DVD/GPS Installation

In this category, you can find installation instructions, guides for aftermarket DVD GPS navigation head units for different vehicles available.

May 24 2019

Lexus CT200h Navigation Install With Aftermarket Android Head Unit

In this article, i will show you how to remove Lexus ct200h radio and install new Lexus ct200h navigation with aftermarket 7 inch Android head unit. It’s not difficult for a professional mechanic to install such a unit, especially for the mechanic who is familiar with Lexus ct200h.

Lexus ct200h comes with different editions in the dashboard, some just come with factory radio and CD player, without a top screen, even with a small screen at top dashboard, it’s not so good. So more and more ct200h car owners prefer to upgrade the factory radio with a aftermarket head unit instead. Previously, we have launched 2 different head units for Lexus ct200h, you can review them as below.

For Lexus ct200h without factory top screen/mouse control, it’s the first basic 7″ model:

Lexus CT 200h Radio Replacement Upgrade with Aftermaket Navigation

ct200h installation

 

Another 10.25″ Android model for ct200h with top screen and mouse control:

10.25″ Touch Screen Lexus Ct200h Android Head Unit GPS Stereo Upgrade

10.25 lexus ct200h head unit upgrade

This article is written about installing 7″ Android 8.1 Lexus ct200h radio replacement with navigation.

It’s simple, just remove the factory ct200h CD player, then install the new 7 inch Android unit.

So let’s begin, you need to prepare some pry tools and screwdriver. Here’s a video showing you how to remove Lexus CT200h factory radio/stereo.

  1. use a plastic pry tool to pry the top climate control panel as belowremove climate control
  2. Use your hand to pull out the leather trim strip, there are plastic buckles inside as below.

    trim strip

    trim removed

  3. Then you can take out the entire panel with cup holder.

    cup holder

  4. Unplug the cables behind, including plugs for USB and cigarette lighter
    unplug cables
  5. Take out this panel as below.

    another panel

  6. Use screwdriver to remove 4 screws which fixed the factory radio and CD player.4 screws
  7. Unplug the cables behind the radio and CD, installation is plug and play, you don’t need to modify wires.

    plugs behind radioall plugs

  8. The removed ct200h radio and accessories.
    lexus ct200h radioall accessoriesNew accessories, including metal brackets with screws, power cable, GPS antenna, USB cable

    accessories

  9. You need to install the new brackets to the new 7″ Android radio on both sides, screws are included.

    install brackets

  10. Where to put GPS antenna:

    gps antenna

  11. Now you can connect cables to the back of the new Android head unit, push the new unit into the dash.

    ct200h radio upgrade plugs

    Important step:

    If the back of your factory radio has this part as below:

    ct200h radio back

    You need to remove the top part from your factory unit, and put it inside of the dashboard and connect the plugs to it the same as before. If not, some speakers may not be able to get sound. Here’s the feedback from one of our customers:

    “Solution was to keep the stock amp connected that comes out with the stock stereo. You must detach from original radio and plug back in. All speakers are now functional.”

    Another Important Note:

    If your factory wiring harness is not compatible with the power cable(this rarely happens), please contact us and take some photos to show us all your plugs behind the factory radio, so that we can check and see if you need to use our another cable for ct200h. If yes, we will send the other cable to you.

  12. Then install back the factory accessories, make sure you connect all factory plugs, if not, some function may not work properly. So check carefully for all plugs before you install back the trim strip.
  13. Steering wheel controls:

    After installation if steering wheel control does not work, don’t worry, you can learn steering wheel controls in settings. We have a video for your reference on how to learn steering wheel control if you need.

    After installation:

    ct200h installation

As long as you are able to remove the factory radio, you should be able to install the new head unit.

Got any questions? Leave a comment below, or contact us on facebook.

 

Last modified: May 14, 2020 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in DVD/GPS Installation, Lexus • 12 • Tags: , , ,

May 13 2019

How To Install 10.1″ Hyundai IX35 Tucson Aftermarket Stereo Android Head Unit?

If your Hyundai IX35 does not have factory navigation or back up camera, a few years later, the factory Hyundai IX35 stereo stopped working, then you can replace it with a new aftermarket radio with GPS navigation system which can supports back up camera as well.

The new aftermarket radio replacement is an Android head unit, with 32GB ROM and 2GB RAM, 10 inch big touch screen. Functions include music and video playing, Bluetooth hands-free, WiFi for internet, Mirror-Link, GPS navigation system, USB and others.

hyundai ix35 android head unit

It’s very easy for me to install such a head unit. Because i know how to dismantle the factory Hyundai IX35 stereo. Besides, installation is plug and play for the new 10.1″ Android unit.

Just follow these steps as following, you should also know how to install it.

How to install Hyundai IX35 Tucson Aftermarket Stereo Android Head Unit

  1. Firstly you should pry the top cover using a plastic installation tool for stereo.

    top cover

    If you don’t have this special tool, using a flat screwdriver is also ok, but you should pry it carefully.

