DIY: Joyeauto Wireless CarPlay for NTG4.5/4.7
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C300
Never mind. I gave up last night so the car sat overnight. This morning I deleted the Joyeauto Bluetooth connection from my phone and restarted it. Connected to the Joyeauto and carplay popped up. @S. Madman no extra module needed, I believe that’s only for android phones.
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From: Bris Vegas
2012 c63 estate
gday all, this seems to be the defacto site thread for the joyeauto and I was wondering if anyone here has info/pics on a w204 install, especially where they located the box itself. cheers
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C300
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Mercedes CDI 220 D
I put mine between radio unit and glove box. Had to remove Glove box and there is empty space where I put unit...
Little problems for arrange cables, i used duck tape an small Plastic Nylon Cable Ties.
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2012 E350
I couldn't get the last 2 updates to install. I hit the update button and then the screen goes black and that's it. It never restarts and nothing else ever happens. I've waited up to 15 minutes for a progress bar or anything. Any ideas? FAT32 formatted flash drive, I've tried a couple of different ones, apparently, it doesn't like certain kinds as it wouldn't see them.
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2012 E550 Cabriolet 2011 VW Eos 1985 Pininfarina Spider
I couldn't get the last 2 updates to install. I hit the update button and then the screen goes black and that's it. It never restarts and nothing else ever happens. I've waited up to 15 minutes for a progress bar or anything. Any ideas? FAT32 formatted flash drive, I've tried a couple of different ones, apparently, it doesn't like certain kinds as it wouldn't see them.
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2012 E350
I tried a generic 4GB that the unit wouldn't even see, a Store N Go 8GB that is the one that would start but never finish. And then i even tried and SD Card in an adapter and that wouldn't work either. I'll have to look around for another one to try.
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From: London, UK
2014 E220 Cabriolet (A207)
Can’t get HU back in
Hi all
Been following this thread and found all the install info helpful, thanks.
For the life of me I still cannot get the HU to go back in. A lot of you are right about the space centre below the HU and the harness block does seem to push down into it with some force, however it’s really hard to get the HU to clear it afterwards as you can’t hold it down and push in at the same time.
Any other pointers for getting the HU back in including the route of your cables would be very much appreciated.
Im installing into a RHD A207
Been following this thread and found all the install info helpful, thanks.
For the life of me I still cannot get the HU to go back in. A lot of you are right about the space centre below the HU and the harness block does seem to push down into it with some force, however it’s really hard to get the HU to clear it afterwards as you can’t hold it down and push in at the same time.
Any other pointers for getting the HU back in including the route of your cables would be very much appreciated.
Im installing into a RHD A207
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From: London, UK
2014 E220 Cabriolet (A207)
Got mine installed last night, took about an hour and a half on a 2012 E350. Maybe we didn't read the directions closely enough and had some issues getting video working but ultimately got it. Cable colors weren't remotely close to matching anything. Joyeauto were ready to answer any questions and video called on whatsapp during the install too. Looking forward to using it on my trip this week. Side note unit came shipped with the most recent software update 1021 and dip switches set, for my car at least. Thanks everyone for all of your input it helped out immensely.
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2014 E350 4M Diamond Silver
quick question, is there a way we can add the feature of using all the cameras on the car to record as dashcam mode like sentry mode in tesla?
It can either add a battery pack or it can depend on the aux battery alone.
I'm completely fine to use a external thumbdrive for the recordings.
It can either add a battery pack or it can depend on the aux battery alone.
I'm completely fine to use a external thumbdrive for the recordings.
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2010 E350
Last edited by E Lover; Apr 4, 2020 at 06:52 PM.
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From: London, UK
2014 E220 Cabriolet (A207)
hei, I feel your pain and I had the exact issue for several days. I even bought a endoscope to see what's the problem that did not help that much! All I can say is that it's not a magic, you should keep trying. What helped me a lot, was detaching a black wire from body of the HU and tried to reroute all the wire to make them free and separate as much as I could. Also, I remember the best location for the harness was somewhere in the bottom center. just be carefull to not break the optical wires and test the system before trying to put the HU back. you dont want to do this ****ty job twice. btw, you need to try 4-5 attempts per minute not per couple of weeks
Problem was wired....it didn’t turn on!! But after a bit of a panic that I had done some damage, I took the battery off and reconnected back to OEM and all is ok....phew!
ill try again but loosen up the cables from on another, the original loom is doubling up on itself now with nowhere to go. Wonder if there is a way I could pull the slack on those back down into the gearbox tunnel area so to remove the slack that I’m sure the HU is crushing.
