Apple CarPlay & Android Auto Installation
Get your phone's maps, messages and music safely on a clear touchscreen. We fit wireless CarPlay and Android Auto in almost any vehicle for drivers across Vancouver and the North Shore.
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We install Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in factory and aftermarket radios at our North Vancouver shop. Your factory steering-wheel controls, backup camera and Bluetooth mic stay connected. We're a short drive from Vancouver and easy to reach from anywhere in Metro Vancouver.
Aftermarket Solutions
We fit premium head units from Kenwood, Alpine and Pioneer. You get reference performance in an install that looks like it belongs in the dash.
Core Integration Features
Backup Camera Sync
See your existing or new camera on the dashboard display, with dynamic grid lines and high-fidelity signal processing.
Steering Wheel Retention
Keep using your steering-wheel buttons for audio, calls and voice commands. We map them to the new system.
iDatalink Maestro
Keep your factory settings, climate controls and performance gauges on the new display with iDatalink Maestro.
Keep Your Factory Radio
CarPlay & Android Auto — No Radio Swap
Want to keep your factory dash? Our OEM integration adds wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to your original screen. The interface sits behind the dash and connects your phone to the factory system. We don't replace the radio or cut wires, and the interior looks the same.
Everything factory stays factory: steering-wheel buttons, rotary controllers and touchpads, the factory microphone and backup camera are all retained — backed by a 3-year warranty and installed by our team.
Tesla-Style Screen Upgrades
Want a bigger screen? RDVFL's Tesla-style screens replace your factory display with a 10.9"–15.6" high-definition portrait touchscreen that looks like it came with the car. Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto come standard. Your climate controls, backup camera and vehicle settings stay where you expect them.
We also fit backup & front-view camera interfaces, complete radio replacements for non-navigation vehicles, and universal wireless CarPlay adapters. If you don't see your vehicle, ask us. Coverage grows every month.
Two Ways to Get CarPlay — and How to Choose
If your car has a factory screen you like, the cleanest route is usually to keep it. A vehicle-specific interface module goes in behind the dash and adds wireless CarPlay and Android Auto to the screen you already have — the dash looks untouched, everything factory carries on working, and the resale value stays intact. This is what most owners of a BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche or a recent Toyota or Lexus end up choosing, and it's a large part of what we install.
If the factory unit is small, slow, dated or simply not there, an aftermarket touchscreen from Kenwood, Alpine or Sony replaces it outright: a bigger, brighter, faster display with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto built in, a backup-camera input, and noticeably better sound. These units have far better audio processing than most factory radios. Steering-wheel controls, the reversing camera, parking sensors and factory chimes are all retained through the right interface, and on many vehicles factory information such as climate settings still shows on the new screen. Either way, we confirm your exact year and trim before we quote, so nothing turns into a surprise on install day.
CarPlay & Android Auto — Common Questions
Can I add CarPlay to my factory screen without replacing it?
On many vehicles, yes. A vehicle-specific interface module adds wireless CarPlay and Android Auto to the screen you already have, with the dash left exactly as it was and all factory functions retained. Whether your car can do this depends on the head unit it shipped with — tell us your year, make and model and we'll check before we quote.
Will I keep my steering-wheel controls and backup camera?
Yes. With a new head unit we fit a vehicle-specific interface behind it, so steering-wheel controls, the backup camera, parking sensors and factory chimes all carry on working exactly as they did. On many vehicles that module also keeps factory information — climate, trip data, vehicle settings — showing on the new screen. If you are keeping the factory screen and adding CarPlay through an interface, nothing changes at all.
Wireless or wired — which is better?
Wireless is the one people want, and it is what we fit as standard: your phone connects the moment you get in and stays in your pocket. Wired still has a place if you drive long distances and want the phone charging while it runs CarPlay, and every unit we install supports both. In practice most people go wireless day to day and plug in for a road trip.
How long does a CarPlay install take?
Adding CarPlay to a factory screen through an interface is usually a few hours. A full head-unit replacement with a dash kit, harness and camera integration is typically a day, longer on vehicles where the factory unit is woven into climate or vehicle settings. We tell you the time when we book you in.
Does a new head unit make the sound better?
Noticeably, on most vehicles. A good aftermarket unit carries far cleaner preamp outputs and better processing than a typical factory radio, so even the same speakers sound tighter and clearer. It's also a useful starting point if you want to add an amplifier or speakers later. The new unit gives them a clean signal, which the factory radio often can't.
CarPlay & Android Auto Builds
- All Volkswagen models — integration planned around your year and factory equipmentBlack screen, frozen VW logo or no sound? Discover documented Volkswagen radio issues and upgrade to Kenwood or Sony with wireless CarPlay, Android Auto and factory-feature integration.
- Lamborghini GallardoA Kenwood Apple CarPlay upgrade for this Lamborghini Gallardo at our North Vancouver shop, with the original switch panel and climate controls kept in place.
- 2021 Toyota TacomaThis North Vancouver owner liked everything about his Tacoma except the screen. A Kenwood DMX1057XR gave him wireless CarPlay, a 10.1″ display, and his factory reversing camera on it.
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