cut off head unit's foreign connector? - Android Head-Units
went into a local car stereo shop to have my head unit installed (Joying 7" 1024x600 RK3188) and they didn't recognize the unit's male harness (?) connector (see attached photos). They say it's most likely to connect to a Chinese car and they will have to cut it off and splice the wires to an American car harness (PAC C2R-CHY4 harness for '07 Chrysler 300). Is this correct?? I was thinking of installing the head unit myself (since they wanted to charge me too much), wasn't sure if I actually do have to cut it off.
Any kind of insight is appreciated.
DiGiTY said:
went into a local car stereo shop to have my head unit installed (Joying 7" 1024x600 RK3188) and they didn't recognize the unit's male harness (?) connector (see attached photos).
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That's a standard DIN connector - if a car stereo shop doesn't recognize that, RUN AWAY, they're not very good!
If you don't want to cut the end off, a Scosche VW01RB should plug right in.
mike.s said:
That's a standard DIN connector - if a car stereo shop doesn't recognize that, RUN AWAY, they're not very good!
If you don't want to cut the end off, a Scosche VW01RB should plug right in.
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LMFAO! Good point! I found the Metra version (71-1784) and ordered that off Amazon since it can get here in 2 days.
Thanks!
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I agree with mike.s. That's something pretty much every installer should know. Just as an FYI, I had mine installed on a Ford Explorer and didn't have to cut anything.
War-Rasta said:
I agree with mike.s. That's something pretty much every installer should know. Just as an FYI, I had mine installed on a Ford Explorer and didn't have to cut anything.
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Hmmm... now I'm confused. Everywhere online refers to this connector as for VW vehicles, but you put this in a Ford Explorer without that reverse harness?
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DiGiTY said:
Hmmm... now I'm confused. Everywhere online refers to this connector as for VW vehicles, but you put this in a Ford Explorer without that reverse harness?
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Well, I didn't do the installation (I paid a professional installer to do it) but I do remember the connector being the same as the one on the picture. For accuracy's sake, this is the actual headunit I got:
http://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Recei...25&sr=8-6&keywords=pumpkin+android+car+stereo
Yup, its the same. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you end up paying for installation? I went to a couple of installers and they wanted to charge me extra because they needed to customize the dash kit to fit the oversized head unit ($480+ at one shop and then $700+ at another shop... that second shop wanted to charge me $170 for my car's CANBUS harness even though it's $61 on Amazon, SMFH!)
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Im in the Dominican Republic so what I paid over here will have no relation to the prices over there, but i've lived in the US in the past and it looks to me like they're trying to rip you off with those prices. It's definitely not worth it if you're going to pay more for installation than you paid for the actual headunit.
Just for the sake of information, I ended up paying the equivalent of about $150.00 dollars for installation, but it wasn't just the stereo. I had recently bought the Ford Explorer and I had a full sound system in my previous car that I wanted to have transfered over to the Explorer so that price was to remove the 4 speakers, amp and subwoofers from the old car, install the original speakers on it (I had kept them in a box for this exact situation), replace the Explorer's speakers for the ones I had, install the amp and subwoofers, install the back up camera (that I also purchased) AND installing the headunit.
LOL! If only I was still in NYC - I would of got a good deal like that in the heights or Bx.
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kinda the same question
kinda the same question (sorry) just a different car. I have a 2011 Hyundai sonata. the radio I have has this same wiring harness. will it work in my car as well if I get the metra/scosche wiring harness adapter. or would I need to get something else. or it wont work at all. or can it just be hard wired. thanks for the help in advanced.
PAPRODIGY said:
kinda the same question (sorry) just a different car. I have a 2011 Hyundai sonata. the radio I have has this same wiring harness. will it work in my car as well if I get the metra/scosche wiring harness adapter. or would I need to get something else. or it wont work at all. or can it just be hard wired. thanks for the help in advanced.
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I actually have a 2011 GLS. You need the Metra wiring harness to keep from destroying your factory wires. You just wire up the harness and then you connect the harness to the OEM slots. You do have to cut off the standard connector head unless you plan on selling the radio later, there is no good reason to keep it.
KingLo said:
I actually have a 2011 GLS. You need the Metra wiring harness to keep from destroying your factory wires. You just wire up the harness and then you connect the harness to the OEM slots. You do have to cut off the standard connector head unless you plan on selling the radio later, there is no good reason to keep it.
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I kept it intact because I might sell it, I'm also anal and like things neat as possible.
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PAPRODIGY said:
kinda the same question (sorry) just a different car. I have a 2011 Hyundai sonata. the radio I have has this same wiring harness. will it work in my car as well if I get the metra/scosche wiring harness adapter. or would I need to get something else. or it wont work at all. or can it just be hard wired. thanks for the help in advanced.
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Heads up... the memory/constant power and ACC wires/pins were swapped on my head unit's harness connector. Not sure if that is normal or a mistake with these things. Watch out for that
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DiGiTY said:
Heads up... the memory/constant power and ACC wires/pins were swapped on my head unit's harness connector. Not sure if that is normal or a mistake with these things. Watch out for that
Sent from my LG-D850 using Tapatalk All the wire will match up this wiring harness that's posted above with my car though with or with out a wiring harness right. and thanks again
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PAPRODIGY said:
All the wire will match up this wiring harness that's posted above with my car though with or with out a wiring harness right. and thanks again
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Just note the wiring diagram from your unit and then the reverse harness (whose wires are most likely labeled). If there's differences, wire accordingly - you're just going to have to think on your feet.
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Hi,if you want to do wire modification because the harness is difference to your car !
you can use a multimeter. measure the voltage of your car to make connection .permanent +12V power wire to the Yellow wire on Joying ISO plug ,ignition +12V to the Red wire on Joying ISO plug .
and then connect the Black wire on the Joying ISO plug to GND ,the unit should power on .
the rest is connect the speaker cables .
Good luck
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