EC Offroad Head unit and Dash Cluster Review

[@CharSooa]

Have been looking at these for a while but it is hard to find good feedback. Thanks for taking the time to do this in an informative, non-BS way. Btw, video clarity on the new camera is excellent!

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

You’re more then welcome. And thank you for the feedback on the new camera.

[@DieselAddiction]

Awesome video, been waiting for someone to do a decent demo on the EC infotainment system.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Hopefully this was helpful to ya. It’s not perfect but it’s still better then the factory unit.

[@richardatkin8526]

Thanks for this vid, you've convinced me that one of these (EC Prado headunit I was looking at) isn't worth the investment. I have a permanent reserve camera installed with screen over rearview mirror, does the trick for now till someone comes up with a reliable aftermarket option

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Supporting local with the install. Love it. Thank you

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

It’s still imported gear but at least it’s an Aussie making some $$ out of it too which gets reinvested here too. Plus the local support if/when something goes wrong

[@ashleyrossiter4591]

Thanks mate, very useful video. Was definitely looking at the instrument cluster but was iffy on the head unit.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Glad it helped

[@joelmcphee7169]

This was so helpful man appreciate the effort youve put in here.. cheers!

[@andyknighton4wdCampingandmore]

My other half wants the head unit upgrade. It’s a huge amount of money though. Plus been worried about some of the negatives. At least we’re more aware of what they are. The reverse camera would be a big thing for her, & strange they haven’t sorted the heated/cooling controls as we also have the TiL. The discount code will help!

[@longway1]

Yeah mate little bit frustrating l have ec offroads 2023 10 inch head unit and it has its problems too. I bought it on line January and was sent the wrong install video that took abit of sorting as it was a new release then the simcard slot stop working mid song and the down loadable map app doesn't work spoke to ec offroad and was told they would need the car for 3 days to see what l had done and to fix it, l live 180 kms away from there shop which would mean running 2 cars down to drop it of and pick it up again. I have had several conversations with ec and the 3 day thing stands. Unit crashes often, temp controls dodgy ec are to busy with American truck builds to look after the little sales. Hope you have better luck.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

That’s sad to hear your experience hasn’t been as good as it should be when spending this type of money. I’m going to msg them and tell them to look through the comments.

[@nd9667]

The clock on instrument cluster loses time constantly - about 1 - 2 minutes per week. Also f you change the sleep mode timer setting on the head unit it gets rid of the laggy boot up time. 23:45

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Yeah about a minute every week seems about right. I tried changing the sleep timer but if it doesn’t re boot entirely every now and then, then it crashes even more then it already does.

[@scottcovo]

I have had the instrument cluster in for about 6 months with no issues at all.

[@vitalik2273]

Try moving your microphone somewhere near rearview mirror on the windscreen improved by 100% now no microphone issue for me. Hope it works for you.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

A few ppl have said that now. I’ll have to give it a go

[@cyclemoto8744]

I don't own a Y62, I don't know why I watched this. Oh yeah, I remember because I like your channel and like the thought of a Y62. Scratch that, I saw your average fuel consumption. I'll stick to the LC76 for a bit longer and upgrade to something else. ;) Thanks for the content Steve. Cheers

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

😂. That was just after towing my 2.8t caravan back from Cobar NSW while on 35 inch tyres. Im pretty happy with 21.8 with that in mind hahah. Normally around home it’s 18 ish. Hyw is about 14-15

[@cyclemoto8744]

@@Australian4x4Adventures Ok, that makes more sense. Notwithstanding the towing, large tyres are certainly the enemy of fuel economy. It's funny with the 70 series, they (well mine at least) stays pretty constant between 14/15 L per 100km, regardless of the environment, with towing it obviously increases but I only have a camper so about 1L more. Cheers

[@markandkim66]

Just got home from a 560K round trip down the surf coast of Vic towing my 2.3T van, averaged 18.1L/100 in my TI-L. Happy with that. I’m still undecided about the head unit. Thanks for your open and honest review.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

That’s pretty good. I’d be happy with that

[@l2andom]

@@markandkim66I've been looking at the head unit too and still very undecided. Looks good but the 'quirks' worry me. Not a fan of extra quirks 😅.

