Awesome job Steve!
T'EYES CC3 2K Android Head Unit Installed
Thanks to all the info from @Gary Kline and his thread, I ordered one of these for my 2018 Cherokee a couple of weeks ago. Came in today
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Well packaged and seems well made.
Comes with a new bezel that replaces the factory one. All you have to do is move the vent assemblies over from the old one. Very easy. Then, the unit is held in place by four small screws from the back side.
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Removal of the factory unit was extremely simple. Pry off the trim and then four screws on the stereo. HVAC control panel had to be popped out as well. Again, super simple, no issues.
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All of the wiring harnesses were included, and it was all plug and play. Only had to splice two antenna wires together.
Only snag is that it came from the factory set up in Russian language mode. Had to call Gary, and he walked me through were to change it to English. Here it is all buttoned back up.
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One thing I’ll have to remedy is the hole where the buttons go on some models. Mine had a small storage shelf, but it was molded into the old surround. Will find an option for it
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SO many options and things you can tweak with this thing! Still have to get the steering wheel controls programmed and get the screen layout to my liking. Sound is very good. Impressed with the whole setup! Also need to figure out how to get it to do Apple CarPlay, but not tonight.
Well packaged and seems well made.
Comes with a new bezel that replaces the factory one. All you have to do is move the vent assemblies over from the old one. Very easy. Then, the unit is held in place by four small screws from the back side.
Removal of the factory unit was extremely simple. Pry off the trim and then four screws on the stereo. HVAC control panel had to be popped out as well. Again, super simple, no issues.
All of the wiring harnesses were included, and it was all plug and play. Only had to splice two antenna wires together.
Only snag is that it came from the factory set up in Russian language mode. Had to call Gary, and he walked me through were to change it to English. Here it is all buttoned back up.
One thing I’ll have to remedy is the hole where the buttons go on some models. Mine had a small storage shelf, but it was molded into the old surround. Will find an option for it
SO many options and things you can tweak with this thing! Still have to get the steering wheel controls programmed and get the screen layout to my liking. Sound is very good. Impressed with the whole setup! Also need to figure out how to get it to do Apple CarPlay, but not tonight.
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Awesome! Was the issue with setting the CANBUS setting from the screen below? If so, did you select the options shown in the photo or other?
cool more questions, if you don't mind, because I am gaining interest
sounds like you just swapped the head unit
no need to install an "iDatalink Maestro box" like I did (not me personally) in post #6 here
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also just to confirm, because I also have the little radio w/ the storage tray. when you replaced the faceplate, the new faceplate still has the storage tray? that's really surprising to me. but if so that's really cool
sounds like you just swapped the head unit
no need to install an "iDatalink Maestro box" like I did (not me personally) in post #6 here
Radio Swap Kenwood DNR876S
I went thru Crutchfield https://www.crutchfield.com/ links to manuals PDF read online or download. searchable by pressing ctrl F https://manual.kenwood.com/files/B5A-2886-00_K_En.pdf read online, w/ links in the Table of Contents...
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also just to confirm, because I also have the little radio w/ the storage tray. when you replaced the faceplate, the new faceplate still has the storage tray? that's really surprising to me. but if so that's really cool
No iDatalink needed with the T'EYES CC3 but note, like all non-iDatalink head units, you loose the heated steering wheel.cool more questions, if you don't mind, because I am gaining interest
sounds like you just swapped the head unit
no need to install an "iDatalink Maestro box" like I did (not me personally) in post #6 here
Radio Swap Kenwood DNR876S
I went thru Crutchfield https://www.crutchfield.com/ links to manuals PDF read online or download. searchable by pressing ctrl F https://manual.kenwood.com/files/B5A-2886-00_K_En.pdf read online, w/ links in the Table of Contents...
also just to confirm, because I also have the little radio w/ the storage tray. when you replaced the faceplate, the new faceplate still has the storage tray? that's really surprising to me. but if so that's really cool
Super easy [install]. Also, this is your head unit (inside your car). You can replace anywhere. It's not like working on your engine, powertrain etc. where a landlord or super is going to hassle you. Total time working on the install should be <1hr.
Also, Steve will answer this directly but he's got a storage tray molded into the center trim so he's going to look for a blank faceplate or even just get the basic bezel with hazard and hook his hazards up to that (and could wire in parallel if one wanted to). Alternate is to fashion some sort of bezel and screw it on from the back (using the already existing screw holes).
But you win with your HVAC's manual knobs vs the dual-zone HVAC's touch-screen controls.
Funny you mentioned that. That's what I was going to reply saying but everyone who potentially reads this thread comes with a different skill level. Fashioning plastic takes patience and a steady hand to make the lines look clean and OEM. I was going to suggest an option to just grab one of those old 5.25 fdd drive covers (you know, the ones from the original PC dries) and cutting it to size but yes, you'd need to be good with a hot knife/Dremel to do it aesthetically. One could also just take a blank panel like this that tape of over the back. It would be slightly recessed but do the same.
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