Just got my 2016 Jeep a month ago and had already planned to do this upgrade since I love having Apple CarPlay on my other cars. Did the same type of swap on my 2015 Mustang (Ford started CarPlay with Sync 3 in 2016, of course) and it was a bit more involved than the Jeep. The Jeep was super easy to do, really. The Mustang I had to make my own custom adapter for the USB hub, get an aftermarket GPS antenna, and use a program similar to AlfaOBD to program the new radio. None of that needed for the Jeep! Got everything for a grand total of $637.70, which is a far cry from the $1600 that Infotainment wants for the exact same thing! Here's the steps I took and it worked flawlessly:
1. The hard part: Obtain new or preferably used radio. I used Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market to search radios from 2018 and possibly early 2019 Grand Cherokees. I'm told the ones from Dodge Rams will work too. See the list below on vehicles you should be able to get a bolt-in Uconnect 4 from. Be careful searching, as it seems a lot of the junkyards that use this site don't properly categorize them or don't even put full descriptions on them, so you likely will have to call some of them. Also note some 2019s and 2020s use a different UAV system that isn’t compatible with the older Jeeps. See this site for details (Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 - 2018-2020 model year radios) I had two yards that had just sold them too, so updated in-stock status isn't guaranteed either. Some will respond to the chat button which is nice since I was doing it from the office during the day LOL. Make sure it also includes both the screen and the module its attached to, some people are selling them separate for some reason. I got my radio for $500 + $30 shipping from a wrecked 2018 GC Laredo that had the optional 8.4 NAV system from a junkyard out of Michigan. I confirmed which system it had by doing a window sticker search on the VIN using this link and filling in the VIN right after the "vin=". If you desired to keep factory NAV like me, this was very handy to confirm the vehicle had optional NAV. Harder to find on the Rams I noticed. If you don't care if it has NAV you can likely have better chances finding a good deal. I only want it for those times I'm in the mountains and don't get good cell reception, just in case! If going for a new one, it can be very confusing on the part numbers. My used one is 68306656AP, but I can't find that for sale on Mopar sites. I can find many with the same numbers but different letter suffixes, and they are all around $1200-1300 depending on the website.
"https://www.chrysler.com/hostd/windowsticker/getWindowStickerPdf.do?vin=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
2. Obtain the USB hub replacement, either new or from wrecked vehicle. I tried to get the one from the same GC I got the radio from, but they apparently were selling it with the whole console. I just ended up getting a new one from Parts Maven online. They were the cheapest with shipping (even cheaper than my local dealer would do and I have a commercial account with them). They did take forever to get it to me, though. P/N is 68323663AE. Got it for $107.70 shipped. Link to it here: Connector-Hub - Mopar (68323663AE) | Parts Maven Mopar
3. Now when swapping radios like this, the new radio will require the anti-theft PIN code to unlock it. There are a few ways to get this from what I understand. I was lucky, and contacted the junkyard I bought mine from and he had a contact at Chrysler that was able to get it for me. Easy peasy. Other options are: contact any dealer to see if they will do it over the phone, some will I hear. Most probably require you to prove you didn't steal it, which makes sense. So get a receipt for the radio when you buy it, bring it in to the dealer parts department and they should be able to help you out. Another easy route is there are several people on eBay selling this as a service for around $20-30, which might be easier.
4. Install the new radio and new hub just like they show on Infotainment's guide. Link here:
5. When you boot it up and it asks for the PIN, use the one you got in Step 3 above.
6. Everything should work great! Even if your car has different options than the one it came off of (like mine), it still carried over all my settings and everything worked; AC/Heat, heated seats/wheel, etc. All that info is stored in the BCM and not the radio (unlike the Fords), so no extra programming was necessary! I did have to go through and delete all the previous owner's phones and what not, but no big deal. You will have to repair your phone to it, and of course setup CarPlay or Android Auto if you are using those.
7. Sell your old radio either on forums, eBay, or straight to Infotainment. I hear the RA4 (Nav) is worth around $400-500, so I will get this all hopefully for minimum investment! Note I haven't sold mine yet; plan to see what Infotainment would give me first. EDIT: Infotainment never got back to me on my quote request, so I sold it on eBay and got $500 for the radio and old USB hub. Even after eBay and Paypal fees my net on this project was still only about $200! Totally worth it.
