Hi All,

I've been playing around with the idea of swapping my late 2014 citigo out with a Skoda Citigo-e IV, the ones I've looked at comes with a back up camera and sensors, however I'm very interested in swapping the radio out with a 2-din kit, and something like a Sony XAV-AX6000 Digital Multimedia Receiver for Carplay.

I know the sony system is able to accept back up camera input, but I'm wondering, if the existing camera in the citigo, could be used?

It's hard to know unless someone has fitted this Sony before. Probably OK - but check if the existing camera has HDMI output (unlikely) or if the Sony can also also accept composite video over co-ax (probably what a Citigo uses). Might be worth pulling the existing radio and checking what inputs it's using. You'll need a trigger to tell the Sony to switch to rear camera when when selecting reverse, but they probably though of that. Wiring loom adapter may be needed, as I'm sure you know. Maybe even some changes to the ECU for the CAN-based data display...

You may avoid a headache by talking to a local professional car stereo service!

 

Edited 9 December, 20241 yr by freemansteve

On 09/12/2024 at 13:37, freemansteve said:

It's hard to know unless someone has fitted this Sony before. Probably OK - but check if the existing camera has HDMI output (unlikely) or if the Sony can also also accept composite video over co-ax (probably what a Citigo uses). Might be worth pulling the existing radio and checking what inputs it's using. You'll need a trigger to tell the Sony to switch to rear camera when when selecting reverse, but they probably though of that. Wiring loom adapter may be needed, as I'm sure you know. Maybe even some changes to the ECU for the CAN-based data display...

You may avoid a headache by talking to a local professional car stereo service!

 

It does have HDMI, however it also specifically has a back camera input via RCA, but I can't determine what connectors the skoda one uses.
I unfortunately know very little, I know there's 2-din convertion kits for the pre-facelift skodas, however I've been unable to find one that fits newer ones with the fully automatic climate system

"It does have HDMI"....  I was asking if anyone knew what the camera has - the bit Skoda put in the tailgate - not the Sony. Connectors can be adapted, it's the signals they carry that are the key thing, although composite video is usually just 2 wires in a co-ax.

 

Call me negative-vibes-man, but really, what percentage of the value of a 10-year old car is a new stereo system? Plus the hassle. I'm sure it can be made to work, but if it were me, I'd keep my car as stock as possible for the re-sale, and save money on a stereo towards my next car. The speakers are terrible anyway! Or I'd use my phone with a 255G SD card full of music, and/or a nice SatNav.

Edited 11 December, 20241 yr by freemansteve

10 hours ago, freemansteve said:

"It does have HDMI"....  I was asking if anyone knew what the camera has - the bit Skoda put in the tailgate - not the Sony. Connectors can be adapted, it's the signals they carry that are the key thing, although composite video is usually just 2 wires in a co-ax.

 

Call me negative-vibes-man, but really, what percentage of the value of a 10-year old car is a new stereo system? Plus the hassle. I'm sure it can be made to work, but if it were me, I'd keep my car as stock as possible for the re-sale, and save money on a stereo towards my next car. The speakers are terrible anyway! Or I'd use my phone with a 255G SD card full of music, and/or a nice SatNav.

I don't know about the camera, as far as I can tell it has just 3 leads, judging by retrofit kits:
https://www.carsystems.eu/skoda-citigo-rear-view-camera-kit-rvc-with-guidance-lines-retrofit,id3872.html

for me, it's not about the music, but rather, having a nice, carplay integration with the car, I don't care about resale value, it's just about something that'll make my experience of the car better.