Which dealer in MA that you had this done in? I'm thinking of getting it installed in my 2014 3.
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Just buy the parts first and the install price would be less painful
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yes that's if you know how to install it yourself =P
also if you mess up...cost will be even more painful..haha
also if you mess up...cost will be even more painful..haha
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was told to call back after the 12th for pricing in LA
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$144.00 cdn for install is pain free. It took the techs 3-4 hrs installing the software update
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that's a bit more reasonable pricing. =)
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Finally found a dealer that could get me in with my 2018 CX9! Her "sheet" says they could start on it after the 20th. Yay!
Another question: The Scion/Toyota iA version of the 2 seems like it uses standard MazdaConnect business...so it too should be able to take the same firmware and updated CMU, right?
Another question: The Scion/Toyota iA version of the 2 seems like it uses standard MazdaConnect business...so it too should be able to take the same firmware and updated CMU, right?
That's what I was told as well. I told them I was heading out of town on 11-19, and asked if I could get it done a day or two early to have it for my road trip. They were cool about it, and said I could bring it in at any time, which is how I got it done last Monday.
I'm really digging it so far. Just about every aspect of it is superior to Mazda's infortainment software. It's smooth, with no lag at all. The audio quality of phone calls is WAY better as well (I've had issues for about a year when I got an iPhone X I was never able to resolve until now). The only negative I can think of is that I really liked how street names would display at the top of the screen in the Infotainment system even if you weren't in navigation view. The carplay display does not do this. It's a pretty small price to pay for everything else being better though
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$500 quoted in LA. $199.90 for kit and then dealer install
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The Scion/ Toyota iA does use the Mazda connect, yes you can update to v70 and buy the carplay/android auto kit and install and use it normally, currently the Stock firmware is not on the internet, so if you do this you would not be able to go to the stock firmware, you can use the AIO tool to make it look like the original firmware if you like.
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Well, I got mine done today, Nov. 22, for $500 at Hiley Mazda of Hurst (Fort Worth, TX). I love it. It's fast and beautiful.
What I don't like is Mazda's obsession with turning off the touch screen ability while the car is in motion. Forcing us to use the console knob to navigate the screen takes our eyes off the road longer than simply reaching up to hit a big visual target. Yes, the should turn off the on-screen keyboard which is the real dangerous distraction. But watching the screen as you navigate the highlight is dangerous. Apple and Android have already done a good job of making the controls big and obvious. You can, however, use Siri to open apps.
One hint is that on CarPlay, you can get to the home button on the screen by giving the knob a good twist to the left which always gets you to home and stops.
What I don't like is Mazda's obsession with turning off the touch screen ability while the car is in motion. Forcing us to use the console knob to navigate the screen takes our eyes off the road longer than simply reaching up to hit a big visual target. Yes, the should turn off the on-screen keyboard which is the real dangerous distraction. But watching the screen as you navigate the highlight is dangerous. Apple and Android have already done a good job of making the controls big and obvious. You can, however, use Siri to open apps.
One hint is that on CarPlay, you can get to the home button on the screen by giving the knob a good twist to the left which always gets you to home and stops.
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Or just short press the middle button on the commander...
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How bad is the install with this?
Have a friend that wanted to have it done but I'm thinking we can knock it out ourselves instead of paying the dealer
Have a friend that wanted to have it done but I'm thinking we can knock it out ourselves instead of paying the dealer
It probably is a personal thing, but I touch and operate the console knob without thinking about it or searching for it. I myself find it a lot easier than have to look at the touch screen to touch the right spot on the screen.
With the rotary commander I don't have to look, but can do a lot of things by sense/feeling, and keeping my eyes on the road.
In fact I find using the knob a lot easier!
But I agree, maybe they should leave the choice to the user.
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The knob is better than a touchscreen, but the whole system is far too distracting. They should get rid of the screen or at least move it out of your line of sight, and replace all the jog wheels and toggles with knobs and switches.
There should be a rule that no dashboard can be more distracting than the one in my 2000 Miata, or any other car I owned before 2000.
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Dear people
Any one know about maybe a new cable set:
C922-V6-606
I am trying to buy a kit for internet and I found a seller for internet selling a kit with (hub and cables) with these cables set.
Greetings
Any one know about maybe a new cable set:
C922-V6-606
I am trying to buy a kit for internet and I found a seller for internet selling a kit with (hub and cables) with these cables set.
Greetings
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