Mazdaspeed3, Eonon Head Unit install, Backup Camera Wireless Android Auto, Apple Car Play

[@rfgf1]

Wow, that was an impressively easy plug-and-play install (well, at least it was from where I was sitting)! Such a great upgrade for the MS3. Thanks for sharing!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

I LOVE having a backup camera now. Worth it so I don't run over a misplaced kids bike or toy!

[@rfgf1rfgf1]

And the big touchscreen is what drew my attention. Very slick upgrade for your car!!!@@GoodmorningGoodnight

[@Ario652]

I have a Mazda 3 SkyActiv 2012. I upgraded to this unit. One thing I found is there was a 12+ volt pigtail coming out of the back of the head unit to provide power to the backup camera. No need for the splicing. Other then that, everything works great. I removed mu 12 volt cig adapter and replaced it with usb plugs. I can now plug usb drives or phone cables directly (and cleanly) to the head unit. Looks and works great!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Nice to know. Maybe I should have found that 12 volt pigtail off the back of the head unit. that would have made life easy. Still not a bad use of an afternoon to get in there and wire it up. Love that backup camera now.

[@ChrisCoelho]

high do you happen to have a tutorial or link to this 12+ volt pigtail i also have a skyactive but a 2013

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@ChrisCoelho I assume you can just plug the power wire into the 12+ volt pigtail on the back of the head unit. I didn't see that but should work fine.

[@Ario652]

@@ChrisCoelho the 12+ volt pigtail should be part of the wiring harness included with the eonon head unit. the model I have is the M3BLA12.

[@Garry-lq1ei]

Correct, the headunit displays the backup guides when it's put in reverse even without the camera. That means there is a CanBus decoder. Indeed, there's to need to do the reverse trigger wiring. Just plug and play.

[@tremiller5091]

Thank god there’s a recent video. Appreciate it a lot

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yeah man. It's pretty good. It's crashed on me once. Had to do a soft reset with the reset button. Eonon support was good told me I should update the software again. Will do it and report on it again sometime. In the meantime I'm happy with it. Love having the android Auto/Apple car play and rearview camera

[@FlipBoji]

If you’re going to keep posting some Mazdaspeed content, then keep it up because you’re the only one nowadays lol

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Thanks man. I've got a video on the rear motor mount for the speed. It's a daily. So not a ton of plans for it. But you never know!

[@sea-ferring]

I just got mine - for a 2011 Mazda3 - the head unit install was just as easy as yours. I have a different reverse camera so I am still deciding where to mount that. But I am very impressed so far - the packaging was professional looking and well designed to keep the contents safe. The fir of the head unit on mine is flawless - no gaps. And the audio, while not Audiophile standard (which is irrelevant because the factory Bose speakers are such absolute garbage) is at least as good as the factory head, if not better. Amplifier technology really has come a long way. Android Auto seems a little slow to connect sometimes, but I am still figuring out all the connection default - so that may be my fault. So far I am super impressed and the unit make this old car feel brand new.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Absolutely. Agree with everything you said

[@alexratsimbazafy7]

I have an older version and I throughly enjoy it. probably been on the car for about 3ish months. I opted to also route the wired CarPlay dongle. I got the free back up camera Eonon includes as a gift, might throw that on too if I can find a "clean" way to mount it

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

I didn't spring for the EONON backup camera because I didn't like the mounting. Glad to hear you like your head unit. Did you get a touch screen only or does it have a volume knob? The volume knob is the only thing I miss. Though the steering wheel buttons work fine.

[@alexratsimbazafy7]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight mine is the touch screen with the haptic button off to the side. The more I realized I rarely ever touched my radio since I was already using the steering wheel to navigate everything.

[@Sinanklc06]

1,5 years ago, even though I had no knowledge, I changed it this way myself and it still works without any problems, you are a little late, my friend :)))

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Haha. Glad to hear it's still working! Better late than never, right?

[@scremingwhisper1720]

If you get the eonon backup camera, if you just plug in the yellow plug at the head unit, it has a red 12-volt cable sticking off of it which has a cable that gives 12v You don't have to tie into anything

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Great point. That makes things even simpler

[@Harry.Burberry]

my unit has a red cable coming from camera and a pink cable that says 12v coming from the actual stereo. Do i connect those together? And where do i connect the ground wire?

[@dw326]

Just picked up an eonon unit for a Mazda 3. So I can run both power and video up to the front and connect video to the yellow rca connector and the red power to the pigtail? What about the black ground wire?

[@zetto156]

​@@dw326I've just installed mine, and CORRECT. Connect the yellow RCA at both ends. On the end near the head unit, just connect the red line coming off the RCA to the 12+v lead that says "backup camera". The red and black on the camera end aren't necessary, neither is the ground lead off the harness. All good!

[@EononOfficial]

Great installation! Thanks for sharing~😊

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Thanks for packing it well 😹. It survived the drop!

