03-22-2019, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Attacking Mid
So, it sounds like the ebay adapter pictured below will work fine for a simple generic radio if I extend it to the front and terminate there with an ISO connector.
If I want to upgrade to an Android unit with IBus and CAN Bus functionality, I will need more than just this connection in the back
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All of that is correct. 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Attacking Mid
In the back of the truck, in addition to the quadlock connector pictured above, I'll need a canbus connector with wires running to the front dash area (or do they spice into some of the wires in the above connector or.... is the canbus connector under the dash even when all the other connectors are in the back?) I'll also need wire(s) to connect to IBus somewhere in the back that run to the front dash area to connect to the Resler IBus adapter (so the USB connection can remain a short wire).
If the above paragraph is all correct, that leaves me with the question of.... what is the circled box below for? Is it just a wire junction box that I won't need, or is there some electronic magic that goes on inside there? It looks like your modified wire has something similar that you left intact:
AM.
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The CANbus can be tapped in the front or in the rear, whichever you prefer. The AVIN 2 had it tapped in front on its harness and the current Android unit has it in the rear. The iBus wires should be tapped in the rear according to the current Resler instructions. They were written differently before so I did not run wires to the front... I will be tapping in at the nav monitor harness as Crowz did in his writeup.
That box is a combination fuse box and something else. There are windings and other components in there. Maybe a smoother/filter or something for the 12v constant??? I did not examine it too closely while I was doing my harness but it is more than just a fuse box for sure.
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