Step-by-step install: 2008-2014 Cadillac CTS android Tesla style radio

[@MrSchmidthead]

You don't have to cut the dash. There are 4 screws on the main brain of the radio that you take out, move up the unit to the top, then replace the screws. Also, if you have factory navigation you can reuse your stock Shark Fin with an adapter. You need to find and buy this: SMA Male to Fakra C Male Blue Pigtail Cable RG316 6in/15cm Fakra C Plug to SMA Plug GPS Antenna Extension Cable for Vehicle GPS Navigation Car Radio Stereo

[@truthja]

I tried this. You may have a different model. I have the same one in this video. The screws don't reach if you try to move it up. They aren't long enough. What I did was flip the metal plate around that positioned the opening up top. This way you still can use the screw pedestals for the main unit. Even after all that the unit still didn't fit in. The dash needs to be cut.

[@MrSchmidthead]

@@truthja Weird. I got mine from Aotsr (Aliexpress) just like Mareno and I was able to get it to fit fine and another guy from the CTSVOWERS forum also got his to fit.

[@edhunziker2262]

@@truthja I was able to move the new head unit up to the top screw holes and use the existing screws. Also on the new head board, there were a couple of unused tabs with holes in 'em on each side where the vents needed to clip on. I just clipped those off.

[@t0a0w]

great video no annoying music in the background no unessary babbling just start to the point

[@lancelenhart2276]

Nice Video. What about steering controls? Also what about the suspension button to change back and forth from sport?

[@Obs3ssionz1977]

Yooo I JUST grabbed this identical screen on ebay instead of direct from site and its from same seller just thru ebay page , was like $499. But yes bro, it has steering controls. Works just as if it were stock. Thank you my brotha Mareno "The Car SAVANT" not just some "car guy" bro, give urself way more credit and realize WHO u are bro, a KING but a damn CAR KING lol so Salute to u 🫡🫡🫡 cuz you got a brotha feeling like I can install or even just understand anything car related. You got a brotha ordering, what wifey 'ol school ass calls "Them Butterfly Doors" hahaha I had zero Pops growing up so never learned and no shop class in high school 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ One thing to know is you will lose the lil screens for the heated/cooling seats. Don't know if they show on main screen somehow, haven't gotten there yet lol but highly suggest you grab from ebay page to save dough. I was on site to use Afterpay but it wasn't too user friendly as kept giving error but Ebay was all good, protected purchase and I used Afterpay THERE and split purchase into 4 which I use pay in 4 apps for every purchase over $100 and wifey and I love it! Grab This set up and completely changes the vibe of ur ride. Any questions about purchase lemme know. My guy marenothecarguy got rest of questions 😂🤣😂

[@lancelenhart2276]

@@Obs3ssionz1977 be careful those eBay models have hardly have any memory and will probably freeze up with a bit

[@guywthclss]

Fir My Man thanks for the video. If I may offer a few things when you're doing instructional videos. Don't leave any details unexplained. Here I can sort of intuit this but I would have liked you to: 1. Let us all know whether it's the pop up stye screen or just the regular 2. Why you're running the engine and when it has to be on or off (I was able to intuit that you are running it to move the shifter but not everyone knows that.

[@hans2five]

Awesome setup mate and I think I'm going to do the same 10 inch display that you did. I currently have a double din sized android head unit that I put in 2 years ago and this setup is way better. How is the android in this setup so far with this head unit? Is the Bluetooth stable? Are the equalizer presets for subwoofer and what not decent?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Thank you!! I just posted a video of my initial thoughts and will be doing another one soon because I’m finding so many new and cool things to do on the radio. To your questions, it does have full equalizer control over all speakers and the sub. The Bluetooth has been stable. It seems to connect to Bluetooth right away and doesn’t randomly drop the connection.

[@ElAndresRodriguez]

Hey, great video. Did you have to cut anything to get those pieces at 24:55 to fit?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Nope. No need to cut or trim at all.

[@jacobforsythe2375]

Can you make the on screen hvac controls dissappear? Also do you have the bose system from factory?

[@TheGrantnorman]

Thank you for this video! What tool would you recommend for removing that plastic furniture without damaging the car?

[@Twop617]

Keep it up I’m going to do this to mines I like the look

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Post them pics as you progress!!

[@MrSchmidthead]

So you bought the base 32G model? I was looking at the 8+256G model. The only reason I haven't changed from stock is I didn't want the small screen to show in Celsius. This one solves for that.

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Yep, I was very happy to find I was able to change it from Celsius and change the speed from kilometers. This thing is very fast with no lag time. Very happy with the product. Be careful about the 8+256G, all that means is that you can hook up an external hard drive up to 256G. It is not what you will have on the unit. It will still have only 4G of RAM.

[@MrSchmidthead]

@@marenothecarguy8361 Thanks for that! What format does the USB use? I'd like to put music on a USB drive and access it through the unit. Also how does the Cooled seats display when in use? I saw the Heated Option.

[@MrSchmidthead]

@@marenothecarguy8361 The 8-256 is Octa-Core with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. I loaded all 34GB of my music to the internal storage.

[@busaracer590]

What the name of this radio i need this in my v 2013 coupe ?

[@Speciall-K]

Hi 👋🏾 new subscriber here! So do the price go up from when you bought it? Because now when I clicked the link it’s closer to $500 one other thing, does it matter if I have a apple iPhone Since it’s a android radio?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Having an Apple phone doesn’t matter. I also have an Apple phone and use Apple CarPlay on it.

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Regarding the price, he may of increase his price because I’ve sent him tons of business, so he may be trying to capitalize off of that. There are a lot of other sellers with cheaper prices on the App. I would suggest checking their prices.

[@glf930]

If you don’t get a days SIM card what will you loose.

