Upgrade to Pioneer DVD 6" receiver w/camera

[DobieDad21]

First post, just thought I'd share my most recent DIY project. My bluetooth went out in my 13 Express, and and I wanted to upgrade to a larger screen. After going back and forth between a few, I purchased the Pioneer AVH-201. I bought it from Crutchfield with all the necessary wiring harness/bezel replacement, cords etc. Only scary part of install was taking my reciprocating saw to my dash to make room for the double-din receiver. I also purchased the by-pass from amazon to be able to watch DVDs while in motion.

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• DobieDad21
• May 21, 2018

After pulling out stock unit and unplugging stock harness. The metal bracket requires cutting to...

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• DobieDad21
• May 21, 2018

After cutting...

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• DobieDad21
• May 21, 2018

Pioneer harness(middle), wiring harness, and micro by-pass

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• DobieDad21
• May 21, 2018

Micro By-Pass. Newer Pioneer receivers need this to access menus/play DVDs while in motion...

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• DobieDad21
• May 21, 2018
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Works great! Stock back-up cam plugs right in, red/yellow/green lines while reversing were retained.

 

[barbosa]

Nice. Did it make your stock speakers sound better? I recently installed a Pioneer AVH-2300NEX and the audio sounded much improved through the stock speakers.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Nice. I got the same bypass, it works great! I just installed my alpine 8” radio today. Might take me a few weeks just to figure it out!

 

[DobieDad21]

Nice. Did it make your stock speakers sound better? I recently installed a Pioneer AVH-2300NEX and the audio sounded much improved through the stock speakers.

I am already running Kicker aftermarket speakers throughout, so I think they already sounded better than stock. Slight improvement changing head units though.

 

[Djoker04]

You can later upgrade to the IDATALINK MAESTRO harness and get steering wheel usage. add the Sirius XM MODUAL to it IDATALINK RAM usb hub for it. I have the AVH 2330 and i love it