Stay away from Eonon radios

[glassjoe]

Thank you for that, Neil! Very helpful getting that visual going forward.

[OrangeFurious]

I ordered the GA6166X over the weekend. Anyone have a recommendation for a Bluetooth OBD2 reader that works well with it? I'd like to get something reasonably discreet that can be installed full-time.

[Eric Giles]

Originally Posted by OrangeFurious

I ordered the GA6166X over the weekend. Anyone have a recommendation for a Bluetooth OBD2 reader that works well with it? I'd like to get something reasonably discreet that can be installed full-time.

I have this one, and it is relatively low profile.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It have the Eonon for the E46, and I use OBD Fusion with no issues.

[glassjoe]

Originally Posted by OrangeFurious

I ordered the GA6166X over the weekend. Anyone have a recommendation for a Bluetooth OBD2 reader that works well with it? I'd like to get something reasonably discreet that can be installed full-time.

Let us know how your install goes and if everything is functional. I'll be doing my son's with a GA6166F in about a month. Thx!

[OrangeFurious]

Originally Posted by Eric Giles

I have this one, and it is relatively low profile.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It have the Eonon for the E46, and I use OBD Fusion with no issues.

Perfect - just ordered it.

Originally Posted by glassjoe

Let us know how your install goes and if everything is functional. I'll be doing my son's with a GA6166F in about a month. Thx!

Absolutely. Somewhat off-putting title aside, this is turning into something of an Eonon megathread. I'll add my experience as soon as I get it installed.

[glassjoe]

Originally Posted by OrangeFurious

Perfect - just ordered it.



Absolutely. Somewhat off-putting title aside, this is turning into something of an Eonon megathread. I'll add my experience as soon as I get it installed.

Did you receive your unit yet?

[glassjoe]

Originally Posted by Eric Giles

I have this one, and it is relatively low profile.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It have the Eonon for the E46, and I use OBD Fusion with no issues.

I read on the Eonon website that any OBDII bluetooth dongles that require a password are not compatible with the Eonon android headunits. Did you have any issues connecting yours to your Eonon headunit using the password (usually 1234)?

Scroll to the bottom of the page under the "Bluetooth" header next to OBD-2.
https://www.eonon.com/Android-Car-GP...S/GA6166X.html

[OrangeFurious]

Originally Posted by glassjoe

Did you receive your unit yet?

It came in today - Fedex toook it on a rather bizarre trip around the world.

I haven't mapped out the install yet but I am impressed with the packaging and thoroughness. TThe unit has a great feel in my hands, very OEM look and a solid out-of-box-experience. My only gripe is Eonon now has a large and rather obnoxious logo on the bevel, just below the screen. I'll need to figure out a way to sand that offf without ruining the finish to keep the OEM feel.

[glassjoe]

Originally Posted by OrangeFurious

It came in today - Fedex toook it on a rather bizarre trip around the world.

I haven't mapped out the install yet but I am impressed with the packaging and thoroughness. TThe unit has a great feel in my hands, very OEM look and a solid out-of-box-experience. My only gripe is Eonon now has a large and rather obnoxious logo on the bevel, just below the screen. I'll need to figure out a way to sand that offf without ruining the finish to keep the OEM feel.

So I assume you ordered it coming from Hong Kong? Did you have to pay any additional import taxes/fees aside from the purchase price of the unit? I've been in contact with Eonon about getting one from the US stock in New Jersey, but although the Ebay auctions show they have them on US soil the Eonon rep is telling me otherwise. Either way, it sounds like you got the unit in about a week which isn't bad... just curious if you were out anymore dough for the import.

Quick question about the screen - is it a glass high gloss screen or is it a subdued computer type screen? I'm trying to determine if there will be a lot of glare on a bright day. It won't really make a difference on my decision to purchase because it's the only really good option it seems.

Thanks!

[OrangeFurious]

No shipping fees, no customs, no sales tax. Total travel time was seven days including a weekend - Hong Kong to Taipei to Tokyo to Anchorage to Memphis (WTF?) to Seattle.

I haven't peeled the screen protector off yet so I'm not sure if it's glass, but I doubt it. It's a matte screen and while I haven't used it yet nothing I'm seeing leaves me worried about glare.