    Hyundai ix35 with top cover off

  2. After you took off the top cover, now you can dismantle the warning light panel.

    warning light

    Inside there are 2 buckles which are very tight, pay attention to that.

    removed warning light

  3. Now you can take out the factory Hyundai IX35 stereo.

    Take out Hyundai ix35 stereo

    As you can see, there are power cables, radio antenna inside.

    radio antenna power cable

  4. Now you can connect the power cable with the new aftermarket Android head unit. Then turn on the car, test if it works well.new power cable

    android head unit installed

    testing

  5. Finished installing.

    finished installing

About steering wheel controls, you may need to study it in settings.  The user manual can be seen in apps > instructions.

Conclusion

This is clean installation, you don’t need to cut wires from original cable. If there’s WiFi, you can connect it to download and install some Android apps from Google playstore.

By the way, the original top cover is salient, it’s not good to put anything else at top dash, this new Android head unit for Hyundai IX35 solved the issue for me.

It fits Hyundai Tucson as well, because they are with the same factory radio, wiring harness is also the same, so the radio replacement is also the same.

Installing a back up camera with this unit is possible, the complicated part is running the long video cable from the front to the back, there’s a camera video RCA cable to connect the camera.

If you are interested in installing a new aftermarket Android head unit for your Hyudai IX35 or Tucson, learn more information about this unit here:

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/10-1-hyundai-ix35-tucson-stereo-upgrade-aftermarket-android-head-unit-gps-navigation-system-2009-2014.html

In 2016, we also written a post showing how to install a wince system 7″ Hyundai ix35 DVD radio GPS. The 7″ wince model is not available anymore. Nowadays, the 10 inch large screen is popular.

 

Last modified: May 13, 2019 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in DVD/GPS Installation, Hyundai • 0 • Tags: , , , , ,

Apr 6 2019

How to Connect Apple Carplay and Android Auto USB with Aftermarket Car Head Unit

Nowadays the most practical feature for the aftermarket Android head unit may be adding carplay to the car, compared with just adding navigation system to the car a few years ago. Driving with carplay function is safer and more convenient on the road, because you are able to control music playing, maps and even other apps conveniently by touch screen on the aftermarket screen unit.

Carplay is with Siri voice control, so you can focus on driving and also use the Apple iPhone functions on the display screen at the same time.

When you are planing to upgrade the factory radio system with aftermarket Android head unit, adding the carplay option can bring you more convenience and carplay is a cost-effective product.

Is it easy to connect and make carplay working? The answer is yes. Let’s take a wired apple carplay USB device for example.

apple-carplay-android-auto

As you can see, it looks like a USB device but it’s built-in Apple carplay function which also supports Android auto, so it supports both iPhone and Android phone.

Wired Apple Carplay VS Wireless Carplay

Wireless carplay is not as stable as the wired carplay, and wireless Apple carplay costs more, so we suggest you choose the wired Apple carplay, you can run the USB cable to the glove box and put the USB port and carplay box in the glove box.

Connect Carplay with iPhone

Firstly you should prepare a original USB cable for your iPhone, the original USB cable for charging is ok, because some aftermarket USB cables may not be compatible, so we highly recommend you using a original USB cable to connect your iPhone.

After connected your iPhone with the Android head unit and carplay device, you can click AutoPlay app from the Android unit, if you don’t have this AutoPlay app installed, you can contact us, we will send the apk file to you for free. This AutoPlay app is easy to install, just like the other apps installation.

Then the screen will display it’s connecting, wait for a few seconds, finally connected successfully.

Apple carplay for Mercedes Benz

Steps one by one:

  1. turn on autoplay or autokit app from your unit
  2. Make sure the USB cable from your unit works well now, you can use a USB flash drive to test it.
  3. connect USB port from your unit’s USB cable with carplay box
  4. connect your phone’s original USB cable with the other end of the carplay box
  5. connect your phone with your phone’s USB cable
  6. wait for a few seconds, it will show connecting, and then it displays carplay menu

If your carplay does not work, you can take a video to show how you do the above steps one by one, so we can know which step may be wrong.

Connect Carplay with Android phone

You will need to download Android auto app from Google play-store in order to use this carplay device with your Android phone. After you installed the Android auto in your phone, you will need to enter settings, open the developer options, turn on USB debugging, connect the USB cable, allow USB debugging. It may remind you to install some other related google apps, this can help to run the Android auto app properly. The same as connecting carplay with iPhone, you’d better use a original USB cable to connect your Android phone, after connected, you are able to control music playing, maps, and add other apps.

Compatibility

This Apple carplay USB device is compatible with nearly all aftermarket Android head units. If you order our BMW head unit or head units for other cars, and choose this carplay option, we will install AutoPlay app for you while testing before shipping. So after installation of the Android unit, you can easily connect the carplay.

