yes, wher did you get your unit? the one from China or the one from th UK? i’d love to get an ApplePlay but if it has problems guess i’ll have to wait for one that works.

i bought it directly from the mfg from China, but from a previous post, my unit came in the same package that NMauto ships as I think he uses the same hardware. I think what Nick is selling is support, better mic, installation instructions (would have saved me some major headaches), stand offs and all the updates to make the install as painless as possible. Obviously all the development costs a fair amount of money and time. In hindsight I should have bought the kit from him as buying direct from MFG was similar pricing.

Live and learn

I'll probably reach out to Nick to see if he can sell me a support package for the firmware updates and standoffs.

I’m also considering the CarPlay device. So far I’m hearing the Unichip device from China has some issues. On the other hand, I’m hearing positive feedback from Nmautomotive.uk. I also reached out to Nick from NMautomotive inquiring about his kit and whether the satellite radio PCB has to be removed to install the interface PCB. Nick stated his device will work without having to remove the satellite PCB. Here is a list of items that come with his kit. I was also informed a two part firmware installation is required and it’s the buyer’s responsibility to provide a USB flash drive at size: 1GB - 16GB. You can elect to use one flash drive to download the firmware (info is provided in 45 page instructions), or use two flash drives to download two separate pieces of firmware. The flash drives need to be formatted in FAT32 before you download the firmware. From what I’ve read the installation will require at least four hours to complete and the conversion is rated at a difficult level.


The CarPlay kit consists of the following:

1) Sub-board to be installed in the PCM.
2) Separate CarPlay unit, normally installed 'hidden' behind the PCM.
3) Wiring harness.
4) A high quality/small Parrot microphone, stand-off studs to allow Sirius XM to be maintained, a USB extension to allow the USB to be positioned as required or as an option a USB adapter allowing the glovebox USB to be used exclusively for CarPlay, and remote installation support.

Nick has answered many of my questions and sent informed about the installation. I've talked to one installer he wouldn't open the pcm and install the board. I'm still searching for a shop to do the install.

Cman21