To look for the comfortable and quality in-car life, some car owners sell their old cars to purchase a new one, while for those who can’t afford a new car now, are planning to upgrade their old car parts, such as the tires, the paint, the interior, and the factory stereo.
When it comes to fun in-car life, having a quality car stereo is must. With the multifunctional car stereo navigation system, you get various entertainment like listening to newest music and radio, watching some movies, using the navigation to arrive your destination, playing Carplay etc. And the stereo helps you keep safe drive when connect some car cameras to it.
Actually, upgrading the car stereo is not so difficult, we can do the job ourselves. In this article, we’ll tell you how to replace the Citroen C4L factory stereo.
Removal and installation guide of Citroen C4L stereo system
First of all, get your toolbox. A couple of screwdrivers and a plastic pry tool are most common. You can also prepare some wire strippers, electrical tape. Before the replacement job, make sure you cut off the car power to avoid accident.
1 Remove the plastic baffle under the radio system.
2 Use a plastic pry tool to remove the A/C outlet.
3 Take off the two trim panel around the radio screen.
4 Remove six screws which fixed the radio system.
5 Take off the radio and unplug its connectors.
6 Remove the two screws that fixed the host, then take off the host and unplug the connector.
7 Remove this frame that fixed the host.
8 Check whether all the accessories of the new car stereo navigation system are complete.
9 Corresponding connect the cables between the new car stereo system and the car.
10 Now you can turn on the car to test whether the new stereo is working normally.
11 If there is no problem, fix well the stereo and all the car accessories.
Why to upgrade your factory stereo?
If your car is new enough, I am sure it used the latest technology in the stereo. You don’t need to make any change to it. But for most old cars, they only come a standard factory stereo with simple functions and no special features. To enjoy better in-car life, it’s time to replace your factory stereo. Some of aftermarket car stereo systems are worth to buy as they are designed awesome.
Generally speaking, to provide users with best viewing angle and smooth operation, most of the aftermarket car stereos are made of large touch screen, so users are easily to operate every function with their fingers. On the other hand, there are more entertainment methods to choose in these stereos, such as connecting to the Internet, users are able to search the latest music or watch online movies. What’s more, for stereos who support Carplay, users can connect their smartphone to the stereo, then they can use the smartphone applications freely on the stereo display.
These multifunctional aftermarket car stereos are not just designed for entertainment, they also have the ability to provide safety to our drive. For example, with the navigation application, we find the best route to our destinations. Besides, when adding some car cameras such as the rear view camera to the stereo, every time when we reverse the car, it switch to the rear view image to show us the rear situation, then we can park the car easier.
What are you waiting for to upgrade your factory radio system? Find the suitable one to replace it now.
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