Normally these keys are supposed to lock into place so they can be used to pull the deck out. Slide these in with the straight sides all facing inward.

The new unit comes with the keys to remove the old unit. Unplug the clip on the back and set the switches aside. Remove the switch bank beneath the stereo with a simple non-marring pry tool. Lay a towel or blanket down beneath everything so the stereos don’t scratch or mar up your interior. My 09 LP already came with navigation, disc changer, bluetooth, and reverse camera. That’s frankly the only negative thing I can say about it so far. I tried calling my wife on the phone to test the Bluetooth function, and although it worked, it didn’t filter background noise well enough so it had echo and some unwanted feedback. Sitting here writing this up I realized that I didn’t try to check the display in the gauge cluster to see if that still shows radio stations or anything like that. The integration for wiring is impressive, as everything works as I expect it too. The screen is crisp, and more responsive to touch than any other unit I’ve used.

I tested all the features I could think I would really ever use so that I wasn’t trying to learn them while driving down the road. Initial impressions of the unit are good. Things like Netflix could be added but I’m not sure I will ever install any video player, but could be done in theory. I’m sure there will be additional features that I’ll find but this is good enough for now. This allows for additional gauge displays and even diagnosing any potential check engine lights with an OBDII connector like an ELM327 adapter. A great example I will be using is Dash Command. It’s an Android based OS, so you can download apps that you’d normally use on any Android phone. It makes me think that I could even find a dongle to connect to give wireless CarPlay function at some point. I only got CarPlay, but it is easily changed because it came as just a dongle to attach to one of the USB plugs. They also have the option of Apple CarPlay or Android Auto (you can do both as well, because it does have 2 USB cords coming off of it) for an additional $70 each.

I got the head unit from Car Navi Player (sounds like whoever named it didn’t have a perfect grasp on the English language), and because their own website describes it that it will need trimming I was ready to do that off the bat. I will skip some of the parts that are well documented around- like taking the bank of switches out for access. ^I also just finished installing my Escort Passport 9500ci display in the rear view mirror and couldn’t be happier.

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