brisbanebighead
12-05-2013, 02:54 PM
It took me a while to research before hand. So I am writing all the details down here and hope it would help others. Please bear with me that I may not finish writing in one go.
Functions I was after
Radio - every unit has it anyway
DVD - basic requirement
GPS - a must, so I don't have to set a portable one every time
Bluetooth - handling phone calls and play audio from my phone such as Internet radio
Wifi - connect to my phone's hot spot and access Internet while waiting in the car
Digital TV - analog is finishing in Australia
Steering wheel control - use existing buttons on my steering wheel to control things such as volume
Reverse camera - hook up a reverse camera
Anything else would be a bonus
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/7426/gwp5883s.jpg
Fig 1. This was the deck before installation
Items purchased for this project
Head unit - ERISIN ES1008 from eBay ($260)
Fascia - from eBay ($70)
ISO to factory harness - from eBay ($17)
Reverse camera - from eBay some time ago, designed to replace one of the number plate lights of Mitsubishi 380 ($26?) [Edit:] This camera is not compatible with the unit. A different camera has be installed later.
wires, bullet connectors, trimming strip - from local shop
wifi dangle - ebay ($5)
http://imageshack.us/a/img580/2374/gwp5932s.jpg
Fig 2. some of the items purchased
Preparation
A good planning is important, not necessarily a written plan, just think about what need to be done and the sequence of them. To minimise the down time of my car I was trying to prepare as much as possible before I start it with my car. This mainly include applying bullet connectors to wires, making an earth wire etc
http://imageshack.us/a/img832/7059/gwp5949s.jpg
Fig 3. The earth wire I made. Note the extra connectors I prepared for different usage. Nne for earthing the unit, one for grounding the handbrake in wire (I'll talk about this later), and there is a spare one.
There are two antennas, one for GPS and the other for digital TV. It took a while to run the cables. I did this before I started with the head unit. First find a good spot for them and then run the cables backwards towards the head unit. I have found the right corner on the front deck next to the speaker is a good place. The cables go through a notch I made on the speaker cover and a hole inside I drilled. The cables down there can then follow a big bundle of wire behind the steering shaft and find their way to the head unit. Use cable tie to tie the cables to the existing bundle of wires. Wind the extra length at the end, ready for plugging in.
I have also made a simple bracket for holding the antennas. These antennas all have strong magnet at the base. So I found a thick piece of steel bracket and cut to the length I need and folder it to a desired angle so the TV antenna will be almost parallel to the windscreen (there is no space to stand if up vertically).
http://imageshack.us/a/img541/7826/gwp6023s.jpg
Fig 4. I have found the right corner on the front deck next to the speaker is a good place
http://imageshack.us/a/img823/4336/gwp5901s.jpg
Fig 5. The speaker cover on which I made a notch for the antenna cables
http://imageshack.us/a/img838/8406/gwp6028s.jpg
Fig 6. The bracket I made for holding the antennas. I painted it black.
Pulling out the original head unit
This is rather simple.
Pull the fascia starting from the bottom as there is a good grasp at the bottom. There are six plugs four at the corners and two in the middle on both sides. The middle ones are different from the corner ones as they have one way step, but I found it took no effort to pull them out.
Disconnect the two connectors at the back of the climate control unit.
Unscrew the climate control unit from the old fascia and screw it back to the new fascia. This is a straight forward job.
The four corner plugs mentioned previously have a white plugging thing on each of them. You need to take them off and apply them to the new fascia.
Now time to take the head unit out. There are four screws holding the head unit in place. Unscrew them and take the unit out. Unplug the two connectors and the radio antenna cable.
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/1033/gwp5891s.jpg
Fig 7. Pull the fascia out
http://imageshack.us/a/img547/4007/gwp5894s.jpg
Fig 8. This is what you see behind the fascia. Four screws holding the head unit are shown.
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/5984/gwp5961s.jpg
Fig 9. Connections at the back of the original head unit.
Installing the new head unit
Mount the climate control unit to the new fascia with the original screws
Apply the four white clips at the four corners of the fascia
Apply the two brackets came off the original head unit. The screw holes may not match perfectly but shouldn't be too much out. With bit force they should fit.
