2017 Sierra Denali Infotainment Upgrade

[pureown]

I did some searching and couldn't find anything on this specific topic.. I am wondering if it is possible to upgrade the infotainment system in a 2017 sierra denali to a last generation screen (square model not the new large one) that has wireless carplay and android auto etc. I have seen some kits from Heigh10 but it seems you lose some functionality of OEM features when going that route and it does not offer Bose compatability or wireless carplay. Thanks

[PAPER]

8 hours ago, pureown said:

I did some searching and couldn't find anything on this specific topic.. I am wondering if it is possible to upgrade the infotainment system in a 2017 sierra denali to a last generation screen (square model not the new large one) that has wireless carplay and android auto etc. I have seen some kits from Heigh10 but it seems you lose some functionality of OEM features when going that route and it does not offer Bose compatability or wireless carplay. Thanks

Do you have RSE in your truck ?

[MikeBMW]

On 12/27/2022 at 5:14 PM, pureown said:

I did some searching and couldn't find anything on this specific topic.. I am wondering if it is possible to upgrade the infotainment system in a 2017 sierra denali to a last generation screen (square model not the new large one) that has wireless carplay and android auto etc. I have seen some kits from Heigh10 but it seems you lose some functionality of OEM features when going that route and it does not offer Bose compatability or wireless carplay. Thanks

Not a smaller screen but it does have wireless carplay. Only issue is slow boot up and, lately, XM radio is available on a beta build. Also, there is a Bose adapter available.
Sorry for the split video and abrupt endings. My iPhone camera stopped recording when XM radio was connect to it - dunno why ...

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2022 by MikeBMW

[Rock1500]

15 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

Not a smaller screen but it does have wireless carplay. Only issue is slow boot up and, lately, XM radio is available on a beta build. Also, there is a Bose adapter available.
Sorry for the split video and abrupt endings. My iPhone camera stopped recording when XM radio was connect to it - dunno why ...

 

 

 

How long have you had it and how do you like it?

[gJesus1911]

Gents we are all entitled to what we like however I went on and got the alpine ilx-f511 and oh boy it’s beautiful y’all can take a look it it I’ll add some pics. Also you can retain all of your onstar features and steering wheel controls including your back up camera. 

Edited December 30, 2022 by gJesus1911

[MikeBMW]

7 hours ago, Rock1500 said:

How long have you had it and how do you like it?

A bit over 9 months and, other than the boot up time, I really like it's capabilities and the WOW factor is just a bonus.

[MikeBMW]

3 hours ago, gJesus1911 said:

Gents we are all entitled to what we like however I went on and got the alpine ilx-f511 and oh boy it’s beautiful y’all can take a look it it I’ll add some pics. Also you can retain all of your onstar features and steering wheel controls including your back up camera. 

The Linkswell Gen 5 does the same. Still, again, one has to like what one likes.
Good looking head unit!

[PAPER]

6 hours ago, gJesus1911 said:

Gents we are all entitled to what we like however I went on and got the alpine ilx-f511 and oh boy it’s beautiful y’all can take a look it it I’ll add some pics. Also you can retain all of your onstar features and steering wheel controls including your back up camera. 

do you know if it works with RSE = Rear Entertainment system ???

[Rock1500]

11 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

A bit over 9 months and, other than the boot up time, I really like it's capabilities and the WOW factor is just a bonus.

Nice I was looking at the gen 5 model, i wish it had more storage on it.   Curious, how long is the boot up on it?  30 secs or like 1 min?   Does it boot up every time you start or can you have it on standby?

[Rock1500]

15 hours ago, gJesus1911 said:

Gents we are all entitled to what we like however I went on and got the alpine ilx-f511 and oh boy it’s beautiful y’all can take a look it it I’ll add some pics. Also you can retain all of your onstar features and steering wheel controls including your back up camera. 

 

That is nice looking but it looks like its not flush to the dash.   Can you take a picture from the side?   Is there a gap also how big is that screen?  

[pureown]

On 12/29/2022 at 9:20 PM, MikeBMW said:

Not a smaller screen but it does have wireless carplay. Only issue is slow boot up and, lately, XM radio is available on a beta build. Also, there is a Bose adapter available.
Sorry for the split video and abrupt endings. My iPhone camera stopped recording when XM radio was connect to it - dunno why ...

 

 

 

Thanks for the reply and the videos that screen looks pretty good. Not sure if I am in move with the bottons on the side but the fact that it will do carplay wirelessly is great. I also did some googling and found the heigh10 screens but looks like they wont support bose or wireless carplay at the moment. Does the linkswell screen autodim and brighten during the day/night?

[MikeBMW]

9 hours ago, Rock1500 said:

Nice I was looking at the gen 5 model, i wish it had more storage on it.   Curious, how long is the boot up on it?  30 secs or like 1 min?   Does it boot up every time you start or can you have it on standby?

It boots every time on starting. I believe the Gen 3 was a standby type start but according to Linkswell it was a bit buggy without a full boot each time.

[MikeBMW]

7 hours ago, pureown said:

Thanks for the reply and the videos that screen looks pretty good. Not sure if I am in move with the bottons on the side but the fact that it will do carplay wirelessly is great. I also did some googling and found the heigh10 screens but looks like they wont support bose or wireless carplay at the moment. Does the linkswell screen autodim and brighten during the day/night?

The Linkswell can auto dim but I've changed a few settings via tune so I just go into settings and alter as I need to - two taps of the screen allows for adjustment - also, there is a dedicated dimming button but I haven't tried using it lately.
The Linkswell has an adapter for Bose audio.

[MikeBMW]

9 hours ago, Rock1500 said:

 

That is nice looking but it looks like its not flush to the dash.   Can you take a picture from the side?   Is there a gap also how big is that screen?  

I found this video on YouTube ... Impressive head unit

 

[pureown]

19 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

The Linkswell can auto dim but I've changed a few settings via tune so I just go into settings and alter as I need to - two taps of the screen allows for adjustment - also, there is a dedicated dimming button but I haven't tried using it lately.
The Linkswell has an adapter for Bose audio.

 

All the videos I am seeing for the Linkswell and others show people installing an external microphone with these. Is it not possible to tie into the existing microphones that are above the driver seat?