[@scottcarder9543]

I like that head unit bro. And the dash is impressive. Apple car play easy pairing is good 💯

[@colinevans3285]

Your not alone with the issues. I have an EC off-road head unit in my 100 series. Less than 2 years old. It’s been a piece of crap from new, screen randomly just goes black and won’t do anything, constantly resetting it. Message EC off-road and they advised to do this. I’m t doesn’t come with any instructions. I wish I didn’t waste my money on it. I’ll never buy another thing from them. Would advise people to just buy the same thing off eBay for 1/4 the price.

[@anbu999]

Someone having too much fun with his 200 series, I mean Patrol.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Hahaha. Having fun is the name of the game. No matter what Toyota I’m in. I mean nissan 😂

[@mattyosborne1453]

That instrument cluster looks sick. Shame they only make for the patrol and cruiser

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Look up a place called carbotetta They make them and may have other models

[@jamiewilliams7618]

You will have issues this is why i sold the 62 as there is no fix for the outdated head unit, but cluster is good but yeah couldnt do it with the cheapness of the build on the head units but they wantted a lot for them.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Every type of modification has issues and everything is a compromise in some way.

[@jamiewilliams7618]

@@Australian4x4Adventures yeah but these are a lot of issues to be having for what it is

[@Brennomac83]

I have had similar problems with my factory np300 reverse camera, and the head unit freezing also. I have been wanting to upgrade cause it is a pain but it might just be a nissan thing.

[@shannondennis1021]

on your new camera, the image seems more stable when you are moving. Looks like the stability control is better/smoother than in the first half. The first half has more sudden/jerky micro movement. hope this helps.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Ahhh. Thank you. I was hoping someone would give me some feedback on the new camera. Sounds like it is noticeable.

[@shannondennis1021]

yeah, heaps better with the new camera! @@Australian4x4Adventures

[@karloz83]

I looked at these he’s units and just said nope not yet until all the glitches are fixed and they perform better hard too as live so far away in the country. Don’t want to be turning the car on and off just to get the stereo to work. Old school cars and systems seems to be so much better every day. The old factory system doesn’t crash either that seems to Means a lot. When forking out coin over the factory one.

[@taylorpetersen1487]

Have you had anymore software updates? Has it fixed these quirks? Especially the reverse camera

[@patcarey3723]

With the new camera can you use a gimbal to stabilise your shots? This would really help with the motion sickness I get when watching your updates. Thanks!

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I can but I actually like a bit of movement in the shots. It makes it feel more interactive to me. But that’s just the way I view things

[@warrenscott1013]

Thanks for the video. How did you personalise the background screen?

[@gregsim1888]

Or when the reverse camera isn’t working, it’s the one time your child runs behind the car and you can’t see them in the mirror, what’s the real cost. To be clear, wouldn’t wish that on anyone, but it happens and it’s always a series of events that line up.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

It’s definitely a concern I’m not ganna lie. When it happens, if the kids arnt in the car with me then I stop and make sure I know the wife has them. Or just turn the car off and on again to re set it.

[@ashleywright7671]

Get yourself 4 autel sensors, clone your factory tpms sensors, and the tpms will work with either rims. No need to relearn the car for each set of rims.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Just googled them and they are cheap enough. How do you clone them?

[@ashleywright7671]

@Australian4x4Adventures Either the tpms pad. 50-70 or the autel tpms tool. A couple of hundred. Either way hold tool near orig sensor and read, or write down code and enter off sensor. From memory use 2008 y61 for sensor configuration. I am running two sets - works great

[@LockyourHubs4WDing]

Is that 50/50% torque when the centre diff is locked?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

It’s like every other 4wd system where they split the power 50/50’front and rear.

[@LockyourHubs4WDing]

@@Australian4x4Adventures I thought the dash said 50/50 torque when the centre diff was locked. If it does, that's another fix needed, it's the complete opposite, open diffs split torque 50/50 not locked.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I’m not following sorry. What do you mean?

