Ay! That parking brake wire into the ground wires hack was great! Was trying to figure out a way around that myself, more because I just didn’t want to have to deal with running the wire under the floor mats. Haha. Great info! 🤙🏻
This install seems backward. You said the first thing we are going to do...but then I see all the wires connected. What was connected to the factory wiring harness kit in order to wire to the stereo?? Was there an adapter? Thx.
I have had no success finding any sound shop that would touch my 2007 Sprinter. Car Toys mulled over it for days, then came back bust. So I guess I will take a crack at it. Does the Pioneer unit you put in include alarm or camera functions, support backup camera, have Sirius-XM, Any additional major features ? Will the as-built non-operative PHONE button ( Lower right buttons of steering wheel ) enable the Bluetooth phone functions on Pioneer head ? Does this hookup interfere with any future vehicle diagnostics, or is the adapter/pigtail plugged into the OEM Connectors, allowing me to do a hot swap back to old radio when sending vehicle in for any services that the hookup could interfere with ?
1: Not sure. We really only used it for the music functionality. We were indeed also able to wire it up for our backup camera. Our van didn't have an alarm, so I can't speak to that. If you check out the product page, that SHOULD tell you all of the features it has. 2: I think so, but we never really used that functionality. 3: I'm not sure what specific plugs you are looking for regarding 'future vehicle diagnostics', so I can't say. It doesn't use the OBDII Port, that's for sure. lol
what backup camera did you end up getting? i noticed you never got around to the video but hopefully I can also get one for my sprinter that is very simple to install
I don't see the antenna adapter in the video explained at all. The part number for it seems different, how did you determine taht was the one you needed?
Me too! I just ordered one of these: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VAIEAUM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and I am debating where to put it. One option is to remove the cigarette lighter and replace it with this. Alternatively I am thinking of poking a hole somewhere in the paneling... decisions...
I've got a pioneer MVH-A200VBT. I got a plug n play kit for it and now my head unit works when the car is off no keys in. But as soon as the keys are in or the car is on the head unite doesn't work. Any suggestions?
You need to make sure your permanent and switch live wires are going to the right place. Often these are on bullet connectors so they can be swapped, historically they were yellow and red
@@rickyfeather Make sure you wire to the cigarette lighter that is next to cup holders because that one is powered by the ignition, where as there another cigarette light underneath that is constantly live :)
If you hook the yellow and blue wire together instead of grounding your stereo You can watch tv and video. As the truck is driving and not in park. That's what I had to do for my jennson stereo ....
Great video but I think I will stick to the stock radio and my iPad with Waze or Google maps for guidance, music etc. Yeah, and it even does email, phone calls at my command. Now if someone would come up with a way to mount an iPad into that nice space where the old radio is, I would love to get rid of that Becker piece of junk. How MB gets away with selling it in these nice vans is beyond me. But I am glad some has alternatives but just looking at all those wires made me dizzy. 😂
Thanks! Yeah, we use our phones for gps and radio, but needed to bluetooth the radio to the sprinter speakers. This radio was also a must for our back-up camera.
Adventure in a Backpack Good point. Our new Sprinter has the BT and back up camera screen so I hadn’t thought how lucky we were to have that part out of the way.
Ay! That parking brake wire into the ground wires hack was great! Was trying to figure out a way around that myself, more because I just didn’t want to have to deal with running the wire under the floor mats. Haha. Great info! 🤙🏻
Nice video, It was fun watching somebody do something for the 1st time
Thanks so much! :D
This install seems backward. You said the first thing we are going to do...but then I see all the wires connected. What was connected to the factory wiring harness kit in order to wire to the stereo?? Was there an adapter? Thx.
We're.... Adults.
Haha, love it
Did you connect the back up camera? I am wondering if it has to be connected to get full functionality.?
Are you happy with that unit? It seems confusing so are there good directions.....good job Steph!!
Yep! So far, so good! ...and we don't really even use it to it's full potential... Thanks!
I have had no success finding any sound shop that would touch my 2007 Sprinter. Car Toys mulled over it for days, then came back bust. So I guess I will take a crack at it.
Does the Pioneer unit you put in include alarm or camera functions, support backup camera, have Sirius-XM, Any additional major features ?
