Review on PAC C2R-CHY4 Radio Replacement Interface for Chrysler 📻 - Blue, Compact Dimensions: 8.75in x 9.00in x 2.00in by Sam Anez

I installed my 2013 Dodge GrandCaravan and also added a backup camera! Everything works exceptionally well, including the factory steering wheel controls. Now vase and enjoy music in my car! Here are my used parts (sorry as I'm a new user I can't post links) --1. Steering Wheel Control --2. Reversing Camera --3. Dodge installation finishing kit including antenna adapter4. Soldering iron and solder 5. PAC radio replacement interface --6. Fairing Removal Tool --7. Dremel tool kit (needs cutting) --8. Wire Stripper --9. Multimeter --10. Insulating tape --11. 3.5mm male to 3 pin female (look for it at Radio Shack). Now moving on to installation: 1. Pulling out the factory radio is fairly easy, simply use a trim remover to remove the radio bezel and then loosen the four screws holding the radio in place. After loosening the screws, gently pull out the radio and disconnect the factory wiring harness and radio connector, the radio connector is quite fragile, be careful not to damage it.2. Connect the harnesses, open the PAC harness package, you need to determine which harness to use. In my car it was the one with the slightly larger plug. Try the Factor harness first. Then place the color/wire chart on your desk and start connecting the wires. PAC didn't actually strip the wires so you need to do this after stripping the wires gently twist them so they connect better then Chris use ATOTO to cross the wires and solder the wires I prefer to put one Soldering iron under the wires to heat them and let them soak in the solder instead of melting the solder with an iron, better connection. After soldering, use masking tape to mask the bare wires, you connect all but three wires, a thin ground wire, KEY 1 and KEY, go ahead and cover KEY 1, you don't need it. As in the picture 13. Wrap the wire harness, go ahead and wrap the wire harness so the wires don't get tangled4. Install the steering wheel controller (optional), open the PAC SWI unit packaging and turn the dial to 7, before doing anything else, TURN THE BUTTON TO 7 first. Then connect the 7-pin connector (white) on that comes out your PAC interface, to your SWI box, go to your car, connect it to the factory wiring harness and follow the instructions from PAC (every car is different, you have to follow the factory instructions) and program it. , then use a multimeter to find the pins that give out the resistance difference (it's a bit tricky, I suggest soldering wires to each pin of the 3.5mm jack (see fig 2) and then using the multimeter to find out which two wires give values (resistance when pressing the button), after finding the two wires, connect them to the thin black ground wire and the KEY (NOT KEY1) wire, then start the ATOTO unit and go to DEFAULT SETTINGS - STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS and check if it registers the push, if not swap the wires (because there is no definite way to tell which one is grounded). After making sure it works, solder the KEY and the ground wire5. Placement of the antennas, place them anywhere, even in the radio hole, but I took it a step further and placed the antennas above the trim and next to the driver's side windshield for better reception.6. Actual installation, since the ATOTO is a little higher than the standard block, you need to trim a little, first trim the side panel of the TRIM kit about 2mm on both sides, and then use a dremel to trim the top and bottom notch of the standard trim or up to that long it fits 7. The reversing camera is pretty easy too, just plug it into the reversing light and hide the wire under the fairing and you're good to go. Hope this is helpful, please leave me a message if you need any help!