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[naitram]

side shot of how far out radio sits

[naitram]

radio and gauge cluster aligned

[Twolanerider]

Dan,
this one will do wired carplay or andriod auto. but alos will take Bluetooth audio in

But not Bluetooth audio back out to earpods or helmet speakers?

[naitram]

good question, not sure

[naitram]

initial thoughts after a few short trips

i like the size and brightness of the screen
the 13 band EQ is nice for making adjustments

radio reception isnt great ( it seemed fine before i put the nose on, maybe i loosened up the antenna plug )
not having AVC will take some getting used to but is not a show stopper for me

its a road glide so reaching the face of the radio while riding is still a challenge
for my normal use case of staying on car play with waze open and a stream app running in the background make it very easy to use this radio and the only thing i'm doing is volume up and volume down on the left thumb.

i did learn that pushing in on left thumb is mute on/off could come in handy to silence the unit for a minute when stopped instead of volume down/up

right thumb works as expected to change modes or go to next/prev track on the apps

[Dan_Lockwood]

I think I was confused... So what's new???

I see the "MIRROR" option is the only option and it does the two CarPlay iOS and Android via Bluetooth, or something other, but no cable to do it.  I see it has Bluetooth, sorry...
 

[naitram]

there is a usb port in the harness


its longer then in the picture, i put it inside the left glove box where i had previously mounted a usb port just for power

in the pics above you can see the hole from the front

[naitram]

cable inside glove box

[Johnnie Nap]

Not having AVC was a deal breaker for me since I’m always riding 2up. I put a Bluetooth system on my old Road King and I’m using an app called Volumatic. Not sure it it’s CarPlay friendly but might be worth a try. Let us know if you decide to try it

[TN]

I have spoken with a few people starting with Volunteer audio and going up the chain and I was told that  soundstream was working on a bluetooth output function for the new head units,  there has been lots of request/interest from consumers for this feature, no-one could tell me if this will be a separate add-on module or built into the head unit itself.

Harley has the WHIM but it’s definitely proprietary, most aftermarket bluetooth modules I found while searching was mono output and just overall a barebones unit, I’m far from an audiophile.

[naitram]

Not having AVC was a deal breaker for me since I’m always riding 2up. I put a Bluetooth system on my old Road King and I’m using an app called Volumatic. Not sure it it’s CarPlay friendly but might be worth a try. Let us know if you decide to try it

i'll give it a try

[Twolanerider]

I have spoken with a few people starting with Volunteer audio and going up the chain and I was told that  soundstream was working on a bluetooth output function for the new head units,  there has been lots of request/interest from consumers for this feature, no-one could tell me if this will be a separate add-on module or built into the head unit itself.

Harley has the WHIM but it’s definitely proprietary, most aftermarket bluetooth modules I found while searching was mono output and just overall a barebones unit, I’m far from an audiophile.

Thanks Phil.  I listen to music so little while riding that the audio/radio itself is not a strong incentive.  The rest of the app ecosystem and utility would be why (and just that it looks kind of cool).  But I would prefer the output to earbuds or in-helmet speakers for at least the nav outputs.  So I can save my 2 dollars for now while waiting to see if there is an update  .

[Dan_Lockwood]

Neal,

Just got back from my HD dealership and I believe he's going to be able to sell me my Soundstream head unit.  That way I get to use my HD VISA Harley Bucks to help purchase it...

I noticed that you mentioned you gave up and just pulled your headlamp assembly to get your fairing off. I have an aftermarket LED headlamp assembly and I found it VERY HARD to remove the fairing and install the fairing.

How do you pull the headlamp assembly without pulling the fairing?  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Dan

[naitram]

i had the fairing off with the headlights installed, only removed them for re-assembly

[Twolanerider]

i had the fairing off with the headlights installed, only removed them for re-assembly

On several different Road Glides that's my cheat for reassembly.  Sometimes just can't shove it all back together.  Pull the headlight so can see what's going on inside.  Never had any great issue getting a fairing off though.  At least not when I hadn't missed a screw.