Alpine x110 restyle brake bypass question

[newtahoeguy]

Hey guys anyone with a restyle kit do the brake bypass? I have some questions and would love to do it. Just not sure where (which harness) I need to do this at. Please let me know. Love my restyle kit just dislike that I can’t change settings on the go. 

[Penguin VII]

*turns laptop upside down*

 

Looks nice. What is a brake bypass? I'm guessing to make the unit think the brake is engaged? Interested in your longer term review on the unit.

[newtahoeguy]

Yeah no idea why it posted it upside down? But the unit doesn’t allow you to change settings unless you have the parking brake engaged. Which is super annoying especially when first getting used to it.

[BT3]

Yes

 

hooked it up right after harness coming out of HU

 

got bypass off amazon

 

[newtahoeguy]

14 hours ago, BT3 said:

Yes

 

hooked it up right after harness coming out of HU

 

got bypass off amazon

 

Did wire colors match up in that harness all 4 of them? 

[bndawgs]

Some of those units, you would just need to ground that wire.  Guess they are getting smarter. 

[BT3]

2 hours ago, newtahoeguy said:

Did wire colors match up in that harness all 4 of them? 

Not sure 

 

I think it did with all 4 but there is instructions stating if it doesn't then only hook up the 3 wires

 

Not sure if I had a yellow/black

 

I stripped the tesa tape from the initial portion of the harness right where it plugs into to alpine HU

 

You can see the black, blue/white and yellow/blue, yellow/black wires

 

 i have an extra harness in my garage I will dig it up and let you know though

[BT3]

Just found my extra harness

 

It had both yellow black and yellow blue wires

[newtahoeguy]

That’s awesome thank you so much for the insight! Not sure how you had an extra harness but that’s clutch buddy! How are you liking your unit? 

[BT3]

6 hours ago, newtahoeguy said:

That’s awesome thank you so much for the insight! Not sure how you had an extra harness but that’s clutch buddy! How are you liking your unit?

 

I have a 2017 crew cab LT with Bose

 

When I installed it there was no sound 

 

spent an hour with crutchfield tech support

 

realized the harness didn’t have a 8 pin plug for Bose systems 

 

Alpine shipped me a new harness in a few days and everything worked 

 

i like it it so far. Only complaint is iPod USB port is crappy. Took it out and replaced with smaller plug in lighter outlet

 

Also when I plug my iPhone in the USB port for power it connects to CarPlay but doesn’t connect to HU

 

I am going to disconnect usb plugs from the hub so all ports will have power but not connect

[newtahoeguy]

Can’t you just go into settings and under usb/carplay select the top one and uncheck usb interface?

[jacobrmiller05]

The Newer Alpine units like to see a switched ground. When i put one in my 2013 a couple years ago, i installed a switch in the upper glove box. from there, the brake wire from the head unit went into the switch then out to the radio ground. I had to flip the switch 2-3 times to get it to bypass everything so i could access the menus.