I finally got it working, Optimus + eGPU to power the dGPU Macbook internal display.
There's a slight performance impact from using Optimus, but that's to be expected.
reFit/apple_set_os.efi to enable Iris
gpu-switch (integrated.bat) to select the iGPU / reboot
install the iGPU drivers and run integrated.bat / shutdown
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connect eGPU and boot
you should have 3 devices in Device Manager, with the eGPU showing an err