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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 03:35 PM
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I'm looking to upgrade my current Pioneer X920BT to something more modern with Apple car play. My question is: If I replace it with a current Pioneer unit, can I reuse the harness and PAC-ROEM, hopefully leading to a simpler install?
Also, any recommendations on mid range units would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by BobbyC5
I'm looking to upgrade my current Pioneer X920BT to something more modern with Apple car play. My question is: If I replace it with a current Pioneer unit, can I reuse the harness and PAC-ROEM, hopefully leading to a simpler install?
Also, any recommendations on mid range units would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Well it may be possible to get a newer Pioneer system that’ll plug into using your old harness, it just depends on if Pioneer didn’t change their wiring configuration or connectors since yours was made. I suggest looking on Crutchfeilds web site for a Pioneer system that has the features you’re looking for, then give their tech support a call and ask if the harness from your old one will work with the new one you’re interested in. Here’s a link to the Pioneer systems they have. https://www.crutchfield.com/g_300/Al...rand%7CPioneer My guess is that they’d be different, so you’d probably have to cut the old head unit harness away from the interface, and wire up the new harness to the interface which isn’t to difficult,

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Great suggestion. Thanks!
Or let me know which one you’re interested in and I can probably compare pictures of the harnesses and tell you if they’re different or not,
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