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Seicane 8-Core Android Head Unit: Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 Full Install

Full plug-and-play Seicane 8-core install in Kim's BRZ-platform car: yank the dash trim, four bolts, 6-pin / 10-pin / 20-pin harness, plus the extra Amazon antenna and backup-camera adapters.

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Full plug-and-play Seicane 8-core install in Kim's BRZ-platform car: yank the dash trim, four bolts, 6-pin / 10-pin / 20-pin harness, plus the extra Amazon antenna and backup-camera adapters. This 11 min guide covers the John says the 6-pin, 10-pin and 20-pin steering-wheel harness in the box is for the Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S / Toyota 86, and similar Toyota.

Overview

John unboxes the Seicane 8-core unit for Kim's BRZ-platform car — it arrived in about four or five days — and walks the install start to finish. The front dash trim yanks off, four bolts hold the factory radio, and the kit's 6-pin speaker, 10-pin power/speaker and 20-pin steering-wheel plugs are mostly plug-and-play. The radio antenna is the exception: he uses an Amazon adapter he already had from an older unit. The factory backup camera, if you have one, needs a separate 28-pin harness and a 12V-to-6V converter; many FR-S and BRZ cars never had a camera, so you can skip that. After a first power-on (change the boot logo if you want) he removes the two CD-drive protection screws, mounts the brackets, and uses washers to push the bezel out a little so the gaps look tighter. He almost peels the screen protector, then leaves it on because Kim wanted it left. A longer review was planned for later. The description's first Amazon links are the camera and antenna harnesses; the unit itself is sold on Seicane.

Vehicle & fitment

Product
Seicane 8-core Android head unit for the BRZ / FR-S / 86 platform (and the same-shape Toyota radios), with Wi-Fi, GPS and DVD
Shown on
Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 (Kim's car in the video; the kit also covers the same-shape Toyota/Subaru radios)

Always confirm fitment for your exact year and trim with the seller before buying.

Tools & parts

Tools

  • 10 mm or 12 mm socket for the four radio bolts
  • Small washers if you need to space the brackets forward

Parts

  • Seicane 8-core Android head unit and the 6-pin / 10-pin / 20-pin vehicle harness
  • Radio antenna adapter
  • Optional 28-pin backup-camera harness and 12V-to-6V converter if the car has a factory camera

Video chapters

Step by step

  1. 1

    Unbox and fill out the warranty▶ 0:28

    The unit arrived from Seicane in about four or five days. John starts with the warranty card — he believes it is one year — and shows the foam, the harness pack and the add-on package he ordered for the BRZ.

  2. 2

    6-pin, 10-pin and 20-pin harness▶ 1:37

    The box includes a 6-pin speaker plug, a 10-pin for the other speakers plus power, and a 20-pin for steering-wheel controls. He says this kit covers the Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 and similar Toyota radios.

  3. 3

    Yank the front trim and four bolts▶ 2:43

    The front dash trim pulls off by hand. Four bolts hold the factory radio (he calls them 10 mm, or maybe 12). Pull the old harnesses, including the yellow backup-camera lead if the car has one, and the GPS antenna.

  4. 4

    Plug the kit harness▶ 3:43

    Antenna first, then the 6-pin speakers, then the 10-pin speakers-plus-power. That is the bulk of the cables. The rest of the factory leads can stay tidy in the dash.

  5. 5

    Optional 28-pin camera harness▶ 5:19

    The 28-pin he bought separately is what triggers the backup camera. One plug and a couple of wires on that harness, and the camera has power. AUX and USB can wait until the radio actually works.

  6. 6

    Test fit and first power-on▶ 6:37

    It squeezes in with very little play. He powers it on with nothing but the plug-and-play harness — it boots, and you can change the logo to Subaru, Honda or whatever you want. Leave the screen protector on until the bezel is finished.

  7. 7

    CD-drive protection screws▶ 8:01

    Two screws on top have to come out before the CD drive will work. The unit is even labeled: remove the protection screws before using it.

  8. 8

    Radio antenna adapter▶ 8:16

    He gets a radio signal with an Amazon antenna adapter he already had from an older unit. Everything else was plug-and-play besides the antenna and, if equipped, the reverse camera.

  9. 9

    Brackets, washers and the screen protector▶ 9:27

    The first bracket position sat a little too far in. He adds washers on both sides so the bezel sits farther forward and the gaps look tighter. He starts to peel the screen protector, then leaves it because Kim wanted it on.

Wiring notes

FAQ

What vehicle does this head unit fit?

It is shown for the John says the 6-pin, 10-pin and 20-pin steering-wheel harness in the box is for the Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S / Toyota 86, and similar Toyota radios of this shape (he mentions Highlander as well). The description lists a Seicane 5% coupon: AFFSC-3555-KJ6ZN-FYNL — confirm it still works at checkout Always confirm your exact year, trim and factory audio with the seller.

How long does the install take?

John's full video is 11 min. Plan on that much time for a careful DIY install, plus extra if you are new to dash work.

What tools do I need?

Tools called out in the guide: 10 mm or 12 mm socket for the four radio bolts; Small washers if you need to space the brackets forward.

Does it support wireless CarPlay or Android Auto?

Check the product listing for wired vs wireless CarPlay / Android Auto before you buy; John shows what worked in the video.

Where do I get the parts?

Use the buy links on this page for the unit and any harnesses John used. Some links are affiliate links.

Is this beginner-friendly?

The guide breaks the job into 9 steps with timestamps into the video. If you can remove trim panels carefully, you can follow along.

Full transcript

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0:02We got the harness for here, and the speakers we have.

0:21We just got the new anchored head unit for the VRT.

