Replace the radio and add a rear camera - Honda CR-V
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- How to replace the radio and add a rear camera on a 2007 Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V third generation: 2007-2011
This video walks through the removal of the OEM Honda radio/receiver head unit, the installation of a Boss BE7ACP-C radio/receiver head unit, and the installation of a Boss ELPC40B rear view license plate mount camera. This Boss model comes with both the head unit and rear camera as a package.
The Boss BE7ACP-C has a 7" (178mm) capacitive touchscreen, AM/FM receiver, Bluetooth®, MP3-compatible, Apple CarPlay®, Android Auto, 340 Watts. The Boss ELPC40B is a weatherproof hi-res rear view license plate mount camera with a hidden mounting bracket and LED lights to illuminate the area behind the camera.
I purchased the Boss product from Crutchfield, however, this video is not sponsored in any way by Crutchfield or by Boss. I will note, though, that the Crutchfield "ReadyHarness" is worth its weight in gold. Items purchased from Crutchfield for this installation are:
1. Boss BE7ACP-C Package - Item 104BE7ACPC
2. American International HON-K817 Dash Kit (Black) - Item 003HONK817
3. Crux SWRHN-62B Wiring Interface - Item 249HN62B
4. Posi-Products™ Wire Connectors - Item 669PP605
5. Crutchfield ReadyHarness™ Service - Item 264PASCON
Also, be sure to have a set of auto-trim removal tools -- you will need them.
Chapters:
0:14 overview, kit, parts
0:23 disconnect battery negative terminal
0:35 set emergency brake
0:40 instructions/documents
1:12 disassembly/removal of OEM radio receiver
3:40 unboxing Boss BE7ACP-C head unit and ELPC40B camera
4:08 mounting the Boss head unit in the Honda mounting kit
6:53 wiring harness discussion and steering wheel control DIP switches
10:34 close-up images of splice locations for camera & emergency brake
11:09 access and splicing wires for camera and emergency brake
17:15 running wires to the back of the car for the camera
22:51 connecting the camera wiring (power and video)
24:45 mounting the camera
25:21 connect wiring harnesses for Boss head unit (and test before you put everything back together!)
28:17 verifying Boss head unit and camera works properly
29:16 putting everything back together
32:46 powering up to make sure everything works
Plan on this taking an entire day if it is your first time removing/installing a radio. Take your time and be patient. You can do this. - Авто та транспорт
This saved my life and sanity while installing this. Thank you so much for creating this video.
@torreymoreno4070: Thanks very much for the comment. Made my afternoon! Have a great weekend.
Excellent job, you're the only one who shows how to do the brown wire and parking brake wire.
Wow, thanks for the high level of detail on wire location. Putting a backup cam in daughters 2007 and didn't want to terminate power in rear off the bulbs, wasn't having much luck checking forums for the backup power wire and BOOM! found your video. You put a lot of extra effort into noting location, clip removal, etc. Well done!
@ensidfkgnur: Thanks for the kind words - very happy to know that it helped!!
I referred to your video many times this past Saturday as I installed a Boss stereo and a rearview camera on my wife’s 2007 Honda CR-V. Particularly of concern was the wiring connections for the rearview camera. Everything in your video was exactly like what I needed to do on my car. Your meticulous attention to detail and patiently explaining each step was especially useful to me. Also I had never heard of “posi taps“ before, something that I added to the rest of my splicing equipment. Thanks again for your video.
@Oscar Munoz: Thank you. That made my evening. Hands down best comment. Very happy I could help!
Thank you very much for including the detailed info regarding the reverse light trigger wire up front. Much preferred to tap that than the reverse bulb power/ground. Cheers
I'm forced to install an aftermarket unit because the OEM unit's volume knob stopped functioning. Thank you sooooo much for the video!
@redsunsmr2: thanks for commenting. Happy to learn that it helped!
Thank you so much for this video. i placed the order from Crutchfield based on this video and was able to replace the audio system and install the back up camera successfully in my CR-V. Worked like a charm. thanks a ton :)
Did u hav to drill hole by the licenses plate 🤔🤔
Awesome video. Very precise about wire colors, what goes where, and how to get to it. Thanks for taking the time to help others 🙂. Also, amazing camera work too, on your part!
@emduplessis9996: Thank you for the kind words!
Excellent video with clear and complete steps - thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! Helped me out alot with installing this device on my 2009 Honda CRV
@Khalid Anthony: Awesome and thank you for the compliment!
thanks for the very detailed instructions.
