Replacement radio for cab tractors

[DoctorZoidberg]

Hi everyone!

Wondering if anybody has replaced the stock radio in a cab unit with one that has Bluetooth? I assume the stock one does NOT have it correct? I definitely can't figure it out if it does have it!

Wondering if there are any that would have be direct plug in or if there is a harness/adapter that can be used for one of the popular car plug styles.

Thanks!

 

[OzKioti]

I bought a Chinese cheapie for around AU$40. It has Bluetooth, a slot for an SD card, also a USB socket, and works a treat. Remote control too!

As for a compatible harness, you might be out of luck there. I made up my own harness adapter, but then I enjoy fiddling with that sort of thing:

RX8030 radio harness

This post is relevant to my new RX8030 here in Australia, however I'm not sure whether this model has been released elsewhere. It has the 76hp Daedong turbocharged engine, and *I think* supercedes the earlier RX7620. Anyway, mine is the cab version which has a factory-fitted radio, connected...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[DoctorZoidberg]

OK, thanks for the info!

 

[pokey1416]

I think this place sells harnesses along with radios.

SALE! Farm Tractor Radios, Speakers, Harnesses. Antennas PLUG - PLAY TRACTOR RADIO

 

[DoctorZoidberg]

This is great, thanks!

Might try to pull the radio out this weekend and see if I can figure out what type of connector the factory radio uses.

I think this place sells harnesses along with radios.

SALE! Farm Tractor Radios, Speakers, Harnesses. Antennas PLUG - PLAY TRACTOR RADIO

 

[DoctorZoidberg]

Well I took the radio out today and it appears it just uses the standard aftermarket radio plug that all the ones at Walmart use. I'm guessing most aftermarket ones use that same plug.

It looks like it uses a 12 pin molex style plug with 7 of the wires connected. I will attach pictures of the wiring diagram it has once you take the unit out for reference if anyone else happens upon this thread in the future.

Also after taking it all out, turns out the factory radio DOES have Bluetooth after all. It just has a dumb/odd pairing procedure. It does not pair like most of the Bluetooth things I have used where you push and hold the power button to put it into a pairing mode. It automatically goes into pairing mode when it turns on but it gives absolutely no indication. But after you turn the unit on if you search on your phone for Bluetooth devices it will find it.

Once you have a phone paired when you switch modes in addition to "line" there is also "bt" but that does not show up at all unless you have your phone connected, so it didn't give any indication it actually had a Bluetooth mode.

I may end up replacing the radio with one of the ones from Walmart anyways but I'm going to use the stock one for a while and see how I like it.

Anyway, just wanted to update this for others in the future.

Thanks everyone!

 

[OzKioti]

Interesting - the radio my Kioti was equipped with looks to be the same as yours, except for the stereo RCA output sockets on the back:



Also a Bluetooth symbol on the front:



And the radio manual which was included in the tractor manuals package, mentions the BT pairing:

 

[DoctorZoidberg]

Very interesting! Yeah mine definitely doesn't have that bluetooth symbol on the front and the manual didn't have tat section about the pairing.

Thanks for sharing!

Interesting - the radio my Kioti was equipped with looks to be the same as yours, except for the stereo RCA output sockets on the back:

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Also a Bluetooth symbol on the front:

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And the radio manual which was included in the tractor manuals package, mentions the BT pairing:

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