Pioneer AVH-4000 NEX Install

I finally got everything working, including the factory camera but I just want all the icons to be lit up. I know it's silly but it just doesn't look right if everything doesn't work as it should. It took a month to finally get my pioneer iPod 30 pin cable from China and a little bit of tweaking to get it to play video so now I also can MirrorLink my old inactive note 4 phone with an MHL adapter via HDMI & use my Samsung S7 as a hotspot for Wi-Fi, I can play music and video from my iPod, watch movies with my 64 gigabyte SD card (soon to be upgraded) listen to my CD/DVD player, tune into Sirius/XM, check out HD Radio stations and play Bluetooth music on my phone.

I know it's Overkill but I feel proud of myself that I actually got it all to work and I didn't have to go back to BestBuy to have him charge me for the time it would take to plug in cables when I could do it myself. The installer at Best Buy acted so superior even though he admitted I had done my research so I'm feeling super accomplished. I know I could have installed the radio myself in the first place but I didn't want to hassle with it. My splash screen is a red CX-5 and I put the Mazda logo as my wallpaper.

I am not a fan on android auto and use the avicsync via bluetooth. I have a 30 day free trial but not sure if I am going to keep it. I can use the voice button on the steering wheel after a LONG press to have text messages read and sent and to make phone calls and all the other functions work for volume, hang up, answer and moving to the next song etc. Voice control is not as good as the factory but at least it works (My factory radio no longer read text messages & the IPOD would not work anymore) and I am figuring out the Navigation settings so that will get easier.
 
First of all thanks to jlcpremier for posting this as it's been a great point of reference as well as the collective input from everybody else. So I have performed this swap on my 13 CX-5 GT due to wanting sat radio. Going with a factory Sirius module wasn't an option in my case. Fabricating the back up camera harness was the hardest part of this install but it works great. I decided to power my camera via the reverse light feed wire (white/black stripe). This wire can be found in the connector for the RBCM (blue) mounted behind the paneling near the LR taillight access door. Then it was simply grounded. My Rp4 harness came with built in rca wires so it made for a simple install however I'm sure the module itself is screwed. No red light is observed at all when the programming button is pressed where as before it was. Not sure what happened and PAC tech support hasnt been helpful thus far. So my steering wheel controls are the only thing at the moment that are inop. Also as an added point my pioneer deck didn't have a power antenna wire in the supplied harness so I used the ACC wire mentioned previously and now my radio works properly. I can say I miss the good days where radios were simple to swap lol
 
For those of you interested in this upgrade, I did this a couple years ago to my leased 2015 CX-5. Recently turned in my lease, and have all the wiring you need, including a backup camera harness I purchased (tried making one myself and didn't go so well). I'm selling it in the marketplace here. I also have a Pioneer 4100NEX for sale. PM if interested, or if you have any questions with the install.
 
Does anyone have the images from the original posts? Specifically I was looking for the wiring information for the backup camera. I'm looking to do this with mine (2015 CX-5) in the near future, and don't want to run a new camera.
 
I was actually just about to drag this post up and ask this question. I see myself doing a head unit install in a year or so. It seems like everything on this website self destructs picture wise. What gives? It's bad enough Photobucket had to go and ruin a majority of useful how-to's all over forums everywhere, but it seems like things just disappear on their own here.
 
Hello why am I not able to see the pictures posted.


OEM Backup Cam Adapter

For the backup cam adapter, you will need the parts I listed above. I recommend using quick disconnects so that if your adapter goes bad down the road you can simply unplug it and replace it, without having to cut and splice or re-solder wires.

Start by taking a standard RCA video cable and cut it about 8-12 inches from the connector. Using wire strippers, remove the outer jacket. You should see a bunch of wires wrapped around a plastic center. Take these outer wires and roll into a single wire. This is the negative signal wire. Using wire strippers strip off the white plastic revealing the center positive pin. Here is what it should look like

NOTE: The next 2 pictures do not show the wires in the correct location, should be positive on bottom and negative on top

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Next cut your PC header down to 3-4 rows, then remove the pins. Solder pins onto the ends of the wires

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Now take the output wires for your adapter, and solder the pins to the end of those wires as well.

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slide heat shrink tubing onto the wires and insulate, then push the pins through the plastic header

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I slid another heat shrink tube over the header and wire to fully insulate everything. Connect the disconnects to the adapter and you have a completed adapter to retain your backup cam

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I'm trading in my 2015 CX-5. I had put the Avic-8100NEX into the car when I got it. I'm offering it for sale here as it would seem to make the most sense for someone with a CX-5 because it comes with the dash plate, all plugs (including homemade rear camera plug described in this thread), SWC adaptor and wiring already done for a CX-5. It will definitely work with 2014 or 2015 models, not sure about earlier models and you probably don't need it for later models as they updated the system. Just unplug the stock unit and plug this in, run the mic and input wires and you're done. $425 + $25 shipping to lower 48. Jason @ miltsface@hotmail.com
 
Do you get a visual display of the parking sensors with these head units? I'm running a Chinese Android head unit and it will display all the sensors. Thinking of an upgrade so I can get Carplay
 
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