Will the as-built non-operative PHONE button ( Lower right buttons of steering wheel ) enable the Bluetooth phone functions on Pioneer head ?
Does this hookup interfere with any future vehicle diagnostics, or is the adapter/pigtail plugged into the OEM Connectors, allowing me to do a hot swap back to old radio when sending vehicle in for any services that the hookup could interfere with ?
1: Not sure. We really only used it for the music functionality. We were indeed also able to wire it up for our backup camera. Our van didn't have an alarm, so I can't speak to that. If you check out the product page, that SHOULD tell you all of the features it has.
2: I think so, but we never really used that functionality.
3: I'm not sure what specific plugs you are looking for regarding 'future vehicle diagnostics', so I can't say. It doesn't use the OBDII Port, that's for sure. lol
Great video. Would you mind sharing links to the steering wheel control adapter and wiring harnesses that you used?
I just looked and couldn't find the specific ones we used. Consider reaching out to Crutchfield for that.
what backup camera did you end up getting? i noticed you never got around to the video but hopefully I can also get one for my sprinter that is very simple to install
Great video, nice job.. the wardrobe changes were seamless and spot-on 👍👍👍
Haha, yeah, we spanned a bit of time waiting for the faulty part replacement. :D Thanks so much! :D
It was a good video..not to be out done by the speaker upgrade 😉😉
Hey, Thanks for the Video. Where you guys happy with this Pioneer AVH-X391BHS head unit ?
No problem! Yep! It's served us very well.
where did you find that radio? I will need to replace mine. thank you for figuring all that wired mess for me
Luke Sherrouse No problem! I put links to all of the products in the description. Cheers! Good luck!
thanx for the video and loved the wardrobe changes :)
No Problem! We had a faulty steering control module so the video actually took about a week and a half... womp womp... lol
I don't see the antenna adapter in the video explained at all. The part number for it seems different, how did you determine taht was the one you needed?
Oh, goodness. I can't remember. It was all part of the kit we ordered from crutchfield. :/
Did you guys run the auxillary USB cable? Where did you run it through the paneling... Seems like lots of options...
We actually did not run the cable. It's still sitting about 3/4 of the way down our to-do list.
Me too! I just ordered one of these: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VAIEAUM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and I am debating where to put it. One option is to remove the cigarette lighter and replace it with this. Alternatively I am thinking of poking a hole somewhere in the paneling... decisions...
I've got a pioneer MVH-A200VBT. I got a plug n play kit for it and now my head unit works when the car is off no keys in. But as soon as the keys are in or the car is on the head unite doesn't work. Any suggestions?
I have the same problem, did you get to the bottom of it?
You need to make sure your permanent and switch live wires are going to the right place. Often these are on bullet connectors so they can be swapped, historically they were yellow and red
@@rickyfeather Yeah all sorted, I basically wired the live up to the cigarette lighter :)
@@rickyfeather Make sure you wire to the cigarette lighter that is next to cup holders because that one is powered by the ignition, where as there another cigarette light underneath that is constantly live :)
@@rickyfeather Good luck mate, let me know how you get on 👍
If you hook the yellow and blue wire together instead of grounding your stereo You can watch tv and video. As the truck is driving and not in park. That's what I had to do for my jennson stereo ....
Nice! Good call. Without going back through the video, I can't remember the wire colors, but the way we did it accomplished the same thing.
Am I able to add backup and side camara to this unit
Absolutely!
I don’t have steering wheel controls
best worst alignment ever! I wont be buying that kit! Many thanks
nice job
+bird718 Thanks so much! :)
Great video but I think I will stick to the stock radio and my iPad with Waze or Google maps for guidance, music etc. Yeah, and it even does email, phone calls at my command. Now if someone would come up with a way to mount an iPad into that nice space where the old radio is, I would love to get rid of that Becker piece of junk. How MB gets away with selling it in these nice vans is beyond me. But I am glad some has alternatives but just looking at all those wires made me dizzy. 😂
Thanks! Yeah, we use our phones for gps and radio, but needed to bluetooth the radio to the sprinter speakers. This radio was also a must for our back-up camera.
Adventure in a Backpack Good point. Our new Sprinter has the BT and back up camera screen so I hadn’t thought how lucky we were to have that part out of the way.