[Miguelcon74]

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Installed mine last week. Everything works as it should. It was advertised as an android 8.0 but its actually 6.0. That's my only complaint. That and I cant get disney+ installed

I bought one that says android 9.1 and it shows 9.1 when I go to settings but of course no instructions.

I have a 2012 1.4 ltz with full touch nav and steering wheel controls from the factory and pioneer 9 speaker system.

But I'm lost on getting sound. All controls seem to work but no sound. I don't know exactly what is what on the backside of factory or this android.

Ideas?

 

[Miguelcon74]

I've never seen the back of the pioneer headunit. Did you ask the seller if it was compatible?

Yes they had me send photos of my dash and steering wheel controls. They said completely compatible. I'll dig into it when I get free time.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Hi,

Where did you buy your one from?

I bought mine off Ebay.

It's the same one that these local online sites are selling for $500+ but I paid 239 and got a $110 refund for not being exactly as described.

I'd you buy on Ebay just be cautious and research which one they're selling.

 

[Miguelcon74]

This is the one I got. But it doesn't connect with 9 speaker system and mines missing connectors for can bus. So I'm working on the resolution.

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[Miguelcon74]

Do the steering wheel controls work?

What does the can-bus connection do? Just the tire pressure?

Yes the steering wheel controls work. The can-bus honestly I don't know. I want to research more and make sure I get all wires needed reconnected.

I found this today. The auction I bought from didn't provide this.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Is this plug and play or is an adapter harness needed?

It comes with multiple connectors and one big harness.

Below is stock the smaller black 20pin no longer is used which I want to learn what the wires are. Also the blue plug is no longer used.

Below is new one and I'm missing plugs for the two of the white slots.
I believe c and d for can-bus. Though in not fully sure.

Below is another small grey connector that doesn't connect on new one but connected to old dash radio/nav controller.

 

[Miguelcon74]

ok, so mine showed up today, started the install and once I got it plugged in I powered up to test it and problem #1 the **** screen is cracked. #2, The radio had crap for signal. Im not 100% sure witch one of the ports is for the AM/FM antenna, I tried all three and none of them seem to help get a clear signal. Also as Fastwanabe said the cam does not work plug and play. I didnt finish setting it up because the screen was cracked.

Ill had a photo of the back of the unit, I didnt move the guts on it because of the damage but you can see what it looks like.

Did anyone else have problems with poor signal for the FM antenna? What did you do to fix it? Im wondering if there is something I needed to change in the radio settings but I didnt get that far. Once I saw the damaged screen I unplugged everything and put the factor system back in.

Here is the photo of the back of my unit.

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That sucks. Mine fit without having to move the back at all. The seller should send another one at no charge. It'd cost them too much to have you return it on their dime.

 

[Miguelcon74]

It should be the black plug for the antenna. I also have the shark fin antenna but I don't have any reception issues.

Also no issues installing or having to modify the unit.

My unit is the 9.1 android confirmed. I got a partial refund too because of a discrepancy with it not being mentioned it doesn't work with pioneer 9 speaker system. Ended up paying $123.

I'm going to remove factory amp and install my own 6 channel to accommodate 2 new rear 5 way pioneer 6×9s, and the 4 6.5" door new pioneer speakers with tweets up front, removing center speaker, and installing 2 underseat powered 10" subs.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Do you remember if your new antenna connection had a blue power wire that needed to be connected for a power antenna like the one in the link below? The antenna wire for my system does not have the power wire on the connector. A lot of newer cars have a power antenna (different from the power antenna that goes up an down when the car is on/off) I think this why I had a weak signal with this new system.

I did have single green wire that I did not have connected to anything, I didn't find where it needed to connect due to the damage to the screen. I wonder if that was the power for the antenna.

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I did hear back from the seller, they offered a $20 refund for me to keep the unit, or I could return for a replacement or refund. I believe I will return the unit and order another one.

I'd return it yes because it'll cost the China seller more than it's worth to pay for return shipping. They have to pay for it all and it'd cost them $75 plus because of tariffs and customs and such. If they don't Ebay will give you all your money back, not just $20.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Yes, I'm planning to return it. They just sent the return address. I guess I have to pay shipping but ebay will refund it to me? I've never had to return anything thru Ebay before. Ill read up on that tomorrow. Once the refund comes thru I'll order it again. This seems like a really kick ass head unit. I'm a bit jealous yall received them with no issues and I'm having to wait another 3 weeks to get a replacement. This is my luck with electronics.

