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Lsailt/Navihome Carplay/Android Auto interface install
Hey all, just installed a Lsailt unit in my car and it was not the easiest as there were no instructions for installation, only for wiring; and it involved a bit of work, so I figured I'd put up a post for anyone in the future to see if they order a unit.
I'll put a TL;DR of this post at the bottom so you don't have to read through all of this if you don't want.
The way its setup in my car currently looks like this (included a brief rundown of what's going on and where):
Mounting the box was not easy as there is not a lot of room in the G that isn't already utilized. I saw some install videos of similar units for a 370z where they just put the unit above their dvd/headunit but the G has the AC control box there so it wouldn't fit. I ended up mounting the unit above the glove box directly below the passenger airbag. The keyless entry controller (or at least thats what showed up when I googled the part number) was hitting the interface when I first tried to put the glovebox on so I had to unscrew the controller and move it over to the right side of the glovebox housing (pic below). The interface came with two velcro pads with adhesive so I just used those to fix the controller in the new location. Unfortunately as a result of this my already short keyless entry range has gotten even shorter, which isnt a huge issue considering I mostly leave my keys in my pocket and use the button on the handle to lock/unlock but still a bit annoying at times.
Here are some pictures so you can better see how the box is mounted instead of my artistic representation. I put some shower pan liner cut to size above and below the interface just so there's no damage or issues with it touching the metal around the passenger airbag and anything above the glovebox.
The process was as follows:
1 Remove shifter area, remove radio, screen bezel/vents, and then remove touch screen.
2 Remove glove box.
3 Unplug the brown touchscreen plug from the screen, plug into the female interface connector, and then plug the male interface connector into the screen.
4 Run the main male connector that goes to the interface through the cavity on the right of the headunit/under the right side vent, and leave it hanging from the glovebox cavity.
5 Unplug two large pin connectors from the radio/headunit and plug them into the female interface connector, and then plug the male interface connectors into the radio/headunit.
6 Run the main male connector that goes to the interface through the cavity on the right of the headunit/under the right side vent, and leave it hanging from the glovebox cavity.
7 Run a the AUX cord behind the head unit.
8 Screws touch screen back into place.
9 Screw head unit back in, run the AUX/USBs under the head unit, to the area under where the shifter goes.
10 Pop the center console front cover off (the one that has the USB plug on it.)
11 Plug in your phone charger cord to the USB labeled "USB", then run that cord under the cupholders and through to the center console.
12 Plug the included female aux to male USB adapter to the aux cord, and run that USB cord under the cupholders to the cars USB port.
13 Remove the keyless entry module from the bracket and position it elsewhere.
14 Place the interface box in the cavity below the passenger airbag and above the glovebox, its a tight fit. (you may have to loosely mount it at this point to keep it from falling)
15 Plug the large pinned connector from the head unit into the interface.
16 Plug the LVDS cable from the touchscreen into the interface.
17 Plug the pinned connector labeled USB into the interface.
18 Mount the interface however you like, I chose zipties with some vinyl liner used as protection for the box.
19 Screw screen bezel/vents back on.
20 Screw HVAC/Radio control panel back on.
21 Pop that lil trim piece below the HVAC controls back on.
22 Bundle the remaining two USB female cords that are under your shifter area together. You can run them somewhere else if you like but I left them here as I dont plan on using them.
23 Pop your shifter trim back on.
24 done
Operating the unit is actually fairly simple, you just hold the back button down and it switches from the OEM infotainment to the interface's custom home screen. This specific interface only lets you use certain apps that are preinstalled but therers a more expensive version that lets you download and run regular android apps. I only really ordered this for carplay functionality so I dont care too much about missing that.
