Car Stereo Radio CarPlay Touchscreen 228.6 mm Apple Android Backup Camera

Plenty of older utes and vans have a stereo that predates smartphones entirely: a head unit with no screen and no way to see a map. Rather than pulling the dash apart for a fascia kit and a harness, this 9-inch display sits on a suction arm and brings navigation, calls and a reversing camera with it.

Maps on a screen instead of a phone in a cradle

A phone propped in a vent mount is small, and it slides. This panel measures 228.6 mm (9 inches) at 1024 x 600, anti-glare and multitouch, so directions from Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze read at a glance. It links to a handset over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or USB. Audio runs through Bluetooth, an AUX input, FM radio or the built-in speaker.

Reversing without guesswork

The waterproof rear camera supplied with the kit wakes the moment reverse is selected and puts a 720p image on the screen, with guidelines you can adjust to the vehicle. On a high-tailgate ute or a van with no rear window, that is the difference between reversing on mirrors and seeing the tow ball.

Key features

• 9-inch multitouch display: 1024 x 600, anti-glare finish.
• Phone connection: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or USB for maps, music, messages and calls.
• Reversing camera: waterproof, auto-switching, 720p.
• Adjustable guidelines: parking lines set to match the vehicle.

Specifications

• Screen: 228.6 mm (9 in), 1024 x 600, multitouch, anti-glare
• Rear camera: 720p, waterproof, auto-switching
• Connections: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, AUX-in
• Radio: FM
• Power: DC 12 V
• Mounting: adjustable suction mount

What to know before ordering

• Aftermarket unit. Not an Apple, Google or vehicle-manufacturer product, and the supplier states no certification.
• It runs from a 12 V supply on a suction mount rather than being wired into a dash, so no fascia kit, harness or vehicle fitment list is quoted, and none is supplied.
• Amplifier output, speaker impedance and card capacity are not published.

A sensible retrofit where cutting into the dash is not worth the trouble.