About this deal
If you’re a little handy and can remove your dash to hide the wires like I did it will look super clean too. And then once my phone connected to the car and the CARPURIDE, I was able to operate the rest of it completely wirelessly. Watts, and finally, there is the DC input port to power the display using the supplied 12v power cable.
Bluetooth, voice control and a rear view camera input are also bundled as well as a built-in high quality speaker with three audio modes that allows you to use the device itself for sound or output via Aux or FM transmitter to incorporate your vehicle’s original stereo system. Wired CarPlay and Android Auto work just fine, with boot-up into their respective platforms in around 4 seconds.But those tiny screens can make it tempting to take hold of our devices, even with hands-free laws in effect. A high-resolution screen would be nice, but I’m sure that that would just be more expensive, and probably even heavier. To use this method you will need to supply your own third-party attachment of choice, such as this vent mount solution that uses a 17mm ball joint. The main issue for CarPlay users is the rather odd, squashed display resolution that warps the whole CarPlay interface, whilst Android Auto users are free of this problem.
In my car, obviously, I have different modes that you can switch through for your audio player, and your car will probably have the same if it’s been built in the last 10 or 15 years. The current setup we utilise in our Volvo 940 Turbo is a stereo head unit that we plug our iPhone 6 into (yes, we know we’re living in the past but then we are classic enthusiasts after all…) for charging and music, using the phone itself for navigation when required so we thought we’d plumb the Carpuride system in and see how easy it is to a) set up and b) to live with on a day to day basis. So to now add in another device with more wires was a little bit…well, it left me feeling a bit unenthused.If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.