head unit

Please help! I am going crazy trying to work this out. I am in the UK. I have a 2009 Peugeot 207 HDI. I am trying to fit a Pioneer MVHS420BT unit to the car, to replace the stock one. I would also like to have the steering wheel control active if possible, but I'd be happy with just having the...

New to car audio I’d like to improve sound quality but will need to do it in stages. I was once told head units are the first upgrade because it will provide more power to the stock speakers (plus CarPlay is nice to have). Is this true or should I be looking at speakers, sub, amp etc first? I...

I have a 2010 Cadillac CTS and I’m installing a back up camera into a aftermarket head unit. I’ve got it all installed and working except the view is really distorted when backing up. I ran the rca cable along the passenger side of the car with the cable that came with the camera. Is there a...

Anybody know if the radio or head unit behaves the same way as a double din Pioneer 4400 NEX radios? On the pioneer the radio stucks on the screen, not able to go anywhere. Then they have go in again and reconnect the long green parking brake wire to the black wire to use the DVD. However, on...

I don’t own a Pioneer HU. All I have is 3 old radios. A Delco and two Japanese made factory HU. On the manual, did the Pioneer tell you to connect the parking brake wire to the parking brake switch? I just learned it the way I see or saw it on blogs and forums. QUORA or this forum. Or...

Hello, I have two old school alpine CDA 9812RR and CDA 9812RB. They open at first but then dashes appear on the screen. All the buttons generate sound (beep) but the radios are doing nothing. Any ideas? I tried them on different vehicles I checked the fuses but still the same. Thanks in advance!

I have an aftermarket Android head unit that has USB 2 leads. My van has a USB 1.1 (I think) in the dashboard that I used to connect my phone. The Dashboard USB is still connected so still works to connect my Android phone for tethering, etc for Spotify, Waze and so on. I have recently read...

Hi, When it comes to well known international brands, the Head Unit package contains the required screws meant for the Rear DIN install. That's how my Pioneer HU came with, several years ago. Now I plan to install a HU by a brand locally made in my country, but the thing is poor customer...

Hey all, I got this head unit from a friend of mine. I cut off a 16 pin connector from a PC power supply to try to see if it works but I can't really figure out the wiring diagrams. It has 2 different diagrams; one in its manual and one on the top of the unit. I'd like to know which pin is the...

Looking for a rare bird, but need to check it off the list for my collection!!! Paying top dollar for BNIB/LNIB, or excellent condition! If anyone’s got one laying around or knows someone who does that might sell, let me know! Thanks.

Hi my aftermarket head unit shuts off and restarts when I turn volume up loud , nothing crazy just a fosgate 500w amp running alpine 4 door speakers and tweets. If I turn the gain almost all the way down it doesn't really happen. Any help is appreciated

I have a 16 Altima that I'm going to toss a substage in and it's already wired with an 8 guage kit using the factory radio but I'm looking at replacing the wiring with 0 gauge and possibly using an older JVC double din h/u that I have laying around. I'm just not sure if that's a way outdated way...

Today I swapped out my factory head unit and media hub. It had the Non-CarPlay and Non-AndroidAuto model. I bought the upgraded model with media hub to update my gear. After install today, all it does it power-cycle. It will turn on (saw it update factory apps) and at about the 1 minute mark, it...

Hello, first time writing on a forum, 2 weeks ago i ve bought a Head unit with Linux OS on it for my bmw series 1 e87 2006 which from factory didn t have one.My problem is that the car have 2 eq s, one from Radio Unit( bmw professional CD) which have treble, bass,bal and fader settings and the...

I have an Android Head Unit for a Peugeot 107, brand is ESSGOO. Everything seems to be working well, except that I have to put the volume to at least 30 - 40+ to listen to music. This is the Head Unit...

I currently have a stock head unit with stock amp with jbl interiors. With an alpine amp pushing a memphis 15 on a high to low converter. I bought a used jbl 4 channel amp to power the stadiums. How do i by pass the factory amp? Is it worth it? Or just buy a head unit and hook it all up then? I...

Hello, New here thank you. I have a 1999 Jeep Wrangler and just want some sound. I bought a BOSS560RBG head unit because it was marine grade and sometimes I get caught in the rain with the top off. I am not committed to the head unit and could replace it if necessary. I would like to connect a...

Are ds18 head units any good?

Hi all, first post so I apologize if this is in the wrong place. Anyhow I recently purchased a 89 c4 corvette. And let me tell you, the stock audio is JUNK. I've been restricted to listening to classic rock (not that it's bad but I'd like options) for the past few weeks because the speakers...

Hey people I'm looking to buy this head unit for my BMW 1 series and it says it's got a sub RCA output but the diagram doesn't show me one and I was wondering if maybe it's called something else? I'll put the pic of the diagram. Oh also I want the sub RCA just for a single amp/sub setup nothing...