 

Last modified: August 9, 2020 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in DVD/GPS Installation • 2 • Tags: , , ,

Aug 24 2018

Suzuki SX4 S Cross Crossover Radio Removal Stereo Upgrade – Install Aftermarket Android Navigation

About 2 years ago, we have written a post talking about how to remove the radio and install navigation DVD for 2006-2013 year Suzuki SX4, it’s plug and play for the entire installation process. If you are interested checking it, you can see it here:

Suzuki SX4 Radio Removal, Install Suzuki SX4 Navigation DVD

In this post, we are going to share with you Suzuki SX4 S-Cross Crossover Radio Removal and how to install a new aftermarket navigation head unit with Android 7.1 or 8.0 operation system.

Firstly, you can see how the original Suzuki SX4 S Cross dashboard look like, this photo was taken from a Suzuki crossover 2014.

Suzuki crossover 2014 dash radio

If your original radio is the same as above, you can upgrade it with a new aftermarket Android navigation head unit.

The aftermarket Android navigation can be made with Android 7.1 or 8.0 system now, different systems come with different configurations, and the prices are different either, if you are interested you can check the new Suzuki SX4 S Cross Crossover Android navigation head unit here:

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/android-suzuki-s-cross-sx4-navigation-dvd-gps-multimedia-system-car-stereo-upgrade.html

Suzuki SX4 S Cross Navigation

Suzuki SX4 S Cross Crossover Radio Removal

Just follow the following simple steps so you can easily remove and take out the factory radio.

  1. Use installation tool to pry the middle warning light, you can take it out easily.remove warning light
  2. There’s a small white plug behind the warning light, so you can unplug it now.unplug the warning light
  3. The next step is to take out the air vents, use the plastic pry tool.pry air vents
  4. The next step is to remove the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross radio, if you take a look at the inside of the dashboard behind the air vents, you can see 2 golden screws fixed the car radio, so just remove 2 screws on both side then you can take out the radio unit.remove 2 golden screws on both side

    take out the radio

  5. Now you can pull out the plugs behind the car radio unit.all plugs behind the radio/cd

    3 plugs disconnected

    If you want to check installation video on how to remove the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross radio, you can contact us, we will send to you.

Install Aftermarket Android Navigation Head Unit

As long as you can remove the original radio and CD unit, you should be able to install the new Android navigation unit, because it’s plug and play, you can check the new cables and the plugs behind the new Android navigation, all new plugs are with different shape, so you should not make a mistake for the plugs.

Back plugs from Android navigation

power plug

As for the new GPS antenna for navigation system, you can put it at top right corner of the dashboard, this is the best place for good GPS signals.

How to check which aftermarket navigation head unit fits my Suzuki SX4?

The factory car radios for Suzuki SX4 2006-2013 and Suzuki SX4 2014+ year are totally different, the best way to confirm which head unit fits your car is sending a dashboard photo from your car to the supplier, so that they can tell you which unit is compatible with your car.

Last modified: January 7, 2019 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, DVD Navigation, DVD/GPS Installation, Suzuki • 0 • Tags: , , , ,

Apr 19 2018

Mercedes Benz W211 Radio Removal and Install Android W211 Navigation Head Unit

If you don’t like the factory UI because it’s old, slow and not modern looking, and would like to add navigation system, then you can upgrade the factory Mercedes-Benz E-Class W211 radio with a new modern Android navigation multimedia aftermarket head unit now.

How does the new Android Mercedes Benz W211 Android navigation head unit look like?

Android-Mercedes-Benz-W211-Head-Unit-Navigation

It has been upgraded with latest Android 10 system, 8-Cores high speed CPU processor, 32GB ROM and 4GB RAM.

The W211 aftermarket head unit supports steering wheel controls, Apple Carplay, Android Auto, WiFi, Mirror-Link, navigation, USB, DVD player and more.

Learn more features, price and order it here:

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/android-double-din-mercedes-benz-e-class-w211-navigation-dvd-player-e55-e63-e300-e320-e280-e350-e500-head-unit.html

This post will teach you how to remove the factory w211 radio and install the new Android w211 head unit.

Firstly you should prepare a plastic installation pry tool, if you don’t have you can use a flat screw driver instead.

In order to remove the factory radio you can try the following steps:

installation step 8

shift gear removal

ac panel

11

5

remove cd

installation step 15

After the factory Mercedes W211 radio removed, you can start to install the new Android head unit.

Most Mercedes-Benz E-Class W211 comes with fiber optic amplifier in the trunk, please note the new Android head unit does not support fiber optic amp, so you need to use a long cable B5 connect speakers directly in the trunk. You can check the plug behind the factory radio so that you can know if there are fiber optic cables there, the above picture shows the fiber optic cables so this car has fiber optic amplifier.

If your car does not have fiber optic amp, you just need to use one of the short power cables as below:

short power cables

There’s a wiring diagram at the bottom of the unit, so you can see how to connect all plugs behind.

wiring diagram

plugs

plug connections
Note: another long radio antenna cable is also included, for the car with fiber optic amplifier, you should use the long radio antenna cable.

The next step is to run the long cable to the trunk for w211 with fiber optic amp, a professional mechanic can do it for you easily. You can run the long wires under the carpet along the door frames, removed the back seat to get access to the trunk, and hid the wires behind the cover panel in the trunk.

