2014 - Radio Upgrade.

[shook]

Hey guys,

New to the forum but been reading around for a few days now trying to get more information.

I'm looking to upgrade my radio to an aftermarket radio that has Nav, DVD and all that good stuff. But I would like a plug and play one or if not - I will be the adapters needed to make it work.

A few questions,

* Can I retain the stock mic?
* Anyone know of a good Android running based system?
* I would like to retain steering wheel controls as well.

I was looking at something like this ..

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/6-2-Andro...kAAOSw5IJWgQjO

Any help would be appreciated - thank you.

[Charly]

Have you tried talking to people that actually do installations?


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[Ozian]

I had a Clarion VX603AU installed as part of the deal when I bought my 14 JKUS. All my steering controls work fine, and the sound quality and control is much better than the stock unit. No complaints!

[shook]

I have no problem doing it myself as everything seems very straight forward.

Ozian ; do you retain stock sub and amp as well?

[Redbaron57]

I could not find an Android system in Australia for my Grand Cherokee so I bought direct from China. There are any number advertised on Aliexpress but obviously there is a risk involved buying direct, especially with the language barrier. Also some sellers seem to prefer to tell you what you want to hear rather than distressing you with the facts. As for Aussie sellers; I bought a WinCE system for my wife's VW Tiguan a few years back from DigOptions. It was Plug and Play. I was very happy with the support. The website shows a JK system but it is WinCE. Maybe they can help with android. http://www.digoptions.com.au/gps-for...mpass-blu~1884
The SWC works fine with the VW installation but the Chinese adapter supplied with my Jeep unit is not giving me SWC. I have not yet unraveled this mystery but I don't think it is a setting problem. Perhaps it's the wrong unit for my vehicle.
I have not found a Chinese CanBus adapter that gives fader control with an external amplifier system. The best adapters seem to be Axxess Interfaces. See http://axxessinterfaces.com/ These are available from installers in Australia but if all else fails you can get them direct from the US. Mine gives me full control including SWC and fader with the external amplifier system.
I have DVD, iGO Primo for nav, 64G music card with a pretty good music manager app, nice radio interface, Bluetooth phone with phone book, integrated dash cam that works automatically most of the time, OBD and Internet.
Note that Android for car multimedia firmware seems to be still in the development stage. The original supplied with my unit had some issues. I recently downloaded and installed updated firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/ that is much better.
If you go Android you may find yourself messing about with it when you would prefer to be out bush. On the other hand if you are a computer geek you may enjoy it.

[Ozian]

Originally Posted by shook

I have no problem doing it myself as everything seems very straight forward.

Ozian ; do you retain stock sub and amp as well?

Yep, it all hooks into the rest of the existing electronics and speakers. An external installer did the work, so I can't comment on how they link it all up, but a couple of Jeep dealerships told me that this Clarion unit is the one that they install the most to replace stock head unit.

I can say that it is a huge step up in sound quality from the stock (non-GPS) unit, though I do plan on upgrading the speakers in the dash and sound bar to either Polk or Kicker in the future to improve the mid-high range. I doubt that it compares to a full aftermarket system upgrade, but for the price it's as good as I'm ever going to need/want.

[shook]

Redbaron57 - Thanks for your reply! Your reply helped out a lot of what I was thinking of doing.

I've been thinking of just purchasing an aftermarket Andriod system then getting all the other bits and pieces to make it work separately. The reason I enjoy the Andriod system is that it allows you to customise things that you aren't usually able to do via a headunit.

Ozian : Thank you for your reply!