incar in a few weeks with a view to fitting that exact unit (Alpine Halo 9 inch ilx-705d) to my 360.
Will update here in due course.

That's interesting to know. I've put a cheap Pioneer head unit in as a stop gap (it gives me the bluetooth connectivity I missing (and I had tried one of the dongles, but I think the CD changer element of my head unit is broken)).

Let me know how you get on

[pmanson]

Looks huge! Are the electric window controls still accessible?