How to connect plugs in the trunk?

Firstly you need to find out the exact location of your fiber optic amplifier in the trunk.

trunk plugs

The fiber optic amp is located behind a metal bracket as below, so you need to remove a screw in order to see the amp:

benz w211 trunk amp location

w211 amp plug and power plug

can plug

our new plugs

canplug

other plug

all plugs

CANBUS decoder should connect to the power cable with a small white plug, the CAN-BUS decoder is used to support steering wheel controls.

canbus

Important note if there’s no power on the unit after installation

If there’s no power on the radio after installation, please check the CAN plug, you may plug the wrong CAN plug in the trunk, the right plug goes in with a click and a solid connection. The wrong plug is loose and wants to fall out.

can plug w211

Regularly the right CAN plug is shown as above at right, 99.9% possibilities. If the unit still can not turn on, you can try the other CAN plug. And check if your car’s fuse was burned, you can measure the voltage from the yellow wire and see if it’s 12V.

You can also take some photos for us to check for you, our email is sales@dvdgpsnav.com

How to connect rear view camera with this Mercedes-benz W211 Android navigation?

  1. Firstly you should connect the power to the camera with 12V reverse light.
  2. There’s a black RCA cable included to connect the video cable from the camera:
    rearcameravideo
  3. There’s another loose BACK wire from the long cable, you should connect it with 12V+ reverse light, this is the trigger line.
    trigger line for camera
    Note: You don’t need to connect the other BRAKE wire.
  4. After installation of the camera, if the camera does not work well after you put in reverse gear, firstly please check all wires/cables connections, you can take some pictures for us to check for you. If the screen shows no signal or the backup display not stable when reversing, the problem is from the voltage from your reverse light, we have a solution, you can connect a relay with the camera, for more information about the relay, you can also contact us, we can send you more pictures about the relay and the connection.

Last modified: August 18, 2020 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, DVD/GPS Installation, Mercedes Benz • 6 • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Feb 11 2018

How to Install Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 Android Navigation GPS Head Unit?

If you have a Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 model, and want to upgrade the factory radio with after market GPS navigation head unit and more features like Bluetooth, USB, SD, WiFi, Mirror-Link, this unit meets your requirement.

w212 navigation

Just click the above image to learn more about this unit.

You can keep using the factory functions, because it just replaces the factory screen, and you are able to switch to old  menu on the new screen. This unit fits and works with W212 with factory dashboard the same as below:

Mercedes Benz W212, 2010 year

It only fits left-hand driving models, because the frame/bracket is only for Mercedes-Benz W212 left-hand driving models. If your dashboard is different, you can take a clear picture from your dashboard including the entire screen and factory frame for us to check for you.

2019 Update: A new 10.25″ Android screen unit is available for right hand drive W212 now, contact us for more information.

How to install this Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 Android navigation system?

  1. The first step is to remove the factory screen and the air vents above the radio, disconnect the cables behind.
    remove screendash inside
  2. Then remove the factory radio and CD unit, disconnect cables behind.
    remove radio
    remove cables
    take out cd
  3. Connect 2 cables with 4 white plugs with new Android screen and main unit, connect other plugs and cables with the main unit. The main unit can be put in the glove box or any other position where you can push into.
    wiring diagram
    plugs
    Note: You also need to connect the wifi antenna, gps antenna, and microphone.
  4. Then you can connect original wiring harness with a new adapter plug, and connect the other end of the new cable with the back connector of the radio/CD unit.
    wiring harness
    plug behind cd
    Important Note:
    If there are fiber optic cables from the factory wiring harness, then you need to move them to our new adapter plug which connects to the back connector of your CD, below picture is just for your reference:
    fiber optic cables
  5. If you want to connect a rear view camera, the green cable with a yellow RCA connector should connect to the video cable of the camera, and there’s also a loose brown wire with a REVERSE label on it should connect 12V+ reverse light.

If you still have questions while installing, you can take some pictures for us to check, DVDGPSNAV will do the best to help you.

Related post for installation of Mercedes Benz W211 Navigation DVD player:

Mercedes Benz W211 Radio Removal and Install Android W211 Navigation Head Unit

 

Last modified: March 1, 2019 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, DVD/GPS Installation, Mercedes Benz • 11 • Tags: , , , ,

Dec 19 2017

How To Install Android Mercedes-Benz W205 Navigation Upgrade for C200 C250 C180 C300

Do you want to upgrade the factory multimedia system with a new touch screen Android navigation for your Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205? This Mercedes W205 Android navigation multimedia unit is your best choice.

mercedes benz w205 navigation

https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/mercedes-benz-w205-android-navigation-dvd-gps-head-unit-upgrade-for-c-class-c200-c250-c300-c180-c400.html

It fits pefectly for Mercedes Benz W205 C180, C200, C250, C300, not only upgrading with navigation system, but also with Bluetooth hands free phone calling, Bluetooth streaming music, USB, WiFi connection. Besides, you can keep factory function working like car radio, CD player, an external DVD player box is optional.