There have been some minor annoyances that I messaged the manufacturer about and I'm hoping can get resolved. I cant see any way to change the climate measurements for temperature from C° to F°, which again not a huge deal considering my air only stays cold if its set to 60 and its hot if its set to anything else, but still, would be nice to get that changed. I also accidentally set the steering wheel controls a bit wrong. I made it so that the next/prev buttons go up and down on menus, and my navigation dial is next/prev song as opposed to the intended setup, which was the other way around. I cant seem to find any way to undo this unfortunately. Trying to bind that button to another action just says is already bound, and trying to click the action again yields nothing. (pic below) (fixed) The only other hiccup, and by far the biggest one for me, is some slight audio issues, stuff that might not even bother some. The sound itself is fine, not noticeable compression or distortion, but the volume is probably about 70% as loud as it is if you just plug your phone directly into the center console USB port. (Fixed, managed to find my way past their OS into the android settings screen and found the volume controls) There is also a very feint whining noise that becomes audible at about 50% volume and very noticeable in the 80-100% range. I bought a cheapo $7 aux noise isolator on amazon so im hoping that fixes it (it did), if not, I included that in the message to the manufacturer. That is easily a big issue for me as I know its going to drive me nuts if I have to turn my volume up more to get equal audio levels as the native usb port, and then have to hear a whine, however feint, when I do.
Other than that, everything works great. Carplay works wired and wirelessly, getting Bluetooth set up is a bit weird since it comes with no instructions. At first, every time I opened Bluetooth and searched for my phone, nothing came up. I figured out that I had to turn on the interface's WIFI, connect to my phone, and then switch over to the interfaces Bluetooth app where my phone finally showed up. With Bluetooth connected, I was able to change over from wired to wireless Carplay in the QLink app settings and since then, every time I start my car, by the time I hold the back button down, Carplay is already up and open. Overall I would say the purchase is bordering on "worth it" territory. If I can get these small hiccups resolved I would say its worth it, but if not, im not too sure. If the whine cant be fixed then I'll most likely see if they manufacturer will accept a refund request as thats a pretty big annoyance for me, if not I might keep it or sell it to someone who doesn't care. The other things like having to use my dial to change songs instead of my steering wheel or seeing C° instead of F° arent too big of issues for me so I can live with those.
TL;DR
Pros============================================== ==
100% plug and play, easy to install.
Wired Android Auto
Wired or Wireless Apple Carplay
Bluetooth audio is higher quality than the OEM Bluetooth.
Cons============================================== ==
Temperature is in C° Audio whine at high volumes (ordered a noise isolator will update this post if it fixes issue) Fixed with a sound filter.
No instructions for usage, only how things need to be wired up.
Time consuming install, G is very low on unused space in the front dash area so its a tight fit.
*edit* after a couple days and adding that sound filter, i've noticed that the bass is totally neutered when using the unit as my audio source vs my oem interface. Not sure if this is sometime I can mess with in the android settings to fix but ill update if I can figure out how to improve this.
Last edited by doctornick; Jul 27, 2021 at 07:02 PM.
Pretty cool, this looks like the same thing Nifty City is selling, just without their sticker and markup.
Yeah I'm fairly certain its the exact same thing just minus that $250 extra
Originally Posted by ryanwhite74115
Yeah, but at least you get instructions and support in English. There's value there.
I don't disagree here, but for me it was simple enough that Lsailt's instructions, even though it was less than perfectly translated, were more than sufficient, i'm not sure paying another $250 for the fluent enlgish version is worth it, but I also have 0 clue what the nifty city interface comes with so they may have other things that justify the markup.
Added a couple edits to post.
Fixed audio whine with that sound filter I ordered on amazon.
Fixed low volume by gaming my way into the android menus and changing the media volume.
Fixed incorrect controls, the reset controls button is just mixed in with the set control buttons which is a bit jarring but it cleared the controls and it works now
Noticed that bass is way weaker when I'm using the interface vs when I'm using my phone directly into the usb port. gonna run thru the android menus a bit later today and see if i can change this, not a giant issue but 100% parity with oem audio quality is the goal.
Whats the boot time on the thing? like how fast can you go from car off to wireless android auto / carplay connected?
Wireless it depends on your phone connecting to the bluetooth/wifi in order to establish both connections required for wireless carplay, so its been sometimes instant (as in, by the time i turn the car on and hold the back button down for 2s to switch to the interface, carplay is already up and running) if im just running into the store. But if im leaving my house sometimes it takes about 10-15 seconds for my phone to swap over from my home wifi to the head units wifi. The unit itself boots instantly so the second the infotainment gets power if you hold back down for 2s it swaps over to the unit with no wait.
