Hi there. I'm Annie, I'm from Australia and I'm new here. I JUST bought a 2009 Holden Captiva LX - Diesel.
I'm really happy with the car but being 2009 the stereo and nav are very dated. I want to upgrade the head unit to include bluetooth, hands free phone, voice control Google maps, music etc. Hopefully Apple Play or even just Car Play.
The problem is I can't find what I want. My car has a factory installed touch screen. I just want to replace it with something modern. BUT the only similarly sized units I can find are designed to replace the existing radio unit. I really don't want that. It's unsafe to have to drop my eyes so far to glance at it. Plus it would leave me with a dead top screen which seems ridiculous. My only other option is one of the huge 'tesla' style screens on Ali-Express. I will go that way if forced to, though they're pretty expensive at around $800.
Does ANYONE have any experience with this? Has anyone managed to find and fit a unit into the TOP space of a console like mine?
I'm really happy with the car but being 2009 the stereo and nav are very dated. I want to upgrade the head unit to include bluetooth, hands free phone, voice control Google maps, music etc. Hopefully Apple Play or even just Car Play.
The problem is I can't find what I want. My car has a factory installed touch screen. I just want to replace it with something modern. BUT the only similarly sized units I can find are designed to replace the existing radio unit. I really don't want that. It's unsafe to have to drop my eyes so far to glance at it. Plus it would leave me with a dead top screen which seems ridiculous. My only other option is one of the huge 'tesla' style screens on Ali-Express. I will go that way if forced to, though they're pretty expensive at around $800.
Does ANYONE have any experience with this? Has anyone managed to find and fit a unit into the TOP space of a console like mine?