CHEAPEST 2DIN RADIO on EBAY and REVERSING CAM INSTALL and REVIEW - DIY Budget Campervan Conversion

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We purchased the cheapest 2DIN radio on eBay and a cheap reversing camera to install in our Citroen Relay campervan conversion. In this video we'll talk you through how we installed the reversing camera and head unit and give an honest initial review of the cheapest Chinese radio eBay has to offer! Why not subscribe and follow the journey of our DIY Budget CAMPERVAN Conversion?
But WHO are WE? We’re Scarlett, Craig and Merlin and along with Helsing, form the PILGRIM PODS!
If you enjoy this video why not check out our first vlog and initial install in our cheapest eBay reversing camera and double din head unit installation video. Or delve even deeper into our channel; we thought we’d create a series of vlogs chronicling the conversion of our old panel van HELSING (did you see what we did there?) into a weekend warrioring campervan for ADVENTURING and EXPLORING in the UK.
Each vlog will cover a stage or smaller element of our campervan build, showing our ideas put into action and highlighting our SUCCESSES and FAILURES along the way. With no previous experience this may make for an interesting journey! Our plan is to convert a cheap van on a small budget without cutting corners and at the end, have a campervan to be proud of. We’re hoping you’d like to join us for this journey and that you find our uploads ENTERTAINING and even, INFORMATIVE!
So, in our fourth vlog we're putting the final pieces together wiring our £20 7018B Chinese radio and top brake light reversing camera from eBay. Watch this video to see what the picture quality is like and find out about what features this cheap 2DIN radio has to offer.
Below are links to all items purchased to make our setup work. *prices on Chinese goods have increased since the pandemic
7018B radio - ebay.us/pZ1m1g
Brake light reversing camera - ebay.us/PvMzNe
Universal double din cage - amzn.to/2KuwqAf
Aerial adaptor - amzn.to/3cJP5UT
15m video cable - amzn.to/2Kzk0XT
Dashboard fascia - www.ebay.co.uk/...
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#pilgrimpods #citroenrelaycampervan #7018b #citroenrelayconversion #reversingcamera #cheapestebayradio

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@dominicakalexander 4 года назад

Very good that what a bargain keep up the good work

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

We're trying to do this on a shoestring budget. Fingers crossed the radio won't fail any time soon. Thanks for checking the video out. 📻😁

@nilscrawford4100 Год назад

Just subscribed buddy! Really like how you present the videos. You fill me with confidence about tackling these projects, and obviously that comes from your hard work and research! Keep them coming dude 👍

@conradbruce9167 3 года назад

Excellent mate thanks very much

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Glad it helped. 🙂👍

@flightofthefox-aussietrave1430 4 года назад

Ooooh how cool is this!! 👏👏 We have a little dream to do up our own van one day, but we are totally underqualified to do up anything! Loving your videos though! Very excited to see where you take this beast! Keep up the great work legend! Liked and subscribed!

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

Get yourselves a van, enrol in some self build how to's here on the university of RU-vid and get to work! 🚐😊👊 Thanks for taking the time to swing by. ❤️

@heatherread5314 Год назад

Hiya was thinking of fitting one of these and was wondering how well it's doing under use cheers

@howardtennant5766 4 года назад

Little shocked as to how cheap you could buy a few spares and still have change from the cost of some systems 👍👍👍

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

The quality appears to reflect how cheap it is but all seems to be working still at the moment. I guess time will tell whether going this cheap has been false economy. 👍

@JohnSmith6103 3 года назад

Hi, love the video, I have the same van, bought similar kit but it all doesn't seem to fit together. The head unit doesn't fit into the cage, it's too tall. I can't figure out how you secured the cage in once it all fits together. Any help would be appreciated!!

