Neophyte2b

That's great! Would you mind including the link to the Bluetooth touchpad that you'll be using?

BMGS

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$426 with the wireless HDMI receiver that needs to be purchased separately.

BMGS

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It's a Logitech T651. It's actually not made anymore but I found one on Mercari. It should work but I'll confirm once it arrives. I couldn't find more than a couple that were bluetooth, an Apple one being the only other one.

Neophyte2b

Do you think something like would work?

BMGS

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Possibly but it seems a bit clunky for what I had in mind on that top shelf of the console. If its BT it should work though, nice find!

BMGS

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Just got done with one other adjustment, I read that using a wired connection can possibly provide better frame rates and maybe quality. I never had any quality or connection issues using wireless on my TV, but just for the option of doing so, I ran the HDMI cable to the center console. It was previously tucked behind the radio with the wireless receiver attached to the other end. On my drive today, I did lose connection one time, not sure if it was an issue on the phone's or the receiver's end, but to keep the wired option, the HDMI input is easily accessible. The wire was run neatly along the OEM path of other wires and comes up through the bottom access panel that only needed a small notch with a Dremel.

My phone is usually hidden under the the closed cupholder tray while driving so if its in the center console instead, It wouldn't make a difference if it was wired or wireless. I am keeping it wireless for now. I will see if the change in location could help possible connection issues as well since the receiver is not anymore buried by the potential interference from the head unit and dozens of other modules and wires behind the dash.

Neophyte2b

Have you tried it with the wired connection? Does it actually give sharper resolution?

BMGS

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I haven't tried it yet. I think the improvement may be more for quality of connection rather than image quality. I would imagine that since it's converted back to an analog signal, any incremental image quality gains from the wired connection would be lost at that conversion, but I may be wrong.

On my home tv, I always have a crisp smooth image when using the wireless screen mirroring so I am not sure how much there is to gain going wired other than connection stability.

Its possible wired will use less power but then you also give up the ability to charge the phone while casting unless a charging pad is installed.

BMGS

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The touchpad didn't work. It paired with my phone but a cursor did not appear. I ended up going with a small Logitech bluetooth mouse and it works great. I can adjust the cursor speed on the phone so that I can use the mouse in the little tray after sliding back the center console arm rest. It works great to manipulate a map, control apps that are outside of voice control etc.. and keep the phone hidden away in the center console.

Cwang

BMGS I looked for a similar trackpad a couple of years ago but never found anything either which is quite surprising!

BMGS

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Yeah I am surprised that there is not much on the market. The Logitech T651 should have worked in theory (I found some Android users from some posts 7 years back) but perhaps it needs some drivers or extra Android programming that is beyond my knowledge. Whats interesting is that they have been discontinued with no true quality bluetooth trackpad replacement. I guess they have fallen out favor for other devices.

I then looked at a trackball for some 90's nostalgia but they were too high to fit in that top tray.

There are a number of cheaper Amazon/Ebay bluetooth and Android compatible trackpads but they are integrated with keyboards. It seems the reviews didn't praise the trackpad accuracy very high so it would defeat the purpose of easily navigating.

In the end, the ubiquitous mouse took the crown. I found a Logitech Pebble that is slim and matches the style and color of the interior. After adjusting the cursor speed, it works nicely.

GS350yep

Hey guys I just got this smart mirror kit from beatsonic. Anyone who has installed it can you give some pointers on how to remove the wire harness from the push start button? It look quite easy in the demo video, but in reality I am struggling to get it out.
Thanks in advance.

BMGS

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There is a tab that you push in while pulling out the connector.

GS350yep

I appreciate your response here are some photos what am I pushing here?

GS350yep

Finally found it hard to turn things around for better visibility.
Thanks now onto next steps.