2015, 1500 RA1 to RA2 upgrade

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Hey everyone,


As title says, in my 2015 I have the RA1 radio. I just bought off a buddy his RA2.


I will be swapping them tonight. I've read that the install is plug & play.

Question are;
How true is it that radios are plug&play?
Will all functions work (Sirius, Compass, etc) - should be noted, I do not have a back-up cam, that wont work.
For the Bluetooth mic, do I absolutely have to get the Ram rearview mirror, or can I get an aftermarket mic?
Should I contact FCA to advise of radio switch for further updates?


Thanks for any and all info!
 

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They are very much plug and play.

Sirius won't work since it will be a diff radio ID, call them and swap it over.

As for the mic, I got a mirror with the mic and harness, I didn't want to find the wiring or deal with trying to get it to work after market like, but I'm sure you could figure it out if you took your time.

I would advise FCA or have your dealer swap sales codes in the system, because if you have to have warranty work, they will put the RA1 in it, ask me how I know!


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You can use your buddies vin for SW updates on the RA2 radio also.

You can save $100 on the parts for the Mirror with Mics ($200) vs buying a complete kit ($300) as long as you are willing to buy the individual items directly yourself.

Here's an instruction sheet I put together previously that will help...
- 2013-2016 Ram RearView Mirror (w/mics) Upgrade & Harness install 7-8-16.pdf


I found these on ebay, or you can order direct from www.quirkparts.com for a little bit more (still less than than a kit elsewhere).

- RA2 style Manual Dim Mirror w/mics: 68102484AA

- Man. Mirror Mount Covers:
Upper - 1ZA38DX9AA
Lower - 1YW11DX9AA

- Mirror Header harness (Standard): 68207372AB
- Mirror Header harness (w/Clearance Lts): 68186009AC

Note: if you hunt around on eBay, LKQ or Schram parts online, you may be able to find a complete used mirror with the covers.

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Well, I put in the radio.
Got asked for the anti-theft code, called the dealer, they gave it to me.
Punched in the anti-theft code.
Radio worked.

No compass ?... :shrug:

But, the worst part, I got no noise comming from the speakers. Andthe volume knob does a whole lotta nothing.
If I push the mute button and turn the know, then I see the volume bar, volume is set a 14... but it doesn't budge.

Went in to dealer, they tried to flash the PCM, to no avail. Saying it has to do with the radio being from a 2016 and my truck being a 2015...

Any of yall have any ideas?
 

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Makes no sense, my radio is from a 2014, in a 2016 and works great. Did they try to reprogram the radio?


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Makes no sense, my radio is from a 2014, in a 2016 and works great. Did they try to reprogram the radio?


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Guy said that they did try to reprog the truck.
Now they called higher up tech service.

Ill probably end up sticking with the RA1 haha

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Guy said that they did try to reprog the truck.
Now they called higher up tech service.

Ill probably end up sticking with the RA1 haha

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Truck or radio?


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Ok, cause my dealer reprogrammed d the radio itself and it's worked great, along with flashing the truck


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COming to think of it, the anti-theft code I input into the radio was one associated to my (2015) truck.

Should I have input the code associated to the 2016 donor truck?

If so, how the F*** can I get the radio to ask for the code again?
 

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Can anyone help! I have installed a RA2 radio in my truck that had a RA1 and it turns off and back on every two minutes or so? I dont know whats going on!
 
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