Note: If your car has fiber optic amplifier, this unit does not work, because it does not support fiber optic amplifier, so there will be no sound after installation if your car has fiber optic amplifier. The small amplifier we provided is used to transfer the sound from our unit to your car speakers through the 8 speaker wires from the factory wiring harness, so if there are 8 speaker wires from the factory wiring harness, your car doesn’t have fiber optic amp, you can see the below picture:
speaker wires
Overall, only if your W205 does not have fiber optic amp, you can install this Mercedes-benz C-class W205 navigation.

How to install this Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 Android navigation?

Installation is easy for a professional mechanic, and it’s similar to the installation of Mercedes Benz W204 navigation. The first part you should do is removing the factory screen and dismantling the factory radio system in the dash, then installing the new replacement screen and connect all cables and plugs. Just follow steps as following one by one.

  1. Pry out the armrest box panel
    pry armrest
  2. Remove two screws
    remove screws
  3. Pry out the original center console panel, then take it out, unplug the cables behind.
    take out frame
  4. Remove 2 screws which fixed the factory CD.
    2 screws
  5. Take out the CD, disconnect the plug behind.
    cd out
  6. Now it’s time to dismantle the factory screen, in order to do that, you need to pry out the top cover and remove 2 screws inside which fixed the screen.

    top coverThen take out the screen, unplug the cables behind.
  7. Now you can start to connect new cables for the new navigation head unit, connect 2 cables with the back of the screen and TO-TFT, LVDS plugs.
    screen cables
  8. connect red, green, purple, grey, blue plugs with the main unit, connect CAN plug, connect the factory LVDS plug from the back of the factory screen with CAR-LVDS plug of the main unit.

    PLUGSconnect all other cables, including gps antenna, wifi antenna, mic, small amplifier, usb cable:
    all cables connections
  9. connect the new plug with the factory plug, and connect the the other new plug with the back plug from the CD.

    wiring harnesscd plug
    IMPORTANT ATTENTION: If there are fiber optic cables from the factory plug, you need to move them to our new plug which connects to the back of your CD at the same position!
  10. So all cables are connected at this time, you can put the main unit inside of the dashboard, or in the glove box, or anywhere you can put it into. You can turn on the car and the unit now. Test it, if it works, then you can fix the new screen, re-install the CD, center console panel to complete the installation.

 

Last modified: December 10, 2018 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, DVD/GPS Installation, Mercedes Benz • 4 • Tags: , , , ,

Nov 14 2017

BMW X5 E70 Radio Screen Removal | Install BMW X5 E70 Android Navigation Head Unit

The factory screen display from BMW X5 E70 and X6 E71 can be replaced with a new aftermarket Android navigation head unit now. If you are thinking about replacing the factory unit with a new one, this post is helpful for you to choose a right model and tell you how to install such a head unit easily.

Which replacement unit is the best for my BMW X5 E70?

Firstly, the best replacement should be easy to use, and it should fit your car perfectly and looks like factory unit, so it looks nice after installed in the car. Secondly, it should displays factory menus including car information and radio, CD interface, and supports steering wheel controls and rear view camera video displaying. Thirdly, the new head unit should add more features like GPS navigation system, USB connection, Bluetooth phone, Bluetooth streaming music, WiFi connection, and even more.

This Android BMW X5 E70 X6 E71 navigation multimedia head unit meet all the above advantages, just click it to visit our site to learn more features and specifications.

bmw x5 e70 navigation multimedia

Can this Android head unit fit my car?

Well, this unit was developed special for BMW X5 E70 and BMW X6 E71, with factory 6.5 inch small screen or 8.8 inch large screen, for different factory screens the software is a little different, so you should tell us your factory screen size or send a dashboard photo for us to check for you. Besides, for a new model BMW X5 E70 or X6 E71, the original LVDS plug is round, while the old model is with square LVDS plug, so you’d better send us another picture from your LVDS plug for us to check further, the main unit is different for different LVDS plugs.

So, if you need us to confirm if this navigation unit fits and works with your car, you should send us your car information including:

1. car model, manufacture year
2. a dashboard photo from your to show us your factory screen
3. a photo from your LVDS plug behind the factory screen(Don’t worry, it’s easy to remove factory screen)

You can send your car information to us by sending an email to sales@dvdgpsnav.com.

The first part of installation instructions will show you how to take out the factory screen.

How to install this BMW X5 E70 navigation head unit?

