Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
Hi guys, glad to meet you, I'm Carlos from Eonon! ;)
Lately we have released a new specific D5168 Nissan Car DVD GPS:
http://www.eonon.com/Car-GPS/Specifi...san/D5168.html
I've seen many guys here is using Eonon with great pleasure. So I've talked to the admin to see if we have any chance to sponsor this forum. But I have an important issue need to confirm with you, and he asked me to ask you guys directly:
Since the compatible Nissan car models our D5168 fits doesn't include the Nissan patrol, we want to know if it's really fit or not.Is the Nissan Patrol has the interior as follows?
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...013/03/125.jpg
If so, I've asked our tech, our D5168 should fit the Patrol's dashboard shape. But could you please kindly tell me the dashboard size to make it even clearer? Is it a standard 2 din size? Since I've seen some guys have installed our 2 din G2216 and G2227 without problem.
And there's a upper screen on in the head for every Patrol unit? We want to know how it connect it connect with the power cable of the factory unit, so that we will know if the screen can work after connecting to D5168.
Many thanks for your kind help guys! Look forward to your feedback soon! :D
Quick question about Nissan Patrol
G'day
For the low price of one unit, I'm happy to install one and give you feedback etc for an 08 GU ;) :)
If not ill let some of the more knowledgeable dudes answer :)
Quick question about Nissan Patrol
I've seen one of these installed http://www.pioneer.com.au/au/product...50BT/page.html so if the specs are similar then as my bruvva from annuva muvva said how its connected
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Justin, I have installed a few of the G2216 units in various cars including the wifes epica without an issue.
I did a trial fit in my 09 patrol without any dramas at all, needed to purchase an Aerpro plug and play ISO harness and aerial adapter and worked fine. The DVD in the unit works fine BUT the gps unit needs a lot of work, constantly loses signal but when it does gain signal it works great.
I am in the process of looking for another unit as my current JVC unit's bluetooth is in the blink.
You can have the DVD screen in view of the driver BUT it is not allow to display any movie / tv etc by law unless vehicle is stopped / turned off and handbrake applied hence rooftop / headrest screens. The earth wire for the dvd section is supposed to be earthed to the handbrake and not earthed anywhere else ie chasis etc.
If you are looking doing 1 for the patrol, I would honestly suggest looking at incorporating an offroad gps mapset like Ozi Explorer CE or similar for them like many other providers are doing with the WinCE 6.0 operating systems.
Can always throw a unit my way and happy test out lol.
Good to see another company here to support us Patrollians :)
Tap, Tap, Taparoo
Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
Also forgot to mention that Eonon may need to look at either incorporating an anti glare shield or utilising and anti glare film / filter for the units as soon as the sun comes through 9 out of 10 times you can not see the screen to answer calls, change stations, access gps etc.
Just food for thought :)
Tap, Tap, Taparoo
Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
Justin, the harness looks pretty close from memory to the Aerpro harness I used. The antenna port is completely different though as I had to use again an Aerpro converter plug to convert from a Nissan 2 pin to a standard universal fitting in order to plug in the antenna
Never underestimate the power of the Tap.
Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
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mudski
Lol, I forgot to mention too. To get better radio reception I have to touch the screen or plastic frame of the unit whilst I'm driving. Not bad if I'm in 5th gear but rather annoying. I think I will be pulling it out soon and seeing if I can make it any better myself.
Does your rig have the areal in the rear window??
Alot of the after market areal adaptors that go from the nissan 2 pin plug only use 1 pin. I got and after market adaptor that had used both pins but had 2 wires and i spliced them to 1, not hard just fiddly and my radio reception is pretty good and only get crackle when i turn my HID head lights on which is standard coz of the frequency the ballast emits!
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This is the best pic i have, had to zoom in on it from another pic
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I got that adaptor from autobahn
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mudski
Didn't know the trolls had a rear window aerial. I just have the one on the front quarter. I dont want to add more aerials too. It should work in the first place.
