Installed 7" Touchscreen - Pioneer AppRadio 2

[jghake]

I just finished my AAS and my wife bought me the Pioneer AppRadio 2 for a graduation present. I received it yesterday and got it installed late last night.

Here are some pictures.

 

[dmwattes24]

does that headunit have preamp outs?

 

[03AZExploder]

Which gen iPhone are you using? I've seen this radio before, but haven't heard really anything solid about it. Review of it possibly?

 

[jghake]

It has a ton of preamp out. I'm not using any of them but I remember seeing them.

I've used my jail broken iPhone 5 with appradio extensions from cydia and my wife's non jail broken 5. Both work well.

 

[iamdestruktor]

First post!

Anyways, very nice! I've been looking for something precisely like this. How much was installation? Does anyone know how hard it would be to remove the stock radio and install something like this myself?

 

[College Student]

Welcome destruktor.

Installation can be free if you do it yourself. As for difficulty, it's pretty simple.

Step 1) Pop off the radio bezel (being sure not to break it or mar the surrounding area)
Step 2) Undo two screws at bottom of old radio (7mm)
Step 3) Pull out old radio
Step 4) unplug radio (try to sell on craigslist)
Step 5) Plug in harness adapter (assuming you soldered or but connected it together previous to step 1
Step 6) Plug harness into new radio
Step 7) Use factory screws to install new radio (this will be the plastic install kit that fills the remaining area that the radio cant fill...also installed previous to step 1)
Step 8) pop the radio bezel back on

 

[iamdestruktor]

Welcome destruktor.

Installation can be free if you do it yourself. As for difficulty, it's pretty simple.

Step 1) Pop off the radio bezel (being sure not to break it or mar the surrounding area)
Step 2) Undo two screws at bottom of old radio (7mm)
Step 3) Pull out old radio
Step 4) unplug radio (try to sell on craigslist)
Step 5) Plug in harness adapter (assuming you soldered or but connected it together previous to step 1
Step 6) Plug harness into new radio
Step 7) Use factory screws to install new radio (this will be the plastic install kit that fills the remaining area that the radio cant fill...also installed previous to step 1)
Step 8) pop the radio bezel back on

Thanks, and that sounds easy peasy except the soldering part?

 

[ajthomas05]

Thanks, and that sounds easy peasy except the soldering part?

Just use butt connectors, like he mentioned. I did for my install, and they worked just as well. Just be sure to tape them up nice (or heatshrink?), you don't want your radio shorting out while driving down the road.

http://amzn.to/12xDmgC

 

[BigRondo]

Here is a great thread to check out for installing an aftermarket head unit:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271666

 

[FreakyGeek73]

Hello,

I just bought one of these and I am getting ready to install in my 2002 Ford Explorer and I was just wondering how/where you mounted/instaled the gps antena and the microphone for handsfree calling. Thanks in advance.

 

[jghake]

I put the GPS antenna right about the head unit on the dashboard at the base of the windshield. If you pull your deck out you can actually see light coming down from near the windshield. I just fished the wire from the top down into that crack.

The microphone is on the left side of my steering column clipped to the top of the plastic shroud around the column itself. The microphone is very sub-par and everyone I talk to using the radio complains... Just an FYI...

 

[FreakyGeek73]

Thanks!! This post was definitely helpful.

 

[wbrudi28]

Did you have to trim anything to install it? Because from what i can recall, the radio opening in our 3rd gens is 1.75 DIN, not exactly 2 DIN

 

[FreakyGeek73]

I just installed the unit, and it fits perfectly.