0:23This one is the unclean pair. the unclean pair is the unclean pair.

0:28So it came very fast, and it came very fast from Sikane,

0:31or however you pronounce it, it was like four or five days.

0:36First thing, the warranty, make sure you fill this out.

0:40I believe it's one year.

0:42Some other stuff.

0:45D, P, S. I actually got the add-on package because for the VRZ,

0:53I'm going to the monitor other

1:04I'm going to read all that car information which is kind of cool the good foam

1:07Not that cheap so that flakes off some high-quality

1:15Well package

1:19DVD navigation with capacity

1:23We we got the harness for here

1:31Hopefully it works

1:34Hopefully it works

1:37So we had the you the six pin ten pen and then the twenty pin steering controls

1:43This is for the Subaru BRZ

1:46STI the new WRX is any Toyota FRS

1:51Scion

1:52so for

1:54And we have the unit itself

1:57So beautiful

2:06We got the tank for the bag

2:09This is Kim's car

2:14That's nice that nice

2:18Hey backwards

2:20So we have a screen little protector and now I can take it

2:32Come

2:37Wifi antenna bunch of ports in the back

2:41a bunch of ports in the back

2:43But y'all don't really care about that. You guys, you guys want to see the install right so to uninstall this

2:48You need to go off this front trim. It's pretty easy. You just kind of yank at it

2:54It's a nice piece

2:57Right here we have

3:00We don't have a house, but

3:03But you can take a 10 the 210 right here

3:07Or it's like 12 or something but there's four bolts. You should be able to remove it

3:11And

3:14Take out the old harness out

3:16This is how I have the backup camera stuff going on so I have an art the yellow is the

3:25Backup camera. I don't know if you can get that

3:33Removing the GPS antenna a few moments later all these wires

3:43All right, let's start clipping them so that's the antenna

3:50Six pin that's for speakers. This is for the other speakers plus power

3:56That's the 10 and that's the bulk of the cables the rest is just kind of tangled in

4:11Here is the G pin

4:18So once you get cleaned up on your OEM setup, you should have wires like these right here

4:23You have your basically your ox

4:26Stuff like that on this one

4:28Again speakers and then

4:32Now, you

4:36You guys gonna hit something like this right here

4:56This one, this one does not fit. It is I bought

5:06If you want to wire it you could technically wire it yourself because you're so you can tap it to the OEM harness

5:17any ways

5:19So I'm gonna ignore that I have a 28 pin here

5:23This is I bought separately and what this does is it activates the backup camera

5:29Which is important so we're just gonna plug that in

5:33So we have backed up camera

5:36And all that goodness

5:41And we just

5:43and that allows it have power for that and for the back

5:50So now we can plug it pretty much all of it, yeah

5:59Yeah, it's just been a much plug-and-play

6:03There's other features right here like the ox and stuff and the USB

6:08We'll just worry about that later. The same with the the reverse camera. We just wanted to get it working

6:16So it's as simple as plugging in one plug in and that's it

6:22One plug in these three wires and that's pretty much it

6:28So let's check it out

6:37We should check if it even fits

6:46Our goal is to yes does kind of let's get squeezed in here

6:55The reason why you bought another one is because I didn't want the border

7:04and

7:05It does fit and there is very little play as you can tell

7:11Again, I'll not I'll mount the brackets and stuff onto this new one

7:15But the main thing right now is to get it

7:28It lights up

7:30Remember this was just literally plug-and-play. I didn't do anything

7:36We can change that to Subaru

7:38Or Honda or whatever you want

7:41But all I did was plug-and-play

7:44And it's already gotten to that thing to this so that's pretty far and the little other things

7:52Oh

7:53There's also the screen protector that's covering it right now

7:56After I finish installing, everything looking nice. I'll take it out

8:01Now things note to get the CD drive to work

8:04You need to remove these two screws on the top

8:08Even says so

8:10Please remove the protection screws before using the unit

8:14And that's just for the CD drive

8:16Alright, I got the radio

8:18Hold for their signal

8:20And their signal now

8:24So I got the radio signal working

8:32That's good

8:33I bought that cable off of Amazon off my old unit

8:44Pretty simple, pretty easy to do

8:48Yeah, so everything else was pretty much plug-and-play besides the radio antenna

8:52And the reverse backup camera

8:55Which also required

8:58The 28 pin

9:02It requires a 28 pin

9:04And depending on your car

9:06Not a lot of FRS's and BRZ's don't even have reverse cameras

9:09So you don't have to worry about that

9:11But it's

9:13For that

9:14It's just two wires off the 28 pin or three wires or something like that

9:18I'll put the link in the description below

9:21On that cabling with the 12V to 6V

9:27So I got the bracket mounted

9:30You can already saw probably earlier

9:33The issue, the issue I'm having is kind of

9:36Inwards, so I'm trying to bring it out

9:39What you can do is you can move this a literal it

9:42, to push it out a little bit

9:43So you push this bracket in so then it hits it earlier

9:47Or you can put some washers up here

9:51So it's just finesse

9:53Trying to get it to work

9:54To fit

9:56So I got these two it's washers

9:58Kind of pushing it out a little bit on both sides

10:01I'm gonna see how it works

10:02So after unscrewing it, just pushing it up a little bit,,

10:09Now I think that looks a lot better

10:16Than how it was looking initially

10:19And it's kind of cleaned up a lot

10:23Of course you can

10:31Of course you can still fiddle with it

10:33Push it up a little bit more

10:35Or do whatever

10:37Just gonna remove the screen protector

10:49Sorry Kim, she wanted to keep it on there

Machine-transcribed from the full-length video and lightly cleaned (product names fixed). Watch the video for exact wording.

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