Brammer
01-30-2016, 12:32 PM
I bought one of these last year for my 2008 Mazda 3, and thought I would share my experience with it to date:
Installation:
The how-to videos are easy to follow in terms of removing the factory unit and installing the new one.
Hooking it up is straightforward and everything plugs in (no soldering / wire connectors required).
Mechanically, the unit is not as secure as the OEM unit, especially at the bottom, where the unit tends to pop out slightly after a few hard bumps.
Looks:
The system is a perfect fit and integrates well with the dash.
The LED colour is selectable and the red is a good match with the factory lighting.
Function:
The controls are reasonably easy to navigate and the "home" page is user configurable
The factory steering wheel controls work perfectly and are also user configurable
The GPS is slow to load, but works okay once it is running.
Phone synch with bluetooth works out of the box and it displays my contacts without problem
The factory head unit works perfect with the EONON, outside temp is displayed, and you can access the trip computer functions. One problem, short of pulling the battery at 12:00, there is no way to set the factory head unit time display (time on the EONON is displayed correctly though - it is synched to GPS)
Sound and user sound controls
I am not all that impressed with the sound quality, but lesson learned - never buy ICE without hearing it :). The system might sound better with an amp and aftermarket speakers.
The bass and treble controls are poorly thought out and a PITA to access when driving. You have to hit the function button 3 times to get to bass level, then one more time to get to the treble.
The radio reception is terrible. I pulled the unit and double-checked antenna connections, but stations will still drop out frequently, and these are stations that had perfect reception with the factory unit.
Pros: Looks great, perfect fit - adds USB functionality
Cons: Mounting points need to be more robust, radio is terrible, sound controls should be user configurable to make access easier
Installation:
The how-to videos are easy to follow in terms of removing the factory unit and installing the new one.
Hooking it up is straightforward and everything plugs in (no soldering / wire connectors required).
Mechanically, the unit is not as secure as the OEM unit, especially at the bottom, where the unit tends to pop out slightly after a few hard bumps.
Looks:
The system is a perfect fit and integrates well with the dash.
The LED colour is selectable and the red is a good match with the factory lighting.
Function:
The controls are reasonably easy to navigate and the "home" page is user configurable
The factory steering wheel controls work perfectly and are also user configurable
The GPS is slow to load, but works okay once it is running.
Phone synch with bluetooth works out of the box and it displays my contacts without problem
The factory head unit works perfect with the EONON, outside temp is displayed, and you can access the trip computer functions. One problem, short of pulling the battery at 12:00, there is no way to set the factory head unit time display (time on the EONON is displayed correctly though - it is synched to GPS)
Sound and user sound controls
I am not all that impressed with the sound quality, but lesson learned - never buy ICE without hearing it :). The system might sound better with an amp and aftermarket speakers.
The bass and treble controls are poorly thought out and a PITA to access when driving. You have to hit the function button 3 times to get to bass level, then one more time to get to the treble.
The radio reception is terrible. I pulled the unit and double-checked antenna connections, but stations will still drop out frequently, and these are stations that had perfect reception with the factory unit.
Pros: Looks great, perfect fit - adds USB functionality
Cons: Mounting points need to be more robust, radio is terrible, sound controls should be user configurable to make access easier