How to Install an Aftermarket Headunit

[@cavicavicavi]

Just a tip; use thermofit instead electrical tape and secure the wires with a zip tie, even though you are not soldering the wires.(Sometimes the electrical tape gets damaged in hot environments) Soldering wires is always the best way to go and you'll prevent bad connections in long term. Great videos btw, I've learned a lot!! Greetings!!

[@bronzechicken4437]

Tip - Install adapter harness, that way when you sell a car, you can reinstall the stock shit

[@kiyoponnn]

No one's going to sell such an old car

[@bryanp4827]

When you sell a car, who gives a shit?!

[@stereomann83]

@@bryanp4827 you might want to keep the aftermarket radio for another car.

[@TodayWithDustin]

Damn! That's nice. I've saw some really horrible after market radios put in and this one looks nice! Awesome job.

[@beri232]

Lol... 30 years ago when I was swapping decks at you guys age.... all we knew was what the red, black, orange or yellow was. Then we just messed around until the right speakers were firing correctly. The internet alongside with these Metro factory plugs etc... are slick af!

[@thedoctoroa7515]

Simple clear clean video finally

[@Harzman01]

Aww yiss. My car has an old headunit with a cassette player! Great that you uploaded this. I can get one myself and do it myself. the car did come with a cassette that has an aux cable sticking out of it. I can connect my phone on it

[@stoianRT]

i actualy had big problems with mounting an aftermaket. It's a blaupunkt which had a perfect match with my back plugs from the 99golf but the big problem was that after i switched off my car it looses memory and it will allways start from the first song from the playlist... it was awfull and i startet hating that song :)). it also could not start when the key was not in the egnition. thats when i found a schematic on internet which showed me how to move a pin in the plug from 0 to allways conected to the batery. problem solved. (this was just to show other golf fanatics how to) Keep on the good work!

[@ruvimbro3165]

Radu Teodor Stoian do you have that schematic ? thanks

[@stoianRT]

it's on google. i don't remember how to search for it

[@Sweezy4058]

6:13 “and pull out” “THATS WHAT SHE SAID “ 😂😂😂😂

[@katb2351]

i would've put the radio on the bottom of the double din just for the sake of the cup holders not getting in the way lol but still great vid mate. nice car too

[@LouieP1110]

Kat B funny that you say that. The euro golfs come like that from factory and there's a pocket in the top one 👍🏽

[@trevortrevortsr2]

Not only did I learn I laughed at the banter between you and your kid bro

[@user-hr4kz9ow5u]

Am I the only one watching this even without a car? Yes? Ok...

[@alihussain4925]

KIMCARLOx me too..

[@nikothewagon1700]

KIMCARLOx me too

[@cadywelp235]

Me too but im buyin one that doesnt have a head unit in

[@sholtodepuma]

Did you get a car?

[@hardrock1826]

I like your bright personality, it's infectious. Good video, I just bought a Kenwood Double Din I will be installing. I hope it goes as smooth as your install.

[@lonewolfdvfive]

Agree with GTiR23, solder and heat shrink please. That's the right way. At least use solderless terminals.

[@capua89]

after watching all these golf videos I almost regret upgrading my 96 mitsubishi lancer coupe with a 2013 toyota corolla hatch (auris) :) I love my new car as well but there is something with the old cars :)

[@joepop4673]

PLEASE ANSWER!! what is the adapter piece called (or where can I buy it) that makes use of the factory wires, the piece that plugs into the actual head unit. I already took out all my dash and stereo and wires, thank you!

[@alexbond8240]

Also......People who do not understand cars and electrical very well need to be informed that it is smart to put more than one ground wire to avoid the possibility of clipping.. Thousands of people have come to me asking why their new radio (That they installed theirself) clips and sounds weird when driving...and every time I pull the unit out and it has only been grounded once...I throw in a second and it fixes it. Also sometimes there is not enough room in the dash for the wires and the radio to slide in....So helping them in how to properly move the wires and harness box out of the way so they do not cram the radio in and hurt the wires is smart also. When it comes to cars...being ridiculously detail oriented is the best way to go.

[@BraydonJohnston]

Just purchased a Sony XAV 712bt for my mk4, just waiting for the wiring harness adapter to arrive and she's ready to install! can't wait

[@modifiedgarage1006]

my 91 legacy needs one lol, good video!

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks buddy!!

[@MsShoaib123]

Exactly same headunit I have on my VW and it works great

[@milanmastracci]

Glad to hear it :)

[@REDLINERUNNER]

+milanmastracci AWESOME DUDE!!! :)

[@ekud32]

+milanmastracci so where did the second wire harness come from? the one with the two ports you plugged in

[@Samicus]

103.5 is my favourite station!