[@EononOfficial]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight Thank you for trusting and supporting Eonon. Don't worry, our packaging is drop tested. Enjoy driving!🤗

[@edd1610]

Thank you for this video!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@edd1610 my pleasure. Glad it helped

[@anthonyl4894]

Hi, I stumbled across your video. It’s super helpful. I was wondering did you need to attach the GPS antenna to the dash or windshield and did you also install the external microphone to your Mazda3?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@anthonyl4894 gps antenna unnecessary unless you're using the head unit with cell service alone ( without a phone). It has the ability to be used as a standalone system. If you have the phone connected by Android auto or Apple carplay then it will use the phone GPS automatically. For the microphone. There's one built into the face of the unit. Next to the power button. Works well.

[@anthonyl4894]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight thank you for the quick update!!

[@joelmakela2964]

Man what are the odds! I just imported myself a 2013 Mazda3 Sedan a week ago and I've been on the fence of this exact model for weeks now! Are you happy with the Eonon? Is the update available for all or did you have to request it? How's the phone/call quality with Android Auto? Overall what are your thoughts? Thanks for the video, I'll be either purchasing or skipping this based on your feedback :-)

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Here's the deal. Phone Audio quality is good. Screen quality is great. It turns on fast and it's mostly reliable. But I did have an issue where it crashed on me when I was switching from Android Auto to the radio. And then I had to use the reset button for 10 seconds with a small pin to reset it. That was annoying. But besides this it's been very good. The sound quality has been as good or better than stock. And I've been happy with it, especially for the price. The updates were automatically downloadable ones I tethered to my phone hotspot. I talked to EONON about the time that it crashed and they said that I could upgrade the firmware. Apparently that is an upgrade that isn't done over the web. I haven't done it yet because it hasn't crashed again. But if it does they sent me a link to upgraded firmware that I can install. So overall it's like 7 out of 10. It's pretty good. I would recommend it, Even though it's not perfect

[@cjs599]

You did have to tap in into the reverse light there’s a wire in the back of the radio. Hot and ground wire. But I can agree easiest install I ever done.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes. I tapped the reverse wire for power to the camera. But the head unit itself is aware of reverse through CANBUS. So very easy

[@mickaelolivieri3847]

hey man awesome video how would you say it holds up after 2 month of use i heard some bad reviews about phone calls quality and the sub with the bose systeme did you have any issue thoses ?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Those two items I'm happy with. Phone call is good and sub is great. I have an issues with it crashing occasionally so I'm lukewarm right now on the long term owning review. I plan too update the firmware but it should have worked right out of the box.

[@adrianotesoniero]

Im in the uk and cant get this unit anywhere. Eother sold out or they dont make it anymore. Sucks cuz i really need this!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yeah. I just bought it from www.Eonon.com Good luck with your search

[@EldonBracken]

Thanks for sharing! Does the center channel & sub still work?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes! Both work. Infact I find the sound to be way better because it gives you a full multiband EQ and individual cut offs for sub frequencies and loudness toggles and bass boost and other options to adjust. I'm very happy with the sound if mostly because I was pretty unhappy with the Bose system that was in the car from stock. It just didn't have any guts to it. Even though this new head unit doesn't have a terribly large amplifier, it has so much adjustability on the EQ that it allows you to dial in a much better overall sound, and I can actually hear the bass coming out of the Bose subwoofer in the trunk finally. For context, the original stock system from Mazda only had plus and minus for bass and plus and minus for treble. And had no individual subwoofer adjustability

[@Carlajoe1]

Re steering wheel controls. their website states volume up/down works. Unfortunately it also says that the accept call and hang up buttons do not. Pity.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes - you need to use the digital buttons on the screen. I found it fine to use.

[@qus.9617]

My understanding is from the amazon website and your unboxing that it doesn't come with a backup camera? Camera is sold separately?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Correct. Camera sold separately. Eonon has a camera they sell. But the mounting didn't work for my application so I got a different one. Links in description.

[@qus.9617]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight Oh this was quite helpful. The video was really helpful as well btw. Really it is. My dad had this idea when looking at the back of the mazda 3 sedan/saloon 2010-2013. It's awkward to put a cam there.... Needs some sort of clip to go behind the license plate to anchor the cam somehow. I didn't know that there were backup cameras with a bracket option that went behind the license plate. I did a bit of digging and it's too hard to tell whether these brackets would work in Australia. Cheers mate.

[@ReptilianLaserbeam]

they have a christmas sale now and send you a camera for free. I got a unit for blackfriday and also received the free camera.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@ReptilianLaserbeam I think I looked at the camera ( wasn't free when I was looking). It looks like it was going to be hard to mount on the hatchback because of the bumper design. so went with the behind the license plate holder.

