DIY 5.0 to 8.4 Navigation upgrade

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getupkid

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1500ram12

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That sucks but I'm glad your bringing it over here. I'm not a huge fan of that site anyway. Although I'm not planning on doing this swap anymore I've still be following along taking notes (not very organized notes) just incase I change my mind. Hopefully the same group will continue the discussion over here.

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checking in....i have this swap done thanks to kid and monk from the other forum.

would like to also add info on getting the backup cam working in the radio for guys with the 3.0 and camera in the mirror
 

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Bobbo are you interested in selling your original 3.0 mirror? Did you get the one I sent you and is all good with that?
 
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Finally now every time I type in Ram and use the shortcut i wont go to the stupid forum again.
 

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Please fix the parts links.... none of them are taking you to the specific part. Mouser and OEM are broken.

Thanks for pointing that out.. fixed them. May wanna edit your quote as the links in that are the bad ones. :doh2:
 

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totally doing this.. do you loose any functionality of the 8.4 ?
 

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I'll be doing a 2013-2014 5 pin conversion DIY in the next week or so. I have parts coming in from all over the country, so probably Wednesday at the earliest.


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Same here I ordered the parts from quirk as well did you hear anything about your order cuyler? We can do this and compare notes.
 

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Same here I ordered the parts from quirk as well did you hear anything about your order cuyler? We can do this and compare notes.

I have 2 orders from mouser coming in to make my adapter so the module is in the kick panel, 1 from digikey cause mouser didnt have the 8 pin connector, bezel coming from MI, resistor coming from Rock Auto, and harness coming from Quirk. picked up the hvac module from one of the guys on here 5 minutes ago in a park and ride :roflsquared: Quirk Said they had like 78 of the harness' in new york so that should be here soon also.
 

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My harness arrived today. Short of having my bezel to test with I popped my radio, harness, controller in my truck. After battery reconnect it took a few seconds to be able to turn climate system on. But once I was able to it functioned. All 7 blower speeds, all blend functions, full temp range hot-mild-cold, positive a/c clutch engagement and disengagement when I turn a/c off, max a/c works, defrost works. I tested everything I could and seems to me 100%! I have a feeling once my bezel gets here I will be all done and set to go.

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How long should I make the harness? Where do you position the module?
 

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In regards to a request on another forum, I put all my radio stuff back in my truck with the "97" auto climate
ATTACH]
bezel. It all works, climate, volume knob, off, hazard, browse knob and back button!!! The right red-blue climate buttons just do nothing. So for everybody that got an auto bezel it will work, but none of the auto functions or dual zone controls serve any purpose.

-JT
 

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