  1. Firstly you will need to remove the factory screen. Use a pry tool(if you don’t have it, you can also use a straight screwdriver) to pry the bottom of air vents.
    pry tool
    pry bottom
  2. When it’s loose, then you can pull out the air vent panel, unplug cables behind, leave it aside, then you will see 2 screws at top which fixed the factory screen.
    screws for screen
    Use a cross screwdriver to remove 2 screws at top, so that you are able to take out the factory screen.
    take out screen
  3. In this step you will need to take out the climate control panel and radio/CD, see the 2 screws at the top? Just remove them to take out the climate control panel and CD unit.
    climate control
  4. Unplug cables behind, there are 2 new adapter power cables to connect the plugs behind, see below picture:
    power cables
    You can click the above picture to for larger view.
    Plug 1: connect it with your factory wiring harness which was connected to the back of CD before.
    Plug 2: connect it with the back plug behind the factory CD.
    Important Note: If there are fiber optic cables from your factory wiring harness, you will need to move them to our new plug at the same location!
    fiber optic cables
    If not, the factory function will not work properly. Please pay attention to this.
  5. There are other plugs with different colors, red, green, blue, grey, white, and black, here’s a picture showing you how to connect all of them, please check carefully and don’t connect wrong!
    all plugs
  6. If you want to connect an aftermarket reversing camera, there’s a green cable with yellow end to connect the video input from the camera, and there’s a loose REVERSE wire which should connect the trigger line from the camera.
    reversing camera video input
    camera-install
    Power for the camera: You should get the power for the reversing camera from your car’s 12V reverse light, NOT from the 12V red and black wire from our unit.
  7. As for the other separate cable with a blue plug, only if your aux wires don’t go through factory CD, then you can use this cable:
    aux-adapter-cable
    Plug 1 and 2: connect your aux plugs in the armrest, firstly you will need to unplug the aux plugs in the armrest, then connect 1 and 2 with them.
    aux plug in the armrest
    Plug 3: connect the back of the new main unit where the blue plug should be.
    Plug 4: connect 2 female aux plugs from the power cables, red to red, white to white.
    aux wiring diagram
    Note: the above red and white aux plugs were connected wrong! The red plug should connect the other red plug, so does the white plug.

If you follow these steps carefully, you should be able to install this unit easily without a problem, installation is not difficult for a professional car stereo shop, if your installer has not installed such a unit before, we highly suggest you sending this installation instruction to him before installation. If you still have any questions, just feel free to contact us, you can take some pictures for us to check, we will do our best to help you.

Last modified: May 15, 2018 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, BMW, DVD/GPS Installation • 6 • Tags: , , , ,

Oct 25 2017

Professional Installation Instructions of Android Audi Q5 A5 A4 Navigation Multimedia System Radio Upgrade

Most car owners of Audi Q5, A5, A4 don’t choose the factory Audi navigation system as it’s not friendly in use and costs a lot for map updates, here comes a solution, you can upgrade/replace the factory screen and install an aftermarket touch screen GPS navigation multimedia system for Audi Q5, Audi A5 and Audi A4, with factory looking.  Via this post, we will tell you step by step installation instructions on how to install aftermarket Audi Q5/A5/A4 Android navigation head unit.

So how does the new replacement look like?

Audi Q5 A5 A4L Navigation

Note: You can click the above image to visit our site and check features, price of this Android head unit.

As the factory screen is only 6.2 inch, this new replacement is 7 inch, so the factory frame is useless anymore, there are 2 new frames included in the package, one for Audi Q5, the other for Audi A4 and A5. By the way, the current frames are only available for left-hand driving cars, not suitable for right-hand driving cars.  We have another 10.25″ Android screen unit which can fit right hand-driving Audi Q5, A5, A4, A4L. If you need, you can contact us by sending an email to sales@dvdgpsnav.com .

How to install the Audi Q5 A5 A4 Android Navigation Multimedia Head Unit?

Just follow the following step by step instructions, you may need to send the detailed installation instruction to your installer before he starts the work, so it takes less time and save installation fee if your installer who has not installed such a unit before.

  1. The first thing you need to do is removing the central air conditioning vents using dash pry tool, pry the edge of the vents, when it’s loose then pull out the air vents.
    air vents removal
    pull out vents
  2. After the air vents was taken out, remove 2 screws  which holds the radio/cd player, remove the below climate control and CD player in the middle, unplug all cables behind.
    remove 2 screws
    climate control
    cd player
  3. Now it’s time to remove factory screen. Firstly take out the trim strip, then use the pry tool to detach the frame, then you can see 4 screws which holds the factory screen unit.
    trim
    frame
    screen unit
  4. After you removed the factory screen, you can connect all included cables with main unit, and put the main unit in the glove box or inside of the dashboard.If you put the main unit control box in the glove box, please firstly run the screen cables from glove box to the dashboard behind the screen. Then you can connect the new touch screen unit with 2 white plugs at the back of the screen, and the other end connects to the main unit, see below:head unit
  5. Then you can connect other plugs as below:
    plugs
    Note: When you connect the red/white/blue and other plugs with the main unit, please pay attention to the connector, so that you won’t get wrong, if you look carefully, you can see all these connectors are different, this step is very important, if you can not make sure where the cable goes, just feel free to contact us and send us your pictures.

    Note: If your Audi Q5 or A5 is premium model, your LVDS plug is round 4 pins, we will send you the unit with 4 pins LVDS plug. That’s why we will ask you to send us your car information including a dashboard picture for us to check, so that we can know your LVDS plug is 10 pins or 4 pins.main unitYou can also put the main unit control box at the back of the screen unit as below.
    touch screen unit installation
    Or you can remove the glove box, then push the control box from the glove box position into the dashboard.
    install screen
  6. Connect the power adapter plugs(as below 1 and 2) with the back of CD player and factory wiring harness, connect the plug 3 and plug 4 with your cables behind climate control panel.
    power cables
    Plug 1: connect the factory power wiring harness which was connected to the back of your radio before.
    Plug 2: connect to the back of your radio/CD.

