I bought the MTK 8667 android head unit from AliExpress… need some help please

As mentioned in the title, I bought an android head unit from AliExpress. I purchased the designated model with take exam 128 GB storage and JBL plus rear camera support.

After about a month, it finally arrived yesterday. I got off work around midnight so I had a choice of either waiting until today and paying someone to do it or stay up all night and do it myself.

As you may have guessed, since I’m writing this early morning, I chose the latter.

After several hours of scratching my head, I ultimately decided the best option was to message the seller. After a little bit of back-and-forth, we’ve determined that he sent me the wrong wiring harness.

That being said, I either have to wait another month for a new harness, or I can reach out to you guys in the trusty, dusty Prius chat in hopes of finding a better option.

Any advice would be very much appreciated! Thanks!

 

this is what the back of my stock Prius had unit looks like. It’s kind of different set of ports. I feel like that would’ve been obvious, but the wiring harness that was included, does not provide any power to the unit.

 

The one I have is an MTK8667 with the physical, touch buttons, and from what I have seen in demonstration videos, it seems to be high-quality. However, the wiring harness that I received did not go correctly with my JBL 2013 unit. The shipper recognized this and sent me a customized wiring harness, however, the wiring harness has not arrived yet.

The one I have is supposed to be plug and play, and when I receive the harness, I will definitely give you an update. Mine is the 8 GB ram and 128 GB internal memory version, and they typically go for about $400 depending on the quality want, and hardware with memory storage.

My package does include the connection for preserving the OEM built-in back up camera. It has all the connections for 4G LTE, SD card hookup, CarPlay & android auto etc.

I will have to provide my own external Lavalier microphone, but I think I’ve already found the correct place to put it.

You can’t really connect your OEM Bluetooth microphone to an aftermarket head unit because the quality will be horrible. I’m debating whether or not I should drill some holes next to the OEM microphone so that audio can pass through the plastic barrier into the microphone receiver.

Next time I get a chance, I’ll send you a picture of what I’m talking about

 

I recommend that if you were going to be purchasing one of these, you should definitely take your stock head unit out and take plenty of pictures of what your connections look like so that the shipper can give you the appropriate harness