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Old 07-18-2024, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jadski
Do you think the new vents work well? How is the airflow coming from the stock vents to the new vents?
Check out Santirx video on this unit. As long as you get the same unit or one with similar routing of the vents, the airflow is fine. It may be slightly reduced, but it's close enough that I'm not actually sure. The unit he originally purchased used a different design with much worse airflow.
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Old 08-02-2024, 08:13 AM
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Sir,thanks for your video , my car is 2012 cayenne with similar 12.3" android radio ( please see photo), could your method also work on my car ?thanks
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Originally Posted by jadski
Do you think the new vents work well? How is the airflow coming from the stock vents to the new vents?
They work well
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Old 08-03-2024, 02:18 PM
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@kenwei58 that looks like the same hardware, so most likely it has the same basic hardware/software with different buttons/vents/frame.
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Old 08-10-2024, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Santirx
Finally, I figured it out! I modified the Diamond Button Steering Wheel Control for my 12.3 Android unit
https://youtu.be/Nk9kdunzBcI
sir I was stock in this screen , I follow your instruction step by step , use 127.0.0.1 and port 5555 , can't connect ,error message shows (connection refused)
could you please give advices to solve this problem , thanks very much ,or is there another address instead 127.0.0.1?

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After Santirx's fully support and reply my questions , today my diamond button works fine , very convenience to skip media music , thanks again .
by the way ,I retrofit new steering wheel , not only skip ,also have previous song function .


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Old 08-17-2024, 01:58 PM
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Hi- Do you know if CarPlay will just transfer to the new unit? My car did not come with it, but I had it installed remotely through someone I met on the forums. I do not have the steering control button, I just use the touchscreen to use it….
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Originally Posted by SwellesleyMacanS
Hi- Do you know if CarPlay will just transfer to the new unit? My car did not come with it, but I had it installed remotely through someone I met on the forums. I do not have the steering control button, I just use the touchscreen to use it….
These units have carplay built in (via Carlink app). Doesn't matter what you had originally.
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Hey, Mate! Thank you so much for all these helpful guides. I just bought a 16' Macan Turbo. Considering installing this unit, but I have the walnut trim package. Did you have to replace your trim to complete this job? If so, would you recommend Mr12Volt or asundar instead? Or even just a carplay dongle?
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Originally Posted by Mwhite732
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Hey, Mate! Thank you so much for all these helpful guides. I just bought a 16' Macan Turbo. Considering installing this unit, but I have the walnut trim package. Did you have to replace your trim to complete this job? If so, would you recommend Mr12Volt or asundar instead? Or even just a carplay dongle?
Thanks for your kind words. Let me start by saying that just plugging in a dongle will not work. You need CarPlay/AA capability that something like Mr12Volt or Isudar can provide. A dongle just add wireless capability to an already CarPlay capable unit. Our PCM3.1 units are not CarPlay capable unless you install Mr12Volt or Isudar.

To your question, you will need to remove your existing trims, as you won’t be able to install the unit with them. The unit comes with piano black trims, unfortunately. So, the alternative is that you either install Mr12Volt (If you watched my earlier videos then you know I recommend Mr12Volt over Isudar if you have Bose or Burmester). Or, you install this 12.3” unit and either change the rest of the trims to piano black or just wrap all the trims with your favorite wrap.

Eventhough I have piano black, I still decided to wrap my trims using black aluminum wrap, and it looks amazing.

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Originally Posted by kenwei58
After Santirx's fully support and reply my questions , today my diamond button works fine , very convenience to skip media music , thanks again .
by the way ,I retrofit new steering wheel , not only skip ,also have previous song function .

I like the idea of upgrading the steering wheel. Can you provide more details on this? Who did you buy from? Do you need extra modules? This is something I would like to do as well…



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