Wireless ACP modules
#1
Wireless ACP modules
Hello everyone! I will be receiving my new 2022 ES 300h at the end of this month.
I know it requires a wire to access ACP (Apple Car Play), and that's something I'm not too fond of, especially with how the front USB cutouts are built on the new ES. I was looking around this forum and saw that there were 3 prominent modules that people use.
1. https://cplay2air.com/
2. https://carlinkitcarplay.com/
3. https://www.ottocast.com/
Does anyone have any experience with these? Any pictures to go along with it would also help, thanks!
I know it requires a wire to access ACP (Apple Car Play), and that's something I'm not too fond of, especially with how the front USB cutouts are built on the new ES. I was looking around this forum and saw that there were 3 prominent modules that people use.
1. https://cplay2air.com/
2. https://carlinkitcarplay.com/
3. https://www.ottocast.com/
Does anyone have any experience with these? Any pictures to go along with it would also help, thanks!
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FTBoomer (04-07-22)
#3
Ah, I just wasn’t sure if it applied to all models. I saw some people say some were better than the other (from their end), so I just wanted to know if anyone had a good one on their ES. Thanks for the reply! Sounds like they all work the same though.
#6
Thank you to everyone for the responses - I have decided to go with the Ottocast U2-Air. They're all around the same price, and since the Ottocast is more popular, I thought I would try this one out.
#8
From what I gather, they all take around 40 seconds or more to connect, so this can be frustrating in the mornings or when you get back into your car after re-fueling and you want to listen to music. Great for navigation of course. But poopie for audio quality.
If somehow I can disassociate music streaming with the wireless ACP device but keep ONLY navigation stuff, I would do it. but i think there's no way and music is forced to stream through the device. if so the quality is extremely poopie.
i wanted it to work i really did but i tossed my wireless acp device on the ground and some spider has made it its home.
If somehow I can disassociate music streaming with the wireless ACP device but keep ONLY navigation stuff, I would do it. but i think there's no way and music is forced to stream through the device. if so the quality is extremely poopie.
i wanted it to work i really did but i tossed my wireless acp device on the ground and some spider has made it its home.
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yelloguy (04-08-22)
#9
From what I gather, they all take around 40 seconds or more to connect, so this can be frustrating in the mornings or when you get back into your car after re-fueling and you want to listen to music. Great for navigation of course. But poopie for audio quality.
If somehow I can disassociate music streaming with the wireless ACP device but keep ONLY navigation stuff, I would do it. but i think there's no way and music is forced to stream through the device. if so the quality is extremely poopie.
i wanted it to work i really did but i tossed my wireless acp device on the ground and some spider has made it its home.
If somehow I can disassociate music streaming with the wireless ACP device but keep ONLY navigation stuff, I would do it. but i think there's no way and music is forced to stream through the device. if so the quality is extremely poopie.
i wanted it to work i really did but i tossed my wireless acp device on the ground and some spider has made it its home.
Do you know the sound quality is different as well?
#10
I haven't tried anything other than the Car2iPlay or whatever it's called. But I read others post about the other two and generally I've read about the 40 second delay or so. I have a feeling they're all the same stuff from China with various names.
#12
#14
The Carlin Kit 3.0 has a boot time of 22 seconds. These devices also use the Wi-Fi signal to stream the music so the quality is much better than streamed on Bluetooth. By the time the Lexus system is booted up CarPlay starts in about 5 seconds.
#15
Decided to get the Ottocast Air, the delay at start isn’t an issue since I’m always mapping my routes and looking for a song to put on anyways. It’s been flawless, I just keep it in the little pocket where your phone would be next to the USBs.