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Anyone know where the Backup wire and the Speed Sensor wires are located and what color they are on the 2011 and 2012 CX-9s? Hoping they're handily available already in the OEM harness or in that area somewhere. My Kenwood has backup camera input and NAV built in so would benefit from both of...

Does anyone know where the Sirius receiver module is that comes in the 2012 CX-9 with the Bose (w/o NAV) system? I'm hoping I can use that receiver and, of course, it's built in antenna and connect it to my Kenwood aftermarket head unit instead of installing my separate XM Radio unit. I'm...

Called Axxess tech support on the Steering Wheel Control interface. They told me that I would lose the phone answer and hangup buttons (as well as the voice recognition button) on the steering wheel control since in the Mazda, those are controlled by a separate unit and not the OEM head unit...

UPDATE: The Scosche dash kit came today. Very solid and tight fit in the dash panel so I'm pretty happy with that. Should look very "OEM" when finished. I haven't mounted the head unit in it to test the fit yet as it's still in my other vehicle. Also received the steering wheel control kit...

Yeah, I'm having a horrible time finding information. for any year. Would be nice to just find a pin layout because I'll bet that harness in the dash has the vehicle speed sensor there. Maybe not.

Same here, but I don't think the car's mic is that good. People have complained that the OEM setup doesn't sound that well. My Kenwood uses a Parrott setup and it did pretty well in my other car, so I'm OK if I have to use its mic, but would be nice to reuse the OEM one - I agree. The OEM...

I can't remember where I read it, but I think the harness will expose those wires. I'm hoping so anyway. I really don't need either one for my Kenwood. The Nav works without the VSS (it claims to be less accurate but I don't think it matters honestly). My car has a backup camera so I'm...

Some things to note about the disassembly of the dash. 1. Be VERY careful. I used the 2008 service manual .pdfs I found on this forum to walk through the process. Everything was the same as the 2008 on mine so I'm hoping that means this head unit install will go OK. 2. The plastic...

Took the dash apart on the 2012 today. I'm still waiting for the parts to come but wanted to tear into it a little bit to make sure everything looked OK before I run out of "holiday week" and have to go back to work. I noticed that the Antenna is not standard either. Not sure why that isn't...

2012 touring Kenwood DNX7160 head unit install Just going to keep the log of this effort here for you all. Here's info from a couple posts I've already made in other threads on this effort....... I ordered the Scosche dash kit, the metra t-harness to allow the bose amplifier and speakers to...

Took the dash apart on the 2012 today. I'm still waiting for the parts to come but wanted to tear into it a little bit to make sure everything looked OK before I run out of "holiday week" and have to go back to work. I noticed that the Antenna is not standard either. Not sure why that isn't...

I'm hoping the 2012 is the same as the 2011. I ordered the Scosche dash kit, the metra t-harness to allow the bose amplifier and speakers to continue to be used through the RCA output from my head unit, and the universal steering will control unit to install my Kenwood dnx7160 in mine. I'm...

I'm hoping they're the same. I've ordered the Scosche dash kit (which is listed for 2007 and up so hopefully "up" means 2012 also). I also ordered the Metra harness for Bose system integration (MZTO-01), which is only listed by them as good for 2010, but NCMazda6 used it on his 2011, so I'm...

No offense bolido, but this thread gave me a chuckle after a rough day at work. :-) :-) Only because I've done similar things myself!

2012 Audio Head Unit REPLACEMENT discussion + some 2011 vs. 2012 differences Hi everyone. I just bought a brand new 2012 CX-9 Touring and thus I'm a brand new member here. I have the Bose stereo (no nav) and I have seen the posts about the 2011 model needing the factory head unit connected...