Carobotor K1 Impressions! (Unboxing and Wireless CarPlay set up) 

Wow great! I pinned your comment thank you!

Can u post pictures for this can’t figure out how

The code worked really well. I used a different backup camera with an active lane feature.

Hi Any chance for this photo? Im stuck with connection my own cam, already cut wire from radio to 'batcam' (white red and two insulations found there) Hot to connect this to RCA cable? Please Help!!

Please keep us updated, would love to know how well they work

Sound quality for stock alpine is great. Install is plug and play. I have heard of some issues in wiring an after market amp for sub and speakers. Can’t speak on that first hand thought

I have yet to figure that out! I’ll reach out to them tonight and hopefully get a response in a week or so

Yes. If they are opposite, check my reels and it shows the fix!

No worries!! To my knowledge there was not a hook up when I wired it. I still use the OBD JScan app. Maybe that app can connect to the unit? I guess I could try that, I never thought of trying. Good question. I will look into it!

It fits perfect, and I have not observed any rattling. I will say if you use your glove box for winch controls like I do, the extra wires can be a pain in the ass to sort through 🙃

RU-vid will work when connected to Internet. So if you run a hotspot from phone or put a sim car in your head unit it will play whenever you want. I have not figured out satellite radio yet, I’m sorry I’m still trying to find out if it works, and if so, I will make a video then!:)

There is no XM harness or antenna for this unit.

I sand my oem trim and matte black painted them myself! Thank you. For your lights, they should go on with the wire harness and tap into your normal light control settings near the steering wheel. If not, the device might be defective 😬

Hey thanks! The nav only works right now if you have internet. So you’ll need a SIM card or mobile hotspot. Xm radio can be downloaded via app in google play or through CarPlay. I showed this on my Instagram reel!

I will when I get it back! It’s currently at his work getting fitted. It is a basic back up camera mount, where he is matching the angle of the camera and fitting it so it can be adjusted for elevation. Should be good to go in the next week or two as he has other projects to address with his business first. I’ll try to demo a video on my Instagram when he sends me a pic of the cuts and folds

Not sure. Is it through CarPlay or Bluetooth calling

I had issues with the date/time as well, once I was able to set the time zone, everything was good. Haven't had an issue with it reverting back to wrong date/time. Good luck.

I’d say it’s defective if it doesn’t come on with ambient lighting / headlights

I too have a hard rock that had the water proof head unit. I’m not on the durability when it comes to water resistance. I have my top off half of the year and I too have been down poured on. I think my plan is keep the soft top connected, just leave the rest at home just in case. Otherwise the only after market unit I know is water proof would be the Sony XAV models and the alpine Redesign

@@only4jeeps571 Thank you for getting back to me. I don't have the soft top and will have to think hard about getting this unit, knowing the possibility of getting wet. I have seen the Alpine, but it is so expensive as you know. Also, the K1 looks excellent with the 10" display. Do you know if Alpine has any intention of offering a bigger screen?

@@221100Rafa no sure on Alpine offering up anything different. I have only seen their redesign jk kit, and standard touchscreen units. The K1 looks fantastic, but I do agree that water it a concern. If you don’t have a soft top, maybe a wrag top could help. Something like an shade top that blocks all water. Almost like a tarp, but that would be hard to find. Im just fortunate to have both the hard and soft top.

I did the “with factory amp” as I have the stock alpine speakers

No not yet:/

Last I heard they will have a jl model sometime next year

Have you wired it right? It could also depend on how your camera settings are set up. Shoot me a pm on Instagram and I’ll sent you pictures

Hello! I’ll do my best to address these! 1. Yes the gps works. Mine is spotty as the antenna is in the glove box and I have no mounted it near a window yet. I only use CarPlay, but I’ll try to check it more soon. I don’t drive much in winter here in Wisconsin, plus I work 12s the next few weeks:( but will do my best. 2. I believe built in 64gb, and has a slot for an SD card. I’ll likely buy an SD card soon for music not available on Spotify. 3. I’m not sure how well android auto works. My friend has an android phone, and I’ll test it all out and post it to a story on my IG account. 4. It looks like you can download updates, I saw a tab for it when I first got it but I am not sure yet how to update it or if there is one available. If there’s any updates I’ll post those to my story as well. 5. No experience with a SIM card yet. I have unlimited data, and have no needed to purchase a separate data plan. If you would like you can shoot me a PM on Instagram. You can video chat w me and I’ll show you whatever you want to see on the unit at a time that works for both of us. I hope that helps 😬

They ship through DHL. And right now they are only allowed to send a few at a time due to the volume of orders, and no staffing from the shipping company. Took me about a week but I was also one of the first to order. I had a few people tell me they were going to cancel their orders. Then two days later it showed up! Give it another week or so!

Alright thank you 👍🏼

The split? On the multi screen, or the dash tray/unit?

