Sweet I'm going to start scanning for the parts and order them. Whats the best method of getting a hold of GTPrix and MVI

 

GTPrix is a member here, but also google GTPrix and it will pull him up as White Automotive services. MVI can be reached at gm-navigation.com/. MVI's number is 866-428-3585 - ask for Anthony.‎

 

Awesome! Good to see your project made it this far. Once u figure out that remaining power I'm all over this.

 

I believe the power issue is not one of the build, but one of my massive slide and reconnections all over the place. A clean build should not have that issue.

 

You sure this would work on a 2011, since Mylink wasn't an option on that model year?

 

I believe your harness was prewired for that, but call MVI to verify that one.

 

Ok after not being able to find the Mylink With Nav at a reasonable price (I did of dealer sites for like $800+) I decided to order the Mylink non Nav and the touch screen off ebay for about $200 using the provided part numbers. Now @modalita I too now need the cable that connects the screen and radio together, (aka the blue plug) in your old post you had mentioned that it could be 20781772 was this correct. So all in all once i get those parts all I need is the custom harness from MVI and send the radio to @GTPrix for the programming!

FYI for anyone wondering what the part numbers are for the radios

MYlink With Nav #23121124 RPO UHQ & UP9

MYlink Non Nav #22965237 RPO UFU & UP9

 

I'm not sure what would need to be done to install the MyLink with Nav, but your part number for the silver box for the non-nav version is correct. I am not sure what it would take to but in a Navi, but was warned it would be a lot more involved.

 

Hey i know this is about adding mylink to an 11 or 12 but what about a 13? Would the process be the same? Dont judge my question i lack electronic knowledge


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The process would be the same for a 2013 as a 2012.

Hey i know this is about adding mylink to an 11 or 12 but what about a 13? Would the process be the same? Dont judge my question i lack electronic knowledge


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So wait, let me get this straight, with this mod to the radio, it'll add the DVD capability? Sorry I'm just trying to make sure I'm reading this right.

 

Thread bump. Anyone else complete this upgrade yet?

 

Hi guys I'm new to the forum. I purchased a non-navigation unit off of ebay with the tough screen and the keypad/ control. I just really wanted Mylink. What do i need to install this?

 

I have a bunch of questions about this, i am getting ready to do the same thing in my 2014 Cruze 1LT. First off, you said:

You will need a harness kit from MVI- that will set you back $249. They are also going to include the twimax and the other required USB Cable.

What is twimax, what is the "other required USB cable" and what is it for, and lastly, why do i need this $249.00 harness? i was under the impression that all i needed was the:
*7" touch screen- p/n: 22851302
*Mylink receiver- p/n: 23206821
*cable to go between receiver and touch screen: was told it was p/n: 20781772 but am not sure that is the correct cable
Then i was under the impression that i just had to go to the dealership and have them flash the RPO codes UP9(mylink), UFU(receiver), and UDY(7" touch screen).
I know as well as you probably know that there isn't much info on this mod, so if you know anything that can help me out here i would greatly appreciate it.

 

Then i was under the impression that i just had to go to the dealership and have them flash the RPO codes UP9(mylink), UFU(receiver), and UDY(7" touch screen).

"just"? I suggest you talk to your dealer and see if they're willing and know how to do that before you go buying parts. I have a feeling you'll walk away from that looking for a "Plan B".

 

I just don't want to buy the mylink receiver, the touch screen and bezel, the cable, a backup camera and then find out i have to dump in a whole bunch more money to get it operational. did you happen to take a picture of the rear of the non-mylink receiver, where the cables hook up to? i'd like to see if theres a difference in harnesses. if there is, i couldn't see having to do more than swapping out the original harness for the mylink one, which i can find for less than half of that $249.00 cable. I wish there was a way to definitively find the answers im looking for(pinouts, schematics, etc) but i guess for now i would really just like to know, what is the purpose of this $249 harness, what does it do/integrate, what other USB cable do i need to put in and what is its purpose, and same with this "twimax".

 

Also, the link you added for the $249.00 harness from MVI doesn't show it anymore. I guess they either stopped selling it or its been discontinued.

 

Given the age of this post, it hasn't been that popular of a mod or those who successfully did it "vanished" when more questions were asked. W/o help of an inside person, the radio isn't a drop in system. Having MyLink factory installed the dealer won't replace my failing unit for me when I had a warranty to foot the whole thing. Once you get it working, adding back up camera was also a vanishing help topic.

 

I really wish car manufacturers made it easy to do these upgrades yourself, I feel every upgrade available from the factory should also be available after the fact, it's kind of BS if you ask me.

