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Old 01-25-2017, 12:52 PM
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I'm going to see if I can run the Factory NAV harness consisting of two plugs, down to the console panel next to the accelerator pedal to enable once in a while OBC reset functionality.

Will see how far I can get with it

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Thanks for the update four8, I'm still considering the Dynavin for myself -

I'd like to retain the OBC so I may relocate it with a Dynavin install to get best of both worlds - wouldn't have to retain CD player for DSP functionality too -
I have nearly decided to go with one of the new Octa-core 6.0 Android units. The OBC is one thing that has held me back to this point. But, I pulled out an old OBDII Bluetooth adapter and hooked it up to the Tourque application. I did this as a preview to see what I could have without an OBC. I like it.

Still would like to find an old radio or a way to have the OBC in place as well- best of both worlds. I thought I'd seen a unit somewhere that had a hardness for extending the non-nav radio to the glovebox. Not sure where to find that.

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Old 01-25-2017, 01:22 PM
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Like you Prop, I'm anxious to see what I can display on the Eonon GA6166 from my ELM WiFi unit.

Currently running dash command on my iPhone but am open to a better solution to load onto the GA6166.

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Prop - you have DSP like me so the options are limited unless you also want to relocate the CD player as well as the MID -

Its on the Avin Avant-2 PDF diy on Avin's website I believe - you run the CD player to the trunk and connect 2 or 3 wires directly from the amp to the CD player, and the OBC goes in the glovebox, you just chop the connector off and extend the wires and match them back up to the connector, and plug in the MID in the glovebox -

There was something on the Eonon thread about connecting the OBC/MID directly in the trunk, I have to find the post. That would be the most preferable to me, in case I went with an Avin unit that needed a CD player relocation (and I'd keep my glovebox for storage) - but I do like the Dynavin too and its good to see members who actually really like it a couple years later -

After the speaker brigade, and after I get my PDR and rust repaired on the inner rear lower door section, updating the factory entertainment system is going on the top of my last
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I have DSP with aftermarket amp and sub. What do I lose when I install the Dynavin?

Is there an alternative brand that I don't lose anything I currently have?
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^If you just remove your stock setup and nothing else, you will lose the MID/OBC functions -

There is not an alternative brand that retains 100% OBC functionality - which is why a lot of people end up relocating them -

But the Dynavin you will at least be plug and play with DSP
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Is there an alternative brand that I don't lose anything I currently have?
Sorry, no such thing.
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^If you just remove your stock setup and nothing else, you will lose the MID/OBC functions -

There is not an alternative brand that retains 100% OBC functionality - which is why a lot of people end up relocating them -

But the Dynavin you will at least be plug and play with DSP
Given that there're headunits that run on Android (lots of apps e.g. Torque shown above) and have WIFI integrated (you can download apps from the cloud), wouldn't the driver now have all the info that OBC provides plus a host more and advanced, therefore rendering loss of OBC functionality a moot point of worry? I mean, you would be getting the "lost" OBC functionality from elsewhere and with more details and nicer visuals and output, right?
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Given that there're headunits that run on Android (lots of apps e.g. Torque shown above) and have WIFI integrated (you can download apps from the cloud), wouldn't the driver now have all the info that OBC provides plus a host more and advanced, therefore rendering loss of OBC functionality a moot point of worry? I mean, you would be getting the "lost" OBC functionality from elsewhere and with more details and nicer visuals and output, right?
After having installed an Eonon GA6166 w/Android hotspot wifi functionality and apps like Torque, etc. I do not miss the OBC functions. About the only usable one for me that I look at is range remaining.

It has become a forgotten part of 2003 factory technology. So, for me, no worries.

Different strokes..............

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I'm not worried about losing OBC functions, just comparing options and making sure I know what I'm buying. Is there a side by side comparison of Eonon and Dynavin out there?
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