Newb installation thread- Pioneer DMH-WT8600NEX into a 2018 SR5 Entune Non-JBL

I see. Thanks, I appreciate your response.

 

It seems Pioneer isn't as reliable as they used to be...Anyone having issues with unit restarting intermittently? It has done this 3 times in a twenty hour trip. Wired to stock harness. This is really pissing me off.

 

Yup, mine does it every once in a while and when it does it once, I know to expect it again that day. Sometimes several times.

 

Yes I’ve only had the unit in for about a month and I’ve already experienced this twice.

 

The thing that really pisses me off is i have a 400 dollar pioneer in my camry, no issues with it whatsoever. I'm fairly certain I bought the extended warranty for the 8600 Thanks....

 

Wow 15 days left on the extended warranty, I usually dont buy extended warranties, but this time it payed off.

 

Being that this is a common issue, does anyone think that it might be a power issue referring to the ground? I saw a post online about another brand (I don't recall but possibly the Dasiata unit for the 4Runner) doing the same thing and they all disconnected the ground from the harness and attached it directly to a frame ground behind the dash and never had the issue again.

 

I had this happen in the distant past, and it hasn't happened since. It just hasn't been a frequent issue.

I do seem to suffer from a finicky connection though. Like the phone will connect fine when first starting out, but if I make a quick stop and jump back in, I have to fight like hell to get reconnected (and I have to pull over to a stop to do so).

Or, if I go out and start the truck to warm it up, when I return with my phone, it'll refuse to connect.

And then occasionally, when I switch between media types (like listen to music, then listen to a podcast, then go back to music) I'll get silence. Still connected, clock on the music is running, but no sound. Usually, I'll turn WiFi off and then back on to fix that.

this stuff happens way more frequently now than during the first years after installation.

 

I seriously doubt it is an issue with the ground. Never had any issues with the factory radio for the previous 3 years i had the stock radio.

 

Anyone having an issue with wifi? This thing will not detect my iPhone hotspot. Tried rebooting the unit, rebooting the iPhone. Nothing helps. It will only detect the wifi from the house. Very annoying. Any suggestions?

 

In three years mine has done that 4 or 5 times. Turning down the amp in OEM settings seems to have reduced the frequency of the occurrences.

 

I did the install, no backup camera. RCA into Brown, tried multiple "A" 24 Pin harnesses, tried to bypass the Black "a" connector per Mastero, nothing. Pulling my hair out over here, any other optios can i try to get my backupcam video? Reverse triggers to a black screen..thanks guys

 

My pioneer ended-up needed the shield of the RCA connected to ground