[steveroth14]

Hi all; first post here, and pretty frustrated. I have my dash all ripped apart and THOUGHT I had all the parts needed.

Metra 40-KI21 Adapter For Aftermarket Antenna Installation for Select Vehicles (to attach the factory antenna)
Axxess AX-HYKIA-SPDIF for Select Hyundai/Kia Vehicle 2010 -UP (To allow the built in amp to work still)
Car Stereo Radio BlueLink Wire Harness Adapter for some Hyundai Kia w/Steering (standard harness for this vehicle)
Metra 95-7354B Double Din Dash Kit for Stereo Replacement for Hyundai Santa Fe (THIS IS THE PROBLEM PART)
Pioneer DMH-W2700NEX 2 DIN Media Player Bluetooth Wireless CarPlay Android Auto (My new head unit)

The issue is the radio controls below the standard radio. As you can see from my pics, that piece is all one unit. The dash kit was designed to take a non-double DIN to a double DIN radio installation. I cannot for the life of me find any dash kit online that will work for this application.

Is that true?

 

[steveroth14]

Local shop tells me there is NO dash kit for this vehicle. This sucks. So, Bluelink is now decommissioned on my vehicle and compatibility with the Hyundai stock head unit to my phone is spotty. Really wanted Android Auto and now considering an aftermarket remote start. Maybe a new vehicle is order, but that option sucks too based on how expensive things are right now and my Santa Fe is paid off.

 

[Berlinetta]

I haven't done the change, but a handful of people have. You might find better luck in the Santa Fe Facebook groups.

I'm a little confused by what you're asking though. Are you referring to how your kit leaves a space below the new screen? Usually they pack an additional piece that looks like a shelf to fill in that space.

I think the headunits from Dasaita are the best ones you can buy for the Santa Fe, too. Their display quality is noticeably higher and more powerful.

Also as a FYI, the USB port we have in our generation of Santa Fe doesn't support the connection speed and quality needed for stuff like AA or CarPlay. You will have to integrate a different USB port to the headunit.

 

[steveroth14]

I haven't done the change, but a handful of people have. You might find better luck in the Santa Fe Facebook groups.

I'm a little confused by what you're asking though. Are you referring to how your kit leaves a space below the new screen? Usually they pack an additional piece that looks like a shelf to fill in that space.

I think the headunits from Dasaita are the best ones you can buy for the Santa Fe, too. Their display quality is noticeably higher and more powerful.

Also as a FYI, the USB port we have in our generation of Santa Fe doesn't support the connection speed and quality needed for stuff like AA or CarPlay. You will have to integrate a different USB port to the headunit.

Thanks, yes, that space underneath is what I was referring to. I confirmed that no dash kit manufacturer makes a kit for this specific application. They only support the options W/O Nav. That's the issue here. The only option is to have a dash kit custom molded by an audio place. As for the rest, you can easily integrate (I say easy, but it requires a bunch of connectors that I listed above) to most in-dash units.

 

[Berlinetta]

Thanks, yes, that space underneath is what I was referring to. I confirmed that no dash kit manufacturer makes a kit for this specific application. They only support the options W/O Nav. That's the issue here. The only option is to have a dash kit custom molded by an audio place. As for the rest, you can easily integrate (I say easy, but it requires a bunch of connectors that I listed above) to most in-dash units.

They do make a filler piece for that area.

Crutchfield - Seriously Into Audio Since 1974

There's an alternative one that comes with that piece.

Side note, I still would highly recommend the units from Dasaita. That Pioneer headunit looks pricy and also with a low-res screen.

 

[steveroth14]

They do make a filler piece for that area.

Crutchfield - Seriously Into Audio Since 1974

There's an alternative one that comes with that piece.

Side note, I still would highly recommend the units from Dasaita. That Pioneer headunit looks pricy and also with a low-res screen.

Noted; thank you about the radio. But those kits you linked state "Without Navigation," and they are both from Metra. I spoke directly to the manufacturer, Metra, and they confirmed my kit doesn't exist. Plus I also spoke to people at Crutchfield, and they said the same thing. They don't recommend doing this upgrade :/

 

[Berlinetta]

Noted; thank you about the radio. But those kits you linked state "Without Navigation," and they are both from Metra. I spoke directly to the manufacturer, Metra, and they confirmed my kit doesn't exist. Plus I also spoke to people at Crutchfield, and they said the same thing. They don't recommend doing this upgrade :/

They've incorrectly labeled it then.

I have a Santa Fe without navigation, with the smaller 4.3" screen. The stock radio OEM without navigation is much smaller and would work with the kit WITHOUT the shelf because it has a smaller screen for A/C controls.

Trust me on this, plenty of people have done the upgrade with or without the stock navigation.