[@RClittleKING]

you're brother looks so much like you lol. Great video btw

[@kevinnguyen3854]

wow hes just like you! speaking with detail as well

[@milanmastracci]

I tell him to lol

[@lauwe54]

thanks lads going to have a go and that kenwood looks good.greeting from the netherlands

[@sarahl6921]

Thank you so much. Clear, thorough, and detailed. When it comes to taping the wires do the copper wires need to be touching each other.

[@666Seb87]

I never bothered to unplug the battery and I've done this many many times. btw my CD changer is in the trunk @_@

[@Hunter31722]

Seb-87 Mercedes?

[@PhazerboyProductions]

Passat?

[@minhajuddin6607]

Seb-87 bmw

[@connivingkhajiit]

No actual need to unplug the negative wire on the battery

[@golfromg]

Same, Jetta GLS vr6?

[@aamirpatel4608]

Awesome and helpful video

[@javierf9193]

Hey can you do a double din installation vid and maybe a reverse camera install also that would be pretty cool

[@gurbeerathwal9406]

javierf9193 5 star audio has the best tutorial for that.

[@sehyanlandry7757]

Where did you guys buy the cubby holder ? i want to buy the same thing for my 2002 golf

[@patrickl3150]

thanx man great video how is your brother likeing the car i have a golf as well and its the best car i have ever had

[@nicholascroft520]

Good video but mate, honestly? Twisting and taping? You're better than that. Either crimp terminals in a pinch or solder and tape :) vehicles move around quite a lot and that will rattle you're wires loose

[@GTiR23]

Solder and heat shrink bro! Twisting wires and insulation tape is ghetto af compared to your usual standards, still enjoyed the vid though.

[@whyarewehere3893]

GTiR23 true but thing is if you wanna changed it later its a pain in the arse but if its permanent then yeah lasts longer and better waterproofing

[@Harry-hz2cu]

Was gonna say exactly the same thing even if you need to take it out again just cut out re strip wires and your good to go again

[@JakeDoesAwesomeCraft]

Yeah but speaking as a teenager we might not have access to these tools, my kenwood is put in the same way it works just fine lol. It’s an old car so when it dies I can remove that and put all the old stereo stuff back in. Just makes things simpler and more plug and play if you know what I mean

[@patgillinmusic]

Thanks for the video. Tempted to do this myself. Does everyone else think this is a safe, simple procedure to do? Or is it best to leave the professionals? If you don't get it to work, I'm assuming you can just undo everything for someone else to do?

[@codyhyde985]

always buy a wiring kit that will connect directly into your old harness. if you do this there is nothing you can screw up. match the wires and plug it in. also get a antenna adapter but other than that you should be good. i know i’m late on the response but this can help many people

[@shitsheet7277]

@@codyhyde985 if my old wire harness from the car have different color from the aftermarket radio , is it an issue ? cause i have an kenwood radio and it already have the new harness i think i just need to plug in

[@Ak--zs7xj]

Good job señores

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks buddy :)

[@TrueGamingJay]

hey Milan! I also recently got a 2001 Golf GLS at a (somewhat) local auction! love the thing, also a 5 speed manual!(: I've been following your Playlist for the budget build, and it's helped a lot! just wondering from this video, could you post a link to that cubby hole you used under the head unit? I can't seem to find one anywhere...thanks!

[@nathancritchley6054]

First time ive seen your brother he looks so much like you

[@Mrchar101]

Once your project golf is done are you going to do a before and after video?

[@michaelmiranda5319]

GREAT VIDEO LIKE ALWYAS

[@Mizt_Sim]

What did they do with the 2 black ground wires from the head unit and the 1 black ground wire from the harness??

[@zabriskie1]

Hi there...thanks in showing how to do the job, yet I have a question... which bugs me, please help. (Now I'm in Uk), The question is, regarding unplugging the negative terminal of the battery.... will this not complicate the computer brain of the car?.... or not?

[@mariar9130]

The blue, green and yellow ending of the wires from the old radio does not have to be connect to anywhere in the car after you install the new radio?

[@Matthew-ej3pg]

i really hope you do a video on installing a sub later. i have a sub and idk how to wire it up. i also have an amp which i don't know how to wire up either.

[@milanmastracci]

Its happening :)

[@Kurokuro460]

does the OBD scan port still work? I was reading about a problem with the K-line and wanted to make sure this doesn't affect it when I do the install on my Golf.

[@ThreeNTheMornin]

Hey Milan how do you clean the cup holders in your accord? Mine are all nasty even though I just keep cups in them

[@carlxxc]

whats up dude, ive got a 2008 accord coupe 3.5L V6 with a navegation sistem from stock, my question is that if you have to change the stock stereo player to put on some aftermarket subwoofers and an amplifier to make it work or with the stock stereo i can do that?

