question on mic plug in 2011 jbl fitting a 2013 entune jbl?

I have a 2011 jbl radio with bluetooth, steering wheel controls and XM sat. I just purchased a used 2013 Entune jbl with XM sat. I am trying to get my ducks in a row before it shows up so I can get something of this install working.

I know I need the PT546-00120-CH 28 pin/8 pin adapter for the steering wheel and I think aux input. I believe the 8 pin part is for the mic. I have read that my 2011 mic will not work. I am not sure if that is true or not. Does anyone know if the 2011 mic plug will fit in the 8 pin port of the adapter? It would suck if I have to buy a new mic just to get it to plug in. if it will not fit, can I splice it in?

I also purchased the antenna adapter from crutchfield. I assume the blue wire just gets taped off?

Lastly but most important. I use XM exclusively. I really need that to work out of the box. will my 2011 XM cable fit in the 2013 JBL with XM port? I am hoping it will.

I swear I have spent the better part of yesterday and today searching and chatting. I can not find answers so I apologize in advance if this is in the search results somewhere.

Carl

P.S. my long term goal is to get the backup camera on the entune screen also but that seems like voodoo.... I have a post into an ebay guy last heard from on this forum in 2014... he used to make an adapter cable to go from the fuse box area to the head unit.

 

I got the head unit last night. I did not get any of the adapters I ordered yet but I went ahead and installed it anyway. it took longer to pop out the clock and get it in the new head bezel then it did to take out the radio and put the new one in. I was able to connect the main harness which sends the sound out to the speakers/amp. I was also able to get Sat connection and get my account moved to the new radio.

so to answer my own question... the Sat cable from a 2011 works just fine in a 2013.

once I get the 28 pin adapter I will try to plug in the steering controls and the mic. I currently have my phone paired but no one can hear me because I had nowhere to stick the mic cable. I am holding out hope that it will fit and work in the PT546-00120-CH adapter. if not I will probably need to buy the $70 replacement mic.

As for Entune... I am pretty much lost. I see it has an app button. I click on that and a screen pops up with map/email/pictures/.... all are greyed out except for map. I go to that and I get an image of southeast US.

I have no clue what the APP button does, what the apps are and how to enable them. I went to myentune.com and there is no way to register an account because it is based on VIN... my VIN says I don't have Entune. Kind of stupid to register based on VIN when the head unit has its own id available under general setup. I went searching and found myself on a Toyota site where I could put information in about my Entune to get support information. Once I entered Tacoma it went to year and the only choices where 2016/2015/2014.... So according to that I should not have apps... but I do.

And I have a NAVID of NQNA2011Q4 and a release of 2.2.0..... This is not supposed to be a Nav Entune. is that just general stuff that shows up on all Entune units or do I have so sort of very outdated nav capabilities?

Any Entune experts out there? I would appreciate any info.

I will update again once I get the adapter to say whether the standard mic will fit/work.

Carl

 

just in case anyone cares... all it took to get everything working in my Truck the same way it did prior to the 2013 Entune unit was the PT546-00120-CH cable and the Metra 40-LX21 cable. I have all functionality plus the streaming audio of the 2013. I like the stock JBL sound coupled with the more advanced 6 inch screen of the Entune.

Some day I will figure out how to route my backup camera to the Entune. And maybe if I am lucky I can find a way to create a myentune account. kind of sucks I can't do anything with apps because I have to create an account with my VIN.

anyway... this ends the public service announcement

Summary

2011 JBL/XM/BLUETOOTH-> 2013 Entune JBL/XM/BLUETOOTH

get the 2013 Entune JBL/XM/BLUETOOTH
get a PT546-00120-CH (about $35 to $45)
get a Metra 40-LX21 (about $10 to $15)

installation takes about 15 minutes... should work like a champ.


Carl

 

I care ,I want to up grade mine also , would you have a pic ? were did you fine the 2013 radio ?

 

you need to get a vin with entune from a 2013 to make a account.
Not sure if it has to be with a JBL radio.
I read that one vin can have up to 5 accounts.

I went from a JBL 06 to 09 to 2013.

 

anyone want to let me borrow their vin to make an account? PM me if you have a 2013 and are willing to let me make a myentune account. I don't believe I need the vin for anything else but to make the account.. once the account is made I can add the entune app to my phone then it should be bluetooth to the head unit?!


old55guy.... I got the unit off this site in 2nd gen for sale. I got the cables by searching google... the metra came from Crutchfield and the PT546 from Ebay.

here is a pic of it installed.... I verified the aux port works... note I only have a headphone jack aux port... the 2013 had a usb... that would be a new cable and adapter but easily done.
I also verified that FM works.. not sure how well as I live in the boonies and reception stinks.... it probably stunk for the other unit. it does work though.

 

ahhhhhhhhhhh I know how a chevy v8 works , built lots of them , but this might be something I do not understand ? I like your setup
thanks for the info