Hello..i need help. Recently i bought a Honda crv 2007..audio system was really bad on the car so i changed the 4 specker on the car. Its kicker 300W MAX 100W RMS CSC65.. but its still sound really bad..little base, not clear sound..still have the original headunit..people Are saying head unit...

It’s a long shot but I’m looking to see if anyone out there still has one of these or knows someone who may be hoarding a NEW IN BOX 9400MP. I pay top dollar for new in box Pioneer HU from that era. If you’ve got something shoot me a pm thanks! PFA:

Anyone else had the problem of the head unit locking on the language select screen and not allowing for the touch screen to work following disconnect and reconnection to the battery

Hello, I have a Kenwood DNR1008RVS head unit. I’d like to get hi res audio to the head unit, but there’s a lot of confusing stuff out there. At first I was told to get rid of my apple phone because android supports LDAC Bluetooth. I don’t really need to use Bluetooth anyway. Wired is perfectly...

I have a 11 Ram 1500 and a Pioneer DMH1500NEX that has an illumination wire of head unit need to know where I wire that to off the factory harness that doesn’t have one. To the power wire?

I have a 2008 Chevy Colorado crew cab that I'm going to give to my son for graduation, and I want to replace the stereo system before that. I used to be a car audio big system fanatic 35 years ago, but this is just entry level stuff for this pickup. I just want to run these components by...

Hello, I am looking to install a new android head unit into my vehicle. I am confused by some things. Is it possible to buy a head unit and be able to play youtube music and control it on the head unit--not the phone? I was told by Crutchfield that wasn't possible but I see some units that...

is there a problem if my head unit outputs 4v while the amp rca input sensitivity is from 0.2-2v only?

So I'm going to order a KW excelon ddx396 HU for my 07 civic, I'm looking at wring harness' for it on crutch feild and there is 3 options. I'm not sure what is the right option, I won't rlly mind if my steering wheel controls are lost, I want the install to be easy bc I am new to this. One thing...

Hi. I have recently bought an Alpine ilx-f905d HALO head unit. The vehicle it is being fitted to is a 2015 Fiat panda cross 4x4. The front speakers will be Focal PS165 FX and the rears will be Focal icu 130’s. As you may be aware the ilx-f905d has a class d internal amplifier rated at...

With regards to using an iPad mini as a head unit to play high res audio and other music what exactly is needed to make this work? Is a sound processor necessary?

My car is a Subaru Forester 2006. Very long story, last June my front left car speaker was starting to make crackling noises, and after about a week it just shut off entirely. These were speakers I had installed back in mid/late 2019. I don't remember the make/model of them, they were around...

I have recently purchased a Pioneer sph-evo62dab-uni for my 2006 Audi A3 8p. Just realised this car does not have an ACC position on the ignition switch and the HU manual says this system will not work a car without this ACC position. Does anyone know a way around this through wiring changes...

my music in my truck cuts in and out whenever I hit a bump. I have a aftermarket radio and after market speakers I have spliced into the original wire so I am not using a harness. I've run new speaker wire from my head unit to my left front thinking it would fix it and it did but it still cuts...

I'm looking for a double din stereo with 4-5 volt preamp voltage. I'd like it to have a front facing USB that's capable of sending near CD quality signal. I need at least 3 rca channels, and I'd like it to also have a decent amount of SQ based settings. I don't really care about carplay and...

So I have a 2015 Honda Accord LX model with a stock stereo. I installed a 12 inch sub in a custom box with a 2000 watt mono block. I was setting my gains using a multimeter and when I played a 30 hz test tone I noticed a substantialy less value in voltage than with a 40 hz test tone. I've done...

Having an issue in my 2017 base wrx, factory audio system. One day driving most of my audio cut out. Seems as though everything but the driver door speaker and driver tweeter cut out. Checked fuses and everything checked out. Wanted to come here before I start taking my door panels off. Thinking...

Looking for some help - recently got a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser - i think I’m 3rd or 4th owner. This is what I know Upon arrival I could see that there was an aftermarket Kenwood KDC-HD545U Head Unit installed - I believe it’s a 2010 model. 4 speakers two fronts two rears And abandoned wires...

Recently got a aftermarket head unit for my 07 GMC Canyon. During the installation I had to splice the ignition wire into another wire that had 12V during ignition. Decided to splice into a wire from the AC unit. This worked out and everything seemed fine until I tried using both the AC and head...

Hey guys, I am attempting to swap out old aftermarket stereo with new stereo. The existing wiring is a bit of a nightmare. I am not sure what the wires heading off to the right and left are for. Perhaps the wire to the right goes to battery for constant power but what are the wires going...