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    As stated above that is the correct one.  

    The camera also has to be powered up before the head unit as I found out when I wired mine in with the reverse lights initially.  

    Mine is wired from the 12v ant power behind the head unit with an in line fuse to protect the cable.  Running 2 years with a cheap Chinese £10 camera with no issues. 

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    Looks immaculate! There used to be kits available circa £120.  But you can just buy a camera and the adapter separately and wire it yourself.  Cost me £30 all in.  I believe it's a 16 pin connector pre 17 reg for the stock head unit.  And if I remember correctly it has to be Ntsc not pal.  Otherwise its a grey grainy picture with stock head unit.  If you're upgrading the head unit you won't need the adapter though. 

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    Happy with the service so wouldn't really bother me.  Would just continue to make a day out of any visits.  

    Collection/delivery would come down to cost vs convenience. 

    Any ideas of a location?

    Need to book in for a service & mot in June so just don't move before then 😂

    Which reminds me, did those orange K Sport brakes ever come in?  Said you'd let me know but haven't heard anything. 

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    I'm running 245/40/17 PS4's on a 9" wheel. Running TD stage 1 turbo.  Went with a lightweight wheel to keep unsprung mass down and still shaved 1-2lbs off a corner.  I was going to change from the primacy's no matter what as they didn't give the levels of grip I wanted especially on wet roads even at low speeds.  It now sticks like sh!t on a dry road and will have to push it past 9/10 to break traction.  It will still get tail happy on wet roads when pushing it but it's very predictable.  I think that's more down to the PS4's compound than the size.  You won't have any problem on an 8" wheel or 225 tyre.  Like others have suggested I'd stick with what you have and see if you're happy with it.  I changed mine at the same time as I was still running stock wheels and tyres.

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    1 hour ago, Graham86 said:

    Car Audio Point had a Chinese national as a director and from digging about, they were Xtrons UK.

     

     

     

    Now I’m certain there’s no warranty, I’ll open it up and replace the thermal paste and see how it goes. The EAN Group email has given me a firmware update, built late 2018.

     

    Chinese and a German national seem to be in ties and have had multiple companies dissolved.  Funnily enough the administrators have been the same ones each time and are claiming huge fees each time.  Looks like a fiddle.  I bet a new company pops up soon enough with the same 2 directors.  Avoid at all costs. 

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    3 hours ago, mattt said:

    Thanks for this info. Mine has developed an intermittent fault where sound won't come through the left channel until you change the balance in the equaliser. Doesn't happen often enough to bother me, but I think it makes me less likely to recommend this unit on basis of longevity given your experience to.

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    This isn't a hardware fault.  It's a software issue.  Mine has done this since day one and is a known issue.  It happens if you make adjustments using the built in equaliser.  If you set it to default and restart your head unit it shouldn't happen again so long as you don't adjust it.  Use another eq app.

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    5 hours ago, Graham86 said:

    Be wary of buying a Xtrons head unit

     

    Mine has gone faulty after 9months and now struggling to get it fixed under warranty. The original seller has gone into administration, Car Audio Point, part of the EAN group. As when you search for EAN group it points you to Car Audio Point’s website, which has now gone.

     

    I contacted Xtrons directly via their website and I have been told by them to contact the original seller. The support emails are coming from EAN group.

     

    Xtrons claim their units come with a 2 year warranty, but this may not be the case anymore…. I’ll let you know of any further developments.

     

    Looking at recent reviews I wouldn't recommend them either.  Warranty is pretty much non existent.  They're not a UK registered company.  When I got mine I'm sure they had a UK address and warehouse and didn't pay any import duty.  They don't support UK registered re-sellers with warranty claims which is probably why car audio point has gone into administration. 

    Are you having the same issue as before?  I'd open it up and check the thermal paste on the main chip.  It's a well known issue with these units.  If they're not honouring their so called warranty then you really have nothing to lose.

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    My 2017 86 was getting an average of 37 mpg stock.  That was a 20/30/50 town/a roads/motorway.  Not hanging about either but roughly sticking to motorway speed limits.  With cruise control on over a longer motorway journey I would get 45 mpg.  Surprisingly after going forced induction with 9 inch wheels and 245 tyres I'm still getting roughly 35 mpg with same driving style over same journeys.  Obviously a fair bit less when playing.

