Multimedia player upgrade or replacement

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Introduction

The wiki article "Accessories for Jimny (genuine Suzuki)" contains vast info and details on many OEM Jimny accessories, including a dedicated section on various officially compatible multimedia players and corresponding mounting kits (look in the section "Interior infotainment").

Installing a 1-DIN multimedia player

According to official Suzuki accessories catalogues, apart from a desired 1-DIN multimedia player itself, additional bits and pieces are needed for proper installation. The following below should be valid for any Jimny production year.

If the vehicle already has an (undesired) factory installed radio player:

• An OEM mounting kit for a single DIN multimedia device, P.N. 990E0-59J55-000;

If the vehicle does not have a factory installed radio:

• An OEM screw to install a single DIN radio, P.N. 990E0-59J55-SCR;
  • Four pieces are needed;

In both cases, a suitable wiring connector adapter appears to be required:

• For Jimnys type 1-2: OEM P.N. 00800-71016-MIC;
• For Jimnys type 3-12: OEM P.N. 00800-71017-MIC;

Installing a 2-DIN multimedia player

• As far as it is known, Suzuki has not predicted that anyone would install an aftermarket 2-DIN multimedia player in a pre-2005 Jimny (with original old interior design).
  • Therefore no known official solutions or mounting kits exist for such combination, and it is not known how that endeavor will end up regarding physical and electrical fitment and dash board trim alignment.
    • Report your experiences here!
• Installing an aftermarket 2-DIN multimedia player in a post-2005 Jimny (with revised interior design) is definitely and officially achievable.
  • However, the replacement options are a bit complicated / expensive.
    • Reason: The dimensions of the hole in the center console trim in which it sits are not standard.
    • Therefore, if you install some aftermarket 2-DIN device, it will probably fit in the hole, but the trim around it will not be aligned.
      • There will be some empty non-trim space around the device.
  • Kits (surrounds) exist which fill the void around the aftermarket 2-DIN CD players, both genuine kits from Suzuki and aftermarket Chinese-made kits.
• Read the wiki article on genuine accessories (linked above) to find out what exact bits and pieces are additionally required (it depends on vehicle edition and if it has previously had a radio player installed from the factory or not).
• Here is one practical solution.

• Most Jimnys with revised interior design (produced between 2005 and 2018) have a factory-installed 2-DIN-alike Clarion radio-CD player (typically installed from cca 2005 onwards).
  • That Clarion player can only play audio CDs, and is quite fussy about which ones it accepts.
  • That player fits perfectly in the hole in the center dash board trim because it is not a standard 2-DIN format - it is custom-made for Jimnys.

Upgrading the Clarion player with an add-on

There is a solution to obtain simple and inituitive MP3 playback without replacing the factory Clarion 2-DIN alike music player.

Installing this simple Chinese-made add-on enables MP3 playback from an SD card, USB stick etc.

It works quite well and is intuitive, just like playing audio CDs from the Clarion CD player. You can upgrade it with a Bluetooth handsfree from the same manufacturer if you want.

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Page last edited on 6/02/2019 by user Bosanek