Mazda CX-3 CarPlay / Android Auto installation - CARABC 00008FZ34

[@Engineerd3d]

I did this to my wife's CX-9. We got the car second hand and the dealer wanter 500bux to get this going. I spent 80bux on eBay and got a kit. 1 hour of my time and it was done.

[@DavidMcLuckie]

I can't believe how much faster the CarPlay interface is compared to the stock Mazda. But then I suppose it's running at new iPhone processor speeds and not whatever is in the CMU.

[@Engineerd3d]

@@DavidMcLuckie it is much faster. Also consider a wireless adapter. I got one as a Christmas gift for a close friend. He loves it. I will get one for the wife's car. At the end of the day, having this ability does away with the need to replace your navigation system or really update it.

[@johnjames01]

@@Engineerd3d Thanks for the video, looking to do this to my Mazda 3. When you say wireless adapter, is that to allow carplay/android auto to work wirelessly?

[@Engineerd3d]

@@johnjames01 there is a USB wireless adapter for Android auto. There are a bunch of manufacturers and they sell for about 50$, this allows me to sit down start the engine and have android auto launch automatically without plugging it in or even taking out my pocket. Music, Maps etc all work as if wired.

[@johnjames01]

@@Engineerd3d Excellent thank you! I'll have to look into that as well.

[@djmc1471]

Thanks for uploading! I needed some additional guidance with the firmware update and wiring but otherwise this walkthrough was perfect! Saved me $800 by doing it myself.

[@AMR15H]

Damn $800,-? Here in the Netherlands the dealer asks €300,- only.

[@derekchan7747]

Glad you got it installed. Kind of late but I thought i might save future installers time and potential damage to the console, etc. Cheers! There is a much easier way to get to the USB Module box without having to take apart anything. I have a 2019 CX-3, and I didn't plan to need the original USB box again, so using a 5/64 drill bit, you measure 1/2 inch from the sides of the box, you slowly drill by the edge of the top of the box (being careful of course to not move off the box and damage the whole front grill) and when the bit hits the plastic clips, it breaks it. You do this for the top and bottom. The box then pops right out. I REPEAT...using the drill breaks the clips off, and leaves 4 holes in the front of the old box. So you you wish to retain the original box for some reason, you need to follow David's way of getting to those pain in the butt clips. :) As for removal of the screen and dropping the glove box, you would need to do that, but once you drop the glove box and remove the screen, you can clearly see the cable running down. Slowly pull the USB box out and the original cable comes with it. Drop the new cable down from the display area, pull it through the area for the new box, connect it, pop the box back in, make your connections to the display, verify function, tidy up the wiring and re-assemble the display and glove box. Done! BTW, I normally take my car to mazda for oil changes and I just asked if they could please check if the Mazda Connect software was updated and they updated it to the latest system at no charge. Tip for anyone doing this, I advise you to use the blue painters tape and tape off around the display using multiple layers of tape to prevent scratching up the top dash. while you slide and wiggle the display out and you can safely sit the display on the tape without having to completely remove it. All you want is access to the back of the metal box the comes out with the display to reach the connections.

[@NikolasSkoufis]

Hey mate, great video! Any tips on those bloody clips that hold the unit in place? I can't quite see what you're doing. Am i meant to be pressing them towards the unit (for the top clips i would be pressing then down), of sort of lifting them away with the screwdriver (for the top clips id be lifting them up)?

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Yes, clips squeezed towards the unit and try and push/pry the unit outwards at the same time. It's pretty tight.

[@krystopian]

Same issue - including this would have been extremely useful. A lot of videos seem to miss off key elements like this. Still stuck on this part.

[@johnburrows7938]

Are you wearing deadpools crocs? Where is the unicorn? Ya big wee girly..lol

[@DavidMcLuckie]

They are my safety crocs.

[@jadenmack981]

hey, if i buy this then a new touch screen will it still work? also does the backup camera still automatically show up when backing up or do i have to go into the default mazda menu ?

[@rpoolir]

Smooth

[@ReneBrainEater]

Can you use the touchscreen while driving? And can you swipe on google maps or does it only work with the dials on the center console?

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Touchscreen disables while driving. I don't think I've tried swiping on the map. Don't have the car anymore.

[@twocvbloke]

I rememebr the days when it was all just a few wires in a hole, and was a guessing game as to what the car manufacturer put in place for power and speakers... :P

[@DavidMcLuckie]

I enjoyed the brief time when ISO connectors were popular, then all the OEMs went with making their own connectors.

[@Contopaxi]

Has it stilled been functioning well? I’ve read online that the wireless versions have bad drop outs but I’d probably be looking at getting the wired

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Wired version has been operating flawlessly.

