My review on the cheaper Xtrons Android 9.0 unit for the Freelander 2
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- This is the second part to my Xtrons headunit. Some ave been asking questions so just wanted to show a few features to this unit.
This is the 4th one I have had, and still very happy with it.
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Cheers for the videos so far, just bought a 2008 FL2 so glad I stumbled across your channel! Subscribed and look forward to future videos 👍
No problem, they are fun, would love to get mine in some dirt....just not yet, slave cylinder has gone. Thanks for subscribing.
Great video. It's great to see how fluid it is. The head unit seems very versitile 👍
They have units specific to vehicles or universal units. They are cheaper then most other makes, the thing I like about these is that you can customise them and download the apps suitable to you.
Hello, thanks for the video. Really useful to see whats possible with the unit. You mentioned about a dongle in the video is that to give the car internet access on the move? Is it possible to achieve this by plugging in your phone to the unit via USB? Im not keen on setting up a hotspot everytime i need to drive.
The dongle is a 4g dongle, i'm not sure how good it is as someone gained entry to my Freelander as a door latch was also faulty and didnt lock, so it was stolen. I'm not sure about the phone to be honest, but I very rarely needed 4g for the unit itself as I downloaded what I needed when parked outside my home, and the sat nav ran off the GPS antenna.
On each of your videos you did not show the SatNav system actually working. What I want to know is can you use VOICE COMMANDS to control the GPS? For example, can I enter the location that I want to navigate to by speaking the location to the unit?
Thanks for the Video. I have thr 2011 FL2 SE model. Once this unit is installed, does your phone then connect via Bluetooth to the Standard FL2 RADIO, or does it then connect to the newly installed Tablet?
Asking because all my music sits in my phone currently, so would I still be able to play the music off my phone via the tablet now using Bluetooth? Thanks a million.
yes you can use your phone and use the bluetooth function to play music.
What is the model of this Xtron? Is this a 7” head unit? Not sure if it is able to install on my Freelander 2 year 2014 Metropolis
Im sure this is the model PA79DLRIPL which is a 7" touchscreen, why dont you think this will install in yours?
No one ever mentions
That the screen is wonky and doesn’t seem to fit the bezel
I had to keep taking the trim out and adjusting to get it to fit right in the end.
I purchased this same head unit for my 2012 Land Rover LR2 which is the Freelander here in the states. I didn’t receive any manuals with wiring instructions at all . I have factory Alpine system in car. My system is similar to yours. Can you go over wiring of unit?
Hi
Great to see the video of the xtrons unit but how do you connect to the unit speaker wise as nothing comes through my speakers on the car have I missed something alan
With the Freelander unit, the cable comes from the back to the AUX port, i removed my aux socket in the centre console and hid it under the centre console.
@@VarleyRebuilds hi again so I remove my auxiliary port and connect it to the one at the back of the unit is that right as I have no fitting instructions or wiring diagram and a little bit unsure
Yours is the same freelander as mine so I was quite impressed with the way you fitted unit and how it would work
@@alanbanks6135 you should have a lead with a 3.5mm connection, this plugs into the aux socket.
@@VarleyRebuilds still no sound I have plugged it in to my auxiliary socket on the centre console then to the unit still no sound from car speakers also no dab+ for some reason comes up with no connection as does the navigation don’t no what to do next for the better
Sorry to be a pain alan
Is it the audio out on the back off the head unit that goes to the auxiliary plug ?
Hey, thanks for the video... I have the same unit but the gps seems to fail, there is a gps monitoring in the car settings and doesn’t read anything maybe you know something I don’t, thank you for the video again was very helpful
Is the GPS antenna plugged in and mounted somewhere it would get a strong signal?
Great video. Do you know how to program the buttons on the panel below the screen. My Navi button seems to bring on the DAB radio when pressed. Can't seem to find instructions anywhere online 🤔
If I remember right, there is some settings you can go into and assign the buttons to an app that you choose.
Great video, can you use it with an after market reversing camera??
I think xtrons offer their own reverse camera.
Hello, thanks for th demo. i have 2 quesitons. Q1 : does the device have it's own SimCard to get 4G for GPS or does it have to go through internet sharing from your smartphone ? Q2 : does the radio go through internet or through a real on board FM tuner ? thanks again !
It has a gps antenna for the satnav, so doesnt need to be connected to the internet once the satnav is downloaded, it uses fm tuner for radio, but i would advise getting the dab+ antenna to go with it. Hope that helps.
@@VarleyRebuilds Oh ok, so you have to use a "offline" Gps Soft (that you buy ? is that "what you call SatNav ?)
Sorry i have another Q : does it have a mike / audio handfree phoning system if you connect your smarpthone to it thrgough BT ?
@@pacificprincess2476 yes, thry do come with a microphone so you can use your phone through bluetooth.
@@pacificprincess2476 yes, buy the navigation on the app store and download it, i'm sure there is free ones.
Great video!!! I would like of It works with android auto and/or recognise voice commands just saying "OK GOOGLE"
The screen looks not straight
Correct, there is some adjustment on it where it secures in, all adjusted after and fits spot on.
Steering wheel volume controls work with this?
No, i could never get them to work on the freelander, any other xtrons unit i could but the freelander wont work.
Can I get this system in South Africa
Not sure, go onto xtrons.com and see if they accept delivery to your address.
i have the 2011 hse with DAB radio, and bluetooth, but BT is not working and costwise its cheaper for me to purchase this unit, would you know if this unit would work with the dab etc on the hse?
If you have the standard screen, as far as im aware this will only work for vehicles that dont have it and have a cubby hole instead.
@@VarleyRebuilds ah ok thanks, time to get the BT sorted then
@@Taff-Uk I just purchased a 2008 SE and it wouldn't recognise my phone. I spotted a supplement leaflet about bluetooth and it said I had to connect to car by the phone and enter 2121 as the pass code. Works brilliant now,
VR does the steering wheel buttons, phone/sound still work with this unit?
Great vids btw, would prefer to see the slow long winded footage rather than speeded up bits but that is just me I guess!
I was wondering if anyone has tried to connect the aux out rca’s that come out of the main harness to the other ends of the aux in rca ‘s from the other plug. Would you get sound or do you have to run the 3.5 aux cable to the back of center console on the Freelander 2
I have, and yes sound comes out when the old radio is set to Aux. No need to use the aux-in by the handbrake.
Is this easy to fit?
For me yes it was, I have another video showing how to fit it.
Have you or anyone else installed a back up camera on the Freelander 2 if so where was it mounted and how well does it work on the Xtrons
I didn't install the camera myself, although I found the camera in my shed, it would be pretty cool to install it into the rear tailgate handle (the bit that says Land Rover on it)
Varley Rebuilds I installed the camera on the license plate light. Ran all wires to xtrons unit. But cannot find the reverse wire. Once I find that wire it should work. I need help locating it. No one seems to know where to find that wire.
@@ezalbalca4837 i would of thought one of the wires going to the rear light unit, so when you put it in reverse find the wire that goes live for the reverse lights themselves, take the feed from that, so when it goes to reverse the 12v feeds the reverse lights and the camera.
Varley Rebuilds I took the light out and there are a lot of wires coming off that plug
@@ezalbalca4837 do you have a multimeter?
l will check the xtrons web site, thanks for the quick reply.