Dash tray/Unit

@@larsschweda3549 I think it’s just taking your time with the instal. I noticed mine didn’t fit as good at first. So I took it apart and the issue was, one of the tabs was not in all the way! They’re a lot tighter than oem

I will reach out to them and ask! I know that you need 4g in the sim slot for it to work with the built in google maps unless you run hot spot

@@only4jeeps571 hello, thank you for your answer, I did send them an email before, but it take months to get answers usually, and where I live I the sim card usually have no data most of the time, that’s why I was wondering about the gps they show on their website, working with the antenna

@@julienagostini7952 I get where you’re coming from. I will reach out to them first thing tomorrow and see what I can find. They’re usually good about getting back to me within the week

@@only4jeeps571 thank you very much

Hmm the RCA thing seems to be a common issue:/ I also have not yet located a dark mode, just the auto brightness mode. If I find anything I’ll re-comment and let you know:) haven’t looked for it much so I’ll start to dig around more. For the activation code, for wireless CarPlay, I had to message them via Instagram and email to get the code. Sometimes it can take a bit for a response but mine did not come with a code either

Hmm I haven’t had that problem. You had the Uconnect before correct?

@@only4jeeps571 yes, that's a reason I switched the unit, I hated uconnect

@@xaviermejia3362 I guess I would check wiring. If not, could always try and external mic 😬 you’re the first person to tell me about this I’ll try to dig more

@@only4jeeps571 well the thing is when I dial it kicks in and I can hear fine for a couple of seconds then the volume drops so I don't know if it might be an output setting on the phone

@@xaviermejia3362 could be. Everything with it takes some getting use to

I have no experience with the stinger. I personally think the K1 looks better than the stinger. But I can’t speak on operating systems

@@only4jeeps571 Thanks, yeah I agree with you on the looks.

It’s more blue, however there is a greenish tint to it that matches fairly well IMO with the rest of the console lights

@@only4jeeps571 oh okay Thank you :) hoped it would match with the other Lights, cant change the colour tho?

@@larsschweda3549 no you can’t:/ they look very similar

Yes night and day difference. Plus a 30 band EQ

I would check all plugs, could be a wire or antenna issue. I personally have not had that issue:/ if I can think of a fix I will re-comment !

I did not order them. I do know that they are delayed or Atleast they were delayed for many people

Yes it has rca ports

I do not but adventure dex does. Here is the link m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XrAIOyNz05Y.html

Yes

I’ve never tried more than one. I am never presented with a list of phones like other CarPlay devices show

Mine is usually running fine with both. How ever when there are issues, i’ve had to remove the wirelessapp to get wired to work. Now I just leave it, I don’t have a reason for wired anymore😬

Yes it is. Canadian product, assembled in China, for sale pretty much everywhere. Stock is for American vehicles. Can be altered and programmed for right hand drive as well

Like I said in the video, I’m having a custom bracket made for my spare tire carrier to mount the camera to. However, the wire to the camera can be disconnected if you wish to leave it on the hard top, and then it can be removed

@@only4jeeps571 thank you!

No sir all plug and play

The code in the video doesn’t take you to the set up screen? The only other code I can think of in that area that could maybe take you to that screen would be 8877. I’ll have to double check after the weekend, I’m out of town. Just remind me Monday:)

@@only4jeeps571 thank you very much. I will double check on the code. I have tried 8878 and it gets me to the next screen. When I start the motor it always is in the android mode. I have to turn the Wi-Fi back on in the radio for it to connect to apple CarPlay. Every time I turn the motor off the wifi turns off also. Thank you again for your help.

Stock sub woofer is plug and play. Your stock woofer, (same as mine) runs to a built in amp. That amp is then ran to the factory harness. The factory harness for the amp and sub are plug and play. You do not need a separate RCA plug, everything will go into the respective positions

@@only4jeeps571 last question. Do you know if you can replace the cigarette lighter with a USB connection and wire it directly to the K1? Someone in this thread said that a USB cable is provided to be connected to the USB plug inside the armrest compartment for those wanting to do wired Apple CarPlay. Is that correct? I noticed that the cable you had was small, but not sure where it is coming from. Is it inside the armrest or coming from behind the front panel where the K1 is? Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions.

@@221100Rafa that’s a good questions that I have not figured out yet either! I tried to run a cable to the arm rest but it was not successful:/ I’m sure there is a way to do it but I have not been able to. I just ran an extra long Apple phone cable from the dash, tucked under the center console and up through that way. I think to access the glove box you’d have to take the entire center piece apart, but I could be mistaken. I will likely pull everything apart again this summer when I do more modifications :)

@@only4jeeps571 Thank you for getting back to me. I guess I will see what my installer will try to do. If he manages to pull it through the armrest and make it work, I will let you know.

