wlepse Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) I don't know if anyone else is still looking into this but just noticed that Coastaletech finally has their MFT system released. http://coastaletech.com/mytouch.htm Allows you to add a few cams and unlock all features of the MFT in motion. I might have to give this a shot since we have so much trouble with the voice activation. Just read through the install pdf and noticed they have an option for automatic front camera. Looks pretty interesting and might be another reason for me to get this since the wifey can't park this thing reliably. One thing missing I was hoping for was the iPad/pod control/ display. I am guessing this was not added since Apple is changing the connector port but I would have thought they could have made it a connector on the module and you just purchased the cable you needed for a particular device. Edited July 20, 2012 by wlepse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacy73 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 This is cool, thanks for the info. Than i can install DVB-T television in my car and the frontcamera can work by driving. :hyper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 This is cool, thanks for the info. Than i can install DVB-T television in my car and the frontcamera can work by driving. :hyper: Not sure it will work for the TV since there is no audio passthru unless you intend on using the box just to unlock the video ports in the console. I did contact the manufacturer and they confirmed that the the voice and hang up buttons still function normally regardless of whether the override is on or off. I forgot to ask if I turn it on does it stay on until turned off or does it revert to stock on power cycle. Still wish it had the iPad/Pod interface but I guess I can deal with that. And this would be much easier for those who want to do the front cam like you did...should be plug and play. Honestly this was really important to me since the MFT is sketchy and don't want to give Ford any reason not to cover things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shantz Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 looks promising. I've been waiting for something for the MyTouch options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Just spoke to their sales guy and not sure I want to bother with this unit. Seems like the details are a bit sketchy at this point what it can do and how it operates. But from he said you have to activate the lockpick every time you want to use it and it is only active for 60 seconds. I was hoping you could activate it and it would stay latched in that mode through power cycles, with this if you want to input an address while in motion you'd have to activate and start the input within 60 seconds...after that it times out and you are in regular mode. I asked about the video input and iPod interface but he said they couldn't get it working smoothly enough. Not sure how they can push two camera inputs to the screen but not another video source. I also asked him to confirm that the system works with the new software out from Ford, he said yes but seemed unaware that the software was completely rewritten by Ford and released in March. So I am still left with enough questions about how this works and given the less than stellar after sales support I have heard of this is a skip for me. Just can't justify spending that much for questionable results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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