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2012 E550 Cabriolet 2011 VW Eos 1985 Pininfarina Spider
I actually got it pushed back in earlier and with the harness down in the centre bottom like you suggested do I think I’ll go with that.
Problem was wired....it didn’t turn on!! But after a bit of a panic that I had done some damage, I took the battery off and reconnected back to OEM and all is ok....phew!
ill try again but loosen up the cables from on another, the original loom is doubling up on itself now with nowhere to go. Wonder if there is a way I could pull the slack on those back down into the gearbox tunnel area so to remove the slack that I’m sure the HU is crushing.
Problem was wired....it didn’t turn on!! But after a bit of a panic that I had done some damage, I took the battery off and reconnected back to OEM and all is ok....phew!
ill try again but loosen up the cables from on another, the original loom is doubling up on itself now with nowhere to go. Wonder if there is a way I could pull the slack on those back down into the gearbox tunnel area so to remove the slack that I’m sure the HU is crushing.
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From: London, UK
2014 E220 Cabriolet (A207)
Thanks for getting back to me. Seems having the harness/block connector down in the centre is the only way.
Today I finally had success.
My problem when I got it pushed back yesterday (and then it didnt work) is that with the connector block in that 'hole' it doubled back the oem loom which would usually stretch for a perfect fit over to plug into the back corner of the HU. So had to find somewhere to keep these cables both out of the way AND not under any stress - i am sure the pushing I did was what stopped it working.
Anyway...I loosened off the fibre optics but cutting away the tape securing them to the HU loom....I removed the felt insulation which was at the back to see what was behind. I think it is the heater unit but it did also reveal a triangular void in the middle and some space underneath the heater box. So, I plugged the JoyeAuto harness into the OEM loom, positioned in down below in the centre then twisted it anti clockwise which spiralled the OEM loom around it taking all the slack away from the HU cavity. Then replaced the felt insulation once I could see that the HU would clear everything.
I had to then plug the 48pin plug into the HU very difficultly with my hand in through the hole above, where the central vents would normally be....took a while with the hole being so small but managed to get it clipped in....then guess what....it pushed back without any resistance!! Phew!
My god....that was tough....but I would offer detailed guidance to anyone that attempts this installation and gets stuck like I did with putting the HU back, so please just ask.
Today I finally had success.
My problem when I got it pushed back yesterday (and then it didnt work) is that with the connector block in that 'hole' it doubled back the oem loom which would usually stretch for a perfect fit over to plug into the back corner of the HU. So had to find somewhere to keep these cables both out of the way AND not under any stress - i am sure the pushing I did was what stopped it working.
Anyway...I loosened off the fibre optics but cutting away the tape securing them to the HU loom....I removed the felt insulation which was at the back to see what was behind. I think it is the heater unit but it did also reveal a triangular void in the middle and some space underneath the heater box. So, I plugged the JoyeAuto harness into the OEM loom, positioned in down below in the centre then twisted it anti clockwise which spiralled the OEM loom around it taking all the slack away from the HU cavity. Then replaced the felt insulation once I could see that the HU would clear everything.
I had to then plug the 48pin plug into the HU very difficultly with my hand in through the hole above, where the central vents would normally be....took a while with the hole being so small but managed to get it clipped in....then guess what....it pushed back without any resistance!! Phew!
My god....that was tough....but I would offer detailed guidance to anyone that attempts this installation and gets stuck like I did with putting the HU back, so please just ask.
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From: Arlington TX
2013 GL450
installed the 3-18-2020 update. Wanted to relearn the bluetooth connection and had trouble getting it to connect ended up plugging in cable immediately connected and when i pulled the cable immediately connected wifi.
After that rock solid. Seems a little snappier and iosmirror with youtube worked without issue.
Time will tell if it is more stable and reliable to automatically connect. Half the time I must reconnect the bluetooth from ios
Still amazes me how well the Joyeauto device works providing wireless carplay. So glad I didn't go with the aftermarket android screen
After that rock solid. Seems a little snappier and iosmirror with youtube worked without issue.
Time will tell if it is more stable and reliable to automatically connect. Half the time I must reconnect the bluetooth from ios
Still amazes me how well the Joyeauto device works providing wireless carplay. So glad I didn't go with the aftermarket android screen
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From: USA - Minnesota
2014 GL350
I just went to download the latest update and it looks like the Joyeauto site is down. Hmmm....
Has anybody that has downloaded it still have a copy? And if so, can you share it?
Thanks in advance!
Has anybody that has downloaded it still have a copy? And if so, can you share it?
Thanks in advance!
