Here is the picture after all said and done.
Here is a shot of the console with stock photo…before install
The above picture is not from my car (I had a CY26G stereo) but the layout are the same
Here is the CY26G stereo front and back after I took it out
So before you install the GM5168 you need to remove the trim both above and below the stereo
You remove the top fist
Once you pop that open you will see 4 screws (ignore the speaker in the picture…that is for Bose only). Remove them so we can remove the mid-section panel later on.
Now remove the bottom panel
You don’t have to removed/disconnect any of the wire connections behind the A/C and Cig lighter on the panel…they are long enough to be moved out of the way when you pop the panel out.
Now remove the mid panel
You will need to remove the emergency wire connection behind the button once you pop this panel out because this particular wire is very short.
Now you will have your stereo still attached to the console…remove the 2 top and 2 bottom screws that is holding the stereo in place and pull your stereo out. (The image is not exactly for CY26G but you get the idea)
Now you will see the stereo has 2 mounting brackets (1 on each side) take them off and put it on your GM5168 in the same direction and order. You will notice only 3 screw holes (on each side) on the bracket will line up to the GM5168…don’t worry… 3 screws are good enough to hold it in place.
Now unplug the 4 wire on the back of the CY26G
The hookup of the GM5168 is straight forward. However as you can see there are 4 connections on the original stereo (CY26G) and there are only 2 wire connections on the GM5168 but don’t worry since GM5168 has built in Bluetooth and IPod/IPhone connections those 2 wire are not needed.
Follow the Eonon manual to hook everything up like it should using the original wires from the car…
I wired my GPS antenna from inside the stereo housing underneath the driver side dash to the side of the door behind the weather strip and all the way up to the left front dash.
For the USBs, IPod/IPhone connector and WIFI antenna I wire it to the glove compartment.
As you can see I was too lazy to take out the whole glove compartment unit. I basically just squeeze my hand through behind the stereo housing and went behind the top of the glove compartment unit and found the only hole that opens to the inside the glove compartment and pulled all those wires in through there.
Now just put your new GM5168 unit into where the stereo used to be and screw back the 4 screws and put back the panel in reverse order (Mid, bottom then top)… “Don’t forget to reconnect the emergency light wire” when you do the mid-section panel. (The Mid-section panel fit very tight around the GM5168 so you might need to play around with the direction a little…but they do fit nicely with no gaps at all)
Now go set up your newly installed GM5168 and enjoy.
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