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    4 hours ago, Graham86 said:

    Looks like it's a hardware issue. I've taken the dash off and run it without this fitted, no issues. So it looks like it could be overheating. I can't see why, it has plenty of air flow around it.

    I've seen a few issues with overheating on the px5 unit this is based on and people installing new thermal paste and heat sinks.  Can you download a temperature app and check?  Are you using the head units amp to power speakers?  I've used a separate amp since installing which is why I may not have encountered any overheating.

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    On 6/27/2019 at 11:13 AM, DAN@ADRIAN FLUX said:

    Hi there,

    Could you just clarify if the issues are with us here at Adrian Flux?  If you wished to message  me your full name / postcode I can investigate for you. 

    As a general rule we don't tend to charge for additional modifications should you be placed with a modified insurer at the outset.  Performance enhancing modifications that drastically increase performance are the exception. 

    I can't speculate what has happened without looking at your file but I would hazard a guess and say that the turbo charger has significantly increased the original BHP which has warranted the insurer increasing the premium.  

    I will happily investigate if you wish to message me.

    Regards,


    Dan

     

     

     

    This has now been sorted.  Just had a nice lady call me to say it's been investigated and I was indeed told that the initial price would include forced induction upgrades.  The excess charge is being refunded.  Annoying that this has happened but it's been dealt with swiftly so restored some confidence in the company.  Thank you Dan for escalating and resolving the issue.

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    Yes you are correct.  Sorry it's been a while since I installed mine with the stock head unit.  As far as I remember it was all plug and play and didn't need any modifications at all.  Unfortunately I don't have my car at the moment to check for you.  Double check the wiring and make sure you haven't got the head unit and amplifier trying to power the speakers at the same time, if that's even possible with those adaptors.

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    Not very happy with these at all.  I originally got a quote and took out a policy last September after having a discussion about turbo charging in the near future.  I planned to get it a few months later but plans got pushed back.  I was assured that the price would be the same for anything under 300bhp and to just phone them up and they'll amend the modifications.  The only modification I had at the time I took the policy out was a catback exhaust and paid almost double what my cheapest quote was.  I've now phoned up to make the changes and have had to pay an extra £100 on top of the premium with only 3 months left on my policy.  So would be £400 a year extra.  A £30 admin charge.  And excess has gone up £200 extra.  Safe to say I'll be looking elsewhere come renewal.

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    22 minutes ago, VAD17 said:

    Thanks for the info, I looked at ProTyre as an option for new sensors, but I unfortunately dont have my old ones. Just wonder how easy/ difficult would be to find the code without them?

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    I've just had new wheels and fit tpms sensors to them. Bought the autel maxi sensors and programmer.  Very easy to do. If you've got a obd Bluetooth/WiFi adaptor you can get the codes using the free version of carista.

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    2 hours ago, Graham86 said:

    Has anyone had an issue with this head unit? Mine runs for about 90mins maybe a bit loner, then re-boots and I'm left with the attached screen. When I plug in a USB keyboard and select try again, it's fine and starts running okay. Any ideas?

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    Never had that but I loaded another firmware pretty much as soon as I got it.  You could try start in bootloader/recovery and delete the cache.  Other than that do a factory reset on that screen and hope it's not hardware related.

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    9 hours ago, Cadders96 said:

    Where is the 12v acc? I bought the camera and adapters from incartec not a genuine one 

    Does the camera have a power lead running along side the yellow RCA cable?  It's been a while since I installed mine but just had a look.  I remember that I bought an F Reverse ISO harness so that I didn't have to cut into the factory wiring.  Took the 12v from the Acc/Switched wire which is the grey and red striped one.  Put an inline fuse carrier in with a 1A fast blow fuse to protect the cable.  You can take it from here or like Leeky said you can take it from the cigarette lighter.

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    Probably not the 'correct' way but I paid £10 for my camera & £10 for an adaptor.  Rather than the £130 for a kit.  Already had inline fuses and crimps etc.  Camera is 12v so doesn't have a step down transformer so nothing to get hot.  It is permanently on, it's fused so the camera and wiring is safe, and it's worked flawlessly for the past 18 or so months.

    Not sure if cadders has bought a kit or bought the camera and adaptor seperately?

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