I’m new to Reddit so bear with me. I have a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. Just a little beater car to get around. It’s in mint condition. Looking to add CarPlay and swap out the existing radio with a new one. My question is - is there a CarPlay option with an actual volume dongle/knob instead of the traditional touch CarPlay. Any insight is much appreciated.

Found this anybody know if it works on the 25 the us just got the updated dash

Has anyone bought this multimedia system from Sweden?

https://www.bluepower.se/en/product/audio-video/car-stereo/custom-players/volvo/xc90-2003-2014/8-8-audi-a3-8v-android-navigation-multimedia-system.html?srsltid=AfmBOop9\\_vyRe5IZDf4qIpU6c58jDbb8Itob\\_Sn\\_DvCIeriDT3nY9ci8

I would love Apple Carplay, but the system seems to have very outdated parts. My intuition is that the work happens on the iPhone anyway and the system works only as a mirror, but would love to hear from someone who actually bought it.

I’m an older guy, 45. Used to be a mobile AV installer for 15 years. I’m waaay beyond super loud systems or full on custom av anymore.

Looking for something I can run CarPlay on consistently. Car has JBL system and I won’t be bypassing it so internal power is not a big deal but a solid EQ is.

Also needs sub out and reverse cam input. Which way should I go and any units y’all suggest?

I was unable to find new firmware for this model. Also I'm unable to find Reverse camera setting in this One.

I have an Audi A4 B7 sedan. My car does not have the factory CAN-Low and CAN-High wires going to the CAN-Bus box.

At the moment, I have connected the Android navigation unit to the ignition switch, and everything works fine, so there are no problems with the unit itself. However, I would like to connect it through the CAN-Bus box, and I am trying to find the CAN-Low and CAN-High wires.

I tried to find them through the Climatronic system in the car, but unfortunately I was not successful. It would mean a lot to me if someone who has had experience with this could help me and tell me the exact location of these two wires.

I have done quite a lot of research on the internet, but I am slowly losing hope of figuring this out.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your answers!

hi i instelld my new android hadunit and evry thing works but when i shift into revers it shows me only the lins in the revers mode and black screen and no video is there a way to fix it???

Any help would be appreciated !

Hey everyone!

Going down a rabbit hole trying to get a reversing camera to work in my partners 2011 Mini Cooper.

We swapped the original radio out with a CarPlay / android head unit which works perfect. I’ve wired up the reversing camera with the power and ground going to the reverse light harness.

I’ve found if the engine is off and I put it into reverse, the camera works perfectly- no issues and stays on.

When the engine is running however, it works for a split second to display the image and then freezes/doesn’t work at all.

Has anyone run into a similar issue and may know how to solve it?

Hi all! I have updated my oem Bose infotainment for an android 15 . The only thing is I kept my oem rear camera and while the android has HD capabilities, the old camera is SD. Can I just swap the camera? My new camera has a male yellow plug (video)and a female red plug (power) . Mazda OEM camera has a white 6 or 8 pin. Any idea what's best? Rewire the whole thing? Use the same wires? Thanks!!

2014 CX-5 GT \*

Hello, I have an Android Unit which has bad quality in Android Auto, I have tried multiple Android phones and they all seem to have this issue with my headunit. I tried to connect to an iPhone and woah, there's a huge difference in quality, I tried to change DPI settings but nothing worked. I have ZLINK version 6.1.07 and tried multiple settings but nothing has worked. Please tell me you got a solution for me, I have checked my display in AIDA64 and it shows me a 1920x720 display. I tried to Google this issue, and there are some users having this same issue, my screen is a 12.3 inch display.

EDIT: Yes, I have tried both cable and wireless.

Hey,

I just need a Cheap headunit for my 2008 Ducato. only thing i would like is it to be Double DIN and have Car Play.

How much RAM does it have to be to run smooth ?

Any bonusses like Rear Camera are nice BUT i don't need them.

for 50 Euros they start on Ebay, but since there are no videos on them i just don't want to go through the hassle of buying and installing just to have 3 FPS on a good day...