    Plug 3 and 4: unplug the cables behind climate control panel, then connect plug 3 and 4 with them. Note: For premium model of Audi Q5, A4, A5, your gateway plugs are not from the back of the climate control panel, they are in the glove box as below:

    CAN plugshow to connect CAN plugs

    So if you find your gateway plugs behind the climate control panel are different with ours, you should remove the glove box and then check the plugs as above. If you still have a question, you can take a clear photo for us(sales@dvdgpsnav.com) to check for you. Want to check how to remove the glove box?

    wiring diagrams
    Note: You can click the above image for larger view.

    If every cables have been connected correctly now, you can turn on the car and test the screen unit now.test
    If you have a question, you can contact us send a message to us on whatsapp: +86 13424170755, our technician will reply your message.

  7. If everything goes well, you can install back the climate control, cd player, and install the new touch screen unit, frame, trim, etc. This should not be difficult for you as you have already known how to remove them.
    install cd player
    after installation
    installation completed

Can this Android Audi Q5/A5/A4 navigation head unit fit and work with my car?

This 7″ OEM looking Android navigation head unit fits most Audi Q5, Audi A5, and Audi A4/A4L. But we do find some models are not compatible because the the dashboard is different. If you send us your dashboard picture including factory screen and the buttons below the shift gear so that we can check for you.
Audi 2G 3G control buttons

1, 2, 3: For Audi A5 A4 Q5 with 2G system, 10 pins square LVDS plug
4, 5: For Audi A5 A4 Q5 with 3G system, 4 pins round LVDS plug

Latest update: Our latest version can support all above models now. The LVDS plug is different for 2G and 3G system, so please send a dash photo for us to check for you.

However, if there are buttons from your CD unit as below:
CD with buttons
Our unit does not work for your car directly, because your plugs are different, you will need to modify wires for installation, that’s very complicated.

How to Check if my Audi A5, Q5 or A4 come with AUX function?

Factory AUX function is really important to install this new replacement of Android Audi Q5/A5/A4 navigation, because the sound transfers to your car speakers through factory AUX. You can check in the glove box or armrest and see if there’s a 3.5mm AUX port or a 30 pins connectors. If your car has a 3.5mm MMI AUX port in the armrest, that’s great.

Audi MMI AUX port
If your Audi has a 3.5mm Aux port in the armrest or glove box as above, that’s great, you don’t need to buy Aux adapter cable.

However, if your car just comes with a 30 pins AMI AUX connectors in the glove box, see below photo:
Audi AMI AUX
You will need to buy another Audi AMI-AUX cable and connect it with this 30 pins connectors to activate factory AUX, you can check the below picture of AMI-AUX ccable:

MMI AUX ADAPTER
Note:

1. Only this kind of AUX adapter cable works, please pay attention to the circled end.
2. This adapter cable is not necessary for the car with 3.5mm MMI AUX port.

Should you have any questions or inquiries, just feel free to contact us.

Resource: 

  1. Where to buy this Android Audi Q5/A5/A4/A4L navigation head unit: http://www.dvdgpsnav.com/1024-600-hd-android-audi-q5-a5-navigaiton-gps-head-unit-touch-screen-quad-cores-16gb.html
  2. Installation instruction of the Wince version Audi Q5 navigation.

Last modified: April 30, 2020 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, Audi, DVD/GPS Installation • 26 • Tags: , , , , ,

Sep 26 2017

DIY Installation Instructions of 10.25″ BMW F30 Touch Screen Android GPS Navigation System

For those who own a BMW 3 series F30/F31/F35 or BMW 4 series F32/F33/F36 and want to upgrade the factory small 6.5 inch/8.8″ screen head unit with a larger touch screen GPS navigation system, an aftermarket 10.25″ touch screen Android GPS navigation unit is your best choice, which allows for a big step forward in your display and navigation & multimedia system no matter if your car comes with factory navigation or not.

Android BMW F30 Navigation Multimedia

This 10.25″ touch screen Android BMW F30 GPS navigation head unit is available here: https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/10-25-inch-android-bmw-f30-navigation-gps-radio-upgrade-aftermarket-head-unit-system.html

How to install this Android BMW F30 GPS navigation touch screen head unit?

Well, before the DIY, you should at least know some electrical acknowledges at least, if you have installed a similar head unit before that would be great. Please remember doing the work slowly and carefully, don’t force anything and don’t rush. If you have any questions while installing, just stop it, then contact DVDGPSNAV for help, you can take some clear photos to show and explain all your doubts or questions. If you are really don’t know how to start and have never installed an aftermarket head unit before, just ask a professional car stereo shop to install it for you, the installer should be responsible, because he may not install such a unit before and he may have a question while installing, a responsible installer is willing to ask for a help from the supplier of your Android head unit.

