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New Zealand?

My Dad's old Subaru Legacy used its display to show Japan rotating around as we turned corners, us always in the sea.

I'm onto my second 2005 Mazda MPV (they're great cars). This time I've replaced the head unit with one of those nasty cheap Android things. Basically a confused tablet with some extra hardware, running any mapping or other app you want.

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Haha, yep, NZ, and the 2005 MPV :D

That's not a bad idea at all on the head.

There's a good Geekzone thread on head unit installation. Especially useful if you want to keep the factory reverse camera operating. Note the camera needs 6V. Voltage conversion boards are ultra cheap on aliexpress or if you're in Wellington you could have one from my stash :)

Thank you for the kind offer :)

I don't have a factory camera, but would be worth doing a third party one, the visibility while reversing is rather poor as soon as you get teenagers sitting in the back.

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