Connect the three antennas (radio, TV and GPS)
Connect the harness adapter between the ISO plug and the factory plug, and wire up other connections at the back of the new head unit. As soon as you connect the plugs, you should hear some noise in the head unit, you know it's now powered. This is a good time to remove the two screws holding the DVD head for transportation (with a warning label).
push the head unit in carefully. There is extra amount of wires/cables introduced at the back of the unit. Luckily there is plenty of space at the back. Just let the wires drop down to the lower space behind the climate control unit.
Push the power button to turn the unit on. It should work as expected. Apply the four screws holding the head unit.
Plug back the climate control unit and put the new fascia on
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/2493/gwp5965s.jpg
Fig 10. Connect the wires at the back of the unit
http://imageshack.us/a/img833/6790/gwp6013s.jpg
Fig 11. There is a fair amount of wires introduced at the back of the unit
http://imageshack.us/a/img542/9563/gwp5976s.jpg
Fig 12. Turn the unit on and make sure it works as expected, especially there is no smoke coming out from any where :)
http://imageshack.us/a/img577/3287/gwp5980s.jpg
Fig 13. Put the new fascia on
Wiring
Main connector - Connect the adapter haness, one end to the ISO connectors from the unit and the other end to the main factory connector (there are two, the other one is smaller)
Steering wheel control - The smaller original connector are for steering wheel control and connections between the head unit and the central display above. We only need to connect the two wires for the steering wheel controls. These two wires are green/orange and green/black in colour. They are at the end of plug. There are three wires for SW connection at the back of the unit. Key-1, Key-2 and GND (#7 in Fig 14). As you can see it can take two sets of controls. But we only need Key-1. Connect the G/O to Key-1 and G/B to GND.
Earth - Connect the earth wire prepared earlier. There are a few holes on the side metal framework. Find a suitable one and bolt the ring at end of the earth wire to it. Plug the unit ground wire into the earth wire at the other end. Also plug the handbrake in wire into one of the earth connectors. This is for using TV and DVD. Not so much you can watch TV while driving, mainly I don't have a handbrake in connection for use.
Reverse camera - I'll talk about this in a separate section.
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/4044/es1008e15.jpg
Fig 14. Wires at the back of the unit
Installing the reverse camera
I have bought a camera purposely made for Mitsubishi 380, which replaces one of the number plate lights. The camera is to be powered by the reverse light connection so it only works when you revers. Inspired by other people on the net, I have introduced a two way switch so that I can also manually switch to the rear camera at any time. Please see Fig 15.
http://imageshack.us/a/img541/4796/scan0058i.jpg
Fig 15 A two way switch is added allowing auto and manual display of the rear camera signal. I purposely selected a switch that doesn't have OFF, ie. either auto (connect to reverse light) or manual (connect to main 12v)
http://imageshack.us/a/img15/9958/gwp6007s.jpg
Fig 16. The switch is mounted at the bottom of the fascia where the wires can easily go under the climate control unit into the space.
http://imageshack.us/a/img534/13/gwp6012s.jpg
Fig 17. How the switch looks from outside. Not really noticeable after installation
Remove the flooring in the boots; remove the back plastic cover hold by two plastic plugs on top and two screws at the bottom; Remove the left side moulded covers revealing the the back of the lights and wires.
Remove one of the number plate lights and reconnect to the lamp on the reverse camera.
Use a piece of wire to lead the video and power cables to the grommet where they get into the boot.
Find the reverse light wire and make a connection to it, we may call it connection point R. Also find the earth wire which is black in colour. make a connection to it and we call it G.
Connect the "-" wire of the camera power connection to G.
Now we need to run a paired wire from here to the front. One of the paired wires is connected to R and there other is connected to "+" of the camera.
Run the pared wires together with the video signal cable to the head unit. Again we follow the existing path of wiring and use cable tie to tie them up with the existing bundle of wires. Grommet (center of the back) -> left light unit -> top left side of the boot -> down underneath the rear seat -> the side door sills -> underneath the glove box - head unit.
http://imageshack.us/a/img59/6449/gwp5998s.jpg
Fig 18. The camera cables go through the grommet into the boot. They follow the other wires to the back of the left light unit.
http://imageshack.us/a/img6/8572/gwp6005s.jpg
Fig 19. The paired wires (in white colour) and the video signal cable follow the other wires to underneath the rear seat. Cable ties (yellow) are used to tie them up at every anchor point.