Thank you very much for taking the time to do this video. Much appreciate the help.
Hey! Finding the brown reverse light up front was clutch! Thanks so much. Great video overall.
@Ric F.: Thanks for commenting and happy it helped!
Tnx sooooo much ive seen all the video on crv where they ending up drilling a hole was looking for an installation without drilling a hole i have the 905 carpuride with dash cam and back up camera for my 2009 honda crv exl
My radio arrives today. Thanks ! Hope everything goes well
Good luck with the install!
Love it... I just wanted to see how you got the a/c vent out above the radio. I just replaced mine in about 5 minutes. Thanks.
I was going to do this myself but now my brain needs a massage. I'm just going to call geek squad to do it.
Yeah, it is an involved project but very satisfying in the end. Good luck.
Great video. Because of you I was able to install upgrade my 2007 CR-V radio. Thank yoy
@Tierney Carlos: thank you for the compliment and happy to know it helped!
Thank you very much. I had trouble with the Posi-Tap which was provided by Crutchfield. The brown wire (reverse light trigger) is too small for the Posi-Tap which was provided by Crutchfield so the triggering was not working. I installed a smaller size Posi-Tap and the trigger is now working.
Excellent!
great video, very helpful, thank you.
6:11 the mount kit is put together incorrectly. the spacers go on the inside. they have small nipples that go into corresponding holes.
Thank you for this excellent video!!!
Thank very much excellent explicación .❤🎉😊
Great video super professional installation thank you
@Aneury Almanzar: Thanks very much for the compliment!
Does the radio come installed with Apple Car Play? (or can it be installed) I don't have an Android phone
@sbrave: Yes it has CarPlay pre-installed. Works well with my iPhone.
Thank you!
EXCELLENTLY thorough tutorial, that brown reverse trigger wire for camera detection is a lifesaver! my question is why did you need to connect the green wire to e-Brake? i’m not sure if need to do that for my install or if it’s a boss stereo thing
@dat red raider: Thanks for the compliment! Unfortunately I don’t remember what the green wire connection to e-brake was for, maybe a safety check for the head unit or the Honda computer. Sorry! (Edit: I think the green wire connection is to prevent watching video while the car is in drive.)
@@LongologoProductions hmmm really? i wouldn’t have connected it then! not because i’m watching netflix while driving but maybe for road trip entertainment for others. thanks again, you really made it easy for DIYers out there!!!😃
@@MahomeboyMyGOAT : Ha! The head unit might not work at all unless it is connected properly….
@@LongologoProductions i see! also one last question. of the 3 main harness connections: the main harness loom with power & speakers, the antenna, and finally what’s the last one? did you use it too? i’m just making sure i know what to do before i go in. don’t want to miss anything as it’s my girlfriends car
@@MahomeboyMyGOAT : I don’t remember what each of the three gray harnesses are for, but they each mate with a corresponding connector in the dash. See 25:25 in the video.
Thanks for sharing this video, it helped me alot!
@LaRamie_19: thanks for the compliments and happy that it helped!
Thank you so much for sharing. Identifying the reverse light wire under the dash will help me out greatly. I’m curious to know if you had an issue fishing the camera wire through the rubber between the lift gate and the frame. The camera wire is exposed and tucked behind the light assembly. I would like to try and fish it through the frame if possible. I’m also going to install a Boyo 17IR which has a smaller connector and a “sealed” trigger wire on the camera side. If I am understanding your method, I would jump my power wire from the back all the way to the trigger wire in the front?
@hopeinvalor: Thanks for the kind words. If you are referring to the upper left corner of the tailgate, I think I mentioned/showed that I had to make a small slice in the rubber grommet where the other wires traverse. The camera wire is OK behind the left-side taillight assembly. If you are referring to where the camera wire comes out of the tailgate by the license plate light, that was a little snug but actually worked out well. The power to the camera came all the way from the front of the car by the radio. I hope that helps!
How long did it take to install everything? Just an estimate. It was very interesting explained I really enjoyed it.
@ascencionloera471: It took several hours - most of a Saturday. The most time-consuming parts were the wiring up underneath the dashboard by the emergency brake, and running the wiring for the rear camera. Also, it took a lot longer because I was filming as I did everything.
The 10 inch ones are easier to install imo. Literally just plug in and play. but the backup camera does take some more work with splicing the backup wire light and using it to power your backup camera. and you'll need to do some drilling as well.