[@altonwilliams17]

Question: Do you have to disconnect the battery, or can you install that without touching the battery?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Was not necessary to disconnect the battery. Since it's plug in play

[@JMAZDASPD]

Were you able to get your steering wheel buttons to work, haven’t been able to get it to work on mine since the install.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yeah. Mine work as expected. Only the push to talk doesn't work

[@GoaWay...]

Does everything on the far work...like all those little screens on the dash...what do they do? 🤔

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Dash screens work. They show MPG and maintenance Other screen used to show radio stations and audio source. It also shows the HVAC temperature which still works. Both screens remain working

[@GoaWay...]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight Okay, that's good. Thank you for telling me. 😊

[@nikolaigolubovic1580]

Does the headunit come supplied with the cable to connect the original USB/AUX in the centre consoles?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

My gen2 doesn't have usb or aux in the center console. But the head unit does have those inputs. So you could just get a small adapter.

[@vedransitum]

Does that multimedia support radio controls on the steering wheel? Are they functional?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes, most of the steering wheel controls are supported. Volume , slip track etc.

[@kylalawes3865]

Do your steering wheel controls work I can’t get mine to did you have to wire anything?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Mine worked as soon as I plugged in the unit. Didn't have to do anything

[@kylalawes3865]

Don’t know what I’m doing wrong then

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@kylalawes3865 try one of two things. First. I think there's a app that allows you to program the buttons on your steering wheel if they didn't work automatically. And two email support at Eonon, I found them to be pretty responsive. And finally, make sure that you have the most updated firmware by connecting to a Wi-Fi network and downloading it.

[@capturingexperiences4k481]

@@kylalawes3865there should be can box which is small square thing that connects to one of the wire and it workes

[@kyleseppala383]

Couple questions I’m having issues with. I have a 2012 speed with Bose. Installing the same head unit and doing the exact same as you, my steering wheel controls do not function and there’s a pretty noticeable static from the speakers without audio playing. Any ideas?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@kyleseppala383 make sure it's grounded. Improper grounds cause a lot of problems. Check your connections. Ultimately mine was plug and play. For the steering wheel controls. You can also manually program them through one of the apps on the head unit. I think it's called "controls". Finally if you're still having problems. Contact Eonon customer support. I reached out to them once when I needed to update my firmware over the Air. They were helpful and responded.

[@cjs599]

How how did you hook up your hotspot your phone? Mine seems to not work

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Very easy. Just used the hotspot feature on my phone,and turned wireless on for the head unit. Swipe down from the main screen on the head unit to turn that on and put in your password. Easy breezy. Worked first time.

[@cjs599]

Thanks. After I watched your video went out and tried it again and boom it worked as it should

[@andrive]

Great video!!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@andrive thanks very much

[@youragronk6208]

Does KZbin work while driving?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@youragronk6208 haha. Not recommended my friend

[@johnuzoka6229]

do the factory usb/aux ports still work?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

There are replacement USB and aux ports. So yes. You can still use em

[@tarthusjoseph2923]

Does this work on the mazda 3 with bose system?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Mine has the Bose system and it works great

[@migzz7976]

So cool, looks great,

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Thanks. I'm happy with it

[@tempt2253]

I’ve managed to install everything with no issues, the only thing Im struggling with is finding a spot to ground the backup camera as the ground wire I have is too short and has to stay in the roof area, do you know anywhere I could ground to in the above the liner?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yeah. You may have to extend the ground wire. Just get some small gauge wire and extend the ground wire. I have used speaker wire in the past.

[@GabrielaGarciaRiv]

it didn't break rigth?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@GabrielaGarciaRiv it was good and reliable while I owned it. I have since sold the car

[@javiersolis5090]

I have a Mazda 3i 2013 GT and it has a factory Bose sound system. Is there a special connection I need to be aware of, because of the subwoofer? I don't want to affect the sound quality. Thanks!!!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@javiersolis5090 works, plug and Play with my 2013 with the Bose and the subwoofer. Should be easy enough for you to

[@javiersolis5090]

@GoodmorningGoodnight great news! I'm getting one tomorrow, and this was my biggest concern. Thanks again!

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@javiersolis5090 make sure to spend some time with the equalizer to get the sound feeling good. That really made the sound better for me. Adjusting the bass and other frequencies

[@javiersolis5090]

@GoodmorningGoodnight noted ✅️ great video btw, very clear explanation and easy to understand. Thanks for the additional tips.

[@javiersolis5090]

Hi! I have bad news 😢 the audio pin in my Mazda has a 20 pin connector, and the one the Eonon head unit has is only 16. Do you know where can I get a 20 pin female to RCA male connector?

[@JordanJacobson]

Does the AUX still work?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

I'm not using Aux on my install. But I believe there are multiple other inputs for Aux on the back of the unit.

