Is this the BEST budget radio with wireless CarPlay!? Let's install this in the Jeep and find out 

what year was your jeep?

@@HuskyFarva Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful to you, thanks for watching!

Thank you! Awesome, glad you found this video then. That was the same reason I ordered it and I’ve been very happy with it so far. Thank you for watching!

Thanks, I appreciate that and appreciate you watching!

Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out some of my other videos for some more cool budget minded upgrades.

Awesome, thank you! That is good to know. Thank you for watching

User-fi5zzx8ke5d. Quick question is your jeep a Sahara ? And do all other steering functions work ? Thanks !

@@Edscomment My Jeep is an unlimited trim so I only have volume and skip on my steering wheel, both of those still work with the included controller. If you have the Sahara or Rubicon all the other controls are suppose to work, but unfortunately I can’t verify that. Thank you for watching!

Thank you for your feedback and support watching my video. I will post a several month update and let everyone know a more long term opinion. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!

Where did you purchase it from? Happy New year!

@@dallasormandy8600 Happy New Year! Thank you for watching, I purchased from Amazon and left a direct link in the description for convenience. I still love this radio and hard to beat at this price.

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

Awesome, thank you for watching! I have not added the Zlink app to the home page, I wasn’t aware you could do that so I’ll look into it. I always wait for it to auto boot which takes about 15 seconds or open the app page and click the Zlink app. I’ll try and see if I can get it added to the home page and update you if I figure it out.

@@bmiddleton115 This is hard to beat as far as features offered for the price. I may do a follow up video on it in the future if there is some interest on that. Thank you for watching!

Thank you! I still listen to Sirius XM with this radio. I didn’t purchase their extension to plug into the radio, but I have the Sirius XM app and can listen to that using the Car Play feature. I will be installing the reverse camera in the near future, so make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss when I upload it. Thanks for watching!

I sure could use some advice on the camera install. Reversing rigger line called a6. However no lines is marked as such…I’ve got key1 and key 2. White, brown…anybody know which it might be?

Also at rear of truck. Red connects to positive pole of reverse light cable? Could use some help on that…and camera power cable black to ground I understand but red goes to reversing light cable???ugh I need help…

@@vinceowens165 thank you for watching! I had a similar issues and took me awhile to figure out, very frustrating. I’m going to do a reverse camera install video, just haven’t had time to record yet. Back by the camera you have a red, black, and another red wire connected to that yellow RCA type connector. Black goes to ground, both reds tie together and go to the power side of your reverse light. Then the yellow RCA cable by your radio had a red wire that need to be hooked up as a trigger. If you have the same radio I do, this wire was not labeled but is the pink wire in the main power harness on the radio. I hope this helps and I was able to explain ok, if not keep an eye out for the reverse camera video and I’m going to cover all of this. Thanks again for watching!

Thank you for watching! Honestly I still haven’t decided where I want it more permanently, i currently just have it looped around my wiper switch with the microphone pointed towards me. I will update my reply though if I find a better spot for the mic.

Thank you for watching! There is a link in the video description that will take you right to where I purchased the radio.

Thank you! I got the 1+32g for car play, there are some other options that have more memory. The one I got is the base model and is the cheapest. Whichever one you pick read through their description and make sure it fits your year model jeep. Thank you for watching!

Thank you! The way I have it set up the camera receives power and turns on while in reverse. You could mount it on the front though and put the power side on a toggle switch. That would let you turn the front camera on when out on the trail or something. Thanks for watching!

@@JKJeep Thanks for getting back to me! I'm not sure how to do that, but I'm sure I can figure it out. Also, is the GPS antenna you mounted under the dash?

@@paulswanholm-do3un Absolutely! I try to reply as quick as possible. At around 9:15 in the video I show how I ran the wire for the GPS, I mounted it on top of the dash in the center. My dash has a little square cast into the plastic and that’s where I stuck it. I realize I didn’t get a great shot of doing this but hope that answers your question.