So let’s get started.

  1. Factory dashboard with 6.5″ small screen head unit from 2012 BMW 320i with working aux.
    BMW 320i 2012 year with aux
    This is the factory display which will be upgraded with a new 10.25″ larger touch screen
  2. Firstly use a trim tool to pry the corner of the trim and gently pull out the air vent, remove the 2 plugs behind and set the vent aside.
    vent trim
  3. Remove the 2 screws(left and right side) to free the CD and climate control panel, then pull out the cover panel.
    remove vents plugs
  4. Remove the top 2 screws to free the factory screen, and gently pull out the screen, remove the LVDS plug behind.
    free screen
  5. Remove 2 screws of the CD player, so that you can pull out the CD player.
    remove cd
    harness from cd
    You need to unplug the harness behind the CD, so you have got 2 plugs, one female wiring harness and one male plug behind the CD, connect the female harness with the new male plug, connect the male plug behind the CD with the new female plug.
  6. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
    If there are green and black fiber optic cables from your factory wiring harness, you will need to move them to our new plug at the same position, if not, there will be no sound or the unit will not work properly.  Gently lift the indicated tab, and slide out the connector for the black and green optical cable, then install the optical cables in the same position in the male plug of the provided adapter cable.

    factopry plug
    moved fiber optic cables
    bmw f30 fiber optic cables
    bmw f30 move fiber optic cables

  7. Now you can connect the 2 screen cables with white plugs, 2 plugs from the back of the screen, 2 plugs from the main unit: LVDS, TO-TFT, if you check the connectors carefully, you will find which cable should connect which connector, that’s easy to find it out.
    screen cable
  8. Connect factory LVDS plug with the main unit named CAR-LVDS. Connect the provided black small plug with CAN connector, and connect other plugs with different colors to the related connectors from the unit.
    lvds
    f30 head unit plugs
    Important note: Please check the connectors carefully, then you will see every plug is different, make sure you don’t connect wrong, and don’t use force to push the plug into the connector, if the plug matched, you should be able to push it into the connector easily.
    install all plugs
    Note: You can click the above image to view larger.
  9. If you want to connect an aftermarket rear view camera, firstly the camera should be powered with your car reverse light, secondly, there are one green cable with RCA connector to connect the video input from the camera, and there’s a loose REVERSE wire which should also connect the red trigger line from the camera.
    camera-install
    Note: If you have connected the camera correctly, but still no signal or the display is not stable, that’s because the voltage from your car reverse light is not stable, you can connect a relay to solve this, if you need more info about the relay, you can contact us we can send you some pictures.
  10. Double check all connections, install the new screen at top, reinstall the head unit and A/C controls and other things, since you have already done how to remove these parts, you should also know how to reinstall it back to its position.
  11. After all was done, it’s time to test, turn on the car and watch the screen to boot up, and test function.
    after installation of bmw f20 android navigation
    installation bmw f30 navigation

    bmw f30 android head unit after installation
    BMW F30 Android screen replacement
    bmw f30 radio upgrade

  12. If there’s no sound from Android menu(music or video playing), firstly please check if you have activated factory aux mode, switch to aux mode, and see if aux can be selected, if it’s dark grey and can not be selected, please check if you unplugged the iPod.

    After factory aux mode has already been activated, if still no sound, that’s because your aux wires don’t go through factory CD or factory Aux wires from the plug behind the factory CD don’t match our aux wires from our plug, so you can connect factory 3 aux wires(red,white and black color) with our new aux wires directly to get sound, or you can use our special aux-adapter cable to connect your 3.5 mm aux port directly:
    aux-adapter-cable

Some Useful Instructions after installation

With this new 10.25″ BMW F30 touch screen, you are able to see original menus and new menus, the original menu is controlled the same as before, new menu are touch screen operation.

How to switch between original menu and new menu?

Original menu to new menu: long press the “MENU” button for about 3 seconds.
New menu to original menu: Just press CD, RADIO or MENU.

If you want to hear the music sound from new unit, you need to turn to original AUX mode firstly.

How to turn original menu to AUX mode?

In original menus: select CD/Multimedia > External devices > AUX front > AUX active > Volume.
Note: The AUX volume may not so loud as the radio or CD’s volume, so you can turn the AUX volume from low to highest.

If you want to listen to radio or CD and new navigation sound at the same time, you can follow these steps:

  1. switch the screen to original menu, play radio or CD, the unit is playing radio or CD now.
  2. long press the “speech button” from steering wheel control for about 3 seconds
  3. the screen will automatically switch to new navigation mode now, so that you can hear the sound at the same time.

All in all this isn’t a hard project but just a little detailed if you haven’t done this kind of work before. You can send this installation DIY guide to your installer before installing. While installing if you or your installer still have any questions, you can take some photos for us to check, DVDGPSNAV will do the best to help.

Last modified: January 3, 2019 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in Android Navigation System, BMW, DVD/GPS Installation • 26 • Tags: , , , , , ,

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