List of vehicles you can get the Uconnect 4/4C from that should all bolt in directly to GC:
2018 Dodge/SRT Viper
2019 Jeep Cherokee
2018-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2018-2019 Ram Truck 1500-5500
1. The hard part: Obtain new or preferably used radio. I used Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market to search radios from 2018 and possibly early 2019 Grand Cherokees. I'm told the ones from Dodge Rams will work too. See the list below on vehicles you should be able to get a bolt-in Uconnect 4 from. Be careful searching, as it seems a lot of the junkyards that use this site don't properly categorize them or don't even put full descriptions on them, so you likely will have to call some of them. Also note some 2019s and 2020s use a different UAV system that isn’t compatible with the older Jeeps. See this site for details (Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 - 2018-2020 model year radios) I had two yards that had just sold them too, so updated in-stock status isn't guaranteed either. Some will respond to the chat button which is nice since I was doing it from the office during the day LOL. Make sure it also includes both the screen and the module its attached to, some people are selling them separate for some reason. I got my radio for $500 + $30 shipping from a wrecked 2018 GC Laredo that had the optional 8.4 NAV system from a junkyard out of Michigan. I confirmed which system it had by doing a window sticker search on the VIN using this link and filling in the VIN right after the "vin=". If you desired to keep factory NAV like me, this was very handy to confirm the vehicle had optional NAV. Harder to find on the Rams I noticed. If you don't care if it has NAV you can likely have better chances finding a good deal. I only want it for those times I'm in the mountains and don't get good cell reception, just in case! If going for a new one, it can be very confusing on the part numbers. My used one is 68306656AP, but I can't find that for sale on Mopar sites. I can find many with the same numbers but different letter suffixes, and they are all around $1200-1300 depending on the website.
"https://www.chrysler.com/hostd/windowsticker/getWindowStickerPdf.do?vin=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
2. Obtain the USB hub replacement, either new or from wrecked vehicle. I tried to get the one from the same GC I got the radio from, but they apparently were selling it with the whole console. I just ended up getting a new one from Parts Maven online. They were the cheapest with shipping (even cheaper than my local dealer would do and I have a commercial account with them). They did take forever to get it to me, though. P/N is 68323663AE. Got it for $107.70 shipped. Link to it here: Connector-Hub - Mopar (68323663AE) | Parts Maven Mopar
3. Now when swapping radios like this, the new radio will require the anti-theft PIN code to unlock it. There are a few ways to get this from what I understand. I was lucky, and contacted the junkyard I bought mine from and he had a contact at Chrysler that was able to get it for me. Easy peasy. Other options are: contact any dealer to see if they will do it over the phone, some will I hear. Most probably require you to prove you didn't steal it, which makes sense. So get a receipt for the radio when you buy it, bring it in to the dealer parts department and they should be able to help you out. Another easy route is there are several people on eBay selling this as a service for around $20-30, which might be easier.
4. Install the new radio and new hub just like they show on Infotainment's guide. Link here:
5. When you boot it up and it asks for the PIN, use the one you got in Step 3 above.
6. Everything should work great! Even if your car has different options than the one it came off of (like mine), it still carried over all my settings and everything worked; AC/Heat, heated seats/wheel, etc. All that info is stored in the BCM and not the radio (unlike the Fords), so no extra programming was necessary! I did have to go through and delete all the previous owner's phones and what not, but no big deal. You will have to repair your phone to it, and of course setup CarPlay or Android Auto if you are using those.
7. Sell your old radio either on forums, eBay, or straight to Infotainment. I hear the RA4 (Nav) is worth around $400-500, so I will get this all hopefully for minimum investment! Note I haven't sold mine yet; plan to see what Infotainment would give me first. EDIT: Infotainment never got back to me on my quote request, so I sold it on eBay and got $500 for the radio and old USB hub. Even after eBay and Paypal fees my net on this project was still only about $200! Totally worth it.
List of vehicles you can get the Uconnect 4/4C from that should all bolt in directly to GC:
2018 Dodge/SRT Viper
2019 Jeep Cherokee
2018-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2018-2019 Ram Truck 1500-5500
