The tow rig stereo thread
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anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
I have been looking for something for the Heep with an aux input. It is hard to find a double din with that, but it looks like you may have ended my search.
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
They get pretty good reviews. I'm also thinking about one for the jeep. It's cheap enough for a deck that will be out in the elements and it has 3 camera inputs. It would be cool to run a front camera in the jeep.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
Bought one and an stall kit with harness to plug into OEM harness. The first control box for the steering wheel controls was bad so I had to wait for them to send me a replacement. Then I spent a week and a half in the desert. Got it installed tonight and so far I like how it is set up and sounds. I need to find a better install kit since I really don’t like that this one does not fit the dash very well and the radio is slightly set back.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Ha. I bought the same one and started to install it today. I think my kit doesn't have this connector I need so I stopped partway through.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Well got it hooked up at long last.
Didn't need the other harness plug after all (it was for auxiliary input)
The key to the whole deal was the accessory on (ignition hot) was only 2.5v to the stock stereo and most aftermarket deals need 12v
So I found a wire in the loom (passenger kick panel green with a lavender tracer) that was delayed accessory on (12v until the door is opened) and ran a power from that to the head unit.
I'll have to install the backup camera when it's not night, 30° and raining.
Quite pleased. Wireless Android Auto takes maybe <5 seconds to auto play from key on.
And it sounds decent too.
Looking forward to enjoying my drive to Denver next week.
If anyone else who has this knows how to install a video player app, I'd be forever grateful.
Didn't need the other harness plug after all (it was for auxiliary input)
The key to the whole deal was the accessory on (ignition hot) was only 2.5v to the stock stereo and most aftermarket deals need 12v
So I found a wire in the loom (passenger kick panel green with a lavender tracer) that was delayed accessory on (12v until the door is opened) and ran a power from that to the head unit.
I'll have to install the backup camera when it's not night, 30° and raining.
Quite pleased. Wireless Android Auto takes maybe <5 seconds to auto play from key on.
And it sounds decent too.
Looking forward to enjoying my drive to Denver next week.
If anyone else who has this knows how to install a video player app, I'd be forever grateful.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
I hate those little red things
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
They're not too bad with the proper crimping tool.
Yeah. Unbeknownst to me, my 6 year old decided to make a "craft" with all my solder...so I had none.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
ATOTO AC-44F5 Watchband Style Wireless Remote Control with Luminous Buttons, Plug & Play - Only for ATOTO Car Stereos (SA102, A6Y, A6 KL, F7 & S8), Not Compatible with ATOTO A6 PF/ S8 Lite Version https://a.co/d/aOBTuBh
And wired up the backup camera, got 12v hot reverse at the reverse bulb.
Lap of luxury!
And wired up the backup camera, got 12v hot reverse at the reverse bulb.
Lap of luxury!
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Zombie
Random Dead Guy
- Location
- Sandy Utah
@Cody - several months later, your reply has been in my head every time my stereo made a noise that it shouldn't have... I took advantage of the slightly cooler temps over the weekend to dig into the stereo again. I adjusted the gain all the way down on all channels, and spent a little time adjusting the crossovers on the amp and the EQ on the deck, and I have a much cleaner more clear sound now. Thanks for the comment - it has made my sound experience better. I need to add a lot of sound deadening, especially with it being a 12 valve, but I do appreciate a cleaner sound.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Yes. I'll send your RME certificate of appreciation out ASAP, along with a $20 Walmart gift card and a RME ball cap, size XXXL.
- Location
- South Carolina....no public land
I put a Jensen 710 in my Bar-B van. It supports wireless or wired Apple Carplay / Android Auto, touch screen. Head unit alone is around $300. I did pay for installation and I had new speakers installed as well. It works great for my purposes but I'm not an audiophile. I listen mostly to podcasts.
The wireless carplay works ok but there is a little delay between the phone and the unit. That doesn't cause any issues when listening, just when you hit play / rewind / etc. I actually spent extra to get the wireless capability but found that I'm mostly using it wired anyway (so I can charge my phone as I'm listening).
- Location
- Eagle Mountain, Utah
I only use Carplay wired... I don't know if it's just my phone but whenever I tried to do Carplay wireless anytime I'd go into spotty Service areas the audio would cut in and out periodically anytime my phone found, or lost, cell service. Even though the stuff I was listening to was downloaded and not using data.
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
My Tacoma has wired only Android Auto. I bought one of these, plugged into the wired spod and it connects wirelessly to my phone. It works really well. Only had it drop twice and both times were on SR92 about half way from AF canyon to I-15.