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2017 Subaru BRZ Stereo Solutions – Plug & Play Here we have our new 2017 Subaru BRZ Stereo Solutions completely plug and play and easy enough to do yourself. Our new custom made harness allows you to retain all the factory features including steering wheel controls, reverse camera, factory usb whilst replacing the stereo with a new upgraded unit. This...

 Apple CarPlay & Android Auto AV Units Compared This year we have seen the Apple CarPlay & Android Auto AV units storm onto the market in a huge way with almost all major brands announcing stereos with the new smart phone compatibility. Here at Carbon Car Systems we have tested a tonne of the units and settle on the...

Pioneer AVH-Z5050BT Review Compared To AVH-Z2050BT – Apple CarPlay & Android Auto This week we take a look at the new Pioneer line up with Apple CarPlay & Android Auto, these new units include the Pioneer AVH-Z5050BT which we predict will be a wildly popular unit as its a 7″ screen unit (standard double din size) and it starts...

Thinkware F100 Dual Channel Dash Camera Released The Thinkware F100 16gb 2 Channel Dash Camera Kit is one of the most advanced compact 2-channel dash cams on the market with state of the art video enhancement for its 1080P Full HD 30 frames per second video, rear camera input, optional GPS for data logging and safety camera alerts, dual...

SoundSkins Vision Reverse Cameras – Image Gets Quality Welcome to the new line of high quality reverse cameras by SoundSkins, the SoundSkins Vision Flush  Reverse Cameras give high resolution image, 720 x 480 pixels, through their tiny size due to the advanced active pixel image sensor. The camera has the widest possible viewing angle at 170 degrees to give clear...

Opti-Coat Pro Plus Paint Protection – Now With Free Yearly Inspections The Opti-Coat Pro Plus Paint Protection is the only CSIRO certified paint protection available on the market in Australia. The clear ceramic coating is applied to the paint of the vehicle to offer better chemical resistance, scratch and mar resistance, it provides permanent protection for all modern factory paints....

Buy Now Pay Later! Easy Interest Free Using AfterPay To make things as easy as possible Carbon Car Systems has introduced Interest Free Using AfterPay to our website for all online sales under $1000. The new simple to use interest free checkout allows you to buy now and pay over 4 simple instalments over 6 weeks. The new buy now pay...

DIY: 2016/17 Ford Ranger PX2 Stereo Upgrade Apple CarPlay & Android Auto The new PX2 Ford Ranger has proven to be a popular vehicle in Australia & around the world, unfortunately the XLT & XLS models only came with a basic style stereo. Now with our new upgrade kit we show you how to upgrade the factory stereo to...

Nissan Navara Apple CarPlay & Android Auto Upgrade D23/D40 Carbon Car Systems has now completed our complete stereo kits to allow the Nissan Navara Apple CarPlay & Android Auto Upgrade. This allows you to upgrade the factory stereo yourself quickly and easily. There are two versions available for the D23 & D40 model Navara from 2005 to 2017. The kits...

DIY: How to Upgrade the Stereo In Subaru Forester, WRX & Levorg This week we show you how How to Upgrade the Stereo In Subaru Forester, WRX & Levorg. Our new kits are completely plug and play and allow you to upgrade the factory stereo to one of the latest Kenwood units which use Apple CarPlay & Android Auto....

DIY: Change Kenwood Start Screen Image We show you how to change Kenwood start screen image for all the new Kenwood DDX9, DMX7 & DNX series multimedia units. This is useful to make your unit look factory fitted by displaying your vehicles logo at start up or simply want to put a cool image such as a photo of your car...

Complete Stereo Update Toyota Hilux 2014 – 2017 Models We get a lot of calls asking whether or not we can add Apple CarPlay & Android Auto to the new model Toyota Hilux’s, so we have created these complete stereo upgrade kits Toyota Hilux 2014 – 2017 Models. These kits included a Kenwood multimedia unit of your choice (3x available)...