After problems with my touch screen, I bought yet ANOTHER radio from LKQ. I too have the white and blue connectors on this latest radio. From what I can tell, they are for the NAV/RES model of the EX-L. I haven't tried it yet because I needed to get the anti-theft codes. I plugged the radio in and it does power on. All of the other connectors and wires appear to match. I am guessing that leaving the white and blue connectors unhooked doesn't have any negative effect, but I will confirm today, once I get it all plugged in and unlocked with the proper code.
2017 Honda Pilot headunit black box on 2016 Pilot
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I'll get the model number when I can get home and look at the sticker, but it is wildly different from the part number on my OEM 2016 EX-L radio w/o Nav and RES. Both my radios look like the pictures you posted, old and new, respectively. My 2016 Pilot DOES NOT have the white and blue connectors. Again, I assume that is because I do not have NAV or RES. I still haven't had a chance to tear the car apart again and see if it will work. I tried it last weekend, but I did not have the security codes to unlock the new radio. It powered on fine, but I had forgotten in the last 8 months what the secret sauce was to get the proper code. I thought I needed the VIN from the donor car, but that wasn't the problem. I was entering the wrong serial number from the new radio. The website only wants the last few digits, not the full number. By the time I came back here to reference my own post, I had already put the car back together. I will work on it tonight and see if the radio with the white/blue connectors will function.
Just installed the new radio in my pilot and it appears that the BLUE and WHITE plugs are for the Rear Entertainment System. My 2016 does not have RES, so there is nothing to plug into those ports. The radio works perfectly fine, it just has a menu option for "Rear Audio" now. Clicking on it does nothing, as there is nothing plugged into it, but it doesn't seem to cause any errors or affect the overall usability.
The model if the radio I just installed is 39542-TG7-A32
The model of the radio that came stock in my car is 39542-TG7-A11
That makes sense. Mine does have the rear entertainment system Did Honda mage 2017/2018 with RES and CarPlay?How long did it take for the radio to start to respond? Mine had nothing on the display after I powered it on but I didn’t wait very long to find out. Is there a lag Tim before something is displayed on the screen? Thanks
I don't recall seeing the Honda splash screen. The security code input came up almost immediately.
Where are you located? I have a head unit that will fit your car (it does have the blue and white connectors for the RES)
If you don't want it, I am planning on returning it to LKQ.
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I just installed a radio from a 2017 EX-L in my 2016 EX-L. The salvage yard has it listed as a NAV model. So stupid question: Will a non-nav pilot support a radio with nav? From a salvage yard, the price difference is not very much (between nav and non-nav), so it's not a big deal. I mainly wanted the Apple car play, which is working. But perhaps this is why I'm not finding a way to bring up the nav. I thought maybe there's a super secret menu press combination that starts up nav, but maybe not. Everything went well. I purchased a set of body trim tools from Harbor Freight (four tools for $7). Well worth the investment.
As far as I know, the only difference is the software of the radio. My 2016 came from the factory as NON-NAV, but there is a little black box that is installed just behind the radio, which I believe to be the GPS antenna. There is a cable running from it directly to the radio and the connector is similar to the antenna connector for the AM/FM antenna. When I go into the service menu of the radio, and check the diagnostics, there is an option there for GPS and it shows that the antenna is fixed on several satellites.
I installed a 2017 Elite radio in my 2016 Elite just to get CarPlay. Everything works well EXCEPT the compass display on the dash board. It is stuck on the last heading that it was on when I removed my 2016 radio. No big deal, but I wondered if anyone here has seen that behavior and if there's a fix.
I would note that I tried to activate the compass menu in the radio per the instructions in the manual and nothing happened. I couldn’t get to a compass menu. I’m guessing that’s because I have a vehicle with navigation which is supposed to calibrate automatically using GPS.
The built-in Honda navigation DOES show the proper heading on the navigation screen. It’s just the dash page that seems stuck on SSE.
