Thanks to cfordy and dotslash for the iOS13 video!! Let meet know if the the Google drive houses video works. Looks great I can't wait until iOS 13 is released.

 

WOW, thats sweet, what year is your GS? I'm assuming 16+? Or does ios13 let you do fullscreen on a 13+ with the grom?

 

My GS is a 17. The 15 and under GS don’t have the full screen capability. It has nothing to do with iOS 13. I still think the upcoming CarPlay will look good on those screens too

 

I kinda prefer that my '15 is split screen. I can adjust AC controls without lifting my hands off the RT mouse. But I got to admit 16+ Fullscreen is damn sexy.

 

Just finished my install last night. The UI and what not is AMAZING. For anyone who's as obssesed with a clean OEM look like me use this instead of the supplied USB cable.

My only grip is that the Volume inside of Apple CarPlay + The Volume in Grom UI is about 30% lower than stock OEM UI.

Any thoughts?

 

Nice and thanks for sharing that amazon link! I ordered it immediately.
Here’s what to do for the volume issue. Unplug your phone from the USB cable and click on CarPlay (while it’s gray). This will take you to CarPlay settings where you will see volume controls for the mic and the system itself.
On the GROM side, click on the top left corner for settings (the three lines) and you should volume settings in there.
Good luck and let me know if that’s worked.

 

I will try this soon. Thanks! If you care to see how it looks after installed check this out. I took a pic but can't seem to upload to the site Image bank rather Its on Imgur.

https://i.imgur.com/ZTmT8QE.jpg

 

Dude, that looks super clean!! Thanks again for sharing that picture! I’m gonna have a little project to do this weekend lol

 

Wow! thanks for the idea i need to step my game up lol. I'll probably mount my usb right there

What is the looped back USB in the USB input for?

 

Thanks Gentleman!

The Looped back port is for my Dashcam. Didn't want to hardwire it because of the 5v they use rather than 12. Don't like the way it looks but meh.

EDIT:
Factory reset + Mic Gain set to highest on GROM + CarPlay = Fixed sound!! Sound volume is now 1:1 with OEM. If anyone in the future has any questions with regards to this setup please let me know. This was a fun one to do!

~5 Hours soup to nuts including running the cable down the center console (First time disassembling car as well).

If anyone wants videos, demos or has any questions please let me know. I'm super picky about my technology and this has been a dream!

 

Its good to hear GROM is getting it together regarding the cables they sell in the VL2 kit. I had some issues with mine and had to re-solder the video cable myself, but since i fixed it it has been rock solid. GROM did retroactively discount the VL2 for the cabling issue at least.

 

Really how much discount did you get? I didn't do anything to my cabling, no BSOD so far. Only experienced 2 in last few months. I still think it's a software issue, not a cabling issue. Seems like they fixed it. Hope it stay that way.

 

like $50. :/ it was teh video cablig not the headunit cabling; the video would drop out.

 

How so ? What did you notice?

I get a weird pink screen flip when i turn it on for the first time.

 

What year is your car? I didnt get any pink flips or anything like that, the vdieo would dopr out completely, like teh cable was being unplugged. I posted pics of my install in this thread starting on page 15.