Review of the functions
I think I have covered pretty much of the installation. I'll leave it here until any one have questions.
Now, here is my quick review of the functions.
Radio
Pros: Easy to use. With one search, all the stations are found and stored. Sound is pretty good to me, didn't notice any difference from the factory system.
Cons: The AF band range is standard 522-1620 khz, while the original factory radio goes beyond that and therefore capable for a few more stations. Now I miss a favourate station I used to listen every day.
Notes: When the radio is not used there is a tiny tiny sound form the station you listened before. You can hardly hear it, but once you know the existence, you will notice it.
Digital TV
Pros: It actually works with such a tiny antenna.
Cons: I realised it's only MPEG-2 compatible and therefore only a handful stations are picked up, a few of them are from SBS. Signal not stable while driving (you are not supposed to watch and drive anyway).
Notes: Overall, you are not going to use it a lot. forget about tuning it to a news channel while you are driving. Probably watch something to kill time while you are waiting for your kid to finish dancing.
GPS navigation
Pros: Works well. Configurable.
Cons: Interface has bit learning curve.
Notes: Like it.
Blue tooth
Pros: Works brilliant! Automatically connect every time you turn on ignition. make phone calls, receive phone calls like a champ. with one click you can listen whatever from your phone, such as internet radio.
Cons: Not any
Notes: Like it very much.
Steering wheel control
Pros: You can configure the buttons on your steering wheel the way you want. I have my 6 buttons configured to: Vol +, Vol -, Pick up phone call, Next, Previous and Mode.
Cons: assigning function is easy but you'd better do all the keys in one go. If you do 2 or 3 at a time, there is a big chance that one of the previous configured keys will loose it's function. So you have to do it all over again. Once it's done and you are satisfied, they are not going anywhere.
Notes: Very useful function.
CD/DVD
Pros:
Cons:
Notes: Haven't tried yet
............to be continued
Functions I was after
Radio - every unit has it anyway
DVD - basic requirement
GPS - a must, so I don't have to set a portable one every time
Bluetooth - handling phone calls and play audio from my phone such as Internet radio
Wifi - connect to my phone's hot spot and access Internet while waiting in the car
Digital TV - analog is finishing in Australia
Steering wheel control - use existing buttons on my steering wheel to control things such as volume
Reverse camera - hook up a reverse camera
Anything else would be a bonus
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/7426/gwp5883s.jpg
Fig 1. This was the deck before installation
Items purchased for this project
Head unit - ERISIN ES1008 from eBay ($260)
Fascia - from eBay ($70)
ISO to factory harness - from eBay ($17)
Reverse camera - from eBay some time ago, designed to replace one of the number plate lights of Mitsubishi 380 ($26?) [Edit:] This camera is not compatible with the unit. A different camera has be installed later.
wires, bullet connectors, trimming strip - from local shop
wifi dangle - ebay ($5)
http://imageshack.us/a/img580/2374/gwp5932s.jpg
Fig 2. some of the items purchased
Preparation
A good planning is important, not necessarily a written plan, just think about what need to be done and the sequence of them. To minimise the down time of my car I was trying to prepare as much as possible before I start it with my car. This mainly include applying bullet connectors to wires, making an earth wire etc
http://imageshack.us/a/img832/7059/gwp5949s.jpg
Fig 3. The earth wire I made. Note the extra connectors I prepared for different usage. Nne for earthing the unit, one for grounding the handbrake in wire (I'll talk about this later), and there is a spare one.
There are two antennas, one for GPS and the other for digital TV. It took a while to run the cables. I did this before I started with the head unit. First find a good spot for them and then run the cables backwards towards the head unit. I have found the right corner on the front deck next to the speaker is a good place. The cables go through a notch I made on the speaker cover and a hole inside I drilled. The cables down there can then follow a big bundle of wire behind the steering shaft and find their way to the head unit. Use cable tie to tie the cables to the existing bundle of wires. Wind the extra length at the end, ready for plugging in.
