Back at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, JBL took the wraps off of its first CarPlay-capable aftermarket head unit, the Legend CP100. At the time, the company teased only that it would be “coming soon,” but now we have an official release date. The Legend CP100 head unit will be available starting February 14 for $399 via JBL’s website. The JBL Legend CP100 features a 6.75-inch capacitive touchscreen, which is not bad at all for the price. Capacitive touchscreens are also often easier to use as they require a lighter touch than resistive touchscreens that are used in many in-car units. The Legend CP100 also has an AM/FM tuner, rear USB input, rear camera input for adding up a backup camera, and support for steering wheel controls in your car. While the JBL CP100 does not offer wireless Carplay support, it does offer Bluetooth capabilities so you can quickly place calls and play music wirelessly in your car through a JBL-designed interface, as opposed to using the CarPlay interface via USB connection. As far as design goes, you can tell in the image above that it is pretty basic. It has a black design with white illuminated buttons. In addition to your standard volume and power buttons, there is also a “push to talk” button, which JBL says provides instant access to Siri. The JBL Legend CP100 is available for pre-order now on the company’s website for $399.
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Is a good price for supporting both Carplay and Android Auto. The Cheapest pioneer head unit that supports both is $700.
I also like that it has a bare minimum of physical buttons. it helps keeps drivers from being distracted.
Well yes, but I have a big problem with stereos that fail to provide a physical play/pause button. For me that is critical. I play/pause all the time and with the car bouncing around, it takes some dexterity to pause using a touch screen.
What’s an AM/FC tuner? ;)
Maybe the car bouncing around isn’t really the problem…
I love when they fix a typo in the article without leaving an edit note at the bottom, making comments like mine to sound really weird.
That would really spruce up my daily driver 1996 Car of the Year Dodge Grand Caravan! (My review is in Motortrend’s COTY issue, too!)
My current, factory Infinity (style) radio’s buttons are wonky, but still sounds GOOD.
Are there head units out there that support wireless CarPlay yet?
I’m definitely going to wait it out until the quality improves and the price drops but I surely see myself adding one of these in the near future. I drive a 14 CRV and having the back up camera moved to where the stereo is would be awesome.
Nice job JBL… I can say first hand that I have several products from JBL and have NEVER had any issues and I would definitely be interested in trying this in my truck. Very smart on the lower price that caters to both iOS and Android users…
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How do cars these days even take third party head units? I know in my car (and its now 10 years old and far less integrated than todays cars) the head unit in there control the security — which will prevent the car from starting — and a dozen other integral parts. How does one even put these things in???
A lot of newer cars reversed the trend of integrating climate controls into head units. With my 2006 Lexus GS 300, it’s impossible to replace the head unit with a third-party one, but in some newer cars, it’s quite possible. You will have to pay attention to what the head unit controls when you buy a new vehicle, and choose the one that only controls audio, backup camera, and (optionally) navigation because such a head unit can be easily replaced.
Question. Does JBL offer custom plastic trim to match the contour of the dash board where the unit is to be installed? I’ve seen other third-party head-unit manufacturers (including CarPlay head units) offering the set of plastic trim to match the exact vehicle make and model’s curvature of the dash board.
Use Crutchfield, they’ll provide this for you
I’ll be grabbing this for my 2012 Chevy.
I guess ordering online is ok for people that don’t give a crap what their music sounds like.
Looks winner to me. Those without choice for factory installed infotainment system with CarPlay must feel blessed with such low cost replacement. Othjer than installment cost, can’t go wrong with $400 price tag. But, i I have buy new car than I would first ask, it offers OEM installed caryplay infotainment system. If not than move on to next car of choice on list.
It’s not satellite radio ready. Kind of a deal breaker for me…