Android Head Unit Walkthrough in Golf 7 (Part 2) | Dasaita VIVID 10″ in VW Golf GTI Mk7

Watch Part 1 here → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgvIvLg218.

This is Part 2 of my Dasaita VIVID 10.2″ Android Head Unit Installed in a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 video.

If you would like to do a similar install in your Golf, you can buy this Android head unit and other VIVID models suitable for your vehicle from Dasaita directly → or from the official seller on AliExpress → https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ArlPnp.

Parts mentioned in this video:

✅ USB DAB+ Antenna – https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AmdwkR
✅ Huawei USB Mi-Fi Data SIM Hub – https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ALgf6n
✅ BT ODB2 Adapter (UK) – https://amzn.to/36tw23G or https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AfvJbD
✅ Interior removal tools (UK) – https://amzn.to/3JTjmAJ
✅ 2x Fakra Z Male to SMA Male Plug (UK) – https://amzn.to/3L2jgrX
✅ Dual Fakra Car FM Antenna Cable (UK) – https://amzn.to/3OnqXLw

📺. Alpine install video (reference for cables, glovebox and side panel removal) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WnZnn-gfNU

In this second part, I go over a brief summary of the installation before diving into the system, and how it integrates with the Golf system. Check out the various timestamps below to be taken to any specific point of this install that you may be interested in learning about.

You can catch my main review video here → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7WRemWWt-8 where I go over most of the stereo’s functions in my demo pod.

At the end of the installation, I am very happy with how it turned out, its speed, how it sounds and how it functions overall. There have been a few compromises that I mention in this video, but the overall positives outweigh these negative points.

This is just the beginning of my coverage of this unit in my Golf. I hope to bring many more tips and insights into this installation as I begin to learn about it and share how to get the best out of the receiver. So if you’re not already subscribed, please do so, it’s free and it helps support my channel, tap the bell icon and you will also be alerted when I post more videos on this topic as soon as they go live.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Brief overview
0:40 – Why did I install this receiver?
2:48 – Why not use an Android AI Box?
3:12 – Install summary
4:04 – Keeping wired CarPlay/AA USB port
4:28 – Hiding dashcam and phone mount power cables
5:08 – Additional required cables
5:55 – Boot-up speed (hot)
6:40 – Wireless CarPlay
6:54 – Replacing VIVID car launcher with CarWebGuru
7:13 – My designed launcher theme
8:16 – CarPlay performance
8:57 – Music playback
9:30 – Setting base volume level
10:12 – Reboot boot-up speed (cold)
11:15 – ODB2, CANBUS car system info & settings
15:52 – Wheel button controls and mapping
17:27 – Mi-Fi dongle for in-car internet
18:38 – YouTube video playback
19:25 – DAB+ Integration
20:25 – FM radio app issues
21:20 – Microphone quality
22:19 – Sound quality & settings
23:20 – Reverse display
24:24 – Volume and Siri/Navigation audio level
25:50 – Was the Dasaita worth installing?

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