Con man at its best.I bought a 2016 Pilot on Oct 31 2016. Mid-October, in an early part of the sales discussion, I expressed my willingness to wait for a 2017 model since I knew Apple CarPlay was expected in that model. My sales person told me Apple CarPlay will be available as an upgrade for 2016 Pilots ... but "we don't know when" ... And said they will update 2016 Pilot owners for free. He would not formally put it in the sales documents since he said Honda corporate was "funny about those things", but i asked them to add it to an email describing the cars features and details. The Honda Dealership send the following in an email to me:
"As soon as the update becomes available for apple car play we will invite you and all the 2016 pilot owners in to Dick Hannah Honda to have the program downloaded free of charge we do not know when it will be available but when it is available we will make sure to give you a call "
2016 pilot with CarPlay?
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Con man at its best.
Honda has no obligation to provide this kind of update, let alone free update. But their competitor, Hyundai, has done things like that. Maybe Honda will feel "guilty" and try to do this as a goodwill gesture to the 2016 Pilots. I certainly hope it's the case, but not putting too much hope on it.
Honda does it occasionally as well... in 2014, they offered a "Siri eyes-free" upgrade on 2013 accords.
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Don't hold your breath waiting on that call.
I'm waiting for the 17 box to go down in price and will then do the update along with the mic. Will get more stable Pandora too.
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How I deal with CP in my 2016 Pilot, Honda's disappointing lack of customer care and dealerships that make promises they can't keep:
Honda official response about CarPlay
In case you did not see it in separate thread. Honda responded to a petition about CarPlay few months ago:
https://www.change.org/p/honda-moto...grade-to-android-auto-carplay/responses/35744
In case you did not see it in separate thread. Honda responded to a petition about CarPlay few months ago:
https://www.change.org/p/honda-moto...grade-to-android-auto-carplay/responses/35744
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You've been had. Honda corporate came out months before you bought your vehicle and publicly stated they wouldn't/couldn't upgrade CP/AA in 2016 Pilots, citing hardware issues. Dunno what recourse you'll have against your dealership....
has any body tried this radio out?
i cant attach the url. here is what you can look up on e-bay
8" Inch Quad core Android 7.1 Car DVD player unit GPS for Honda PILOT 2015-2018
how many of you have installed this and can you give any feedback on this radio.
i have also have a used 2017 Honda Pilot radio and tried to install it , but i cant get it to work properly. Unit wont stay on , after a couple of minutes it shuts down. it seems like the antitheft mode is shutting it down. is there a way to access the radios anti theft mode to punch in the code(s)?
i cant attach the url. here is what you can look up on e-bay
8" Inch Quad core Android 7.1 Car DVD player unit GPS for Honda PILOT 2015-2018
how many of you have installed this and can you give any feedback on this radio.
i have also have a used 2017 Honda Pilot radio and tried to install it , but i cant get it to work properly. Unit wont stay on , after a couple of minutes it shuts down. it seems like the antitheft mode is shutting it down. is there a way to access the radios anti theft mode to punch in the code(s)?
I doubt anyone has done it.
Many have said they wanted CarPlay but few have tried.
Here is the item you wanted to link:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/253076442696?_mwBanner=1#vi__app-cvip-panel
Fwiw, I'm told that Honda did have CP all lined up to go in 2016, but Apple made last minute mandated changes that the hardware manufacturer couldn't accommodate in the timeframe available. So adios CP/AA.
Many have said they wanted CarPlay but few have tried.
Here is the item you wanted to link:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/253076442696?_mwBanner=1#vi__app-cvip-panel
Fwiw, I'm told that Honda did have CP all lined up to go in 2016, but Apple made last minute mandated changes that the hardware manufacturer couldn't accommodate in the timeframe available. So adios CP/AA.
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Thanks Mr. Rocky!!!!!!
anchor3n1 doesn't have CP in his 2016. He doesn't know what he's missing (it's out sight out of mind for him. He just get's from point A to Z in his '16 and still loves it:wink:
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Was the used 2017 head unit out of the same model/trim as your 2016?
That may be the only reason why it isn't working. The harness may be slightly different to accommodate Navi or RES, or even both for Elite/Touring in Canada.
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That may be the only reason why it isn't working. The harness may be slightly different to accommodate Navi or RES, or even both for Elite/Touring in Canada.
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if this is the reason then it will confirm that you cant get a diff trim radio work, but i thought i saw someone had purchased a diff trim 2017 radio to use in their 2016 for apple car play and android but wasn't same trim and worked.
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And to go in the other direction, will the software hack (and dongle) work on the 2015 Touring. I understand the 2015 in an earlier series and probably has a different head manufacturer.... Just asking and hoping!
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