Mazda 2 upgrades, generation by generation.

Japanese-import Demios on the DJ body, nearly always for an Android screen with CarPlay, and Irish DJ cars for the MZD Connect retrofit kit. DE cars from 2007 to 2014 come in for a stereo upgrade and a reversing camera, because the CD radio has no screen to add anything to.

No. The Mazda 2 Hybrid is built with Toyota and shares the Yaris dashboard and the Toyota touchscreen, which already has CarPlay and Android Auto. It needs its own fascia and harness, so the DJ parts above do not apply. Send the reg and we quote it as a Yaris.

DE — 2007–2014 (Three and five-door hatch): CD radio built into the dashboard with no screen; Japanese-import Demios often carry a Japanese navigation unit. DJ — 2014–2019 (Five-door hatch): MZD Connect with a 7-inch screen and the Commander knob on most trims; a basic radio without a screen on the entry trim; Japanese-import Demios carry a Japanese MZD Connect or navigation unit. DJ facelift — 2020 on (Five-door hatch): MZD Connect with a 7-inch screen and the Commander knob; CarPlay and Android Auto from the factory; Japanese imports carry a Japanese unit without CarPlay. Not sure? Send the reg on WhatsApp and we tell you the generation and the route.

CarPlay: Retrofit kit on MZD Connect, an Android screen on the DE and on imported Demios, factory CarPlay from 2020. Car radio: Android screen with a matching fascia on the DE; a DJ-specific screen with the Commander knob kept. Reversing camera: Number-plate camera on the MZD Connect screen, the Android screen or a mirror monitor on the DE. Parking sensors: Colour-matched rear sensors on every generation, front sensors added on the DJ. Ambient lighting: Ambient LED kits in doors and dash, extended factory ambient on newer cars, app controlled. Speakers: Plug-in door speakers and tweeters, factory head unit and amplifier kept, no cutting. Dash cam: Hardwired from the fuse box with parking mode and a low-voltage cut-off, cables hidden. Subwoofer: Under-seat or boot subwoofer on a DSP amplifier fed from the factory unit, boot space kept. Soundproofing: Doors and floor treated with butyl and foam, trim refitted without marks.

CarPlay: under an hour for activation, two to four hours for a box or a screen. Car radio: two to three hours, usually the same day. Reversing camera: two to three hours. Parking sensors: two to three hours for one end, about half a day for front and rear. Most 2 owners wait at the workshop or drop the car in the morning and collect it the same day.

DE: the CD radio built into the dashboard with no screen; Japanese-import Demios often carry a Japanese navigation unit stays and we add to it. DJ: the MZD Connect with a 7-inch screen and the Commander knob on most trims; a basic radio without a screen on the entry trim; Japanese-import Demios carry a Japanese MZD Connect or navigation unit stays and we add to it. DJ facelift: the MZD Connect with a 7-inch screen and the Commander knob; CarPlay and Android Auto from the factory; Japanese imports carry a Japanese unit without CarPlay stays and we add to it. Steering-wheel buttons, factory amplifiers and cameras are carried over on every route; the only route that changes what you see is an Android screen, and even then the controls are kept.

Send the reg or the year on WhatsApp or the form below and we confirm the generation, the route, the price and the next free slot. Every job carries a one-year warranty on the work, done at our workshop in Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11, Monday to Saturday.