The aftermarket Android Head Unit was delivered today. Shipping from China was very quick and I was pleased to see it had been well packaged.
Our original head unit is a 2DIN and consequentially quite deep. I assume because it included a DVD player. The new Android Head Unit doesn’t have the player and accordingly is roughly 25% the depth of the original.
The screen is larger (9inch vs 7inch) which required a replacement facia.
Included were
- Head Unit
- Facia panel
- Patch lead to convert the exiting 4WD wiring to the new unit
- GPS dongle
- Two (2) USB leads
- Reversing camera and cabling
- Patch lead to convert the existing rear view camera wiring to the new unit
- Patch leads for accessories
- Patch lead for the original FM radio aerial
- Plastic trim removal tool
Connecting all the cables was rather simple, although I found I had a loose red and black cable with no connection. Eventually I realised it was the power cable for the fan inside the unit. Then looking through all the patch leads I identified a grey & black cable with a fitting that appeared to fit
Does the Grey/Black cable connect to the Red/Black?
No screws we included to secure the unit to the facia but after several minutes of searching in my various “you might need these one day” jars I found some that were suitable.
The unit has a built-in microphone, but these are usually poor quality. The accessory patch lead has a socket for an external microphone and I’ve therefore decided to buy one from Aliexpress. I’m also going to buy a plastic screen protector in an effort to avoid scratches and minimise glare.
what I now need is a fine day to do the installation.
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