[@MrSchmidthead]

@Mareno The Car Guy - Have you solved for the beeps when you turn the key to run? I sent you some emails about my install.

[@JailBreakJG]

How do you get rid of the beeeeeeps!! They are so damn loud and on every tap.

[@MrSchmidthead]

@@JailBreakJG It's in the sound settings

[@JustinRuley]

Thank you for this video, very helpful. Do you know how I'd go about connecting the factory reverse camera to this unit? It appeared that you had wired the camera that came with the kit, but I'm hoping to re-use the existing camera and/or wiring. Thanks!

[@LaShaundraBottex]

@Mareno The Car guy where did you install the mic?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

I routed it behind the dash and had it exit at the speedometer cluster so that it would have a direct path for my voice.

[@2410alpha]

What do tools do you need for this install?

[@locrien1]

Hey! Awesome video. I followed everything you did, but I'm not getting any power to the radio. All it does is turn on the hazard lights. Any idea why? Thanks.

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Ok, so I think we need to approach this from a trouble shooting perspective. So I would suggest you first double check that the big plug did engage completely. Then check the radio fuse on the car side and check the fuses on the actual radio itself. I wild then make sure the CANBUS box that came with the radio is connected correctly.

[@JailBreakJG]

I bought the same radio, and reverse camera. Followed both your videos, but I’m still getting nothing but a black screen with the reverse camera, any tips?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Aftermarket camera or factory camera?

[@truthja]

How are you reusing the usb port in arm rest?

[@Clamjammer]

Any issues with rattling noses from all those wiring connections back there ? Would you do anything different if you had to do it again?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

No rattle noises at all from the wiring. In regard to what I would do differently, I would say nothing. I really like the whole setup. I did install an amp and subs afterwards.

[@86diggler]

Just installed and works great - except there is no audio whatsoever! Its all connected even the rca you mention. Do you have the bose audio? I feel like it's probably an issue with the amplifier, not turning it on etc..

[@marenothecarguy8361]

I have the Bose as well. Have you tried listening to the radio vs an app like Pandora to see if one gives sound but the other doesn’t?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Also did you go into Settings and click on the icon with the wrench & screwdriver? There are settings in there for sound.

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Tips & Tricks: how to use 2008-2014 Cadillac CTS android Tesla screen kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGOYd5V9hpelfpY

[@86diggler]

​@@marenothecarguy8361Got it to work. Mine appears to be a slightly new version. There is a red wire and blue wire both called AMP that need to be connected. I suspected this but was hesitant because one has a connector and the other does not. Chinese support confirmed to connect them anyway. Then, the volume was very loud so there is a setting near the amp enable that you can lower it overall. Just got it all working but its very nice. Had the access/metra kit but that was very buggy, and glad I waited for this instead of the unit that is always im Celsius. Thanks for the video!

[@fntrix1306]

@@86digglerhow you get it to work bc i’m having the same problem

[@AhmedElshanawany-mc6xg]

Does it affect the AC working when i start the car remotely? Or the AC still work when i start the car remotely?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

The AC still comes on when the remote start is used.

[@inspiredbydiamondzdesignz1426]

How can I purchase this type of screen/radio upgrade?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

The link is in the description for the video.

[@astrogw]

What model car do you have?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

2013 CTS coupe AWD

[@gabrielcastle3071]

Work with 2013 XTS?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

They make them for the XTS as well. In fact, the XTS is cheaper in price.

[@Ilikepoopsicles]

Where u from? Can I pay you to install it for me

[@1of1559]

Is it still running smooth for you? No glitches?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

The only thing I've notice is the Pandora app when using Apple Carplay sometimes takes a minute to begin playing music.

[@shelovessle3265]

Does this radio have Apple CarPlay built in?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Yes it does. I also have another KZbin video where I walk through all of the features and give some helpful advice.

[@royalbleu3910]

Have u figured out how to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit

[@MrSchmidthead]

In the settings menu

[@TruthBeToll]

where you get the carbon fiber streeing wheel nice

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Actually those are separate from the steering wheel. I got them off of Amazon. New Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel... www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZJN8V6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@TruthBeToll]

@@marenothecarguy8361 thank you

[@vincentspedale2054]

What kind of steering wheel u got?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Used CTS-V steering wheel

[@masonmitchell6359]

Do the cadillac sts have a one

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Yes there is. Also the cst for the STS one is much lower.

[@jw2troublemaker106]

Me shouting at the screen the entire video.

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Why?

[@jw2troublemaker106]

​@MrSamPhoenix 20 years in car audio and custom car fabrication. Things like using a screw driver to remove the panels, the battery was still hooked up. Just so many things.

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Still, why? No issues on my end. Everything worked. Nothing was damaged.

[@jonthebizkit360]

​@@marenothecarguy8361 safety and protocols. Damages get you in trouble in his field of work

[@tonylapointe7185]

Yoooooo I LIIIIKE IT!!

[@marenothecarguy8361]

Thank you sir!!!

[@sameerahadams4836]

Where you located? Can you do mine pleaseeee

[@marenothecarguy8361]

:) Wisconsin

[@simplydevinn]

@@marenothecarguy8361how much would you do a job like this for ?

[@gamingv-e6o]

Ill take tht old radio

[@Бродяга-й9ж]

Как можно заказать в Казакстан

[@caleblaker7007]

does this also work for the radio that goes up and down?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

It 100% does

[@LaShaundraBottex]

@Mareno The Car guy where did you install the mic?

[@marenothecarguy8361]

I routed it behind the dash and had it exit at the speedometer cluster so that it would have a direct path for my voice.

[@MrSchmidthead]

@@marenothecarguy8361 Mine didn't come with an external mic. 🙁