TylerM35
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Figured I'd put together a little something due to several people asking for an install guide to the navigation system that is starting to gain popularity to the base model guys as it's the only true factory style replacement besides obviously going with the MFT swap.. This is a fairly easy swap that I did with no instructions like many since it seems none of these kits come with good instructions..
First off you'll need the following..
7mm socket with extension.
Torx bit T15
Dremel or similar cutting device
A small flat head or similar tool to help with pulling and prying trim pieces.
Packing for the touchscreen. Pretty simple just the bezel with screen already in place and the wiring harnesses
First your going to want to remove the dash trim that cover the top part of your radio, but before you do that you have to remove the smaller plastic trim piece lying to the right of your glove box which can be tricky.. I referred to the cj pony parts video showing how to remove all the trim.
Piece next to the glove box which you need to be extremely careful to not break the top tab like I did
Several tabs here as you want to work from right to left
The piece will pop out pretty easily if you just pull just be careful with it as the tabs can break ( I broke one)
Also for you performance pack guys don't forget to release the connector that plugs into the back of the trim piece that powers your gauges
From here you will want to go ahead with the 7mm socket and remove the top two bolts holding in the radio shown here
Then you will have to located these two at the bottom of you're bezel located between the usb and 12v outlet. There will be a black piece which can be popped out with a very thin trim tool or flat head just be easy so you don't chip the plastic.
Now the trim piece can actually be removed and it's a tight fit. I was able to work from the left side first then the right as there are tabs that stick out from the bottom ends of the bezel that make it difficult. Once again just take your time to ensure you don't break anything.. Once you have it out be sure to unplug all the connectors located on the back side.. After doing so the unit should look like this
From here go ahead and take the unit you pulled out and the new piece and go find a desk or table to work on. You'll need your t15 torx bit at this point. You will be removing the screws from the plastic piece show below which will reveal the circuit board which you'll be transferring over.
Do your best to keep everything together because you won't be re using every single screw you remove.
Now the circuit board should be revealed so go ahead and remove all the screws here to release it from the bezel
Once this is removed you will need to pull all the switched out which come out easily. You will have to trim the (ok,up,down,left,right) button at the top which I have included a picture. Along with that you will not be reusing the buttons above those so you will need to trim off the rubber pieces since you will only be using the OK and arrow buttons which I've included in the next couple pics
Left over pieces I had from the stock unit
Now the original black piece you removed to reveal the circuit board will have to be trimmed to fit the new unit I have some mediocre pics showing that below, (left my dremel at my friends garage so it looks really hanky but worked lol)
So now the finished product should look like this
Now you can return to the vehicle to finish installation..
You will have to remove the CD player which is held on by 4 7mm bolts to be able to reach the two connectors on the back side. I also removed the sync box (held on by 3 7mm bolts) during this process to make it easy for me to move my hands along with the new harness
From this point go ahead and connect the harness to the bigger plug extending and then the left over plug from the harness into the CD player itself
At this point I plugged in the screen with the supplied plug from the harness and the back up camera along with all the factory connectors that go back into the circuit board to test the unit before putting everything back together.. I would recommend everyone does this to avoid having to pull it all apart again lol..
Next I ran the gps antenna thru the dash as shown below and up to my headliner and all the way to where my review mirror is for a nice subtle install... Included some pics showing that
From this point on just return everything to normal and enjoy your new unit!! I hope this will help anyone wanting to do it themselves.
Here's the video I made the first night I installed it
I've never written an install guide before so I know it's not gonna be great but I figure it would at least help I know this information would of made my install quicker along with giving me more confidence to tackle it in the first place since I was a little nervous about doing it at first.
Really glad I did this and love the unit!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
First off you'll need the following..
7mm socket with extension.
Torx bit T15
Dremel or similar cutting device
A small flat head or similar tool to help with pulling and prying trim pieces.
Packing for the touchscreen. Pretty simple just the bezel with screen already in place and the wiring harnesses
First your going to want to remove the dash trim that cover the top part of your radio, but before you do that you have to remove the smaller plastic trim piece lying to the right of your glove box which can be tricky.. I referred to the cj pony parts video showing how to remove all the trim.
Piece next to the glove box which you need to be extremely careful to not break the top tab like I did
Several tabs here as you want to work from right to left
The piece will pop out pretty easily if you just pull just be careful with it as the tabs can break ( I broke one)
Also for you performance pack guys don't forget to release the connector that plugs into the back of the trim piece that powers your gauges
From here you will want to go ahead with the 7mm socket and remove the top two bolts holding in the radio shown here
Then you will have to located these two at the bottom of you're bezel located between the usb and 12v outlet. There will be a black piece which can be popped out with a very thin trim tool or flat head just be easy so you don't chip the plastic.
Now the trim piece can actually be removed and it's a tight fit. I was able to work from the left side first then the right as there are tabs that stick out from the bottom ends of the bezel that make it difficult. Once again just take your time to ensure you don't break anything.. Once you have it out be sure to unplug all the connectors located on the back side.. After doing so the unit should look like this
From here go ahead and take the unit you pulled out and the new piece and go find a desk or table to work on. You'll need your t15 torx bit at this point. You will be removing the screws from the plastic piece show below which will reveal the circuit board which you'll be transferring over.
Do your best to keep everything together because you won't be re using every single screw you remove.
Now the circuit board should be revealed so go ahead and remove all the screws here to release it from the bezel
Once this is removed you will need to pull all the switched out which come out easily. You will have to trim the (ok,up,down,left,right) button at the top which I have included a picture. Along with that you will not be reusing the buttons above those so you will need to trim off the rubber pieces since you will only be using the OK and arrow buttons which I've included in the next couple pics
Left over pieces I had from the stock unit
Now the original black piece you removed to reveal the circuit board will have to be trimmed to fit the new unit I have some mediocre pics showing that below, (left my dremel at my friends garage so it looks really hanky but worked lol)
So now the finished product should look like this
Now you can return to the vehicle to finish installation..
You will have to remove the CD player which is held on by 4 7mm bolts to be able to reach the two connectors on the back side. I also removed the sync box (held on by 3 7mm bolts) during this process to make it easy for me to move my hands along with the new harness
From this point go ahead and connect the harness to the bigger plug extending and then the left over plug from the harness into the CD player itself
At this point I plugged in the screen with the supplied plug from the harness and the back up camera along with all the factory connectors that go back into the circuit board to test the unit before putting everything back together.. I would recommend everyone does this to avoid having to pull it all apart again lol..
Next I ran the gps antenna thru the dash as shown below and up to my headliner and all the way to where my review mirror is for a nice subtle install... Included some pics showing that
From this point on just return everything to normal and enjoy your new unit!! I hope this will help anyone wanting to do it themselves.
Here's the video I made the first night I installed it
I've never written an install guide before so I know it's not gonna be great but I figure it would at least help I know this information would of made my install quicker along with giving me more confidence to tackle it in the first place since I was a little nervous about doing it at first.
Really glad I did this and love the unit!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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