[@adelaluz]

I am not a language expert nor even less an expert of local colloquial language, but it is the first time I hear the term Head unit to refer to a car stereo,

[@xainisheikh]

i own an HRV and I bought a generic (Chinese) double din screen with amp, sound quality is absolutely not upto the par so whats the solution? shall I get a single din pioneer and get it fixed under the seat and use that for audio and leave the screen for cam view only? thanks and great job

[@OlympicGaming]

i heart radio is a music app. mostly popular in U.S.A.

[@appleman812]

milan junior following your footsteps.....future channel ??

[@milanmastracci]

You never know ;)

[@tmreviews8042]

I need to know what the wiring harness was because I have the same unit and there are so many different harnesses for these cars

[@christianquito260]

U guys should do a stereo with Bluetooth and everything like that because I have one for my car but u wanna learn

[@bubblemanpie]

It's so easy swapping out headunits in Europe because pretty much all European cars have the same standard wiring. And all headunits come with an adaptor.

[@thespkrYT]

Viza True!

[@tarunvinayak9397]

What about 2 blue wires left around bent in tapes written mute ,ant. Cont., and remort input

[@kevintwumasi848]

where did you get the cubby hole thing from

[@RAVETOR]

What do you do if you want to connect tweeters to the headunit? I don't know what to do if it's only to speaker wires.

[@seasonca]

Do you have any plan to upgrade the stereo system? That would be very fun and helpful to learn about how to do it. I have always wanted to upgrade mine because the stock stereo has very weak bass. But got intimidated with the project.

[@milanmastracci]

Absolutely :)

[@orz_bnb6906]

I just connecting a kenwood last night but my battery is dead now. Can u tell me where I went wrong

[@TudorBanciu]

where did you get the cubby from? can you give a link pls?

[@inpherior8758]

Do you also have a video when you install a subwoofer onto this headunit?

[@jayp7235]

nice thinking about the same... but with different headunit Sony MEX-N5100BT. any issues I should be concerned with?

[@milanmastracci]

Not that I know of :)

[@bryanp4827]

NO SOLDER...?! WOW, GENIUS!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@oscaresqueda4092]

how do I know witch blue cable is the antenna and witch is for the amp ?

[@mikeysfishingfuntime5070]

where'd you get the little cubby unit to connect to the new radio???

[@juniorvillarreal3395]

Hey I was wonder what does the long black wire connect too

[@gurbeerathwal9406]

Which one. The thin one is ground. Fat one on the old one is the cd player to head unit. Fat on the car is the antenna adapter

[@navinbuhoree8099]

Ive got 2002 mk4 golf i also installed a after market unit but, (no disrespect)u placed under where the cup holders come out

[@CazeDesigns]

Hi! I installed one in my golf 5, 2006 model. But my dashboard got a yellow light of a steering wheel when i started the car and it wont go away.. Do you know how i can fix that? Ive tried deleting it but the car does not allow it

[@CT_Taylor]

I would put (Radio) after headunit, as a lot of people in the US call it radio, so you might get more views.

[@traymuse3810]

come on Taylor, really?

[@ProcessHF]

No? Maybe morons who don't know about cars. Headunit is not the same as Radio.

[@2cool0]

lol i agree with here. he should at least put stereo instead of headunit. or both.

[@jfresh2054]

Taylor F. girls!

[@alicemarie6426]

Josh H offended :P

[@pronegonewrong1505]

Does the or the AUX work without any addition wiring? So you can play your own music?

[@nicbray1673]

It should, if you did everything properly.

[@nareshyerraguntla1705]

Is there a possibility to add Bluetooth module in the head unit?

[@km0695]

I have installed an aftermarket radio on my car but something is wrong. The radio is working but the sound is very low and its not clear. Also only the two back speakers working and not the front. I also tried the sound settings from the radio but its not the settings something else is wrong. I also have a amplifier which have two cables that are connected to the radio. I must tell you that the new radio has 1 socket which is the power, 2 sockets that connects the amplifier with the radio and 1 socket which is the antenna. Any idea what might be the problem?

[@whatjoshydoestv6741]

Hey I’m Having an issue with my aftermarket head unit. I’ve installed a JVC single head unit without the CD player onto my 2000 VW beetle. I’ve used wiring harness to connect it and that was made for Volkswagen. But now for some reason only the front speakers are working. When I wired the head unit there are two gray cables and two white cables for the front speakers and back speakers but for some reason only the front are working do you have any idea why the back ones are not working?

[@Mattys91gt]

my kenwood deck gets really hot after using it for a bit any ideas why its getting hot

[@abdulazim8452]

Is RCA input behind the headunit necessary?

[@clintvb8471]

Hi. Installed mine but when attaching the face the entire unit slides out of the cage bracket. It does click when I slide the unit into the cage. I have already bent the "clicking" parts inwards for a more snug fit but it keeps happening. Any ideas?