 

Part of the reason is to stop people from stealing radios and trying to get a dealer to unlock them. There was a website for the 90's GM radios where you can call into the GM line with tech ID # and have them unlock it for you.

That and the wiring harness is a nightmare since some years wires are there and aren't. In 2012 the harness for the glove box light is there tucked away for example, I haven't checked in my 13 as I forget to every time I'm down there changing the filter. On the new gens they won't even give you an upgraded radio with a manual trans, whole nother topic to be had.

 

Just did a quick parts search using the 1st post as a guide.

RADIO - GM (22965237) $759.17 Plus the $199 if you find the person to send it in to
CONTROL SWITCH - 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE (95914367) $59.54 This was left out, there is a Non MyLink/ Mylink and Mylink with nav version of this
TRIM BEZEL - GM (95216932) $24.66
DISPLAY UNIT - 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE (22858074) Discontinued both this part number and the one this superseded in OP

$843.37 before shipping then $199 with unknown shipping of radio leaves you $1042.37 before you source the harness and display unit.

 

I successfully did this upgrade in my 2011 Cruze Eco A/T

 

Care to elaborate?

 

I doubt that we will ever be able to get the cost of the wiring harness down to a lower price (unless someone else decides to start producing them). I'm more interested in the unlock service. There is a sourceforge project for unlocking Video In Motion and Mirrorlink on the 2012-2014 models. I assume that since it doesn't mention anything about allowing units to be switched between vehicles that it doesn't handle that, but it is a step in the right direction.

They also offer have a project to customize the MyLink startup screen.

 

I doubt that we will ever be able to get the cost of the wiring harness down to a lower price (unless someone else decides to start producing them).

Assuming the harness doesn't have a custom module, how much would it be to buy a couple of junkyard harnesses (one that matches your car and one that matches a factory MyLink) and splice them together? It really seems like there should be a cheaper solution to this.

I'm more interested in the unlock service. There is a sourceforge project for unlocking Video In Motion and Mirrorlink on the 2012-2014 models. I assume that since it doesn't mention anything about allowing units to be switched between vehicles that it doesn't handle that, but it is a step in the right direction.

From the write-up, I think this is for the Russian MyLink - totally different animal.

If all that's needed is to get around the anti-theft, there's a post on here somewhere about a guy who unsoldered the prom, changed the VIN and burned a new one. (The VIN is in cleartext.)

So your lookin at $500+ for a harness and reprogram + another$300-500 radio box-controls & bezel-Display & bezel--used--and then looks like wiring between units is needed besides the main harness--which would likely involve removal of dash to install correctly ...

When I looked up the part numbers on eBay, it looked like you could get them for about $120. Less, with careful shopping. That's where I got my "about $600" figure.

 

So your lookin at $500+ for a harness and reprogram + another$300-500 radio box-controls & bezel-Display & bezel--used--and then looks like wiring between units is needed besides the main harness--which would likely involve removal of dash to install correctly + the possibility the modules might not cooperate with the rest of the car modules and need dealer intervention which may or may not be available or even possible----hardly seems worth even attempting, honestly would be easier to just sell the under-equip cruze and buy the one equip with what you wanted---especially when it comes to the radio, these cars where designed to stop any interchanging of parts model to model mostly due to the theft deterrent features but also due to the integration with the various other systems in the car--it becomes next to impossible to do this and certainly no bargain price wise and those that have tried have lost functions at the least or spent the money and got nothing but a patched up after thought of a radio--the Chinese solution for example

 

I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything, but I get the impression you didn't read the entire thread. The harness and reprogramming are not cheap, but the hardware (radio, display & front controls (which may or may not actually need to be upgraded btw)) can be purchased on ebay for $50-100 TOTAL. I have not seen any posts in this thread that stated any compatibility issues with the rest of the vehicle components let alone anyone else finding the upgrade to be 'next to impossible' or even impossible.

Given the prices that I have seen over the last 2 years for 2 din aftermarket systems and the extras such as adapters to retain factory alerts, steering wheel controls and onstar (if used), wiring harnesses AND rather strange looking mounting kits, this is still a better deal AND a lot easier to do. Not to mention a better idea than trading in a vehicle an owner has customized to meet their needs and wants for another vehicle they would have to start all over on.

But hey...... to each their own.

 

mine was a 15 box, and it works.

 

I had looked at 15 boxes and was going to get one... then I came across a box and control panel set pulled from a 2014 Cruze and includes the donor car's vin information. The funny part was that I didn't realize it WAS the combo until after they had accepted my offer of $40.00. I'm still chuckling about that.

