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How to turn your wired Apple CarPlay into a Wireless System without a fuzz

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Do you own a factory-fitted wired Apple CarPlay? Do you love converting it to match the latest Wireless CarPlay? If the answer to both questions is yes, then this will be a great solution for you. We will guide you step by step to turn your wired Apple CarPlay into a Wireless System.
The device we use is CPC200-U2W-Plus. Also, now you can get the Carlinkit Version 3.0 for iOS 15

Unlike other mods, this doesn’t need any physical change to your vehicle’s wiring system. All you need to do is just plug a wired apple carplay to wireless dongle.

Wired CarPlay in to Wireless CarPlay

What do you get with the package – CPC200-U2W-Plus

  • Carlinkit U2W plus
  • USB Cable (USB to TypeC)
  • User Manual
CarLink Kit CPC200-U2W-Plus

How to Connect CPC200-U2W-Plus to your wired CarPlay

  1. Plug the USB Type C connector of the provided USB cable into CPC200-U2W-Plus
  2. Connect the other end of the USB cable into your existing wired CarPlay enabled car stereo USB port.
  3. Now wait for few seconds, the car head should display the CarPlay screen with a “waiting for connecting” message.
  4. In case if the car head didn’t detect the CPC200-U2W-Plus reconnect and test again.
    There might be some incompatible models. However, if your vehicle is among the below-listed compatible models then it should work.
  5. Next, you need to switch on Bluetooth on your iPhone and look for a device by the name displayed on your CarPlay car head and connect.
  6. The car head should display a “connecting” message and in 3-5 seconds, it should display your iPhone model on the Car Display.

Now you are all set, and you are free to test out the carlink wireless features.

CPC200-U2W-Plus Supported Car Models

Also, here’s a list of compatible Car models for the CarPlay wireless conversion. There could be other models which are compatible fully or partially compatible however it is up to you to take the risk and do the testing,

VOLKSWAGEN

  • Polo-2016 / Bora- 2017 
  • Touran, Lavida – 2018
  • T-Roc, Lamando, Sharan – 2018 & 2019
  • Golf , Teramont – 2017-2019
  • Skoda, 682F – 2016-2019
  • Sagitar, Tiguan, Phideon, CC, Coupe, Passat, Magotan, Tharu – 2019

AUDI

  • TT (import) – 2017
  • A4, Q21 – 2018
  • A3 -2017-2018
  • A6L – 2017-2020
  • Q5L – 2018-2020
  • A4L, Q7, S4, S5 – 2016-2019

BUICK

  • Emilion – 2018
  •  Excelle – 2019

KIA

  • Forte – 2018
  • Kis KA – 2016-2020

HYUNDAI

  • leads – 2018
  • IX35 – 2017-2020

JEEP

  • Cherokee – 2019
  • Wrangler – 2019

FORD

  • Sharp – 2016
  • Focus, Taurus 2017
  • Mondeo – 2018
  • Road Shaker, Fiesta – 2020

CITROËN

  • G5 – 2017
  • Tin Yat – 2019

TRUMPCHI

  • Trumpchi GS8 – 2017

BENTLEY

  • Bentley -2017

LINCOLN

  • Loulan Kingdom -2017

WEY

  • WEY vv6 – 2018

VOLVO

  • XC90 – 2019
  • V60, XC40 – 2020
  • S90, S60 – 2017-2019
  • XC60 2019-2020

PORSCHE

  • Macan (import) – 2017
  • Cayenne – 2018
  • Boxster (import) – 2019
  • Turismo (import) – 2019

MERCEDES-BENZ

  • GLE350, GLA 200 – 2017
  • GLE – 2016 & 2020
  • C, GLC – 2018
  • E300, C260, GLA180, GLC, GLA 200 – 2019

PEUGEOT

  • Peugeot 3008 – 2016
  • 5008 Peugeot – 2017

HONDA

  • Accord 9th generation – 2016
  • Crown Road 2017
  • Civic 2019

KODIAK

  • Superb – 2018-2019
  • Kodiak – 2019

DODGE

  • Challenger – 2019

LINCOLN

  • Continental(import) – 2017
  • MKZ(import) – 2019

MAZDA

  • Atez – 2018&2019
  • CX-5 – 2019&2020

SUBARU

Subaru XV(import) – 2018

Why Choose CPC200-U2W-Plus Wireless Car Play Dongle

Unlike most competitive brands CPC200-U2W-Plus comes with a USB Type-C cable. Which makes the device respond faster than the usual competitive models that come with USB or inbuilt cable. CPC200-U2W-Plus price is less than most similar models in the market. It is available on eBay for a very low price.

Things you need to consider before purchasing CarPlay Wireless Dongle

CarPlay wireless dongle is only an option to add new features to your existing system. It’s a cheap 3rd party product. Results can vary depending on your vehicle model and your handset model. Which is totally natural. Therefore, how much you research online or check feedbacks final results can give different results, be ready to experience both pros and cons.

Wired to Wireless CarPlay – iOS 15

With the latest update of iOS, we wanted to check and confirm the best and simplest wired to wireless carplay gadget that works 100%. The Carlinkit CPC200-U2W-Plus – Version 3.0 is the best wireless CarPlay adapter. And it is the best solution to turn your factory wired CarPlay in to wireless CarPlay. It supports iOS 15, and the loading time iPhone 12 is around 30 seconds. Wich is pretty awesome.

How the Carlinkit 3.0 Perform on iOS 15

Music and phone calls has zero lag. And the quality is like original. There is no noticeable quality drop. So that’s great. While using the vehicle touch screen there is a small lag. I experienced this while changing audio tracks from the infotainment system screen. Delay time was around one second. However, this could vary based on the car stereo model and the iPhone that you use. Anyhow still for my experience the results were amazing.

Carlinkit 3.0 Supported Cars

Calinkit 3.0 supports Audi/ Porsche/ Volvo/ Volkswagen/ Mercedes-Benz/ Hyundai/ Honda Civic CR-V/ Peugeot Chevrolet/ Ford SYNC 3.4/ Mazda CX-5 Artz/ KIA / Skoda/ GMC/ RAM/ Toyota/ land rover/ Subaru…and so on. These cars must have the factory wired CarPlay function.

Price of Carlinkit link 3.0 that supports iOS 15

CarPlay Wireless Dongle that converts the Wired CarPlay to Wireless CarPlay, (CPC200-U2W-Plus) is priced for around $100.

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