I would note that I tried to activate the compass menu in the radio per the instructions in the manual and nothing happened. I couldn’t get to a compass menu. I’m guessing that’s because I have a vehicle with navigation which is supposed to calibrate automatically using GPS.
The built-in Honda navigation DOES show the proper heading on the navigation screen. It’s just the dash page that seems stuck on SSE.
I’m in Connecticut. A few questions. Is it a apple car unit? Any issues with the screen? What year vehicle was it removed from? Is it and EXL unit? Thanks
Yes, there are a few of us who have commented on this problem after updating the headunit from the 2016 to the 2017 model. While I miss that added feature being unavailable, I like having Apple CarPlay more. As for a fix, nothing definitive yet that I've seen (but, admittedly, I haven't really been checking or trying anything); one suggestion from prix03gt was to replace the gauge cluster as well from a 2017 unit to see if that would correct the problem but I haven't seen anyone try that just yet.
Thanks for the reply. I’m living just fine without it!
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I can confirm that I just had this issue happen to me. I did the following:
1. Turned on the side camera
2. Pressed the menu button.
3. Pressed the menu button again.
4. Got into the Settings > Clock > Clock Adjustment. Advanced the time by one hour.
5. Restarted the car.
6. After the HondaLink logo, held the Audio/Power button down till I heard one long beep. (If you hear 3 short beeps, then you have to try steps 1-5 again.)
7. Finally the screen disclaimer came up and the time (+1 hour) and home screen came back.
8. Then I readjusted the time back an hour.
I want to thank Anekin007 and all the others that have contributed to this thread. I just wanted to post my experience in hopes that it may also help. I have a 2016 Pilot EX. I replaced my head unit with a head unit from a 2017 Pilot EX-L. I had a local shop do the swap. I called Honda in advance and got 3 codes to use. I did have to enter a code, and the second code worked. Mine was the full black box and screen, purchased from LKQOnline (https://www.lkqonline.com).
Source vehicle: 2017 Pilot EX-L w/ Navigation
Recipient vehicle: 2016 Pilot EX.
Original head unit model #: 39540-TG7-A01
Replacement head unit model #: 39542-TG7-A22 (Navigation model)
Honda number for anti-theft codes: (800) 999-1009
Site: Honda Radio / Navigation Code Retrieval and Reset Instructions (did not work for me, so I used the number above instead)
The Serial number is the last 8 digits of the 15 digit serial number on black box when I called.
Also asked me for VIN of my Pilot and the VIN of the Pilot I got the unit from. I think as long as you have one, you should be good.
What works:
Apple CarPlay works. Right turn camera works, backup camera works. I also now have standalone Navigation (Garmin). Did not test Android Auto. Stock Mic works fine and did not get any complaints when calling.
What doesn't work:
Compass in Center console. Never used it before, so does not bother me. Compass works fine in Navigation & CarPlay.
This is the back of the original stock head unit (39540-TG7-A01)
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This is the back of the replacement head unit:
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Source vehicle: 2017 Pilot EX-L w/ Navigation
Recipient vehicle: 2016 Pilot EX.
Original head unit model #: 39540-TG7-A01
Replacement head unit model #: 39542-TG7-A22 (Navigation model)
Honda number for anti-theft codes: (800) 999-1009
Site: Honda Radio / Navigation Code Retrieval and Reset Instructions (did not work for me, so I used the number above instead)
The Serial number is the last 8 digits of the 15 digit serial number on black box when I called.
Also asked me for VIN of my Pilot and the VIN of the Pilot I got the unit from. I think as long as you have one, you should be good.
What works:
Apple CarPlay works. Right turn camera works, backup camera works. I also now have standalone Navigation (Garmin). Did not test Android Auto. Stock Mic works fine and did not get any complaints when calling.
What doesn't work:
Compass in Center console. Never used it before, so does not bother me. Compass works fine in Navigation & CarPlay.
This is the back of the original stock head unit (39540-TG7-A01)
This is the back of the replacement head unit:
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