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Cheers Andrew. Fitting the radio into the cage was a right pain as like yours it didn't quite fit but in the end I just kinda forced it in. The cage was such a snug fit in the dash I didn't end up screwing it in if memory serves. It was a few months back now so my memory is kinda foggy. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

@JohnSmith6103 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods Thanks for your reply! Only just seen this video when this video went up, but thanks for your help, I'll try again with more force 🤣

@martinlittleford7818 3 года назад

So none of the products linked are in stock anymore :( I'm working a transit ford mark 7 we dunno what we are doing but we are winging it while watching your videos so we appreciate you, your channel should blow up

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hey Martin, thanks for checking the videos out. I'll have a look at the links and see if I can find an identical unit for the same money. I'm sure you'll be able to get your hands on something similar if you're after something cheap and cheerful like ourselves. It's been in twelve months now, works great and looks pretty decent too for what it cost. Good luck with your own van mate and if you're on instagram throw me a message so I can follow your build!

@billsmeets1122 Год назад

Hi, i was hoping to find out which cable on the ducato is the one you connect for the signal? So, you plug in the video feed, but which one is the reversing signal? Thanks!

@robertlee3734 4 года назад

try a db airial you might not have needed the adaptor nice one fella great vids so far

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

Thanks for the advice Robert and for watching. 😊👍

@tvedaz 2 года назад

Thanks! Really good video, just that stereo link on your list it's not exist anymore.

@PilgrimPods 2 года назад

I'm constantly having to update that link. Think there's better newer radios available now but I haven't done any research as I'm happy with the one we opted for. Does the job for us.

@philsilva13 3 года назад

How do you mirror link your phone? I got the exact same radio and well pleased but main reason for getting it was the option to show Google maps! Phone is a Galaxy S10. Thanks for your great vids 👍

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hey Phil sorry for the late reply, we kinda switched off from the van over Christmas. Hope you figured out how to sync your phone up but if not what worked for us was hooking up the phone via the USB and following the on screen prompts. It's been a while since I last watched the video but I'm pretty sure I show it up and working. My phone is an older Galaxy S8 but I'm assuming the mirror link feature works the same way.

@philsilva13 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods thanks for the update and happy new year to you! I found out that Samsung have dropped the mirror link facility from their phones so be careful when you update your phone as they may switch it off! 🙄

@nero19 3 года назад

Hi. Great vids. Just wondering was it a straight plug and play with the radio connections. I’ve heard some of the cheap radios need you to splice the wires together. What was your experience thanks

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hey Daragh, on our particular van it was just a case of plug and play. I thought there would be splicing involved; I even researched what to do. When the time came to connect it all together I realised I just needed to plug one lead into another. 🤦‍♂️😄 For what it cost and our needs it works great.

@nero19 3 года назад

Great stuff. Very impressed. Could be a new addition to my transit camper

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Biggest issue I had was getting a decent surround to fit it in the dashboard but if cheap and cheerful is what you're after you can't really go wrong. Best of luck with whatever you decide for your own camper. 🙂

@robindemmer7846 3 года назад

Hi Craig, good videos, very good to make a right decision. The only question i have is, if the radio is totally off when car engine is on and you hit the rear brake, does is get on by itself to show the rearview? Or do you need to have the radio always switched on for it or maybe to get a faster image? Thanks for your reply :)

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Cheers Robin. In the end we opted to have a permanent feed to the reversing camera rather than press the brake. With the ignition on it's just a case of pressing a button on the screen to the reversing screen. I quite often just leave the screen on when driving to see behind as it has a decent field of view.

@robindemmer7846 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods Ups, sorry, i meant the rear gear, not the brake. I am not english, so, lost in translation haha.

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

@@robindemmer7846 I knew exactly what you meant but was having a senior moment myself. The camera is always live and there's no need for us to put the van in reverse gear for it to work. Just press a button on the screen to view the rear view camera. Originally I wired the camera to the reverse gear but after a few folks advice, re-wired it so I could always see behind.

