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1.Did you end up getting a new model vent? If so how did it fit?
Not yet. Trying to find a cheap one, though I'm sure a 2008+ vent would fit.
2. The air controls app. Does this allow you to turn up the heat?
It does but it doesn't tell you the exact temp. Just a high or low is shown.It will raise and lower it gradually.
3. Did you fix the radio? I listen to alot of radio so this is important as i do alot of commuting.
Yes and no. You have two radios, the one built into the stereo itself, and the one from the factory. The factory radio sounds better but the radio frequency shown is off. The built in radio works but has poor reception.
4. I was wondering if a radio app off a phone might be better..
I doubt it'll work with the factory radio.
5. Have you tried the mirror image feature for playing movies and google maps from your phone to show on the screen?
Nope. Didn't see a reason to since it has the apps built in.
Hey guys. The radio problem is caused by canbus. AC problems are cause by wrong wiring.
You guys buy this units from Asvegen, Thonzer and they are regular resellers, they know nothing about units they sell. But all of them say that they are manufaturer....hehe.
I have some business relationships with REAL manufacturer of this unit (actually they produce wide range of android units), I visired their factory couple of times and talked with engineers.
For this Lexus unit there are 2 types of wiring - for Asia market and US + Europe market. With USA wiring there are no issues with airbag and climate control.
As for the radio problem. You will be surprised, but they haven’t heard about this problem at all! Because Thonzer, Asvegen and so on don’t redirect your requests to them.
Today I described this problem, they contacted platform company and found out why this radio problem occurs on US cars. The reason is canbus decoder, which software is not adopted for US radio frequencies. They promised to fix software ASAP and very soon there will be canbus decoder specially designed for USA cars with no radio problems.
Wow, thank you guys for posting this. I'm hoping the issues get resolved. I'm looking for a good headunit to put on my '11 IS250, but seems like all the units have some issues. I just got a beatsonic SLX-140 adapter with steering wheel controls, but seeing the development on this makes me hopeful that there is a more integrated and better looking solution than a 2din unit at the bottom of the center console.
Have you tried installing this app? Maybe it will work. The app should be forward compatible. Also if you are rooted to the system you can try that hack in the config file.
Have you tried installing this app? Maybe it will work. The app should be forward compatible. Also if you are rooted to the system you can try that hack in the config file.
I'll give it a try but I haven't rooted my unit. I'll have to figure out how.
Hey guys. The radio problem is caused by canbus. AC problems are cause by wrong wiring.
You guys buy this units from Asvegen, Thonzer and they are regular resellers, they know nothing about units they sell. But all of them say that they are manufaturer....hehe.
I have some business relationships with REAL manufacturer of this unit (actually they produce wide range of android units), I visired their factory couple of times and talked with engineers.
For this Lexus unit there are 2 types of wiring - for Asia market and US + Europe market. With USA wiring there are no issues with airbag and climate control.
As for the radio problem. You will be surprised, but they haven’t heard about this problem at all! Because Thonzer, Asvegen and so on don’t redirect your requests to them.
Today I described this problem, they contacted platform company and found out why this radio problem occurs on US cars. The reason is canbus decoder, which software is not adopted for US radio frequencies. They promised to fix software ASAP and very soon there will be canbus decoder specially designed for USA cars with no radio problems.
I am also interested where we can get the US wire harness? Was anyone successful in getting the correct one from the seller of your unit? If not does anyone know the correct pin outs for AC and Airbag? Also any updates on the CAN Decoder form the Manufacturer?
I am also interested where we can get the US wire harness? Was anyone successful in getting the correct one from the seller of your unit? If not does anyone know the correct pin outs for AC and Airbag? Also any updates on the CAN Decoder form the Manufacturer?
OK so this waiting is talking too long... No response from the vendors but I think we all can solve these main issues.
I went ahead and took my wire harness from my FlyAudio Radio (which was working great) and the wire harness Android unit to and traced each wire and create the attached excel sheet. I attached photos of the Android and FlyAudio Hardware and Diagrams. I have traced all the wires in GREEN that were exact, YELLOW that were not names the same or wrong order, ORANGE for missing or don't understand yet whats going on.
AirBag issue:
The post about putting the resistor in place that was posted earlier is correct. The fly Audio wire harness has this resistor which I found on the AC control PIN #7. This was connected by a white wire to the ACC PIN 3# on the Fly Audio radio. Click here for the Airbag Fix posted in other post. I will try this out when I get time.
Temperature issue:
The other issue about temperature not showing (Only HI or LOW) and other post say its not a CAN Decoder issue. According to the diagram the IECAN (which I believe is Lexus CAN) goes to the CAN Decoder input and is not on the AIr Conditioner Control with the Android wire harness as well as the A/C bus is not connected. Not sure if this could be causing the temp not to show? Anyone have any input?
Radio Frequencies:
This to be a CAN Decoder issues so I am waiting to hear an update for this one.
Flyaudio Diagram
Android Diagram
Flyaudio Wireharness
Android Wireharness
Ok I'm going to take a break. Look forward to hearing what you all think.
I just installed this unit myself and am experiencing the usual problems with the radio, which doesn’t bother me that much, and the HI/LO temperature, which does bother me more than a little. One potentially important detail: my unit has Android 8.1 installed, and I can tell from the screenshots on here that you were all using 7.x versions of Android.
Unlike the others on here I have gotten very good and responsive support from my vendor, Top Navi, who also claims to be the manufacturer (a common statement, I see). I’m not sure if this is true, but they are certainly working very hard to provide good service and build their own reputation. Great communication via WhatsApp, sharing photos and videos, and trying their best to answer most of my questions.
After some testing, based on the advice of one of their engineers (an actual engineer of the unit? I'm not sure) I have ordered a new USA-specific CAN BUS decoder from them. Yes, I know... how convenient it is that a possible solution involves me giving them MORE money, but in the interest of providing great support to me they are covering the cost of fast DHL shipping, which is actually more money than I'm paying them for the CAN BUS decoder. I will definitely give this new decoder a try and report back here in a few days. Their theory is that cars from different regions use slightly different signals and the unit that was included with my original purchase is a "universal" CAN BUS decoder which "should work in all regions" but may not provide all features. My guess is that this *might* help with the radio frequencies but will not help with the temperature readings. They tell me that they do not have access to a USA version of the IS250/350 to test so they are guessing, too, and I think they are actually curious to get my feedback on the result of my own tests once it's installed.
I am particularly interested in digging into the wiring diagram in the previous post to see if there's possibly just a wire out of place somewhere on the harness I have. I have seen a Russian video on YouTube of this same head unit clearly displaying the temperature numbers in what could be a vehicle manufactured for a different region. I like the theory that there is a missing or misrouted wire related to the temperature on our presumably Asian-market harnesses connected to our USA vehicles. This would certainly make sense, and without a USA model of the car available to the developers of the wiring harness, they may have no idea that they're missing something, leaving them with only the suggestion of a new USA-specific CAN BUS decoder. All of this is assuming that my vendor is *actually* the manufacturer, which we all know is a long shot.
I greatly appreciate the efforts of @ucflexus and @Dukenukemx to help the community on this interesting project. Thanks!
@zcollier Here is my latest wire diagram. There seems to be wires missing on the AC wire harness and I can't seem to ID wires on the CAN Decoder. I don't have the time to solve this now however hope this can help. Look forward to hearing if you figure anything out. Besides radio my biggest issue I am trying to solve is temperature to F.
I’ll keep you in the loop as I test my new USA-specific CAN BUS decoder after it arrives. And I’ll also do some poking around for them missing AC wires you mentioned.
