Vaistech SLI iPOD intergration installed(pics)
#153
Well, I took the Vais out tonight and it definitely had some heat damage. Before I took it out, I had noticed that my driver side door speaker wasn't putting out much volume, but after disconnecting the Vais, it was back to normal. There was only one part of the Vais harness that had damage so I guess that was the part that dealt with the volume. I'm going to call Vais tomorrow and see if they will replace it.
I want to let everybody know that I think the SLI is outstanding......it's just hard to contend with the heat out here.
I want to let everybody know that I think the SLI is outstanding......it's just hard to contend with the heat out here.
#154
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one question for you guys, i like to have mine set up to playlists and then i just select one and play tracks from that playlist, now lets say i am listening to an album that starts with L and then i shut off the car. when i get back in the car i know the song will continue playing from where it left off but if i select the next playlist does it go back to "A" playlists in the front or go to the next playlist which in this case would be M. This was a big peeve on mine with the Dice Unit.
does this make sense? hope i didn't confuse anyone
one question for you guys, i like to have mine set up to playlists and then i just select one and play tracks from that playlist, now lets say i am listening to an album that starts with L and then i shut off the car. when i get back in the car i know the song will continue playing from where it left off but if i select the next playlist does it go back to "A" playlists in the front or go to the next playlist which in this case would be M. This was a big peeve on mine with the Dice Unit.
does this make sense? hope i didn't confuse anyone
#155
Originally Posted by dajwilson
Well, I took the Vais out tonight and it definitely had some heat damage. Before I took it out, I had noticed that my driver side door speaker wasn't putting out much volume, but after disconnecting the Vais, it was back to normal. There was only one part of the Vais harness that had damage so I guess that was the part that dealt with the volume. I'm going to call Vais tomorrow and see if they will replace it.
I want to let everybody know that I think the SLI is outstanding......it's just hard to contend with the heat out here.
I want to let everybody know that I think the SLI is outstanding......it's just hard to contend with the heat out here.
I went for Huber Optik tint and it seems to make a difference on the interior temp from my previous cars. I have the black interior and I leave the sunroof flipped in the back with my rear shade rolled up.
#156
Originally Posted by dajwilson
Well, I took the Vais out tonight and it definitely had some heat damage. Before I took it out, I had noticed that my driver side door speaker wasn't putting out much volume, but after disconnecting the Vais, it was back to normal. There was only one part of the Vais harness that had damage so I guess that was the part that dealt with the volume. I'm going to call Vais tomorrow and see if they will replace it.
I want to let everybody know that I think the SLI is outstanding......it's just hard to contend with the heat out here.
I want to let everybody know that I think the SLI is outstanding......it's just hard to contend with the heat out here.
#157
Originally Posted by darrelld
What type of tint do you have and what is your interior color?
I went for Huber Optik tint and it seems to make a difference on the interior temp from my previous cars. I have the black interior and I leave the sunroof flipped in the back with my rear shade rolled up.
I went for Huber Optik tint and it seems to make a difference on the interior temp from my previous cars. I have the black interior and I leave the sunroof flipped in the back with my rear shade rolled up.
I have blk interior and 5% tint. I also have a sunshade for the front windshield. It still heats up in my car though.
#158
Originally Posted by jc957
I just want to make sure...those of you that are having problems related to heat damage, are you all seeing the damage near the nav unit itself and not at the connections by the SLI box?
There was only damage to the harness for the Vais SLI. There was no damage to the harness for the nav or any of the stock parts. There were some imperfections in the pins for the Vais SLI harness. I'm going to take it to an electronics shop to get their expert opinion on what happened.
#159
Originally Posted by dajwilson
I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll answer you in the way I interpreted it.
There was only damage to the harness for the Vais SLI. There was no damage to the harness for the nav or any of the stock parts. There were some imperfections in the pins for the Vais SLI harness. I'm going to take it to an electronics shop to get their expert opinion on what happened.
There was only damage to the harness for the Vais SLI. There was no damage to the harness for the nav or any of the stock parts. There were some imperfections in the pins for the Vais SLI harness. I'm going to take it to an electronics shop to get their expert opinion on what happened.
#160
Everything. All the components down there get hot and while I can't tell exactly what is not functioning any longer, this weekend I will pull the system and take pictures. I see plastic that has been affected by heat, you can't tell if the wires are affected by heat and last I checked, that metal box was warm but didn't appear to have physical damage. I will take pics but I do believe heat is playing a major part as to why my unit fails more often than it plays music. I will double check all connections, also.
#161
Originally Posted by kensteele
Everything. All the components down there get hot and while I can't tell exactly what is not functioning any longer, this weekend I will pull the system and take pictures. I see plastic that has been affected by heat, you can't tell if the wires are affected by heat and last I checked, that metal box was warm but didn't appear to have physical damage. I will take pics but I do believe heat is playing a major part as to why my unit fails more often than it plays music. I will double check all connections, also.
#162
Originally Posted by dajwilson
That's exactly what I saw when I took mine out. I dropped my off at an electronics shop so I'm waiting to hear what they say.
#163
Originally Posted by Skyjumper
Have you guys talked to VAIS about this yet??
The symptoms I am showing are failure to connect (doesn't show the VAIS symbol on the ipod), loss of audio in all modes (DVD,AUX,FM), slot #6 shows empty, and/or audio volume freezes so I cannot raise or lower the volume. This does not appear to be an amp overheating or ML anything because I went out first thing this morning while it was cool AND before I even started using the system (yes it does get warm later) and I still had problems.
So I taped the connector in place so it doesn't move around and then I went for a test drive because usually I can go not 5 miles before I have problems but this morning, so far so good. I'll let you know what VAIS says or however it works out.
#165
Wow - I had just arrived at the same conclusion about the problems I've been having with my audio system -- I feel like the SLI is to blame.
I get these things going on:
* iPod stops playing and starts the same, or next song over within a few seconds
* No communication with ipod occasionally
* Amps stop producing sound on all modes
* Volume **** becomes non-functional
Changing to Simple mode doesn't make much difference .. the sound will still drop out.
I haven't taken it all apart yet to check for damage, but please post what you year from VAIS!
Thanks ken,
Matt
I get these things going on:
* iPod stops playing and starts the same, or next song over within a few seconds
* No communication with ipod occasionally
* Amps stop producing sound on all modes
* Volume **** becomes non-functional
Changing to Simple mode doesn't make much difference .. the sound will still drop out.
I haven't taken it all apart yet to check for damage, but please post what you year from VAIS!
Thanks ken,
Matt