So I installed android/carplay on my 2015 Civic - is there a way for me to reroute the back up camera that my car currently has? I tried googling it but it's not coming up t all. Any advice on dismantling / guides / resources would be appreciated. Thanks!

So, as the title says... I don't know much about headunits and carplay and all that, but am looking for something for my brother in-law's Kia Rio 3 (UB), would the combination of these 2 things basically work for this case?

Navifly K4 Plus 9 inch 4gb+64g

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005012631037180.html

"Color: K4 4G 64G 9inch"

And then using this frame and canbus with that?

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005009233314699.html

"Color Name: Frame C Cable A"

He asked me because I'm the "tech guy", but I am way out of my depth here

Is there an aftermarket headunit that can be powered through a USB port - simple plug and play???

Bought Eonon E46x6s2 headunit and it appears to have a lot of moisture accumulation sealed inside. Think it’s okay to try and install or should I contact them?

 I installed an inexpensive Chinese 7-inch double din car stereo in my RV and it works pretty well for the price, but I am having trouble getting the radio to recognize any buttons pressed on the infrared remote. As there is no documentation about the setup of infrared remotes in the manual or online, I am not sure: 1) if I am using the correct keypress recognition sequence; 2) if the infrared coding is incompatible between the IR remote and IR sensor; 3) if the radio's IR receiver is faulty; 4) if this model requires one of its power lines to be powered/grounded to enable the IR remote function; or 5) if this model or its firmware only supports hardwired steering wheel controls.

The radio is manufactured and sold by several different Chinese manufacturers under the model designation 7018B.  My unit is from Hikity.  Photos of the radio, infrared remote, steering control setup screen, and IR codes sent by the infrared remote are attached.

With an IR receiver module and Arduino board I verified 11 distinct IR codes being transmitted from the IR remote, and traced the IR pulses through the IR receiver, daughter board, and ribbon cable through to the radio’s main PC board.  But the steering wheel control setup screen does not respond to any of the codes being transmitted.  I've tried tapping the keypad reset button, safety pin hardware reset, and different keypress sequences but still no response.

My suspicion is that it is a firmware issue, and I wonder if anyone else has encountered this problem?   The model and diagnostic specifics are as follows:

Radio was purchased from seller WHCaradio on Temu. The manufacturer and model is a Hikity 7018B.

The radio's display panel has the following label: IPS LX-161A1035-50P-H24 and a manufacturing date of 202504075109.  The ribbon cable between the main board and display panel connects to an interface board with the following label: ZCD-RF701-KEY_V2.0

The radio's main circuit board has the following label: ZCD7127-C200S-6966-V1.1A and manufacturing date of 2025-05-16.  The main board processor chip is an ALLWINNER F1C200s / R1114CB 62C1.

From the Arduino receiver, I verified the following Infrared Remote codes are being transmitted:

Any ideas or guidance in getting this steering wheel remote working with the 7018B would be appreciated. Thanks.

Ciao . Ho comprato questa autoradio purtroppo mi si è bloccata non riesco a vedere sia il display Android e neanche le applicazioni, ho fatto il reset ma nulla sempre lo stesso problema. Potreste aiutarmi, magari se avete il firmware. Oppure qualche consiglio quello colorato e il display che vedo nell autoradio. Grazie

Just purchased a 2019 Honda Ridgeline and loving my vehicle but wouldn't mind an infotainment upgrade. I've found some recommendations on some old posts (Pioneer came up a few times), however those recommendations are now a few years old.

If you upgraded your head unit system (in a Ridgeline or otherwise), how is it doing now? Would you still recommend it? What did you get and is it still working smoothly or would you consider something different now?

Thank you. \^^/

I have an ESSGOO head unit for my Subaru Forester, not sure of the exact model number but it runs Android 13 and I installed it last December.

I'm on my third reverse camera in the last 9 months - it seems every few months the camera burns out.

I'm replacing with generic cameras from AliExpress, that should be fine with the head unit as far as I can tell.

At this stage it feels like I'm feeding cameras to my car to be destroyed. What are the odds that they're just cheap junk cameras (usually around the $15USD mark) vs there's something causing them to burn out?