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The parts will allow it all to work and we can give you all the tips on how to install it and will work straight away with your parking sensors
Andyfrecky
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Hi Jason,
Thanks for your input, I thought I might as well just use the usb for CarPlay that way my phone will be on charge at the same time. Fitted my reverse camera today, I can see why these cost so much to fit, took me 3 hrs!! Thanks for the info on the gps aerial, can I just ask do I connect the standard aerial adapter to this blue wire on the harness, pic attached?
Also I do not have controls on my steering wheel but got a steering wheel rc included in the harness, is it ok to still fit this as you have kindly soldered all the harness together for me so it’s just plug and play!
Thanks again
Andy
Thanks for your input, I thought I might as well just use the usb for CarPlay that way my phone will be on charge at the same time. Fitted my reverse camera today, I can see why these cost so much to fit, took me 3 hrs!! Thanks for the info on the gps aerial, can I just ask do I connect the standard aerial adapter to this blue wire on the harness, pic attached?
Also I do not have controls on my steering wheel but got a steering wheel rc included in the harness, is it ok to still fit this as you have kindly soldered all the harness together for me so it’s just plug and play!
Thanks again
Andy
By looking at that picture that blue wire attaches to the blue/yellow of the Kenwood for the steering wheel
You connect the fm adapters blue wire to either the blue/white or blue in the Kenwoods own harness
Hope that makes sense
Andyfrecky
New Member
Hi Jason,
Traced it back and it does go to the blue/white in the kenwood harness.
I assume I can still use the steering wheel rc adapter aswell.
As with the fascia kit, how does that go on, it comes with some metal plates?
Thanks again
Andy
Traced it back and it does go to the blue/white in the kenwood harness.
I assume I can still use the steering wheel rc adapter aswell.
As with the fascia kit, how does that go on, it comes with some metal plates?
Thanks again
Andy
Yes connect the blue to blue/yellow
Remove the outer metal cage and outer front trim from the head unit, and throw it away or put back in box,
Screw the metal plates to the facia trim, with the 4 small counter sunk screws, then slide it over the head unit until it looks flush and straight and use the supplied screws to screw the plates to the side
Andyfrecky
New Member
Thanks Jason,
Got it all in yesterday, everything working fine. CarPlay was working wireless and via usb. Today after 5mins of driving the head unit is saying connect the speed sensor wire, any ideas why this has come up? Pic attached.
CarPlay is still working when connected via usb
Thanks again for all your help
Andy
Got it all in yesterday, everything working fine. CarPlay was working wireless and via usb. Today after 5mins of driving the head unit is saying connect the speed sensor wire, any ideas why this has come up? Pic attached.
CarPlay is still working when connected via usb
Thanks again for all your help
Andy
Check to see if the pink wire (long wire with white resistor) is plugged into harness, if so then unfortunately it will need moving to the speed pulse wire which is located behind the speedo cluster, sometimes this happens
I can send you instructions and pics on how to do it...
Andyfrecky
New Member
Thanks Jason, hopefully it’s just a loose connection as don’t fancy taking the speedo cluster out, that sounds like a mission.
It also is not displaying the outside temperature like the old unit and there was a connector block spare when everything was connected in. The spare connector block is square with 4 small terminals in it which connected to the original head unit, is this notmal or have I missed something
Thanks
Andy
It also is not displaying the outside temperature like the old unit and there was a connector block spare when everything was connected in. The spare connector block is square with 4 small terminals in it which connected to the original head unit, is this notmal or have I missed something
Thanks
Andy
Andyfrecky
New Member
Hi Jason,
Yes you are correct, it is a cream/brown plug. The pink wire is fitted in the harness and hasn’t just come loose :-(
Suppose I need to get my soldering iron out then and take the cluster out. Can you send me photos/ instructions on how to do it please?
Also any idea why the outside temp is not coming up on the head unit, or does it not have that function on the unit
Thanks
Andy
Yes you are correct, it is a cream/brown plug. The pink wire is fitted in the harness and hasn’t just come loose :-(
Suppose I need to get my soldering iron out then and take the cluster out. Can you send me photos/ instructions on how to do it please?
Also any idea why the outside temp is not coming up on the head unit, or does it not have that function on the unit
Thanks
Andy
Installed! 
I've not connected everything yet .. the speed wire is not done, usb not completed, and the GPS aerial that came with the new unit is not connected ( it got dark too soon )LOL but the van still goes and does everything and more than it did with the original shity head unit so I'm very happy.. will finish off the rest of the wiring tomorrow.
I've not connected everything yet .. the speed wire is not done, usb not completed, and the GPS aerial that came with the new unit is not connected ( it got dark too soon )LOL but the van still goes and does everything and more than it did with the original shity head unit so I'm very happy.. will finish off the rest of the wiring tomorrow.
You can use a CAN interface to save taking the clocks out, I did on mine and it was nice and easy
what is a CAN interface ?You can use a CAN interface to save taking the clocks out, I did on mine and it was nice and easy
Andyfrecky
New Member
Hi,
The speed sensor wire was connected to the harness absolute provided. It worked for a day then the error come up. I took the head unit back out to check if it was a loose connection but it was still fully connected. Going to connect it to the speed pulse wire behind the clocks this weekend.
Got to say when you buy off Jason he is always on hand for queries, advice and tutorials of how to do things. Top man
The speed sensor wire was connected to the harness absolute provided. It worked for a day then the error come up. I took the head unit back out to check if it was a loose connection but it was still fully connected. Going to connect it to the speed pulse wire behind the clocks this weekend.
Got to say when you buy off Jason he is always on hand for queries, advice and tutorials of how to do things. Top man
Andyfrecky
New Member
That was just connecting up all the accessories Absolute5 sent me. They pre soldered the wiring harness together so I literally just plugged it into the head unit and into the van
Andy
Andy
OK ... so..... I've found my kenwood 9190dabs a little buggy so looked for a firmware/software update and sure enough there is a recent one that improves apple car play etc etc
so I've downloaded the correct version formatted a usb stick done all the correct process and the f**kin thing has bricked my unit.. it did the initial update then goes to restart to finish updating and then claims it cannot read the usb stick and restarts again over and over in a loop . Anyone else out there updated to the latest firmware without problems ? UPDATE. fixed it using a second usb stick with the same software on it ... can only guess the first stick was dodgy .. odd though as I’ve used it for some pretty major software in the past such as Mac operating system install etc and had no issues ... anyway I guess it was just sent to test me !
so I've downloaded the correct version formatted a usb stick done all the correct process and the f**kin thing has bricked my unit.. it did the initial update then goes to restart to finish updating and then claims it cannot read the usb stick and restarts again over and over in a loop . Anyone else out there updated to the latest firmware without problems ? UPDATE. fixed it using a second usb stick with the same software on it ... can only guess the first stick was dodgy .. odd though as I’ve used it for some pretty major software in the past such as Mac operating system install etc and had no issues ... anyway I guess it was just sent to test me !
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