Get Apple CarPlay on your original factory screen without replacing your car radio.
Some cars already have Apple CarPlay built in and only need software activation. Others were never built with it at all. We handle both: factory activation by coding where your vehicle supports it, or a CarPlay Box installed behind the dashboard where activation isn’t available.
You keep your original screen, dashboard appearance and compatible factory controls while gaining easy access to Maps, music, calls, messages and Siri.
Which one applies to your car depends entirely on how it left the factory. We check that before quoting anything.
When this applies: your car was built with the hardware for Apple CarPlay, but the option was never ordered or enabled.
When this applies: your car has no Apple CarPlay provision at all, so there is nothing to unlock in software.
Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and professional car radio installation designed to make navigation, calls, music and apps feel clean, modern and factory-integrated.
Use Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze directly on your car display with safer route control.
Spotify, podcasts, calls and messages become easier to control while driving.
Connect your phone without cables where the selected Apple CarPlay system supports wireless mode.
Clean dashboard integration with a factory-style finish for a modern, professional car radio upgrade.
Not sure what your car needs? Send us your car model, year and dashboard photo — we’ll check the best Apple CarPlay or Android Auto option.
Check my carApple CarPlay puts the apps you already use onto the screen that came with the car. Navigation with live traffic, hands-free calls, WhatsApp read out loud and answered by voice, Spotify and your own music library — all controlled from the factory screen, the steering wheel buttons or Siri, with your phone still in your pocket.
The CarPlay home screen appears on the display your car came with — the same icons you know from your phone, sized for driving. Everything runs off the phone in your pocket, so apps stay updated on their own and nothing extra is installed in the car.
Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze on the car's own display, with live traffic, speed-camera alerts and lane guidance. Turn instructions come through the car speakers and the map keeps updating while music plays underneath.
Incoming calls appear on the screen with the caller's name. Answer from the display or the steering wheel button, talk through the car microphone and speakers, and dial anyone by voice without touching the phone. WhatsApp and SMS messages are read out by Siri and answered by dictation, so nothing is typed while you drive.
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and podcast apps open with full artwork, playlists and search. Files stored on the phone stream the same way, and the steering wheel controls skip tracks exactly as they did with the original radio.
Android phones get the same set through Android Auto — Google Maps and Waze, WhatsApp by voice, Spotify and YouTube Music. Whichever route your car takes, coding activation or a CarPlay Box, the apps behave identically once it is running.
Prices vary by vehicle, factory screen and installation type. Contact us for an exact quote.
Not sure what your car supports? Send your vehicle model, year and dashboard photo and we’ll recommend the best solution.
No box, no wiring, no dashboard coming apart. Where the car already has the hardware, Apple CarPlay is switched on in the vehicle’s own software through the diagnostic port — usually in well under two hours.
On many cars the factory head unit was built with Apple CarPlay support, but the option was never ordered or was left switched off at the factory. Nothing is missing from the car — it just is not enabled.
Using your registration number we check what the vehicle was actually built with, so we know whether the head unit can be switched on before anything is quoted or booked.
A laptop and a manufacturer-level diagnostic interface plug into the car’s OBD port. No trim is removed, no panels come off and nothing is added to the vehicle.
We connect to the multimedia module and enable Apple CarPlay in its coding — the same way the factory would have done it had the option been ordered.
Your iPhone is paired, CarPlay is opened on the factory screen, and the steering wheel controls and factory menus are checked while you are still with us.
Only the CarPlay option is touched. The coding can be set back at any time, and the rest of the vehicle configuration is left exactly as it was.
Same car, same screen — before and after
Before
After · Apple CarPlay
About the size of a paperback. It sits between your factory screen and the video feeding it, adds its own Apple CarPlay interface, and hands control straight back when you switch away. Coding is a software change through the diagnostic port; a box is physical work — and that is where the extra time comes from.
The box itself, with LVDS in and out, CAN power, USB and antenna inputs.
Fitting it: It goes into a cavity behind the dash where it has airflow and cannot shift, secured so it will not rattle over Irish road surfaces.
Carries the picture to your original screen at its native resolution.
Fitting it: Trim comes off to reach the back of the factory screen. The cable is disconnected and the box wired inline, so the original picture still gets through.
A vehicle-specific loom that powers the module from the existing CAN connector.
Fitting it: Nothing in the factory loom is cut or spliced, which is why the whole installation can be reversed later.
Handles the wireless link to your iPhone where the system supports it.
Fitting it: Routed behind the dashboard along the existing looms and positioned for signal, not just tucked out of the way.
For wired CarPlay, or for a reversing camera or dash cam feed where compatible.
Fitting it: Every lead is taped and secured so nothing is visible, nothing hangs loose and nothing can rub through.
Switching between the factory menu and CarPlay using your existing controls.
Fitting it: Panels go back exactly as they came apart, then CarPlay, factory menus, steering wheel buttons, camera and sensors are all tested.
A quick look at recent Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades completed by RadioKing in Dublin.
Wireless CarPlay retrofit with clean OEM-style integration.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto added to the factory system.
Original dashboard look, modern smartphone connection.
Wireless connectivity, maps and music made easier.
Factory-style upgrade for easier daily driving.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto solutions for European, Japanese and premium vehicle brands across Ireland.
Model-by-model guides: what fits, what changes on the dash and what recent owners had done.
Real cars from the Dublin workshop: what was fitted, what it cost and whether it fits yours.
Still unsure? Message us on WhatsApp — we usually reply in under 5 minutes.
Ask on WhatsAppYes. If the CarPlay hardware is already fitted but switched off, we enable it by coding. If the car has no CarPlay provision at all, we fit a CarPlay Box behind the screen. Send your registration and a dashboard photo and we'll confirm the cleanest option for your model.
It depends how your car left the factory. Where the module is already present, activation by coding is quickest and cleanest — no hardware, no dashboard work. Where there's no provision, a CarPlay Box adds it behind the original screen. We check your build data first, so you only pay for what your car actually needs.
That's the whole point. Activation keeps your factory menus completely unchanged, and box installs use model-specific harnesses and hidden wiring so the finish looks OEM — no loose cables, no aftermarket bulge on the dash.
It depends on the route your car takes. Factory activation by coding usually follows whatever the manufacturer built in, which on older cars means a USB cable. A CarPlay Box connects wirelessly, so the phone pairs by itself once you start the engine and stays charging in your pocket or on a pad. We confirm which applies to your car before booking.
Yes. Coding only changes the CarPlay parameter and can be set back at any time with no trace — useful for lease returns or resale. A CarPlay Box is fitted without cutting the factory loom, so it can be removed too.
Most activations are done in well under an hour — often while you wait. A CarPlay Box or new screen install is typically completed the same day, usually 2–4 hours depending on the vehicle.
Yes. Anything on your phone that supports CarPlay appears on the car screen — Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and podcasts for audio, Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze for navigation, and WhatsApp for calls and voice messages. WhatsApp and SMS are read aloud by Siri and answered by dictation rather than shown as text, which is Apple’s own safety rule.
Tell us about your car and what you're after — we'll come back with honest advice and a clear, no-obligation price.
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