Ordered the Grom V-line - wireless apple car play unit for the GSF - install was pretty straight forward . Took me about 2 hours since i had to remove the radio/screen/glove box - and also make a hole in the filter cover for wire access.

I've got the Beat Sonic Apple car play in my LX570 - and they are pretty much identical . Few minor differences - the Grom does not look stretched on the screen - it fits pretty well - functions on both are the same . Grom also has wireless so no wires around you need to plug into it , you can leave your phone in the center console out of the way and its connected . Only downfall is its slower , once your in the car its takes a while for it to find your phone and connects seems to want to connect with wifi and bluetooth to work . Also you have to hold the map button down for 30+seconds for it to get over into the carplay - and to come back to the lexus screen youll be holding it for another good amount of time . The beat sonic is alot faster you hold it for 5 seconds and your where you want to be . The instructions tell you to hit the media button to get over to the applycar play / grom setting but that does not work - i feel the instuctions are basic and for all GS models and the GSF may be slightly different . The installation video they have is also not good , they dont show you the best ways to run the wires or any of that , Beat sonic install video was alot more informative .

Im still working out a few things , and learning the settings , like mentioned above the instructions and video on grom suck , you literally have to go through and figure out everything yourself . My main concern was running google maps / waze for my drives - i got that working so the rest is just extra for me .

If i had to do it all over again , i think i would still go with the grom due to screen quality and wireless.





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Was it truly plug and play for you? I tried installing it myself just now and the screen just shows white static or a solid purple now. Might have a faulty unit or GVMF cable.

 

Yes plug and play , did you make use to disconnect the battery before you started ? car needs to have no power running through it during the installation process.

 

Thanks for confirming. I fiddled around with it some more and the GVMF cable connection is the issue. GROM customer service is quick to respond though.

 

Never understood why Lexus didnt use apple CarPlay on their vehicles.

 

this looks great but that long press seems like a deal breaker to me. is it really 30 seconds?

also, what is the unit on the dashboard for?

 

GPS antenna.

 

I got the one from Aliexpress but it has a bunch of audio issues. This looks like a much better option.

 

I have one in the GSF over a year now absolutely love it. no issues. Loved it so much I got it for my LX too