I have also made a simple bracket for holding the antennas. These antennas all have strong magnet at the base. So I found a thick piece of steel bracket and cut to the length I need and folder it to a desired angle so the TV antenna will be almost parallel to the windscreen (there is no space to stand if up vertically).
http://imageshack.us/a/img541/7826/gwp6023s.jpg
Fig 4. I have found the right corner on the front deck next to the speaker is a good place
http://imageshack.us/a/img823/4336/gwp5901s.jpg
Fig 5. The speaker cover on which I made a notch for the antenna cables
http://imageshack.us/a/img838/8406/gwp6028s.jpg
Fig 6. The bracket I made for holding the antennas. I painted it black.
Pulling out the original head unit
This is rather simple.
Pull the fascia starting from the bottom as there is a good grasp at the bottom. There are six plugs four at the corners and two in the middle on both sides. The middle ones are different from the corner ones as they have one way step, but I found it took no effort to pull them out.
Disconnect the two connectors at the back of the climate control unit.
Unscrew the climate control unit from the old fascia and screw it back to the new fascia. This is a straight forward job.
The four corner plugs mentioned previously have a white plugging thing on each of them. You need to take them off and apply them to the new fascia.
Now time to take the head unit out. There are four screws holding the head unit in place. Unscrew them and take the unit out. Unplug the two connectors and the radio antenna cable.
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/1033/gwp5891s.jpg
Fig 7. Pull the fascia out
http://imageshack.us/a/img547/4007/gwp5894s.jpg
Fig 8. This is what you see behind the fascia. Four screws holding the head unit are shown.
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/5984/gwp5961s.jpg
Fig 9. Connections at the back of the original head unit.
Installing the new head unit
Mount the climate control unit to the new fascia with the original screws
Apply the four white clips at the four corners of the fascia
Apply the two brackets came off the original head unit. The screw holes may not match perfectly but shouldn't be too much out. With bit force they should fit.
Connect the three antennas (radio, TV and GPS)
Connect the harness adapter between the ISO plug and the factory plug, and wire up other connections at the back of the new head unit. As soon as you connect the plugs, you should hear some noise in the head unit, you know it's now powered. This is a good time to remove the two screws holding the DVD head for transportation (with a warning label).
push the head unit in carefully. There is extra amount of wires/cables introduced at the back of the unit. Luckily there is plenty of space at the back. Just let the wires drop down to the lower space behind the climate control unit.
Push the power button to turn the unit on. It should work as expected. Apply the four screws holding the head unit.
Plug back the climate control unit and put the new fascia on
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/2493/gwp5965s.jpg
Fig 10. Connect the wires at the back of the unit
http://imageshack.us/a/img833/6790/gwp6013s.jpg
Fig 11. There is a fair amount of wires introduced at the back of the unit
http://imageshack.us/a/img542/9563/gwp5976s.jpg
Fig 12. Turn the unit on and make sure it works as expected, especially there is no smoke coming out from any where :)
http://imageshack.us/a/img577/3287/gwp5980s.jpg
Fig 13. Put the new fascia on
Wiring
Main connector - Connect the adapter haness, one end to the ISO connectors from the unit and the other end to the main factory connector (there are two, the other one is smaller)
Steering wheel control - The smaller original connector are for steering wheel control and connections between the head unit and the central display above. We only need to connect the two wires for the steering wheel controls. These two wires are green/orange and green/black in colour. They are at the end of plug. There are three wires for SW connection at the back of the unit. Key-1, Key-2 and GND (#7 in Fig 14). As you can see it can take two sets of controls. But we only need Key-1. Connect the G/O to Key-1 and G/B to GND.
Earth - Connect the earth wire prepared earlier. There are a few holes on the side metal framework. Find a suitable one and bolt the ring at end of the earth wire to it. Plug the unit ground wire into the earth wire at the other end. Also plug the handbrake in wire into one of the earth connectors. This is for using TV and DVD. Not so much you can watch TV while driving, mainly I don't have a handbrake in connection for use.
Reverse camera - I'll talk about this in a separate section.