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Two questions:
1. The temp in C, is in the car play mode or in factory mode when it is turned off?
2. Is the whining noise happen when the car is in motion? I had an amp do that and the only to fix it was with an eq lol.
Nice review! Quick question, where did you plug the aux noise isolator into? Also, was there a subwoofer input included so that we could plug it int the unit itself?
Hello, I add to my Q70 the same modul from Nifty city and the same issue with the sound and especially the bass. Did you solve the problem? Thank you!
Originally Posted by doctornic
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Hey all, just installed a Lsailt unit in my car and it was not the easiest as there were no instructions for installation, only for wiring; and it involved a bit of work, so I figured I'd put up a post for anyone in the future to see if they order a unit.
I'll put a TL;DR of this post at the bottom so you don't have to read through all of this if you don't want.
The way its setup in my car currently looks like this (included a brief rundown of what's going on and where):
Mounting the box was not easy as there is not a lot of room in the G that isn't already utilized. I saw some install videos of similar units for a 370z where they just put the unit above their dvd/headunit but the G has the AC control box there so it wouldn't fit. I ended up mounting the unit above the glove box directly below the passenger airbag. The keyless entry controller (or at least thats what showed up when I googled the part number) was hitting the interface when I first tried to put the glovebox on so I had to unscrew the controller and move it over to the right side of the glovebox housing (pic below). The interface came with two velcro pads with adhesive so I just used those to fix the controller in the new location. Unfortunately as a result of this my already short keyless entry range has gotten even shorter, which isnt a huge issue considering I mostly leave my keys in my pocket and use the button on the handle to lock/unlock but still a bit annoying at times.
Here are some pictures so you can better see how the box is mounted instead of my artistic representation. I put some shower pan liner cut to size above and below the interface just so there's no damage or issues with it touching the metal around the passenger airbag and anything above the glovebox.
The process was as follows:
1 Remove shifter area, remove radio, screen bezel/vents, and then remove touch screen.
2 Remove glove box.
3 Unplug the brown touchscreen plug from the screen, plug into the female interface connector, and then plug the male interface connector into the screen.
4 Run the main male connector that goes to the interface through the cavity on the right of the headunit/under the right side vent, and leave it hanging from the glovebox cavity.
5 Unplug two large pin connectors from the radio/headunit and plug them into the female interface connector, and then plug the male interface connectors into the radio/headunit.
6 Run the main male connector that goes to the interface through the cavity on the right of the headunit/under the right side vent, and leave it hanging from the glovebox cavity.
7 Run a the AUX cord behind the head unit.
8 Screws touch screen back into place.
9 Screw head unit back in, run the AUX/USBs under the head unit, to the area under where the shifter goes.
10 Pop the center console front cover off (the one that has the USB plug on it.)
11 Plug in your phone charger cord to the USB labeled "USB", then run that cord under the cupholders and through to the center console.
12 Plug the included female aux to male USB adapter to the aux cord, and run that USB cord under the cupholders to the cars USB port.
13 Remove the keyless entry module from the bracket and position it elsewhere.
14 Place the interface box in the cavity below the passenger airbag and above the glovebox, its a tight fit. (you may have to loosely mount it at this point to keep it from falling)
15 Plug the large pinned connector from the head unit into the interface.
16 Plug the LVDS cable from the touchscreen into the interface.
17 Plug the pinned connector labeled USB into the interface.
18 Mount the interface however you like, I chose zipties with some vinyl liner used as protection for the box.
19 Screw screen bezel/vents back on.
20 Screw HVAC/Radio control panel back on.
21 Pop that lil trim piece below the HVAC controls back on.
22 Bundle the remaining two USB female cords that are under your shifter area together. You can run them somewhere else if you like but I left them here as I dont plan on using them.
