Well, I just could not take it anymore. The stock 130n radio is appallingly bad. I know some folks on here says it's not that bad, but they are wrong. It is easily the worst audio system on any car over 35k.
Bluetooth audio attenuation is like 30dB so you have crank it to max just to hear it.
So, this week I got and installed the 7100nex from crutchfield.
Pioneer AVIC-7100NEX Navigation receiver at Crutchfield.com
Overall, the unit is pretty good. It did take a couple calls to support and I did eventually give up on trying to get uconnect working properly and just went with the pioneer Bluetooth. I would recommend this to others as well.
There are a couple of pretty annoying things.
You can use mirrorlink, OR android auto, but not both.
I like to listen to Pandora over bluetooth. If you plug in your phone to USB 2 (must use USB 2 for Android auto or Mirrorlink) it is no longer possible to use the head units mirroring pandora app via bluetooth.
Instead, you need to run Pandora on you phone and the audio is played as audio over USB2. This doesnt carry any embedded info about the song like the pandora app over Bluetooth does. So, if you want to use Pandora AND charge then take a different port.
Also, its not possible to keep the USB port in the center console box.
The worst thing though is that this head unit really makes you aware of how completely crap the stock speakers are. So, I will have to buy new speakers as well. So muddy.
Android auto is really lacking. Its a bit cool for the basic stuff, but you cant listen to pandora using AA. There seems to be only "google play music, which sucks. Basically you cant use any normal android apps.
The voice search works well though. The contextual searching is also pretty good.
The navigation is HERE maps and seems pretty good. Though, it was about 1/4 mile off on my house.
It's the the actual navigation though since I tried google maps with Android auto and it was spot on.
I ran the cable for the back up cam, but didnt install it so far.
My wife wants me to install park distance sensors for her, but this is not supported by the unit, so I will skip it.
All and all, I am happy, but android auto and car play are really in the early stages and need major dev work. Plus, now I need to figure out which speakers to buy.
Bluetooth audio attenuation is like 30dB so you have crank it to max just to hear it.
So, this week I got and installed the 7100nex from crutchfield.
Pioneer AVIC-7100NEX Navigation receiver at Crutchfield.com
Overall, the unit is pretty good. It did take a couple calls to support and I did eventually give up on trying to get uconnect working properly and just went with the pioneer Bluetooth. I would recommend this to others as well.
There are a couple of pretty annoying things.
You can use mirrorlink, OR android auto, but not both.
I like to listen to Pandora over bluetooth. If you plug in your phone to USB 2 (must use USB 2 for Android auto or Mirrorlink) it is no longer possible to use the head units mirroring pandora app via bluetooth.
Instead, you need to run Pandora on you phone and the audio is played as audio over USB2. This doesnt carry any embedded info about the song like the pandora app over Bluetooth does. So, if you want to use Pandora AND charge then take a different port.
Also, its not possible to keep the USB port in the center console box.
The worst thing though is that this head unit really makes you aware of how completely crap the stock speakers are. So, I will have to buy new speakers as well. So muddy.
Android auto is really lacking. Its a bit cool for the basic stuff, but you cant listen to pandora using AA. There seems to be only "google play music, which sucks. Basically you cant use any normal android apps.
The voice search works well though. The contextual searching is also pretty good.
The navigation is HERE maps and seems pretty good. Though, it was about 1/4 mile off on my house.
It's the the actual navigation though since I tried google maps with Android auto and it was spot on.
I ran the cable for the back up cam, but didnt install it so far.
My wife wants me to install park distance sensors for her, but this is not supported by the unit, so I will skip it.
All and all, I am happy, but android auto and car play are really in the early stages and need major dev work. Plus, now I need to figure out which speakers to buy.