No idea, you’d have to try it out. From what I have learned, all camera will work if you tap into the appropriate wires!

Stuck with it unfortunately:/

Yessir you can watch RU-vid. You will need dedicated internet sources for it though, not sure on Netflix. Never tried. I also have the “top End” factory unit. The alpine upgrade for whatever that’s worth, and IMO this unit brought it to life, however I have heard of people having issues fading speakers all the way to the rear. I have not experienced this though

@@only4jeeps571 thanks I appreciate the input I’m probably going to go this route I may get a line for it through my cell phone and use it that way.

Everything will work as it did with factory with better sound and OS

@@only4jeeps571 , mine does not, unable to remap the steering wheel controls. Center button on the back right side blows the horn.

@@macman1138 I have heard of this problem. No idea how to swap the horn issue. My latest video shows how to fix the song select problem. You need to flip it

Yes gps antenna. I think I covered it all in the video. Has a sim slot, sd, gps wire, 4g booster and wire harnesses in addition to the unit itself

Not sure what you mean.. the music displays where ever you use it

Yes there is rhd. I actually think it’s meant to be based on where volume controls are

At the end of my video I explained it a bit better. You need to message carobotor via email, Instagram, or Facebook, and they will send you a code! Unique to your head unit

@@only4jeeps571 oh awesome! Thank you.

I do not have a secondary sub so I did not need that wire, and I have not messed with the RDS yet. I will try to look at it again, however the 8878 code is what allows you to change settings from the back end. I would guess try splicing the sub wire with the correct gauge and run the adapter

go to Settings like shown and hit Radio settings. Activate the RDS option to "AF ON" done

i just cut the usb cable and extended it , works great

The 2nd USB Cable is mentioned to connect to the stock one in the arm rest of the Wrangler. If you dont have this one you wont need to cut anything 🤣 geht an mini USB Extension and Plug it in....

That sounds like a defect to me :/ I would double check all of your plugs and what not. There are settings for brightness under the display settings. Could mess with that too. Otherwise you may need to exchange it. I’m sorry to hear that mate:(

I've emailed them, and sent them a message via their Facebook page but unfortunately they haven't replied and its been a few days.

@@aussiecorvettec8 I have not heard from them in a few weeks either. Not sure what’s going on, could be backed up due to high order volumes

@@only4jeeps571 yes maybe, I'll give them some time as its not a big deal. If they don't get back to me in a week or two I will put in a PayPal claim then they will need to address it or I will get a refund. Other than that, its a great product. Could be better, in terms of the navigation, entertainment tabs of the j-pro not displaying in conjunction with the k1 when using those functions. But they might work with future updates.

@@aussiecorvettec8 I agree!! I think that’s an appropriate move to make. I hope it all works out for you man

No it will not. Has a different wire😬

@@only4jeeps571 well its not like the stock backup camera is amazing lol

@@sergiocorral6753 yeah lol they’re night and day different

Unfortunately it does not appear so. Not sure if there is an app to download to mimic it

I didn’t have an issue setting mine up 😬 send me an IG message and i can send a vid of what I didn

@@only4jeeps571 Thanks for the quick reply, I don't have instagram though. I'll reach out to Carobotor directly and hopefully I'll hear back from them in a couple months haha.

Not yet no:( his shop is extremely short handed. I will comment when it’s done to let you know and post a video of it!:)

I don’t believe so. Maybe if you have android auto, I don’t use android 😬

@@only4jeeps571 Okay. Thanks for the quick response.

Correct. You need an activation code unique to your head unit.

@@only4jeeps571 thanks. I’ll email them and see if I can get it.

@@Termin8r27 they gave me 2 different codes and still doesn't work

@@chesleylohnes8933 Hmmm. I did get a quick reply from them and my code worked. Did you let them know? Also what they sent me looked like it had two capital I’s or ones. The I’s worked in my code.

There is an option at check to select if you have factory subs or not. If you have separate subs I believe you would need to run a harness from your amp to the head unit itself

After looking again I do not see RCA on my exact model

Amazon offers rca adapters for radios without the options.

@@kevinowens7110 perfect! Could you share a link!

Competitive market, different software and os, and not a major name brand is my guess

@@only4jeeps571 Yeah that is also my guess, since I'm considering getting this unit once it comes out in an RHD option. The price difference is massive though, 5 fold...

For mine I did not do anything with the red wire, nor did I have to tap into my reverse light. I did for my old camera though. All I had to do was plug it in according to the diagram

@@only4jeeps571 ok i will try that thank you

Same thing for me .... the cam dont work... did you solve the problem ?

@@plasticmudeller hopefully Chesley has a solution for you, mine was 100% plug and play.

@@plasticmudeller actually further down in the comments,there are threads of people discussing how to fix other cameras. That may work!

To each their own. A new dash is $100, was worth it to me:)