No the seller has to pay for everything. You shouldn't have to pay anything. Send in a "not as described" defect issue with Ebay. Ebay will send the seller an email informing them they have to provide the shipping label. If they don't within a certain time frame, Ebay will refund all your money and not require you to send it back.

China sellers well try to get you to agree and then have you close the case and then when you close it they're off the hook and you get nothing.

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[Miguelcon74]

Unless the seller specifically states that they will cover return shipping, the buyer is responsible for it no matter what the return reason.

No that is not true. If something is broken or not as described in the auction on ebay, then it is specifically the sellers responsibility to cover the shipping to fix.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Ok, Been a moment since I installed the head unit.

Question. How to change the temperature display and fan speed. I don't have a picture yet but mine says degrees in Celsius for temp?

The fan speed says degrees in angle? And there's a bar that gets longer the higher the fan speed but didn't fill the rectangle all the way up and at hi it says 7°.

The temp will say HI if I crank it hot but one notch below it says 21°

No farenheit.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Havent figured that out yet

Here's a picture.

See how it's all weird with the blue bar turned all the way up. It doesn't fill the bar rectangle all the way full and it says degrees of angle?

Same with the temperature. Being at an odd degree angle or Celsius?

 

[Miguelcon74]

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Can you share the link were you bought from please.

Thanks

I posted previously one exactly like mine but I personally don't want to share the seller I bought mine from. Please understand.

 

[Miguelcon74]

I had

There are a lot of sellers out there, it would be better to buy from the seller that you or other members bought and received their items functional without troubles which makes others trust and be motivated to purchase from the same source rather than purchasing from unknown sources with a high risk of fraud, scam or technical issues and that is mainly the reason behind having groups to share help and prevent others to do the same mistakes. However, as you wish to keep your source private and confidential I will respect that.
Good luck and all the best with your purchase.

I had issues with my purchase

 

[Miguelcon74]

Anyone done this to replace the pioneer 9 speaker system? I received my unit but am getting no sound at all... seems I need to add a power to the amp....

These units will NOT work with stock amplifier and system for 9 pioneer.

Attached is a picture. After all connected and on. Make sure you turn volume to like two and choose station with a signal, then touch the orange p.ant wire to the blue p.cntr wire. You should get sound.

You can tape those together.

Now the main issue is this head unit does not put out signal for 9 speakers. So it won't sound right.

It doesn't fade properly either because there's not proper signal for 9 speakers. Plus I'm not sure about Voltage coming out of this unit being compatible with the factory amp.

Myself I've removed all factory speakers and amp. Then installed two rear 5way 6x9s, 4- 6.5 door speakers with tweets. I removed center speaker.

I have a 6 channel amp that is compatible with the unit. Plus I'm installing separate 10" subs custom built into rear foldable seat backs, so each seat back will be the front of the sub box and the sub will be hidden inside the seat cushion.

Shallow mount boxes only 3.75" deep. Each sub only needs 1.5 cf. I'll line them with the same black fabric. You won't see them and I can still fold seats down too! With separate amps for those.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Thanks, how bad was it? I'd be open to swapping amp and speakers down the road. But it wouldn't be for awhile. A shop I talked to today suggested wiring 12v to the amp p wire.

Did you connect the small black connector? (black and white wire, just above "P cntr")

It'll sound good. Just tweak the eq. Fronts will be louder than rears. Set fade towards rear.

Yes. I plugged the black n white plug in. I don't remember what it's for.

 

[Miguelcon74]

Unfortunately mine doesn't have the orange p.ant or blue p.cntr wire

Your connector is different than mine?

Take a pic of yours.

 

[Miguelcon74]

You have to hook the blue (pwr ctr) and blue/white (amp remote) wire on your aftermarket harness to the red wire also on your aftermarket harness. It took me a while to figure it out. You do not need to splice into the factory harness. I have the 2012 ltz pioneer system with uew stereo nav backup on Star and satellite radio. Pain in the ads but the tests radio is sweet! All my speakers work just fine.

Yes, I figured out which wires some time back. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Miguelcon74]

I have a question or two - I don't remember how to find the manual for these units. One place I read said it was inside the unit stored in a file but I can't remember where.

Also what is the speaker wattage out of these units? (manual)

Also will this send bluetooth out or only receive bluetooth? I have a bluetooth amp and I'm trying to work on how to navigate OTA or wired.

On the pull down menu screen also is a button that says car amplifier. What does this do? (again the manual)