CFE-Plus

[barrybritcher]

Originally Posted by cookieones

Mine is a 2015 V60 with Sonus.
I originally contacted Volvotech as I was interested in the reverse camera set (VT-01888) but they informed me that the CFE-Plus was a better option. I informed them that my car was not listed on there website and they told me to look under the Beta version and it was listed there, so on there recommendation I opted for the CFE-Plus................ then the nightmare began!

It came complete with two cameras that I had ordered with it, one for the back and one for the front but no instructions as advised there would be as they have yet to produce a pdf file for my model year. So I have a box full of cables and not a clue as to what they connect to, I know how to remove the trim and head unit etc as I have previously fitted reverse cameras to both my V70 & XC90.

App downloaded from there website but once plugged in it could not find the CFE, after much head scratching it turned out that I needed to download new drivers for windows 10. Success the CFE appeared in the box. Next step go to settings and put in the vin number for my car, it then pops up a message telling me that model year 2016 is not supported, strange, mines 2015. So next step check for new firmware found the latest version on there website so just a simple job to download and update. All I got was pages of script apparently my web browser does not support this download, so three browsers latter and I manage to download the latest version of firmware (v2.144) so back to settings re enter vin number and hey presto.......... model year 2016 not supported!

Last message today from Volvotech, we are checking.
So far I have spent over two days on my PC trying to configure what should be a plug and play, I know the camera install is going to be time consuming with trim removal etc but I envisaged that two days tops should have seen the job completed, I’m yet to remove a single piece of trim.

My patience is now getting very thin and feel that this product should not be on the market with so many issues and should certainly not have been recommended for my application.

Agreed. The whole shebang is beta. Not ready for the wild yet and even if it was, not at 250 dollhairs