aqualite75
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- Ram Year
- 2014
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- Hemi 5.7
Hello Ram Forum. I am a new 2014 RAM owner that was unfortunately unable to find the truck configured how I wanted with the 8.4 inch touch screen. My truck came with the Uconnect 5, which isn't a bad system, but it was just not the head unit I wanted.
I have purchased the 8.4AN RA4 with the manual climate control bezel from a salvage. I did this knowing that A) the actual head unit is (mostly) plug and play and B) the climate control bezel is not "compatible".
I have read that the new radios are "not interchangeable" but I am not buying that because there are several sources that have proved otherwise. I could just drop in the 8.4 unit and live without the volume and tune controls on the bezel while using the steering wheel controls, but that's not good enough for me.
I did try that techauthority wiring diagram link elsewhere in this forum but even putting in the VIN from the truck this radio came from it still only shows the non 8.4 wiring best I can tell. Clearly there is a missing link and I really hope to find a way to make it work.
So here is my dilemma. I need to know what the trucks with the 8.4 screen climate control wiring harness looks like. It is my hope that someone with knowledge or would be willing to offer assistance with some pictures might be able to get me further along. What I cannot determine at this point is whether there is a module that plugs into the climate control 24 pin connector and then a bridge to plug into the 8 pin bezel, or if the wiring harness itself is different.
Thank you in advance.
I have purchased the 8.4AN RA4 with the manual climate control bezel from a salvage. I did this knowing that A) the actual head unit is (mostly) plug and play and B) the climate control bezel is not "compatible".
I have read that the new radios are "not interchangeable" but I am not buying that because there are several sources that have proved otherwise. I could just drop in the 8.4 unit and live without the volume and tune controls on the bezel while using the steering wheel controls, but that's not good enough for me.
I did try that techauthority wiring diagram link elsewhere in this forum but even putting in the VIN from the truck this radio came from it still only shows the non 8.4 wiring best I can tell. Clearly there is a missing link and I really hope to find a way to make it work.
So here is my dilemma. I need to know what the trucks with the 8.4 screen climate control wiring harness looks like. It is my hope that someone with knowledge or would be willing to offer assistance with some pictures might be able to get me further along. What I cannot determine at this point is whether there is a module that plugs into the climate control 24 pin connector and then a bridge to plug into the 8 pin bezel, or if the wiring harness itself is different.
Thank you in advance.