[@tejasiyengartj]

you could have installed it on the lower section if the wires allowed it so that, your cup holder could slide out while your brother enjoys a cup of coffee. the cubby hole or tray could rest on top now with this setup the hu gets in the way

[@milanmastracci]

Thats a good idea!! I'll throw the idea by my brother and see what he thinks

[@zarkomihailovic5799]

hello milan. Can you tell me is it posible to instal tablet in the car. If can , i would like to do in your brother car and record that THANKS

[@pghguerrilla8508]

Does it matter what head unit I get, as long as I get the correct connectors? I feel like this is a really dumb question.

[@Root4mdb]

hey bro i own a vw golf mk4 is it possible to install esp on it ?

[@trailerparkgaming387]

Can you put the link in on where you got the cubby

[@anton130ga1ntar]

no Bluetooth :o?

[@BIGZO242]

I wanna purchase that exact same model which is it. I mean the series type.

[@13phily]

where did u buy the cubby

[@yelnatsnart]

can you link where you got that cubby thing?

[@DrDerby]

Love your vids . Love volkswagen = subscribe and like

[@milanmastracci]

Thanks buddy!!

[@DrDerby]

your welcome

[@raylene404]

where did you get the middle man harness?

[@5153john]

Your suppose to solder the wires! Just twisting it and taping or crimp connection is not really good because moisture or corrosion can get in the connection and cause resistance in the wires.

[@tristanlang9034]

5153john not very likely in interior wiring. I did it in many cars and never had a problem but when I became a professional mechanic I realized it looks cleaner and you don't have to worry about when you do it right. I do it the heat shrinking butt connector way. Soldering makes wires brittle

[@scottderuyter3812]

Does the factory amp still work??

[@leutrimhakaj8452]

@milanmasstraci i bought zhe same car stereo but it camed with assemblet cables

[@kennethdeceunynck6951]

Hey, I have a little problem with my own VW golf 4, my radio signal is very bad but the antenna works because when I screw off the antenna on the top of the car I have totally no signal. Also didnt you have any problem installing the radio because I changed my radio also but I couldn't slip it fully in, because the radio I bougt had extra cooling (was just 8 mm longer) so I had to replaced it again with an radio without CD player

[@gurbeerathwal9406]

kenneth de ceunynck did you use an antenna adapter?

[@kennethdeceunynck6951]

gurbeer athwal yes because the socet didn't fit directly into the radiob

[@adrianborinsky2989]

Should have put the radio in the bottom slot, currently it's still blocked by the cup holders

[@jawburrjara27]

Can you change the color ?

[@qdaddy_kepz2758]

Nice

[@BrainySteez]

Does this unit come with a blue toof? Also, you guys have a link? I have an mk4 too and I want something compatible. Ty.

[@PrecociousSloth]

Mike Sanchez I don’t think his does but Kenwood did produce another that looks exactly like this one, along with Bluetooth capabilities, (however, no CD player.) That model is “KMM-BT318U” and you can find it on amazon, through Best Buy, or RadioShack

[@dennispeaks]

I have a question, I just installed a Kenwood DDx25BT using and it comes on but when I turn the suv off and back on it automatically goes back to the startup screen, what do I need to check? Thanks.

[@nicbray1673]

Check the manual and see if there is some kind of setting that you need to change to get it to stop doing that.

[@ast5515]

I'm looking at MAYBE replacing the head unit of my MK1 Ford Focus. It's kinda weird, because it's a 1,5 din as far as I can tell. So here comes the question(s): Is it really 1.5 din, or is it a 2 din, and I'm blind? Should I get a 1 din and a cage that holds it in place, or should I find a 1,5 din head unit? Do those even exist? If all I want is a way to plug usb into it AND a 3.5mm jack as aux in, is it ok to buy the cheapest thing Kenwood or Alpine sells? Are those "good enough"?

[@gurbeerathwal9406]

ast5515 kenwood is nice.

[@everythingin1876]

I installed an aftermarket stereo a while back, during the install my ABS went on my brakes is it possible I hit a wire when installing it for the ABS or is this just pure coincidence

[@milanmastracci]

You might have hit a wire, but I can't imagine why a wire in there would affect the ABS.

[@dakotarose9713]

Hey Milan, is this considered a 2 DIN head unit?

[@gurbeerathwal9406]

Dakota Rose more of single din plus cubby

[@jose76pe]

How about steering wheel controls?

[@partylikeits3012]

I have an 02 gti and when I did this my stereo is on all the time even with the key out of the ignition. I wired every thing right idk how to fix it. Haha

[@jackbar56]

How to install the same Kenwood radio to chevrolet optra 2005

[@ComitMods]

I have a Lexus IS250. How do I know f this will fit? Or what will if this doesn't

[@gurbeerathwal9406]

Comit Mods size wise it will fit. You probably need to buy a harness adapter though.