@@JKJeep It did. I bought one and while hooking it up realized where you mounted the GPS antenna. Unfortunately, the radio turned out to be a piece of crap and needs to get sent back. It seemed to be working at first, but now has quite a few problems. I'm not blaming you, maybe I got a bad one, I don't know. Oh well

@@paulswanholm-do3un sorry to hear that! I hope the seller got you a new one or refunded your money. On a good note, at least this radio doesn’t require and mods to the dash so you didn’t cut up your dash to put in a bad radio. I wish you the best in getting something you will enjoy!

Thanks for watching! I could not tell a difference from the stock unit, if anything this one sounded better than stock. But, my stock unit was their basic one. This radio is too much for the factory speakers, so I’m looking at upgrading to some Alpine speakers soon.

Hello, if you have a mic already you should be able to reuse it. I had to install one because mine did not have hands free calling prior to changing the radio. Thank you for watching!

The previous and next buttons also work for skipping songs. I have been impressed with the features of this radio at this price point. My Jeep does not have the phone button on the steering wheel so I cannot say for certain, but I bet it does work. With the included mic, I can use the phrase "hey Siri" to bring up the assistant to initiate phone calls and text as well as reply to text. Thank you for watching!

Thank you for making this video, and for the reply! Im thinking about going the same route.

@@kharlsutil1048 absolutely! I appreciate the view! I will probably try to do a video on the reverse camera they send with the radio in the near future. This is definitely a great upgrade. May need to upgrade speakers now

Thank you for watching! That doesn’t seem like very many wires for your factory connector.

Thank you for watching!

Thank you for watching! There is a little lag but it’s not terrible. It is pretty responsive to switching between screens, but the transition isn’t as smooth as your phone or a higher end unit. When on the main screen, listening to music while using the GPS there is no noticeable lag. Overall better than I expected out of a unit at this price point. I would still recommend this if you are looking to get wireless car play in your vehicle with something you can put in yourself without spending a fortune. Thanks again for watching

I still love this radio, and you can’t beat all the features you get at this price! Glad I purchased it and I would recommend to anyone wanting to get a car play capable radio that doesn’t have a ton of money to spend. Thank you for watching

Thank you for watching! I plan on doing an install video on the reverse camera for this radio. You will need to purchase a reverse camera mount bracket. When I do the video I will put a link to the one I use in the description.

Dang, that is not good sorry that happened. Luckily the harness they provide makes it so you don’t have to cut your factory harness. Have you reached out to their customer service? That has to be a bad unit it it’s not putting out any sound. I hope they take care of you and get this resolved quickly. Thanks for watching!

Still love it! Great budget option to get wireless car play, thanks for watching!

FM reception is not the best. It picks up local channels well, but others I use to listen to don’t come in very clear. Since installing I only use Apple car play and stream the music and stations I want to hear and it works great for that. Thanks for watching!

Honestly this radio sounds better than the stock, and you get the added feature of car play. Thanks for watching!

I got the radio off of Amazon. I put the link right to the radio in the video description to make it super easy to find. Thank you for watching!

Still working great, I love the Car Play and that is all I use. Thanks for watching!

@@randytidmore8021 It’s made by Podofo, I bought mine from Amazon and linked it in the video description so it’s easy to find. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Unfortunately, I have looked through the literature that came with the radio, and I am unable to find the answer to your question. I couldn’t find a watt rating on the radio itself either.

Ok, is the volume high? What is the max volume number?

Also, does the phone button on the steering wheel activate the radio

@@antjuanrivera the max volume is 30, it’s pretty loud. I would even go as far to say it sounds slightly louder and then stock even with stock speakers still. My Jeep does not have the phone button, but if you have it then it should bring up your phone assistant to make calls/text. It comes with a microphone, I can just say “Siri” and have my phone send a text or make a call all through the Apple car play.

Thanks for the tutorial. My stock radio kept cutting in and out then stopped all together. Just installed this and it works perfect. Louder than the stock. CarPlay works just fine and so far the mic picks up my voice very well. Switching between certain menus does make it think/skip, but only for a fraction of a second. I got the 32g unit. Thanks again.