DIY Double DIN Pioneer SPH-DA120 installation

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I want the USB connector for the Carplay to be in the remaining storage compartment so next task is to fit the female connector into that.


I mark the spot and drill holes around the edges...


...and cut it clean with a sharp knife. (The famous swedish Mora Knife )


Adding a corresponding hole in the rubber insert.


Pressing the female part into the whole, snug fit.


Fixating the connector with a major load of glue from the glue gun. Better safe than sorry, dont want this to losen up while connecting/disconnecting cables.


Treading the USB cable trough the hole into the back of the center console.


Pressing the storage compartment back into place. Found a 10cm (3 inch) black iphone cable that will be perfect in there (and also hide the whiteness of the connector).

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Treading the USB cable trough the back of the center console. It was easier than I'd thought and the cable just ran itself into the upper part to be fished out.


Next step will be cabling, cant seem to find the antitheft connector that I've seen in other posts. Perhaps this in the power connector for my model?


The adaptor for the new unit. Besides power and speaker cables it also features signal cables for a remote, mute, hand brake and rear gear for different functions on the unit.

Thats it for now, to be continued...

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Ok, so did some more today after having read up on the wiring for the Becker CDR23.

Besides the speakers, it turns out that the supply part of the connector from the car side is delivering Ground, 12V constant, Power antenna, Mute and Reverse gear.

So, no 12V switched/ACC... For this the CDR23 uses CAN data to recieve info of when ignition is turned. This is in the same socket as the line out signals.

So i need to find 12V switched elsewhere. Not the cigarette lighter in my car either it turns out as it is constant aswell.

After having gone through various options and spending quite some time with the multimeter I suddenly find an unattached cable, obviously non standard, that is 12V switched.


A previous owner has obviously put this there, most likely for another aftermarket HU in the past. It was made with an appropriate female crimp connector that makes it just too easy for me.



Next i mounted the microphone in a free dummy button slot. This will be used both for mobile handsfree and for Carplay voice navigation.



The CDR23 has a "Fakra" connection for the antenna cable. Something common for most VAG cars.



The new SPH-DA120 has the normal standard.



Found this adapter on Biltema (swedish store for auto parts and other useful crap) for the radio antenna cable.

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I prolong the reverse gear cable in the adapter...



...and attach it to the female connector with a pin stolen from another adapter. By this I dont have to tap in to any of the cars cables, now it will get it from the correct pin instead.


So plugging in the adapter and the 12V switched for a test run.


Turning the key and, voila!


Plugging in the iphone in the USB port and Carplay just works.


Many of the settings on the HU are unavailable, but when grounding the parking brake signal they become active. So a permanent ground is the solution for the responsible me.


There is a GPS antenna for the HU aswell, used to better the signal. I opened this GPS cover under the windshield and found that the antenna would fit nicely in there. But getting the cable down to the HU looks like a pain.

Does anyone have experience in drawing the gps cable from its original position?

To be continued...