@robindemmer7846 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods Haha nice that you understood me. Thanks a lot for the answers, thinking a bit about it, i will put it also like you. We have a Fiat Ducato, just the brand and frontside of the van is different like yours, so we cant see aswell to the backside without a camera... To wire it right for that, to which positive DC cable did you put it?

@robindemmer7846 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods Cheers Craig, may you forgot my comment here or you never saw it. Today has arriven our Double din radio, the 7018B aswell and also the exactly same rearview camera as yours. Tomorrow i want to install it. So, my question is: do you remember how did you wire the cables to have always an image from the camera? :D Thanks in advance :)

@alfredlawrence3182 3 года назад

Great Stuff!!!

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Thanks Alfred. 🙂👍

@issy7798 2 года назад

Love you video's, question....has it lasted ? And did you find a suitable surround for it of so what ? Thanks ! 😊

@PilgrimPods 2 года назад

Still works great. Looks a little cheap and plasticky compared to some of the big brands we're familiar with but considering it's a fraction of the price who cares! Just left my bodged together surround in to be honest because as it's slightly recessed you don't notice it. If it was an eyesore I would have found another solution. 🙂

@issy7798 2 года назад

@@PilgrimPods I honestly think you've done a stellar job ! Budget or not....what you've done is amazing. Picked up my L3 H3 relay yesterday so my journey is just beginning....but your videos are a massive help and inspiration.

@PilgrimPods 2 года назад

@@issy7798 good luck with your own build! Arguably we should have bought a LWB but our van was just too good to pass up on. 😄

@issy7798 2 года назад

@@PilgrimPods I only went lwb because I have 2 little ones to fit in too 😊

@mattt1974UK 3 года назад

What do you think of the head unit now? I bought one but the screen went funny pretty quickly and I'm having a lot of trouble getting a refund from China. Wondering if it is worth getting another.

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Sorry to hear that mate... We haven't really used our van much with how the world is at the moment. It's probably been off the drive once every couple of months or so to collect supplies or just to blow the cobwebs off. When we have popped out though the radio has been just fine. In all honesty I've mainly used it to BT music over from my phone and listen to a little radio. I only ever use the screen for reversing sporadically, we've put that many windows in and only being a MWB I've got a good view all around. I just use the reversing screen for precision parking! It does everything I need it to do and whilst it works I won't be replacing it. If it does die any time soon I have to admit I probably wouldn't replace with the same, not because I don't like it but rather I'd worry I was throwing good money after bad.

@Notanotherhobby 3 года назад

What connections could you do a straightforward plug n play with. My Ducati factory radio has a huge connector and three / four small plugs (aerial plus others). Don’t want to cut cables.

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hi Mike, sorry for the slow reply. If memory serves, on our 2007 Relay everything switched over directly from the old radio apart from the connectors for the hands free steering wheel functions but I personally never use them anyway in either the car or van so wasn't bothered. Plug and play adaptors are apparently readily available to take the leg work out of splicing the cables but I never considered getting one. Sorry I can't be of any more help. 🙂👍

@radds2503 3 года назад

Hi, after watching this review I’ve bought a similar model. To get the screen mirror feature was it just plug in the usb lead and select mirror on your phone?

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Exactly that mate, really straight forward. Enjoy! 🙂👍

@tonyfitz1482 3 года назад

Do u have a link for the screen and camera. I've been after one and that screen kit looks amazing

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hey Tony, I've updated the links for the items I used down in the video description. Unfortunately probably due to a combination of Brexit/Covid the prices have pretty much doubled... They're still relatively cheap and good value for money but I can't help but feel that with a little extra research you might find something much better (at least for the radio) for a little extra money. 🙂👍

@bidders77 2 года назад

can you load apps like youtube to the stereo?

@mattt1974UK 3 года назад

Is that dashboard fascia in the video comments the good one that you ordered?

