Car Play options for 2013 Vanquish
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You probably already know Simon but I would suggest speaking to James Hawkes-Reed at Aston Installations. They recently announced on their socials that their CarPlay offering can now be used with the AM OEM infotainment controls, eliminating the need for their separate rotary controller. Although at the moment I think it could only be in relation to the “second” generation dash, ie the one which first debuted on Gaydon DBS with the glass key. I don’t know if it is possible with the last haptic dash fitted to Vantage, which is the same as found in your Vanquish. I’d certainly give them a call or drop them an email as a starting point. HTH a bit, and lovely car by the way. I saw your post in one of the Facebook groups today. Not too long to wait now! BRM.
I have the haptic dash in my 2016 Vantage. When I got it I wanted the car play install without additional controls, as it happens the only way of upgrading is to replace the AMI2 with AMI3. This has car play built in and is the natural upgrade. Aston Installations have access to the remaining AMI3 units and can do the job (with associated cabling and configuration) in a few hours at their premises. Totally worth it!
Simon T said:
Want to retrofit Apple CarPlay. What are my options if I don't want seperate controller?
They seem to have the best plug and play option, its a Wireless Unit installed in the trunk which piggybacks with the Garmin Unit, so no need to take the interior apart. https://unique-ad.co.uk/product-category/aston-mar...Apollya said:
Simon T said:
Hi, didn't know that. will give them a call on Monday, thanks. Yes she's a belter. and probs the best looking of all the Astons I have had so far. I think this on is a keeper
Report back if you can Simon, I also have the non-glass key dash in and an earlier vantage.
I installed an ID Core unit from Unique Auto a couple months ago in my 2015 Vanquish. It’s a relatively easy install. The only chore was pulling the microphone and Aux cables through the interior. I eventually opted to use CarPlay for most apps but stream music through Bluetooth since it sounds better to me. I also have a high pitched hum through the car’s Aux connection which I haven’t been able to cure. It only occurs when the car moves so it isn’t an engine ground issue. I also tried ground isolators to no avail. I’d be interested to hear if you discover a similar problem.
dpath said:
I installed an ID Core unit from Unique Auto a couple months ago in my 2015 Vanquish. It s a relatively easy install. The only chore was pulling the microphone and Aux cables through the interior. I eventually opted to use CarPlay for most apps but stream music through Bluetooth since it sounds better to me. I also have a high pitched hum through the car s Aux connection which I haven t been able to cure. It only occurs when the car moves so it isn t an engine ground issue. I also tried ground isolators to no avail. I d be interested to hear if you discover a similar problem.
Was the hum there before the ID Core install or do you think the two are related?I have a coupe so I ran the microphone wiring through the headliner trim and placed the microphone near the rear view mirror. I’m not sure how best to route this cable in a convertible. I used Velcro to attach the ID Core to the top of the Garmin unit in the trunk and ran the USB and Aux cables through the gap near the rear seat belt anchors and under the rear center arm rest to the front seat center arm rest storage compartment where the Aux port is. I was able to slip the Aux and USB cables under the edges of the arm rest cover so I didn’t need to poke holes into the storage compartment. Let me know if you have any questions or need more details.
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