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Old 06-19-2021, 12:40 PM
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Exclamation HELP with aftermarket head for 2008 g37

I just bought the teyes spro plus online and I've been trying to install it all weekend long but no luck. I look on the website but my car is not there.

Any help is appreciated
Old 06-19-2021, 02:28 PM
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2008...? Coupe, sedan, Bose w/-w/out NAV, base? Details help...

For the most part it should be a mostly plug-and-play affair. However, being that this product is marketed for 2006-2013 models, this will complicate things A LOT! In 2010, certain things changed in the infotainment system along with different wiring.

If this unit is anything like the Tesla-style thing that people are going nuts for, then they probably sent you a "universal" harness kit. Undoubtedly, you will probably have to make some changes to their harness in order to get everything working correctly.

If you haven't already, download the AV Section of the factory manual from here (totally free). From there identify which connectors/wiring you have and start comparing those signal values with the harness(es) that came with the Teyes.

Nice to see some other alternatives, though I'm not sure Russian is any better than Chinese, but... I hope you can get it to work out.

Can you provide a link to the unit you bought?

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Old 06-19-2021, 04:55 PM
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https://m.aliexpress.com/i/4001035769500.html
and I got a 2008 coupe with Bose and NAV. I looked up reviews for this head unit and a few jeep guys have the same one and they like it. Just trying to getting it working with my car is the problem.
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Well, I found this Diagram/Schematic which may or may not help.

Again, at this point it is a matter of sitting down and researching your existing wiring harnesses, comparing that to the new unit, and making the connections work. As I said before, it looks like they sent you generic/ universal harnesses (to cover all years). You won't use all they sent you and you will probably have to modify others. Your biggest obstacles will be the Bose and the CAN-BUS.

Perhaps there is a local car audio specialist that can help?
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Why would the canbus and Bose will be a problem?
And I want to try at least to see if I can do it on my own but if not then I’ll go to audio specialist.
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It all depends on how well this Teyes system is designed/ configured. Those who have installed the Tesla-style thing have encountered problems getting the audio to work and, more importantly, getting HVAC and other CAN functions to work. Each case is different as was each solution.

I wish you good luck getting it to work. Please let us know how you make out.
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So update I've tried different wire harness set ups for the radio but no luck. I decided to let the audio specialist do the work. But when I put everything back to stock but when I did that nothing worked radio screen didn't turned on and the A/C controls didn't work. The A/C turned on full blast by it self. I assumed I've popped a fused somewhere so I've checked the driver side fuse box and when I was down there I noticed the the connector to the clutch was disconnected so I reconnected it. But when I did that a bunch of other problems happened when I turned on the car. The windows were acting up and the driver side window won't go up so I turned off the car and reset ECU. After turning off the car and unpluging the clutch connector I tired to on the car again but the engine won't turn over now but now the windows work. So my wire harness is ****ed somehow and I have no idea where to start.
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Double check all of your wiring connectors to make sure they are in their right locations. SPECIFICALLY, look for two (2) wiring connectors (32-pin & 40-pin) wrapped in foam and marked with yellow tape. Ensure these are plugged into the AC Amplifier (small rectangular, white plastic box) which is mounted on the headunit. These connectors are identical to two connectors that get plugged into the headunit. It is very easy to get these two (2) mixed up- it has happened before. This would explain most of the issues you described.

I don't know what to tell you, re: why your clutch switch was disconnected. However, assuming the above wiring connectors are/were mixed up, the clutch switch could cause a issue with the BCM.

Disconnect battery; verify connectors, check fuses.

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Hey @Nick.l ,did you ever make any progress on this project?
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