23 Pop your shifter trim back on.
24 done
Operating the unit is actually fairly simple, you just hold the back button down and it switches from the OEM infotainment to the interface's custom home screen. This specific interface only lets you use certain apps that are preinstalled but therers a more expensive version that lets you download and run regular android apps. I only really ordered this for carplay functionality so I dont care too much about missing that.
There have been some minor annoyances that I messaged the manufacturer about and I'm hoping can get resolved. I cant see any way to change the climate measurements for temperature from C° to F°, which again not a huge deal considering my air only stays cold if its set to 60 and its hot if its set to anything else, but still, would be nice to get that changed. I also accidentally set the steering wheel controls a bit wrong. I made it so that the next/prev buttons go up and down on menus, and my navigation dial is next/prev song as opposed to the intended setup, which was the other way around. I cant seem to find any way to undo this unfortunately. Trying to bind that button to another action just says is already bound, and trying to click the action again yields nothing. (pic below) (fixed) The only other hiccup, and by far the biggest one for me, is some slight audio issues, stuff that might not even bother some. The sound itself is fine, not noticeable compression or distortion, but the volume is probably about 70% as loud as it is if you just plug your phone directly into the center console USB port. (Fixed, managed to find my way past their OS into the android settings screen and found the volume controls) There is also a very feint whining noise that becomes audible at about 50% volume and very noticeable in the 80-100% range. I bought a cheapo $7 aux noise isolator on amazon so im hoping that fixes it (it did), if not, I included that in the message to the manufacturer. That is easily a big issue for me as I know its going to drive me nuts if I have to turn my volume up more to get equal audio levels as the native usb port, and then have to hear a whine, however feint, when I do.
Other than that, everything works great. Carplay works wired and wirelessly, getting Bluetooth set up is a bit weird since it comes with no instructions. At first, every time I opened Bluetooth and searched for my phone, nothing came up. I figured out that I had to turn on the interface's WIFI, connect to my phone, and then switch over to the interfaces Bluetooth app where my phone finally showed up. With Bluetooth connected, I was able to change over from wired to wireless Carplay in the QLink app settings and since then, every time I start my car, by the time I hold the back button down, Carplay is already up and open. Overall I would say the purchase is bordering on "worth it" territory. If I can get these small hiccups resolved I would say its worth it, but if not, im not too sure. If the whine cant be fixed then I'll most likely see if they manufacturer will accept a refund request as thats a pretty big annoyance for me, if not I might keep it or sell it to someone who doesn't care. The other things like having to use my dial to change songs instead of my steering wheel or seeing C° instead of F° arent too big of issues for me so I can live with those.
TL;DR
Pros============================================== ==
100% plug and play, easy to install.
Wired Android Auto
Wired or Wireless Apple Carplay
Bluetooth audio is higher quality than the OEM Bluetooth.
Cons============================================== ==
Temperature is in C° Audio whine at high volumes (ordered a noise isolator will update this post if it fixes issue) Fixed with a sound filter.
No instructions for usage, only how things need to be wired up.
Time consuming install, G is very low on unused space in the front dash area so its a tight fit.
*edit* after a couple days and adding that sound filter, i've noticed that the bass is totally neutered when using the unit as my audio source vs my oem interface. Not sure if this is sometime I can mess with in the android settings to fix but ill update if I can figure out how to improve this.
I haven't solved the bass issues unfortunately; I'm thinking maybe an aux amp/eq might fix it but I'm not able to try that for a while. You could try reaching out to Nifty City and asking them if they have any fixes, be sure to let me know if they give you a fix!!
Hello, I make contact with Nifty city and they want to make i video with cables conection. But I expect that they will not solve the problem and I will have to return the module and probably switch to head multimedia. The bass is realy crap now like a bucked and i don't want to sacrifice the sound quality - for me is more importand than Androis auto. For me now that modul is to weak and without DTS. I don't know if I try to put an external preamp with volume, Bass and treable control betwen the modul and the OEM usb.
Last edited by ybakalov; Apr 11, 2022 at 02:26 AM.
I was ready to get one for the vert and another for my Jx , but until the bass issue is resolved im not shelling out 1k to 1600 for two. Please let us know and thank you for the reviews!!
