Double Din CarPlay Multimedia System: 7 Inch Touchscreen Car Stereo Receiver – Bluetooth Android Auto Car Radio with Backup Camera Mirror Link AM FM USB SD AUX Subwoofer Steering Wheel Control

First I want to say that I am not very knowledgeable about car electronics or cars in general. I decided to purchase this because I had an older "vanilla" stereo system in my dated Chevy HHR (basically it had knobs and no touch screen), and I wanted something with more capabilities (mirror link to phone so I could make hands-free calls, navigation map, ability to stream music from my phone to my stereo system, etc.). This unit allows me to do all these things. I did have to purchase an installation kit for my specific vehicle model (which cost almost as much as the stereo), but since the stereo itself was pretty inexpensive this was not a big deal. I also had to purchase a small microphone to be able to use voice commands with the stereo, and I had to purchase an antenna adaptor plug to connect my car antenna to the stereo. This was definitely not a one-day job! Between work and other things requiring my time and attention, it took me four days to finally get this stereo system installed in my car. But it was worth it. All I have to say is make sure you read all included instructions for installing, and do some research (I found Youtube very helpful) to make sure you are connecting everything to the correct wires and plugs. There were some extra parts and wires in the installation kit and with the stereo itself that I ended up not needing for my particular application - researching online and reading the directions carefully helped me to know which parts I needed and which parts to set aside. Once I sorted out the unnecessary parts, installation became a bit easier. The only negative thing I would say is that using the stereo as a navigation system is not a totally seamless process... when first connecting your phone via USB to the stereo you will be prompted to download the mirror link app (called Hi-Link). It will text you a download link - go to the provided link and download the app. Your phone may balk about it because the app is coming from an untrusted source, but you should ultimately be able to download it. This app allows you to mirror whatever is on your phone screen to the stereo screen. I pulled up Google Maps on my phone and mirrored it to my stereo, but the image did not re-scale to fill the stereo screen - instead it was the same orientation as the cell phone, which made the overall image smaller and more difficult to see while driving. After playing around with it a bit I realized that I needed to enable Auto Rotate on my phone for the Google Maps app to fit properly on the stereo screen. Also, as a couple other people have reported in their reviews, the Hi-Link app is a little buggy and sometimes freezes, so mirroring from the phone to the stereo screen is not always consistent. Other than the buggy mirror link functionality, hands-free calling has worked fine, and the interface on the stereo is pretty intuitive and user friendly. You can easily access different music sources - from streaming music on your phone, to the radio mode, to music stored on a Micro SD card inserted into the slot at the top right of the stereo unit. The SD card can also store photos and videos (for if passengers are in the car and want to watch a video). If you intend to have passengers watch video on the system while the car is in motion, make sure you bypass the parking brake wire (brown wire) by connecting it to the black chassis ground wire - if the wire is not bypassed, then the video mode will not be available if the car is in motion. This is a safety feature of the stereo to prevent people from watching videos while driving. I especially like how you can change the color of the backlight LEDs behind the unit's buttons. The setting I have it on now has the LED lights automatically cycle through all the available colors. All-in-all, this is a decent stereo and I would buy it again - but I will say that if you want to install it yourself, make sure you have plenty of time and patience to make sure you know what you are doing and to install it correctly.

Pro tip get a adapter, it will make your life easier.I got this just for the back up cam.I fully understand wire diagrams and electrical work so it's not to hard.I hooked it up spliced first,One wire seemed to go nowhere, and they suggest mounting the ground.The way I had it the dimmer activated the rear cam. After adapter install no issue.The rear cam is a little confusing to hook up, so the power Has to hook up to the reverse lights to come on Only when reversing.I hooked it up to the license plate lights and it stays on when parking lights are on so don't do that.Also I had to buy some extra 16 gauge wire because the power cord was not long enough.You need a drill and good bit to remove the radio mounting plate.The display fits just fine and there are many holes for adjusting. I have mine back a bit and it fits real snug.Be super careful full of pulling the trim off, mine broke to bits because of all the sun, the bottom is ok but you will probably destroy the top.The back up cam is decent qualityAnd the video wire was long enough to tuck under trim all the way to the radio.The radio/display is real nice. The touch screen works great. I don't use the car play, but it works with my daughters note 10.I've had it in for over 2 weeks and no pealing or bubble's.The radio works just the same but looks nice.The Bluetooth works real nice and syncs and starts playing after you shut the car off and turn it back on.Takes and makes phone calls no prob.If you are lazy like me you can just hook up the front cam,wire just the power to the back up cam not the red from the video cord,And simply push the front cam tab on the radio. I believe if you go the extra mile it comes on automatically.It has a 50watt amp pre installed and it's good enough to blow your Factor 6x9s no prob, I keep it under 5 on the base till I get new ones.It has a slot for a subwoofer just remember it has a amp alreadyThe dials are small and have a led backlight with auto or preferred color.There is a usb charging port, it works great.There is a sd port but I haven't used it.The display has 3 brightness modes day time, night time, and display off if you like having the cockpit dark at night.The remote and wheel remote work I just find no need for them.Over all I give it a 9/10 and I only took a point off because install of the back up cam was a little confusing at first.