New Product: VAIS Tech SL2iC
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I bought a refurbished touch off the Apple website. Was reasonably priced and I don't need the camera feature of the latest model if I'm just leaving it in the glovebox.
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I currently have an SL2i-UP that was installed by the dealer. I know this to be a much smaller unit. The dealer mounted it below my shifter plate. I was hoping to tackle this install myself as I've actually taken the radio out once post dealer install and it didn't seem to terribly hard. Will I have enough room to mount the ML+ under the shifter plate? If not, where should I put it? I noticed batman had it on the side of his passenger footwell, would it be the same in a 2IS?
Functionality-wise, if I do not have any type of PS override or snipped/grounded wires in my 06 IS350, will I still be able to use the 'iPod Out' function of the ML+. This is to say, will I be able to select artists/albums, etc while the car is in motion via the iPod Out menu? Will the only lost functionality be the video out?
Thanks all!
Functionality-wise, if I do not have any type of PS override or snipped/grounded wires in my 06 IS350, will I still be able to use the 'iPod Out' function of the ML+. This is to say, will I be able to select artists/albums, etc while the car is in motion via the iPod Out menu? Will the only lost functionality be the video out?
Thanks all!
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I currently have an SL2i-UP that was installed by the dealer. I know this to be a much smaller unit. The dealer mounted it below my shifter plate. I was hoping to tackle this install myself as I've actually taken the radio out once post dealer install and it didn't seem to terribly hard. Will I have enough room to mount the ML+ under the shifter plate? If not, where should I put it? I noticed batman had it on the side of his passenger footwell, would it be the same in a 2IS?
Functionality-wise, if I do not have any type of PS override or snipped/grounded wires in my 06 IS350, will I still be able to use the 'iPod Out' function of the ML+. This is to say, will I be able to select artists/albums, etc while the car is in motion via the iPod Out menu? Will the only lost functionality be the video out?
Thanks all!
Functionality-wise, if I do not have any type of PS override or snipped/grounded wires in my 06 IS350, will I still be able to use the 'iPod Out' function of the ML+. This is to say, will I be able to select artists/albums, etc while the car is in motion via the iPod Out menu? Will the only lost functionality be the video out?
Thanks all!
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BTW I got my PS kit brand new on ebay for $200. It was called the Datasystems Japan TV/Navi Override. It's the same thing, it's just that the US importer is called Prestigious Society. The ebay kit didn't include English install instructions but I can share those if you need.
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Thank you for all the information you so graciously supplied. Even with Batman75's very helpful pics and diagram, I was still very confused about the terminology for the components necessary for the ML+ install. As I result of your post, things were much clearer to me.
Good luck with returning your SL2iC, and getting the ML+ instead!
Good luck with returning your SL2iC, and getting the ML+ instead!
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I got the unit installed today. *Pricing: *This cost me the following:
1) $450 for the Vaistech ML Plus
2) $39 for the Apple AV Composite Cable
4) $75 for the install courtesy of Total Auto Protection in Miami (I highly recommend them to those in Miami)= $564 dollars. Not bad all in.
1) $450 for the Vaistech ML Plus
2) $39 for the Apple AV Composite Cable
4) $75 for the install courtesy of Total Auto Protection in Miami (I highly recommend them to those in Miami)= $564 dollars. Not bad all in.
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Does the latest SL2iC have the same issue with the SL2vi where what your'e watching sometimes becomes black and white? I'm using an iPod Touch 2g. Have had my SL2vi in my '08 IS 350 for over a year now
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Don't know which of the above hardware is CURRENTLY compatible with 2010--which is the first year that joystick was added to the Lexus Navigation system. Other posts in this thread debate on whether Vaistech is now shipping ML+ units for the 2010's Sixth Generation Navigation--but if not shipping now, it is supposed to be available "any day."
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Functionality-wise, if I do not have any type of PS override or snipped/grounded wires in my 06 IS350, will I still be able to use the 'iPod Out' function of the ML+. This is to say, will I be able to select artists/albums, etc while the car is in motion via the iPod Out menu? Will the only lost functionality be the video out?
"With ML+ we work as the navigation screen, which means we can be ON all the time just like the nav screen is on all the time. So with ML+, there was no need for ... Video unlock" *(end of quote)
This means that BOTH the iPod out and the iPod video out would be available to you at all times while in motion, as well as all the ML+ setup features. *For the video, you just have to enter a 4 digit unlock code once, for each time you start the car (you don't have to enter the code when you start the car--it only asks for the code when you first choose video out during that particular car ride--and you can enter that code while in motion.
I have to say, I have been getting a huge kick out of playing both iPod videos and YouTube videos on my Nav screen, not only while sitting still, but also while in motion. *(Don't be alarmed, my husband was driving while I was doing all this playing of video!!) It looks surprisingly awesome. Like an earlier poster, I totally agree that people are going to have accidents while playing with the ML+, especially while you are in the "new toy' stage like I am. It is just so hard to resist playing with all the features I was previously locked out of using before; and what can i say about the new video/movie capabilities--it is just too sweet to resist.)
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