[@tarikdemir]

I'm using the wired version and there are interruptions, I couldn't find the reason 😭

[@Tipenso]

Thanks for your help from Italy! A question: it seems that with some clone models, original Mazda Nav no longer works. With this one by CARABC?

[@DavidMcLuckie]

That is something I'll need to check. I haven't used the original Mazda Nav since getting access to Google Maps.

[@Tipenso]

@@DavidMcLuckie if you could check and tell me something about it, I would be very grateful..

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Can confirm Mazda nav still working.

[@Tipenso]

@@DavidMcLuckie Thank you very much!

[@gabriellegoff4244]

Good morning, I would like to have some information, do I need to install new firmware before installing the new box to have carplay? Thanks in advance for the feedback. Sincerely.

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Only if you have a firmware lower than the version in the instructions. The you need to update with the original non-carplay box before swapping it to the new one.

[@KcGuy816]

Hello, I followed your build exactly as stated here and CP and AA work great. However, for some reason the Native OEM Navigation is not working. When I check the Navigation Settings/Info, under GPS it states no satellites found. Do you have any insight or suggestions?

[@DavidMcLuckie]

How long did you give it to see satellites? Also did you put the navigation SD card into the new unit?

[@KcGuy816]

@@DavidMcLuckie thank so much for the reply. I decided to check behind the screen, and I did forget to plug in the Blue GPS Antennae cable. Plugged it in and everything is working perfectly. Thank you for your reponse though!

[@robertchen5249]

how do i update the firmware on the system

[@AMR15H]

Only your dealer can do that. Just ask them when you’re in for (yearly) maintenance.

[@Alessandromaiello-b9d]

i can do this on my mazda 2? it should be the same

[@tarikdemir]

Yes, same.

[@manuelgomez9218]

Hi thanks for the tutorial. I changed the factory usb port for one like this in the video but now when I play music from the usb the music does not play continiuosly I mean every six minutes there is a pause and then continue playing the song. Anyone here has the same problem or it's just me? My car is a mazda 3 2014.

[@212JAG]

Do you know if there is a wireless upgrade compatible with this kit ?

[@DavidMcLuckie]

I don't sorry. But they do make a wireless version of the kit.

[@rtjdeckingandfencing1229]

excellent video, thank you.... I have tried to search for the wireless version, but unsuccessful... do you happen to know the part number?? I did find one that was wireless for apple carplay, but wired for android auto - and yes, its android i'm after @@DavidMcLuckie

[@L-8]

With Android Auto, can you activate the touch screen? It doesn't work within Android Auto, only within the Mazda menus.

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Good question. I'll need to try that.

[@L-8]

@@DavidMcLuckie Apparently Mazda purposefully made it so you cannot use the touch screen, so I guess it'd need some sort of hack.

[@markocvejic8385]

Hello, did you found any solution?

[@L-8]

@@markocvejic8385 No, but it’s theoretically possible since the display is touchscreen capable. The touchscreen incapability in Android Auto originates at the software level, so it’s just a matter of whether someone has developed the hack to enable it. I haven’t looked into it so you might find it if you do.

[@freeuser616]

so no possibility in 2023 to have the necessary EU files and instructions somewhere for download for my cx3? 🤔

[@DavidMcLuckie]

There is a link on the manufacturers Alibaba store to firmware files.

[@freeuser616]

@@DavidMcLuckie thx for your help.. i was successful in updating to 70.00.100A EU with a 32GB Fat32 USB Stick with the two file method. now im just wondering where to get the latest firmware 74.00.324A EU to update before i install the new HUB. or is there no benefit in updating from 70.00.100 EU to 74.00.324A EU?

[@piter623]

Esto funciona para un mazda 3HB 2018 versión 59.00.502

[@Rafell23]

Do you have to disconnect the battery?

[@DavidMcLuckie]

I didn't.

[@d1zturbed221]

Can NEVER plug that USB right on the first try. WTH

[@oOs4MzOo]

Does this work on 2016 cx5?

[@subster777]

Yes it should

[@jakeweedman8452]

anyone knows if this will work on a 2016 Mazda 2 (specifically the Scion iA)

[@tarikdemir]

Hello, I did it on my 2015 Mazda 2 and it worked, but sometimes there are interruptions and Android auto/carplay does not work. I have not found the reason yet.

[@emanueleminotti4623]

Qualcuno può inviare il link per l'aggiornamento alla versione 70.00.367?

[@Fr3ubel]

If there was only a decent phone mount for the cx3.......

[@DavidMcLuckie]

Brodit do one but they say it's not for the leather interior. But I think that's more to cover them from someone ripping the leather.

[@frazerrennie1340]

Hellooooooo.