Has anyone had any experience with these retrofit kits that allow you to enable Apple CarPlay? I have a 2015 Lexus ES350 and I'm considering the UNAVI - Lexus ES XZ10VX60 CarPlay retrofit.

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I just put a Roadtop box for my ES350 (2015) Basic (with ****) and it works fine so far. I will try to see if I can upload pictures later as the attempts to do so have not worked...

Where did you place it?

I mounted the box under the OEM radio/AC unit with foam tapes and secured with zip ties.

No, never tried. Mine has a built in navigation and it works fine so I didn't have the need to install an aftermarket unit. It's a lot easier and safer to just have a good mount and use your iphone or android. Also, I used a regular garmin GPS on my previous car, which was fine as well. Good luck.