That's okay about the device list screen shot. One of the Chevrolet dealers here has a couple youtube videos posted about the cruze and mylink, albeit climate control and bluetooth audio were not covered). I've never been to the location that made the videos, but their other location has ALWAYS seemed to be the one place I could count on for replacement parts for my 01 Blazer, 96 Grand Prix and my 11 Cruze.

The bluetooth audio display is what I am looking forward to the most. Won't need to take my iphone out of my pocket anymore to see what is playing.

 

Mine was the combo as well, $82.55 with free shipping. display was $62.88, I didn't do much shopping around. just looked up what I needed and bought the first listing on eBay. A 14 and 15 box, are basically the same. My boxes software was Aug 28 2014 and the programming place told me that meant it was a 15 box. so if you get a 14 or 15 box they'll ask if you wanna pay the extra $50 to update to 2017 software, they told me 14 and 15 boxes are prone to lockout and the 17 software fixes that. The update also gave me the guidelines for the rear camera. Bluetooth works great. I started my car with the key and had my phone inside on the 2nd floor and it STILL conmected and began playing music. WELL worth it to me.

 

Glad there is serious progress in the thread.

Siri is hands free in the 14 and up MyLink programmed radios. Press and hold the infotainment button when iPhone is paired or usb to the car open that menu.

Set temps on the screen only works on LTZ since it's the only auto climate setup for NA region built Cruze. Same goes for those 8 fan speed settings where we either have 4 (2011-2012) or 6 (2013 and beyond)

 

Re: Navigation MyLink

I just got an email from GM-Navigation regarding a harness to use the Nav version MyLink in our Cruzes.

It is the same harness however you would also need the antenna as well. We sell the kit for $399 plus shipping which includes all cables required. You would also need programming best to text Anthony for more info and pricing on the vin clearing/programming of new radio.

Ryan, do you still have the option for Speed Compensated Volume under Radio Settings > Auto Volume?

 

Re: Navigation MyLink

I just got an email from GM-Navigation regarding a harness to use the Nav version MyLink in our Cruzes.



Ryan, do you still have the option for Speed Compensated Volume under Radio Settings > Auto Volume?

it works still, but called "auto volume"

 

@RyanAlan00 .. Thank you for letting us know how you got it to work. There have been a lot of threads regarding upgrading to the MyLink radio, but people either will get stuck, or just stop updating / letting us know how it can be done. Many have tried, very few have succeeded. Glad to hear you got it to work. Could I interest you in creating a DIY thread!?!? :go:

 

For anyone that would prefer to change their vin on their own. I located the eeprom that contains the VIN information today. They went to a lot of trouble to hide it, putting it on the underside of the bottom PCB. Just re-flashed mine about 15-20 minutes ago. Still need to get a harness to hook it all up and enjoy the system.

The tricky part is the two pins on the right side by the tiny resistor (R606). The lower one of the 2 (pin 7) is a write protection pin. A simple desolder of 7 will release the protection and allow the change.


A big thanks to Digital-Kaos for providing the information on the IC and confirming I did indeed have the right one.

 

For anyone that would prefer to change their vin on their own. I located the eeprom that contains the VIN information today. They went to a lot of trouble to hide it, putting it on the underside of the bottom PCB. Just re-flashed mine about 15-20 minutes ago. Still need to get a harness to hook it all up and enjoy the system.

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The tricky part is the two pins on the right side by the tiny resistor (R606). The lower one of the 2 (pin 7) is a write protection pin. A simple desolder of 7 will release the protection and allow the change.


A big thanks to Digital-Kaos for providing the information on the IC and confirming I did indeed have the right one.

Could you just remove the chip from the old radio and put it on the new radio? Is there other information on this chip, or is it just the VIN number? BTW, Your link to the default software is dead.

 

Where did you find the data sheets? I can find the manufacturer, but can't locate that part.

Edit: never mind. I found it. It helps if I read it as a "G" and not a "6".

The full part number is IS24C128-3GLA3. I'd much rather remove the resistor. Because it looks like it would be a pain to find a replacement chip if you should damage it.

So what did you end up using to program it?

 

I bought a cheap CH341A reader and test clip off eBay and used the default software for it. There are a bunch of different software revisions out there, but I used this one.

The software displays an icon to show where the chip should be located but it is wrong. Pin 1 goes in the bottom right, but you need to put the chip / clip adapter in the top four holes on the reader's ZIF socket, not the bottom four.

I personally think that finding and installing a replacement chip would be a lot easier than installing a replacement resistor that tiny.

 

GM Navigation where I purchased the harness also does the programming and ViN clearing much cheaper than White Auto, and also have these radios in stock, already harnessed and programmed making them "turnkey" just figured you all should know that, and that can save you money in the long run.