This was essentially plug in and play because I used the crutchfield ready-harness. Retrofitting the backup camera requires more work and splicing a wire down by the emergency brake, but was quite doable in the end. Thanks for commenting.
@@LongologoProductions hope you're liking it! great video 👏👏👏 👍👍👍
All ten inch units or just the Boss ones? What about the 9 inch units like the Boss BE9ACP-C Package? So what you are saying is you don't need the ready harness. Sorry for all the questions!
@@dannylinders6157 Personally I think the crutchfield ready-harness is worth its weight in gold. It removes so much hassle and also has the right dip switches so you can preserve the steering wheel controls, which is also a huge plus in my book. So by “plug and play” I was referring to plugging in with the crutchfield ready-harness.
Where do you needs to do drilling ? Because he didn't hav to he fished it through the licenses plate light entrance
incredible
Would you recommend doing anything to the reverse camera wires to help prevent chafing (i.e., wire harness sleeve)?
@domstheroot: You could certainly do something like that but I didn’t think it was necessary to do so. I expect that the rubber insulation on the wires is robust enough that it would last the life of the product.
Thanks for the video. Was there a reason you did not run the camera wires up the interior trim to the top of the liftgate (high mounted brake light) and pass through the existing wiring to the liftgate instead of running through the tail light? Curious of there was any obstructions.
I think it had to do with where the existing openings are in the metal and where it made most sense to run the wires with the least headaches. There might be other ways that are better, but this was most straightforward for my situation. For this car, I remember exploring a couple of different options but settled on what I used as being the least hassle despite how much effort it still required. Either way I still had to remove trim around the tailgate to get that camera mounted and run wiring back through there. Then it was a question of connecting it through to what I was running down the length of the driver side of the car behind that trim. Anyway hope this video helps you.
@@LongologoProductions I want my back up camera to be on wen am driving or reversing by not hooking up to the reverse light that should be possible 🤔🤔
@@paulostyles9484 : The unit will let you leave the camera on while driving. However, the 4 LED lights around the camera itself will remain on (because the lights are active when the camera is active). Obviously this is great for backing up, but when driving around it shines a light backward at other drivers. This isn’t terrible because the camera is angled downward. But it’s not ideal either. I’ve experimented with it but ended up not using the camera when driving forward.
Great video, were you able to maintain the steering wheel controls?
@lesitari: Thank you. Yes. Steering wheel controls work great. See 6:53 for discussion of wiring harness including DIP switch settings to allow for steering wheel control.
Thanks for the video. If I need just the headset and not backup camera, do I still need to set the parking break power wire?
@Madhusudhan: I’m not sure.
Amazing
My red wire says camera 12V and it's right next the the yellow video cable. I wonder if that is the same as camera power?
I’m not sure.
What purpose is the parking break status?
The only thing I can guess is it's to prevent watching video in a moving car.
@kthwkr: I think that’s the reason but I don’t have a definitive explanation. That said, I found that it is possible to keep the rear view camera on while driving, say, if you want something besides your mirrors to glance at for blind spots etc., but whenever the rear camera is activated so are the LED lights surrounding it regardless of day or night. Generally I just leave it alone and it comes on automatically and only when the car is in reverse gear.
Also if you could do a review of this Crv we just bought a 2011 with like 55,000 milles i think they are great CRV years
@theedge508: truth be told there are many things I like better about our 2007 CR-V than our 2014 CR-V…
@@LongologoProductions o really like what you like the most
@@LongologoProductions 2007 CRV just passed 140k, no prompblem
Is this setup also controlled by the steering wheel controls or is an adapter needed?
@Larry: see starting around 6:53 in the video, DIP switches and steering wheel controls. My steering controls work fine.
Great video! Does your CRV come With a factory subwoofer?
@Francisco Torres: Mine didn’t come with a factory subwoofer. If yours has one, it should be accommodated by the wiring harness connection in the car.
Nice video
Great Video How the Gps work ? Is fast
@theedge508: Thanks! GPS and any maps are all driven by your phone through either CarPlay or Android Auto, so responsiveness is dictated by the phone. Also the head unit display itself and the changing of screens between, e.g., backup camera and radio, is fast. I’ll do another video of the setup and demonstration of the Boss head unit.