I thought is was a demister :)
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...-Side-Demister
“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.” - Albert Einstein
Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
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mudski
Didn't know the trolls had a rear window aerial. I just have the one on the front quarter. I dont want to add more aerials too. It should work in the first place.
There is an amplified retractable one on the front guard and one on the passenger side window in the cargo area on my rig but its late '99
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Just going thru this thread and thought i might add i have had bad experiences with cheap head units in the past with their internal software not working correctly and not effectively playing all the sound from your CD, sd card or ipod. I only buy the best i can afford now and have never looked back but thats me and my 2 cents worth!
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mudski
I see where your coming from. Its a fact of you get what you pay for. But I simply cannot justify the price for the better units. Also mine definitely only has the one aerial.
It must be the ST - L and Ti models only then. I will happily pay 2g's because i see it as do it right the first time so money is not an option if you think like me weather you can afford it or not !! Thats why i'll keep working lol
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Coldcomfort
Thats exactly how I look at it.... Thats why I settled on the Pioneer F40BT... Also it has off road maps... That helped.
I installed this Pioneer but wasn't happy with its performance
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So i returned it for the Alpine INA-w910r. With the amount of money i have spent with my car audio guy i can do these things lol
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Alitis007
There is an amplified retractable one on the front guard and one on the passenger side window in the cargo area on my rig but its late '99
So can I splice the 2 wire factory plug together and effectively have 2 antennas working for a stronger signal for my aftermarket radio?
Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
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lufkin
So can I splice the 2 wire factory plug together and effectively have 2 antennas working for a stronger signal for my aftermarket radio?
Yeh easily but buy an adaptor so you don't ruin the factory plug. You cut the outside black insulation to expose the wire mesh, separate that and the foil under it to expose the teflon casing of a thicker coper center. Attach the 2 (i soldiered mine) insulate that, then work backwards till its how its was originally just thinker
Using an Eonon Head unit GPS in a Nissan Patrol
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Coldcomfort
I had the F40BT and the Alpine on my top two list. I went with the Pioneer after reading many forums etc. The general consensus was that the Alpine was too dificult to set up and use.... How are you finding it?? I am more than happy with the pioneer so far.
I've have a pioneer in my rx7 thats brilliant, the resolution is far greater then anything on the market 5 years ago and was easy to navigate and set up it is a AVOC???? Or something or other lol been a while! The F40 on the other hand was slow, picture quality really let it down and the sound output was not 55w x 4 and the blue tooth mic..... CRAP!! The gps was ok BUT did not have audible warnings like the old model and ALL Alpines that warn you when you go over the speed limit, from what i could see all its brains are used for that quick navigation globe thing it has on screen but i only had it in there for 24hrs before going to the Alpine! I've installed 3 Alpines in the last 2 years 1 single DIN screen in my bro's skyline, 1 double DIN in my mrs car ( a 503e) and this one, they are tricky at first but you get the hang of it quick but they are made to be used with amp's thats why the setup menus are so full on but are easy to tune using their Imprint mic, so the head unit adjusts the output for each speaker by measuring the resistance or each speaker wire (That eliminates having to have all speaker wires the same length like i did in my RX7 FFS!!) I love this unit tho, easy to use quick for me to set up coz i'm used to the Alpines and pumps my speakers hard with no distortion even tho i'm not running an amp!! My setup is clean, crisp and bassy, you hear solid bass but don't feel it ( i want a Pioneer invisible sub OR 2 x Focal ute subs OMFG!!! Lol under the front seats!!!!) but my mirrors still vibrate hard. I'm running straight off the head unit (front) Alpine 6.5" Type R Splits and (rear) Pioneer 6" Type D component speakers (Kevlar cones!!!). It does well pumping House music and Dubstep when i'm not listening to the radio lol
As you can tell i love my sound systems and i love my music louder, my first serious install took me almost 2 weeks working for around 4 hrs after work every day on my own after going and seeing cars at The Showoffs and Auto saloon and other car shows lol
