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In today’s cars, their radio system is one of choices to be considered when most people buy cars. You don’t need to do anything and just ease if you already had car with a satisfied stereo. I am sure that makes your drive comfortable. Yet for those whose cars just come with a standard stereo allowing them to listen to music and radios and can’t do anything more, they should consider to invest an aftermarket car stereo system.

As an owner of Mazda 3, I never regret replacing its factory stereo for the aftermarket car audio navigation system, which has added more simplicity and convenience in my every drive. Now at this post, I will tell you how I changed the new stereo by myself.

The steps of replacing Mazda 3 factory stereo

Below picture is the original stereo system of my car. To do the replacement, you need to get a screwdriver, a hard card, and keep in mind that must cut off the car power before doing anything.

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Step 1, To remove the air outlet: Insert a hard card into the seam of the air outlet, slide the card and use some force to pry the outlet, then you can remove it.

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Step 2, Remove the screws that fixed the original stereo unit.

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Step 3, Pull out the stereo unit and unplug the connectors.

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Step 4, Now, you can install the new stereo system. Firstly, have a check for the wiring harness and other accessories of the new stereo to make sure a smooth work.

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Step 5, Then connect cables between the new stereo and car plugs. This will require your patient and carefulness to recognize plug interfaces, thus you’d better have your user manual handy.

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Step 6, After connecting all the cables, you can turn on your car to test the product whether works normally.

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Step 7, If everything of the product functions, then fix well the stereo in the dashboard and install the air outlet back. The whole replacement job is finished. If the new unit doesn’t function, please double check whether the cables are connected correctly.

 

The reasons to change my Mazda 3s base stereo unit

Actually, I have no special reasons to purchase a new stereo for my car, I also don’t hate using the old stereo. I just wondered if I should make some changes to my car, then I decided to upgrade its stereo at first. Anyway, I love the new Seicane android car stereo system.

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With the new stereo, we don’t have to struggle to navigate on our smartphone while driving, the large stereo screen shows everything clearly and take us to everywhere quickly.

We are given more choices for joy as we can use the new stereo to listen to music or radios, watch videos, and surf the Internet and so on. In long drives, these are best ways to ease fatigue and help keep fresh.

I would highly recommended you to add a rear view camera if you are planning to buy a Seicane car stereo navigation system. You can find that most people have troubles in reversing a car, especially when they just look at the rearview mirrors. Installing a rear view camera to the Seicane stereo, you are provided HD parking images when reversing, helping you see the rear situation and park car smoothly.

It turns out that making change is always good! Are you ready to get your new car stereo now?

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Thanks to the navigation system, now we will never lose wherever we go. If you often drive the car to everywhere, you need a navigation system you can trust. There is no any problem if your car comes a nice radio navigation system from the factory, but if not, also don’t worry, there are quality aftermarket car radio navigation systems you can opt to upgrade the factory one.  gps-navigation

As we can see, some cars are still equipped with old-fashioned radio that isn’t touch screen, can’t watch video, no mention to display navigation and reversing images. For convenience and enjoyment of quality life, installing an aftermarket car stereo navigation system become the best way.

Being one of Citroen C4L owners, I have never regretted to upgrade its factory radio, now I can enjoy a joyful in-car life with my family.

The removal and installation steps for Citroen C4L radio system

For convenience and safety, you’d better prepare tools includes plastic pry tool and screwdriver, and cut off the car power during the whole replacement. Following comes the steps.

Step 1, Remove the plastic baffle under the radio system.

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Step 2, Use a plastic pry tool to remove the A/C outlet.

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Step 3, Take off the two trim panel around the original radio screen.

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Step 4, Remove six screws which fixed the radio system.

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Step 5, Take off the radio and unplug its connectors.

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Step 6, Remove the two screws that fixed the host, then take off the host and unplug the connector.

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Step 7, Remove this frame that fixed the host.

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Step 8, Check whether all the accessories of the new car stereo navigation system are complete.

Step 9, Corresponding connect the cables between the new car stereo system and the car.

Step 10, Now you can turn on the car to test whether the new stereo is working normally.

Step 11, If there is no problem, fix well the stereo and all the car accessories.

Superiority of aftermarket car radio system with navigation

  • Large display.No one can deny that we keep a more comfortable mood when seeing navigation information or videos in a 8 by 11 inches Thanks to the touchscreen feature, we can check the route situation just with fingertip click.
  • Combine navigation and entertainment. This is one of the super functionsof aftermarket car stereo  Integrated with audio output with navigation, you can still enjoy listening to music as you make your way towards your destination.
  • Increasing driving safety. It’s true that making the Bluetooth calls when driving helps lower accident since drivers needn’t loose their hand on the steering wheel control. Apart from this, many car stereos are designed with camera support ports, that means you can add backup camera, 360° camera etc. to the unit, to keep a easier and safer drive.
  • Adaptability.There are some navigation units that are specific to various vehicles of different years, but there are also many universal units that you can adapt to a variety of platforms.
  • Adding value to the car. The innovative and multifunctional car stereo navigation systemadds more value when you decide to sell the car. For most buyers, they tend to choose cars with good navigation system, even such car is a little expensive.car-navigation-system