2017 Vegatouch additional tablet

[dlbradley]

Thanks again Stu.

Where did you mount the Garmin?

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Originally Posted by 777 Driver

Rob,

When you first reported that your Alexa link wasn't working, mine still was working.

It continued to work thru this past summer up until I put the coach away in early September.

The coach is currently in a Cummins shop for the fuel rail recall. That may be done today, but, I won't be able to pick it up until Monday. I can recheck Alexa functionality then.

What's your best guess for how long your body work will take? Do you expect any parts delays? It looked like it would mostly be fiberglass and paint, which should suffer supply chain. How about the mirror?

Speaking of supply chain, I came across a YouTube video that offers a description of 5 issues contributing the delay:

Take care,
Stu

Stu, hope the fuel rail goes well, let me know on the Alexa when you can.

Parts are ordered, mirror (complete assembly) had a one week lead time not including shipping as they are built to order, it's amazing the vast number of variations in this simple appearing item! It is scheduled to be delivered next week, so less than two weeks overall. The headlight trim aren't made in my gray finish anymore (only chrome) and the newer C-lights don't fit my older trim so I'll be getting new left and right headlight trims (I kinda liked the gray tho). Was quoted three weeks, but no update on delivery, we may be gone before they arrive.

Body shop says one week not including diamond shield (which has to wait for full paint cure) we go in Tuesday. I'll believe it when I see it. My realistic expectation is to get the structure put back to shape, then get the paint work done next spring when we have another place to live. We were supposed to leave 10/13, as you can imagine canceling reservations dominos into a logistical horror story.

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Originally Posted by dlbradley

Hey guys, this is sort of still on topic although I don't see any mention of it in the eRVin project...

Is there a way in my 2017 Anthem to add a tablet to the Rand McNally in dash GPS for my copilot to interface with the routing and create, add, edit, etc.? I've searched and have come up with zero.

Thanks!

Like Stu, I've found the RM to be significantly out of date missing even some major roads, not to mention IMO it is just really, really bad at routing. I have been a Garmin fan since gps first became available for non military uses and think their routing algorithms are superior. However, any "off-line" solution including Garmin, just can't compare with today's "live" tools like Google Maps/Waze.

Even tho Maps/Waze doesn't [yet] have large vehicle routing and a low bridge database it still is my goto device. It is way more up to date, virtually real time, much easier to use and 9 times out of 10 chooses a better route than the RM. Of course I always research and pre plan my route myself anyway. We run Maps, Waze and the RM all together and mediate any disagreements.

If you have a Samsung TV and a Samsung smartphone, casting to the front TV should be a simple matter, it works fine even with my circa 2016 TV model. With some other brand phone/TV combo YMMV. I run Maps on my phone, Linda runs Waze on her phone and the front TV displays the RM. Some of the ridiculously stupid things RM does make for good driving entertainment.

[777 Driver]

Originally Posted by dlbradley

Thanks again Stu.

Where did you mount the Garmin?

The Garmin ships with a sturdy suction mount that I placed here:



The Garmin attaches to the mount with a strong magnet. There's enough range of adjustment that I can angle the scree so that I can easily see it and my DW can also lean over a bit when she wants to see the display. The phone app is installed on her phone and she uses that for any underway route modifications. I power it from one of the dash USB ports.

I also run Waze on my phone and have that visible for me.

The real fun begins when there's disagreement between the various sources. I'll generally default to the Garmin on the presumption that it has the RV dimensions/weight programmed and the maps are current. Waze is mostly for traffic, road hazards and, not that I'd ever be concerned, speed enforcement.

Take care,
Stu

[dlbradley]

Originally Posted by 777 Driver

Glad that you like it.

Have you tried the Dataplicity link for remote control?

Take care,
Stu

Yes! More icing on the cake!