6.5" dvd/bluetooth/gps chinese aftermarket head unit. Works.

[retrogarage6]

Installed this in my 2003 expy. Bought on ebay new for $159.00

install was easy, just picked up an adapter to plug into factory harness at the local car audio place for like $12.

gps works (app and map file say "iGo"), reverse camera works, bluetooth works well for calls and music...
so all in all, i saved $500 over a pioneer avic and I'm happy. Surprised, even. And it shipped from shenzhen china to RI, USA in about 5 business days via DHL.

Will have to post some pics soon.

Next time i'll spend the extra $$ and get an android head unit to boot, this was kinda a trial and tribulation for me because I've seen so many cheap chinese electronics that SUCK but this is nooooot bad at all my friends for $159 shipped. Wife loves it. And it includes manufacturer logo boot screens so it looks factory legit when it turns on.

Also purchased for $97 shipped on ebay brand new overhead lcd 13" monitor. Supports USB/microSD, has built in games, got extra headsets, has fm transmitter and i ran rca wires from the head unit up the b-pillar for video out for when im ready to put it in! I'll be documenting that for y'all.

 

[black 4x4]

Sweet!

 

[Gruz7]

Any pics of the unit??

 

[retrogarage6]

i'll try and snap some tonight, been very busy with work but i like to share so yesss coming SOON heres the ebay snapshot...

 

[retrogarage6]

forgot to mention also required was the scorpion x double din dash kit... had to reallly sqeeze it on over this unit but worked. I actually had sliced out the factory harness lol because i was impatient. Long story short, I ordered an aftermarket plug to plug into factory radio to replace harness i sliced. But I repaired the harness before it came to my house so now i have an extra factory harness too. Just advice for anyone don't bother wiring manually, get the right plugs because the wiring diagrams and descriptions suck. Also, tapped into the black and pink wire in kick panel for reverse cam. It worked but i think my connection came loose because it doesnt kick on anymore from R. I wired the actual camera to the reverse bulb so the camera gets power when bulb kicks on. pretty sweet

 

[retrogarage6]

and yea all good to go. LOTS OF POLLEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THIS TIME OF YEAR!

 

[ezeq]

May I know how much you paid for the radio and plugs from ebay?

 

[retrogarage6]

i watched these units for a while before i even bought the truck so it goes up and down, this particular unit is probably "last season's model" thats why i think i got it so cheap. Paid $159 shipped from china brand new from an ebay store WITH 99% positive feedback (important you look at that) So i saw these range from the $159 to $250+....

There are a bunch of similar models. Also if you are looking, search "android gps bluetooth double din" its like a smart phone head unit they come with wifi and 3g dongles and stuff and can run play store and all apps, thats next one day for one of my cars.

The plug i got at a local shop called SoundFX it was like $12 or $15, dash kit i think was like maybe $9 on ebay. Also ordered the factory radio adapter plug that was about $7, which I still have unused.

 

[ezeq]

Thanks for the info.

 

[retrogarage6]

yea man hey.. I have a wife and 5 kids between 3 and 10 years old so being able to entertain them in the car on a budget like that was awesome. Night and day behavioral change, once a movie goes on no more screaming, kicking, whining, fighting. So best budget expy project for a family guy.

 

[blackdragon]

and yea all good to go. LOTS OF POLLEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THIS TIME OF YEAR!

Hey neighbor (I live in CT), nice job...I recently installed a generic unit in my truck but was wondering, how did u get urs to show the Ford logo at startup?

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[retrogarage6]

I guess it depends on the model/brand but I pretty much had to find like the hidden settings so Once i got the main settings there was another settings tab/button that I had to find that had an option to change the "welcome" screen because it used to just be blue and say "welcome". So once I got in there I found many different manufacturer logos (many of them were not even vehicles available in the US).

And i say hidden because that is where the option to play while driving was located, labeled "Brake- on or off".

The manual was no help because they included a manual that wasnt even for the model I had purchased.

If you have that option just dig deep enough to find it, they're all similar but different.

 

[blackdragon]

Oh that's nice, mine isn't that cool but thanks

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[retrogarage6]

IDEA: sell yours on craigslist for like $20 more than you bought it for to some 17 year old that won't know its on ebay cheaper... then get one that you can update the logo

 

[blackdragon]

I will eventually, I have my own business and just grabbed the cheapest from my vendor...I needed something asap because the original died and I needed a backup camera too so figured $200 was ok

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[retrogarage6]

$200 after paying your vendors markup seems decent because a lot of these start @ 200... cant go wrong lol versus the alpine, pioneer, and now even pyle and others are $$$

 

[blackdragon]

True, actually its a T-view that cost me $190 plus shipping and the camera was about $25 but hey whatever, it's a good demo. BTW we're practically neighbors so if you ever need some help or product, lemme know. Check out my page on Facebook.../installsbc

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[retrogarage6]

ABSOLUTELY, what do you sell/provide? Working on a couple of jetta's right now, two 2014 jettas both getting a pair of 12" subs and im looking for line level converters for those vehicles, sound FX up here told me $40 a pop.... lol any input will be ok.

 

[blackdragon]

There are different ones, I can't check at the moment but I can probably get u something around $20ea

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[retrogarage6]

Sounds good, let me know, I sent a buddy to pick one up so If you can let me know tomorrow (wednesday) then maybe i'll go through you. Thanks.