TheWidup
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I think I finally came up with the perfect solution for me and my LR4. I bought an aftermarket 10.26" Apple Carplay/Android Auto unit. It does Bluetooth handoff for music and handles wireless for the carplay/AA so there's a little bit of a hiccup if you have your phone auto connect to the LR4 via Bluetooth as it will start there and then the aftermarket unit has to grab it and then do a handoff so it's a little goofy to start but solid after that (that's my experience with android auto at least).
I was going to try to mount it to the dash or the windshield but ended up getting the vent mounts off of Aliexpress. It's mounted on a single vent with a little modification to the vent mount bracket. I basically drilled an 11/64ths hole through the ball mount and through the back of the bracket. I then threaded the thumb screw for the back of the display unit through the vent mount bracket. It doesn't bounce or move around at all and quite honestly looks like it could have been part of an original design had they modernized the LR4 dash instead of that goofy pivipro dash in the new Defenders. It doesn't block the view of the OEM system and it's about 1/4" inch away from the cowl over the instrument cluster.
I did end up getting a switchable power socket for it as I found turning it off is a good thing as it will auto connect if anyone opens a door and it powers up. That was causing goofiness with my phone. The whole system doesn't even need to be powered on for your phone to continue to work via Bluetooth to the LR either which is really nice.
Ask away if you have questions or want more details.
Aftermarket Apple Carplay/Android Auto Unit
Aliexpress vent mount
I was going to try to mount it to the dash or the windshield but ended up getting the vent mounts off of Aliexpress. It's mounted on a single vent with a little modification to the vent mount bracket. I basically drilled an 11/64ths hole through the ball mount and through the back of the bracket. I then threaded the thumb screw for the back of the display unit through the vent mount bracket. It doesn't bounce or move around at all and quite honestly looks like it could have been part of an original design had they modernized the LR4 dash instead of that goofy pivipro dash in the new Defenders. It doesn't block the view of the OEM system and it's about 1/4" inch away from the cowl over the instrument cluster.
I did end up getting a switchable power socket for it as I found turning it off is a good thing as it will auto connect if anyone opens a door and it powers up. That was causing goofiness with my phone. The whole system doesn't even need to be powered on for your phone to continue to work via Bluetooth to the LR either which is really nice.
Ask away if you have questions or want more details.
Aftermarket Apple Carplay/Android Auto Unit
Aliexpress vent mount