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/4044/es1008e15.jpg
Fig 14. Wires at the back of the unit
Installing the reverse camera
I have bought a camera purposely made for Mitsubishi 380, which replaces one of the number plate lights. The camera is to be powered by the reverse light connection so it only works when you revers. Inspired by other people on the net, I have introduced a two way switch so that I can also manually switch to the rear camera at any time. Please see Fig 15.
http://imageshack.us/a/img541/4796/scan0058i.jpg
Fig 15 A two way switch is added allowing auto and manual display of the rear camera signal. I purposely selected a switch that doesn't have OFF, ie. either auto (connect to reverse light) or manual (connect to main 12v)
http://imageshack.us/a/img15/9958/gwp6007s.jpg
Fig 16. The switch is mounted at the bottom of the fascia where the wires can easily go under the climate control unit into the space.
http://imageshack.us/a/img534/13/gwp6012s.jpg
Fig 17. How the switch looks from outside. Not really noticeable after installation
Remove the flooring in the boots; remove the back plastic cover hold by two plastic plugs on top and two screws at the bottom; Remove the left side moulded covers revealing the the back of the lights and wires.
Remove one of the number plate lights and reconnect to the lamp on the reverse camera.
Use a piece of wire to lead the video and power cables to the grommet where they get into the boot.
Find the reverse light wire and make a connection to it, we may call it connection point R. Also find the earth wire which is black in colour. make a connection to it and we call it G.
Connect the "-" wire of the camera power connection to G.
Now we need to run a paired wire from here to the front. One of the paired wires is connected to R and there other is connected to "+" of the camera.
Run the pared wires together with the video signal cable to the head unit. Again we follow the existing path of wiring and use cable tie to tie them up with the existing bundle of wires. Grommet (center of the back) -> left light unit -> top left side of the boot -> down underneath the rear seat -> the side door sills -> underneath the glove box - head unit.
http://imageshack.us/a/img59/6449/gwp5998s.jpg
Fig 18. The camera cables go through the grommet into the boot. They follow the other wires to the back of the left light unit.
http://imageshack.us/a/img6/8572/gwp6005s.jpg
Fig 19. The paired wires (in white colour) and the video signal cable follow the other wires to underneath the rear seat. Cable ties (yellow) are used to tie them up at every anchor point.
Review of the functions
I think I have covered pretty much of the installation. I'll leave it here until any one have questions.
Now, here is my quick review of the functions.
Radio
Pros: Easy to use. With one search, all the stations are found and stored. Sound is pretty good to me, didn't notice any difference from the factory system.
Cons: The AF band range is standard 522-1620 khz, while the original factory radio goes beyond that and therefore capable for a few more stations. Now I miss a favourate station I used to listen every day.
Notes: When the radio is not used there is a tiny tiny sound form the station you listened before. You can hardly hear it, but once you know the existence, you will notice it.
Digital TV
Pros: It actually works with such a tiny antenna.
Cons: I realised it's only MPEG-2 compatible and therefore only a handful stations are picked up, a few of them are from SBS. Signal not stable while driving (you are not supposed to watch and drive anyway).
Notes: Overall, you are not going to use it a lot. forget about tuning it to a news channel while you are driving. Probably watch something to kill time while you are waiting for your kid to finish dancing.
GPS navigation
Pros: Works well. Configurable.
Cons: Interface has bit learning curve.
Notes: Like it.
Blue tooth
Pros: Works brilliant! Automatically connect every time you turn on ignition. make phone calls, receive phone calls like a champ. with one click you can listen whatever from your phone, such as internet radio.
Cons: Not any
Notes: Like it very much.
Steering wheel control
Pros: You can configure the buttons on your steering wheel the way you want. I have my 6 buttons configured to: Vol +, Vol -, Pick up phone call, Next, Previous and Mode.
Cons: assigning function is easy but you'd better do all the keys in one go. If you do 2 or 3 at a time, there is a big chance that one of the previous configured keys will loose it's function. So you have to do it all over again. Once it's done and you are satisfied, they are not going anywhere.
Notes: Very useful function.
CD/DVD
Pros:
Cons:
Notes: Haven't tried yet
............to be continued