Stay away from Eonon radios

[glassjoe]

Originally Posted by semcoinc

Glassjoe,

Can you tell me if your Eonon extension harness had the radio antenna extension incorporated into it? Or would one need to purchase a conventional antenna extension to reach the rear hatch area?

Thanks,

Mike

I didn't have to use the extension harness, but I just took it out and see that the radio antenna is bundled into the extension harness so you are good there.

Just a note, even though the extension harness comes with the GA6166X, be sure to tell Eonon that you NEED it because they forgot to include it with my order and OrangeFurious's order. The harness is too large to fit in the Eonon head unit box I received, so it ship separately.

[semcoinc]

Originally Posted by glassjoe

I didn't have to use the extension harness, but I just took it out and see that the radio antenna is bundled into the extension harness so you are good there.

Just a note, even though the extension harness comes with the GA6166X, be sure to tell Eonon that you NEED it because they forgot to include it with my order and OrangeFurious's order. The harness is too large to fit in the Eonon head unit box I received, so it ship separately.

Thanks Glassjoe :thumb up: That's a great tip and thanks for confirming I won't need an antenna extension. One less cable to pull

From a couple years ago when I bought (just about three now since my GM5150 for my E46) my first Eonon unit for my E46. they seem to have upped their game.

I do like the improved resolution of the GA6166X and the BT 4.0 and despite it being an Android OS (personal preference) I really like the capability of being able to hot spot the unit to my phone for interconnectivity and also the ELM connectivity. Heck, I might even add a web based XM Music subscription to my existing "puck" receiver based XM Wx and Music account.

PS: I need to remember to check the BMW factory fuse for the radio, since I believe the new unit pulls power from that circuit which in the case of my E46 was only 5 amps, whereas the Eonon unit needs a fuse of 15 amps. One road trip jamming down the highway and everything went dead.......twas a blown factory fuse. Changed it to the same size as the Eonon (15 amp IIRC) and all has been well.

Mike