@@LongologoProductions o thank you i thought the unit have also its own apps like waze that you could use with the GPS only ? O is because some time where i live phone signal are not great so i thought the unit with the GPS build in was going to be better for this application .thank you fro your response . You are building a good informative Channel
@theedge508: Many thanks. Waze and Google maps (and other apps) are all done through CarPlay or Android Auto. So the head unit behaves like it’s an external display piped out from your phone. GPS itself should still work from your phone even when you do not have good cell coverage. So if you download local map areas through Google maps or Waze for off-line cache, those apps should still work even if you temporarily lose cell signal. The only time that I have observed GPS being affected is either in a parking garage underground or in a tunnel, regardless of whether there are cell phone signal antennas in the tunnel. For example, driving through the tunnel on I-95 through Baltimore, there are cell phone antennas in the tunnel so you still get good cell service while in the tunnel but you lose GPS and so Waze (for example) starts to behave like you’re leaving the harbor on one of the boats! 🤣. Then, when you pop out of the tunnel, Waze picks up the GPS signal again and figures out where you are. Same behavior whether I’m using Waze just on my phone or through CarPlay on the Boss head unit. Hope that helps!
Hi! English isn’t my first language but at moment I live in Australia, if anyone can help me will be great…
How does it call those tools to remove plastic without breaking it, could be the one he is using or any other? Name or link would be great
Thanks heaps
They are called “auto trim removal tools”. The tools I used in the video can be found on Amazon by searching for ASIN # B01L8GHB7O. Good luck!
Hi, What do you say about the cheaper units such as Pinnacle Audio, STC Audio, Bosion and all. They cost just under $500total. However for Kenwood it cost 800$ aud. Which option is better?
@Muskan shrestha: The Boss BE7ACP-C Package I installed in this video was only $270. Overall I’ve been happy with it. Sure it doesn’t have all the fanciest features, but hey, it is orders of magnitude better than what was in there before! Good luck!
@@LongologoProductions Could you tell me which to install from the above options?
@Muskan shrestha: I cannot. You have to decide which features on those units work best for your situation and preferences, and then choose a unit that works best for you. Good luck.
Hello
I want to by a post radio like this one where I can find it
Could you please answer me
@Anass Elharhar: That information is in the description of the video.
question for steering wheel controls! i didn’t buy the PAC or CRUX SWC module. do you know which color wires are the SWC ones on the factory harness? i plan to posi-tap them (not cut, mortal sin!) to the KEY1/2 on my cheap amazon carplay stereo harness. i think i have an idea based on the colors, gonna test a few of them to manually figure it out
thanks in advance, happy holidays bud!!!!🎄🎅
@dat red raider: Unfortunately I don’t know. Good luck and happy holidays!
I was able to figure it out with other videos here on UA-cam. Basically, the factory harness that the PAC/CRUX SWC module plugs into has a brown silver wire and a pink silver wire. Pink is positive, brown is negative so you just attach KEY1 to pink and ground to brown. now my stereo is almost complete, about to go finish the install with instructions from using your method
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Hello friend!! The fabric subwoofer, work it?? Or not?
My CR-V doesn’t have a subwoofer but you can add one with this radio
@@LongologoProductions the idea is used of fabric. Thanks bro!
Will this work on a 2006 Honda crv?
That’s one generation prior to this one so I’m not sure whether the connectors would be different. You could ask Crutchfield whether it would be compatible with a 2006 model year.
@@LongologoProductions I bought it from Cruntchfield for my 2006 car. Do you have a tutorial video for a 1006?
@meganschlak8909 unfortunately no. I only have a 2007 and a 2014. But you should be able to follow the detailed instructions from crutchfield to do your installation. The basics should be similar. Good luck!
I'm getting a 3rd gen (2010) CR-V EX-L and planning to install a head unit with backup camera. I saw a few BOSS head unit brand with AA/Apple Car from Crutchfield. Are the extra harnesses for the steering wheel control needed? When I installed an android head unit to an 8th gen Civic EX, a single set of harness was all I needed. The steering wheel control works and connects to the android head unit with adjustable app installed. Does a BOSS head unit work the same ( having steering wheel control option on the screen) or the extra steering wheel control harnesses are a must?
@Santi: I think there was an extra harness to use the steering wheel controls. But for your specific model year best to confirm with Crutchfield.
I’ll pay you $700 parts and labor to install the unit in my 2007 Honda CRV. I’m in New Rochelle NY. 10805
@Marc-wk7bi: ha!
Looks horrible, the cheap ones at Amazon look better
yikes, mic placement couldve been cleaner