Cee Jay - To follow up on an earlier post you made... Did you have to swap the 'new colored' wires on the GVIF connector?

 

Thanks.
So... many... options now. I did know about the status bar at the bottom... before the install I figured out how to get rid of it, but sort of don't mind it.
I also do know about different themes in Torque. I don't mind the default one, but maybe some Jaguar-Themed background will make it look more cohesive and OEM.

Prior to my doing this, I didn't realize that the GVIF was merely a video switch and not some magical doo-dad.

Before I remembered this Android Box thing, I contemplated using a Bluetooth Phone Mirroring setup, but THIS way is much more convenient. Too bad the TSD isn't a lot higher resolution. Oh well.

I get my finishing parts on Friday, so I can get stuff situated, mounted (somewhere) and rattle-free.
Thanks again for the assistance.

Hey! I just had an idea......
Get an infrared or night vision camera in the front of the car...... hook it up to a video input and BOOM. Stealth Mode!

 

Yep, on my bucket list. I ran an extra video cable from the trunk to behind the center stack, so I could extend it to a front camera and connect to an unused input on the GVIF.
No more scraping the splitter when pulling into a parking stall (where you can't see the curb ahead of you).

 

whoops, I only addressed audio input earlier. I think you figured out audio out is as easy as using the BT in the media box to a Tune2Air on your car's audio cable. Then you can get real crazy, tether it to your phone, stream netflix while you drive because can. Of course, we'll be sure to add "nice knowing you" to your headstone.

I'm not a fan of the mirroring but would be of "reverse" mirroring, where we can view AND control the phone from the touchscreen. I'm working on that with the developer and the ball's in my court, but no eta.

So to Ken's question, did you have to swap the wires?

Also, the front video reference. I know a few guys want this for parking. It would certainly work easy enough with GVIF, but I always assumed the lens would be too dirty to be of much value, wouldn't it?

 

Yes. Yes I did. I tried it as-is first, but just got pink noise.
It was super easy to swap the pins. Pry a tiny piece of plastic away from the connector and pull the wire/pin out the back.
There IS a different picture in a CAMP2 thread that shows swapping side-to-side, but that is NOT right.
Pull out one pin, then the next, then insert the second pin into the first spot. Then first pin into second slot.

 

I checked ACTUAL Infrared Camera prices, not the cheap "Night Vision" ones...... THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!!!!!!!

No, I think I'll pass in Infrared Navigation for now.
May be cool for a GeeWhiz with a regular camera though. Or for those tricky parking jobs.

 

 

Yep, that's what I did, get a box that boots on power. I also use a launcher so Torque Real-time Info shows first thing. Start the car; go into Nav; push a button and There's Torque and all my cute little gauges, graphs and charts.

That background is the default Torque, sort of looks like the moon, but isn't. I already got some wallpapers into torque, but don't know if I'm happy with any of them. So far this one's my pick:

 

Sorry, not the wallpaper, I meant the gauges. Do you recall which ones you selected?

 

The gauges themselves? "Dial (Meter)"
The color theme is whatever the default one is, don't know if it has a name.
There are like 42 available themes, each with original dials and meters and such. I haven't checked any out though, just the default ones.
Here's a screenshot from my phone, shows some available. Five pages this big of options.

 

I think I have the passat theme and dial gauges. I like yours so will probably switch when I'm not feeling lazy.

 

Any chance of a list of the 'stuff' you bought and your sources?

 

This is the box I bought. Check thread #1 for all the reasons why. You can shop around for a cheaper one certainly.
https://us.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_687065.html

That one is powered by 5 volts so here is the pigtail:

That gets power from this converter:

Then the GVIF box (Car-Solutions sells them) I bought from their eBay store:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-GVIF-Vi...oAAOSwRgJXhe-H

Of course you can pick out the camera you want.

Stop here unless you want to do more -

I wanted all the ports on that media box, the OTG, the memory card (music storage) and wanted to add a sound input for voice command and really wasn't sure what else at the time, GPS I think. Here's the sound card converter:

And the GPS Antenna for google maps (because media boxes don't have gps):

or this:


Hope this helps

 

^^^^
What he said. I got slightly different 'stuff', but basically the same. Course a GVIF is a GVIF.

 

Oh, joy......
I got all my shyte together and everything is great............
EXCEPT that my Grandson visited for several days in a row, then went home a couple days ago....... and now I don't have the remote controller for my TV box.
Anywhere.
Jax (3-1/2) is a lover of trinkets such as old worthless cell phones, extra keys, and, recently, remotes. He always asks if he can have/use/play with them and he's usually pretty good about it.
Well, he's home, about a 130 mile round trip away, and he probably thought MY remote was one of his many remotes and brought it home with him.
SO, I'm stuck with what I have on my screen unless I get a USB mouse and pull all the panels back off and connect it to the box.
Plus, evidently my Jaguar background in Torque didn't hold as it is back to the default one. All my gauges are there, so WTH.

It's always something, I tell ya.

 

Hmmm... Weren't you blaming the grandson for a missing key fob for your car, some time ago?
And didn't that key fob show up, some time later?

 

Dang, dude, are you stalking me or something?????
Yep, same kid, too.

Using precedence, I'll find the remote right after I buy a whole new TV Box; like the day I get it from Amazon or wherever.

 

Yeah, shut up; I just found it near a TV.

 

 

Anyway, the remote fails to communicate through the rear seat/stuff, evidently it's IR and not RF. I hooked up a wireless mouse and that works fine.
Since 'small screen', I went to three larger gauges and got rid of some less useful ones. They are still 'there', but on a different screen.
I like my new background now too;




Alerts are set up to Flash the Gauge when my Limits are reached, so "idiot lights'.