[@LockyourHubs4WDing]

@@Australian4x4Adventures when you switched the 4x4 (4Hi) button on the dash (to lock the centre diff/clutch pack) and the dash showed the graphic, I thought it showed 50/50% torque on the dash?

[@MKMTA]

21.8 kms per 100 😮 Pleae tell me there was some towing in that...

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Nope. That’s just driving around home. On 35s sitting at 3.8t.

[@NasTimeAdventures]

I can see the appeal for many but for me, not worth the risk yet. Cheers for the vid though.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

You’re welcome. I’d say most cars don’t really need any of these upgrades but the 62 head unit is horrible.

[@tacte-cool1331]

Have you found any issue with the reverse sensors post install. I’ve found everything works as normal except the reverse sensors.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Only issue I’ve found is while sitting still for too long the front sensors randomly go off. Never had an issue with the rears

[@tacte-cool1331]

@@Australian4x4Adventures the fun of mods…

[@kateysaad9681]

hi there, are they available to purchase with fitting fee ? are they near Brisbane somewhere ? or the gold coast ?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Contact EC offroad. They have a Melbourne and Brisbane store. Mention me for a discount.

[@kateysaad9681]

thank you@@Australian4x4Adventures

[@lukewarm2075]

Love mods 😊😊😊

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Me too clearly 😂

[@johnsontravis47]

What type of cost

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

2k for the cluster and 3k for the head unit

[@kristoferandrea9199]

All ec offroad headunits has bad Bluetooth, its not the microphone its the software.

[@wasbruce]

I went in early with the Tesla style unit when that was the only option. I like it but as with yours it has quirks. Buyers of these things must realise they are NOT like a factory unit designed for the specific vehicle. They are an Android tablet with software to interface with the vehicle features via canbus and are only as good as the time the chinese developers took to get it done before moving on to the next of the probably 50 types of cars the unit runs in. But in exchange for quirks you do get versatility to run whatever you want on it.

[@raymondricciardi]

4:37 what's wrong with the memory? Remembers average fuel economy, and time travelled, but not average speed and distance travelled?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

It re sets everytime the car starts for those things.

[@raymondricciardi]

So not able to do a trip meter per tank? Any other glitches?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Yeah it does a trip meter per tank and for as long as you don’t reset it like factory. Trip a and b. All that sorta stuff

[@wheeman999]

3k and the buttons sound like shit. They’ll fail soon. Ec are known for software issues. Good luck. You’ll go back to stock within the next year I reckon.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

You could be right. And you could be wrong. Only time will tell if the buttons fail or not. But I’m sure you’ll all know about it if they do haha

[@vehkish2o68]

If only the head unit would come for example with a carbonwrap and or several other flavours out within the box or as an online precut accessory. Anyone ?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

EC can wrap or paint the unit for you as part of the deal but I don’t know anyone that does a pre cut wrap for these units

[@vehkish2o68]

@@Australian4x4Adventures Thank you.

[@thelonewolf666]

i cant see 3 grand plus in a chinese head unit--- its worth 1200 bucks

[@gregbishop610]

No Dash gear ! Too dear !

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Are you talking about dash offroad gear?

[@georgekelagis647]

man buy a 4wd just to spend alot of $$$$ fixing it up very sad !!

[@shanenorwell8580]

Like every 79 series owner on the planet😂😂😂

[@TimHarwood-x3w]

I bought a head unit for my 2021 200 series. Absolute bag of shit. Completely glitchy and frozen, lasted 12 months with moderate issues at 13 months unusable. DO NOT BUY!!

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I had a few dramas with my one in my 200 as well. The 62 ones are definitely an improvement

[@Chris-sf2cp]

Yeah that unit is cheap and nasty, no name Chinese crap yet charge 3k for it

[@trickymon]

Makes me wonder you buy a Nissan and then remove most Nissan products and exchange them with aftermarket rubbish and one would think Nissan know a thing about building a reliable vehicle. But hey they doesn’t get likes or free sponsors products. Your making a great cat shit

[@shanenorwell8580]

Bloody hell…tough crowd.

[@OshoLee]

6000 aud for both?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

$5000. $3000 for the head unit and $2000 for the dash cluster.