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

It's the larger surround you can see around the radio and just clips to the dash. However, from what I could glean at the time a lot of the 2din radios have a standard size which I guess makes sense to fit most makes and models but this cheap radio from China doesn't appear to follow those measurements and it was slightly too small for the fascia. Problems buying cheap! If memory serves I had to buy a cheap generic rectangular plastic surround for a few quid to fill the space. Unfortunately that didn't fit snuggly around the radio as it was too small so I cut it into four sections and wedged them between the radio and the outer fascia. Without looking for the gaps in the surround you'd never know they were there as you're looking at about a 1mm space that is recessed. I'm sure there are surrounds that do fit and that I was unlucky. I can't recall if I cover it in the video it's been that long since I made it. If you want a closer look just drop me a message on Instagram or Facebook and I'll take a close up photo for you. 🙂

@mattt1974UK 3 года назад

Ahhhhh OK, I'll need one too but if I read your reply right the one on ebay you linked to is not a perfect fit. Without a other recommendation I'll have to get it and do the same bodge 😜

@pacmania1982 3 года назад

So the camera is always pulling power regardless if you’re using the van or not? I don’t think that sounds like a good idea, I know it’s low power but if you left the van for a while, it could trickle drain the battery. Also it’s probably reduce the life of the camera if it’s always on even if you’re not viewing the feed.

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

The camera should only draw power when the ignition is on. It's been wired the same way as so many others and I've never heard of any issues so I'm happy with how I've decided to tackle it. 🙂👍

@Samael78 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods not sure that's corect. Lights have a permanent feed which is why they come on when switched on or doors are opened regardless of whether the ignition is on or not.

@mattt1974UK 4 года назад

Brilliant!

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

Cheers Matt. Still working fine all these months later. Can't fault it for what it cost. 😊👍

@mattiaseklund4405 3 года назад

Do you know where to find the frame for the 2DIN? I cant fint to my Ducato 2005 Camper.

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Sorry, no. The one I bought didn't fit properly so I've had to chop it up to make it fit. 🙂

@flightofthefox-aussietrave1430 4 года назад

Also, Merlin is too cute!! 😍😍

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

He has his moments we guess... 🐶🥰

@biffcalrisian 3 года назад

Did you get steering wheel controls working with radio

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hey Jason, I never bothered to be honest. I've never used them on any of the cars I've owned so didn't bother researching how to hook it up on the van. I might revisit it once I've completed the camper conversion. Sorry I can't help you mate. 🍻

@biffcalrisian 3 года назад

@@PilgrimPods well thanks for the reply anyway

@stevebrown6665 4 года назад

Did you get the steering wheel controls, if you have them to work? I had to buy an interface kit from Connect2 for them to work

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

I didn't wire them up to be honest. I've never ever bothered with them on any car I've owned so didn't bother spending money on something I'll never make use of. If I do change my mind I now know who's brains to pick! 😉😊

@larsmuscis100 3 года назад

Hi, I noticed the eBay link shows a different radio am I right?

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hey Lars, the link is correct. If you look at the front face of the radio you can see it says 7018B in the bottom right hand corner. Hope that helps. 🙂👍

@grahamgeorge1130 3 года назад

I’ve just bought one of these I have the same van, what connectors will I need? I’m not going to use the camera

@PilgrimPods 3 года назад

Hi Graham, sorry for the slow reply... For me it was a simple case of unplugging the lead from the existing radio and just plugging it into the back of the new BUT I have left the steering functions disconnected for the time being as my understanding at the time was I'd need to purchase a wiring harness to make the cables 100% compatible with the radio. I never use the functions on the steering wheel of my car so wasn't bothered about the van. My radio works 100% having just plugged in the cable from the old. Hope you've sorted yours out mate. 🙂👍

@sccobyste Год назад

Was this an xtrons radio

@t0rn1t 4 года назад

Can’t see professional widow or spin spin sugar on there Craig 😡

@PilgrimPods 4 года назад

All of the big tunes are safely stored on my phone and not a nasty little SD card used for testing purposes. 🎧😁 Nowt wrong with Pearl Jam or the 'phonics though I'm sure you'll agree! 🤘