[@aqduskhalil5366]

Brother Do the steering Voice button or control working with this LCD or not

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Unfortunately no. But there is a microphone button on the screen

[@lyianx]

Not really a fan of the 100% touchscreen control. I prefer a physical volume/tune encoder dial and source selector buttons. You allso said the steering wheel controls work... "mostly". What ones dont work? In the past, installing these units always disabled the Call buttons.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Volume up, volume down track skip buttons and source work. Call button and (ironically) push to talk don't work. These are replaced with on screen buttons. Meanwhile on the other side of the steering wheel, the buttons to control the small display for MPG and trip functions still work. I agree the loss of a volume knob is a mild annoyance. The touch volume buttons on the unit itself work fine except for when you're driving. Since it takes too much attention to touch the right button as you're moving.

[@Ari_G73]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight does cruise control still function?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@Ari_G73 absolutely. It works.

[@kwasiagyeman-ym9ow]

I see some other comments saying there’s no need to tap into the reverse light and ground, but rather there’s a pigtail for behind the actually head unit. Is that true?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes. I confirmed it. I just missed it on install. It's item #5 on the rear of the head unit. www.eonon.com/Android-Car-GPS/Vehicle-Specific-GPS/eonon-2010-2013-mazda-3-android-12-wireless-apple-carplay-android-auto-car-radio-with-6gb-ram-64gb-rom-9-inch-qled-touch-screen.html

[@kwasiagyeman-ym9ow]

@@GoodmorningGoodnightworked like a charm. Thanks my man

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@kwasiagyeman-ym9ow that's great to hear! Enjoy

[@hellothere5972]

So the reversed trigger wire I should just connect it to the 12v pink on the head unit but I still have to ground it or no need?

[@kwasiagyeman-ym9ow]

@@hellothere5972 yes you still have to ground

[@outbackjedi]

Did all your speakers work when you installed this unit? Because my front two door speakers dont work. I did the exact same install and all speakers work except the front LR door speakers. The tweeters work up in the A Pillar just not the bottom ones. Mine is a Mazda 3 MPS 2011 Luxury (full bose).

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes. Everything works. I did Pan and Pan and fade to check. Mine is Bose too. Try swapping them around. The labels on the audio outs are confusing

[@outbackjedi]

​@@GoodmorningGoodnight I've switched them around multiple times and I still get nothing on the front speakers. Totally annoyed that they don't work

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

@@outbackjedi dang. Sorry to hear. I would contact customer service for support or return

[@MrFrostyankles]

How does the stereo sound vs factory? I have the bose in mine and I was worried the sub wouldnt work anymore.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

I have the Bose. Sub works. I think the system sounds a little better than factory. Mostly because you can eq and adjust the sound far better than the factory head unit

[@capturingexperiences4k481]

Way better then factory…

[@jasonwicks7491]

Does the bluetooth og microphone work while making or receiving phone calls? I seen in some replies that the "call" steering wheel buttons are now void.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

I think that's accurate. It now uses the built in microphone in the head unit. So - no need to do or change anything. Automatically works, but uses microphone in the face of the unit. Confirmed - the Call steering wheel button does not work.

[@ryanputnam5489]

Do you have to screw in the gps? I just got the unit i know to screw both the 4g in I just don’t wanna miss anything

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Yes. You have to screw in the GPS receiver if you want it to work independently. What I mean by that is if you're using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, it'll actually pull the GPS data from your phone directly. So it's not relying on the GPS antenna to the rear of the head unit. But if you want to operate the head unit independently without your phone or without Apple CarPlay or without Android Auto, relies on the GPS receiver plugged into the rear. To get that to operate you need a cell SIM into the plug on the back of the unit. So all in all the GPS receiver on the back of the unit doesn't get used in my instance very much because I'm just relying on the Android auto which pulls the GPS data from the phone directly

[@minanazir5168]

awesome dude

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

Thank you

[@matthewmilitano3348]

I take my breaks in my car. Is it able to play Netflix and KZbin ?

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

It says it can. I haven't tried yet. You'll need a WiFi network nearby or cast wifi from your phone

[@qus.9617]

Guys did anyone else have issues with one or more speakers not working? In my case it's the front passenger speaker bose system. Another weird problem I had is the bluetooth pairing mode. Phone and head unit see each other but can't successfully pair.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

No issues with the speakers here. For the Bluetooth. I did have to try to connect a couple of times the first time. But after that it was smooth. I just made sure I was ready to put in the Bluetooth code on the phone as soon as it saw the head unit. Then it connecter. No issues with that after initial connection.

[@postuscodus]

What’s the model number? Thanks.

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

M3BLA12S Android 13(9"+6GB RAM+64GB ROM)

[@postuscodus]

@@GoodmorningGoodnight US market only, seemingly. Not UK compatible. Yay. Not.

[@Highqman1974]

indicative

[@GoodmorningGoodnight]

indubitably