You COULD fit 6.5s in the rear if you felt like rigging up your own mounting plate and some "custom" work.

Not sure if it's been mentioned. Pioneer makes a great head unit (I have a double-din AVH-2700) but there's no separate wire for the power antenna, it just operates off of the remote-on wire that you'd send to a subwoofer.

What this means is that if your radio is on (virtually, if your car is on) then your power antenna is up. It only goes down when you shut the car off.

I cut the wire to my power antenna since I have Sirius. I love Pioneer products but they need to add a separate out for the power antenna.

Looking nice man.. Saving up so i can get the best! Thanks for sharing!

My Pioneer deck has a power antenna wire in the harness. However, it acted the same way (going up anytime the headunit was powered - regardless of what setting I was on). So I (like a lot of people on this forum) hard-wired in a switch for the power antenna wire so I can control when it goes up or not. So now its almost always in the off position (stays down) unless I decide to switch over to the Radio.. then I'll hit the switch on and the antenna comes up.

It's a matter of how much you want to spend. Me, I like the best so I went with the Kenwood 994S because it was "dashcam ready" meaning I also bought the Kenwood 520 dashcam which integrates and wires directly to the headunit so I can view videos from the camera a t anytime. Watch front view screen if I want etc.

Also wired in a Maestro module behind headunit which integrates with the vehicle computer and now I retian all my steering wheel controls. Will display a long list of gauges from the toyota ECU like EGT temps, transmission temps etc. It also allows me to adjust on the screen all those factory toyota settings that some people go to the deale rto change like door lock settings, window settings, lock unlock beeps volume etc... It has everything its amazing.

And of course the sound quality is awesome and gives me the options to add the amps and everything later.

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57buick that looks nice.


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I installed a Toyota NAV head unit from a 2013 Corolla complete with Entune module in my 97. The Scion T1819 sounded better that I removed.

It's built by Pioneer and is Sat ready just need the antenna.


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Curious to know how you wired this. Very interested in doing something similar.

My 97 SR5 build and repair thread has it all on the install.

There is also a Ultimate Scion radio thread in the audio section. It's near the top so should be easy to find.

Toyota makes two adapters to retro fit newer radios into older models. However, the radio is physically larger so some trimming and bracket altering is required. I bought my T1819 radio on Craig's list for 50 dollars with the adapter plugs. You can find radios on eBay with the adapters if your patient. When I put the NAV radio in I already did the hard work. It was simply remove the T1819 radio and bolt in the Corolla NAV radio.

The T1819 is a really cool great sounding 200w radio. Bluetooth, hands free calling, bla, bla, bla. I liked it so much I figured out how to put a T1819 stereo in my 2002 Saturn SL1. I drive 50min each way to work.


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I just replaced mine with a Chinese Android one. Atoto A6 is the brand name https://www.amazon.com/ATOTO-Android...keywords=atoto
I couldn't be any happier with it. This thing does everything. If your a brand snob then this isn't for you. But its worth a look.

Sweet looking set up, what year 4Runner do you have? Do you know what year ECU's that head is compatible with?

Thanks

Mine is a 2018 but the head unit will work in any model year, that doesn't matter. Just a matter of using the correct wiring diagram for your truck

Following this, and really wanting to see 3rd gen options. later gens will have different interfaces that don't really apply.
I've been leaning towards an android based unit, and running the torque app. into it.
opinions?

I recently installed a Kenwood ddx9902s for its awesome screen tilt feature and awesome sound quality. Any double din will fit, can find these used for under $200 on the 'bay. This radio, as well as any future models have screen mirroring so you could (presumably) view torque on your phone through the stereo. I personally use a scangauge because I'll have my phone busy running through Android Auto (nav&tunes).

I started with a cheap HU and was disappointed with audio quality and UI. I learned my lesson, and took my dash apart a half dozen more times than it needed to be! Just my 2 cents.

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I run single din pioneer headunit. Without a cd tray. Don’t need one. I also run a Kenwood 5 channel amp. Small as a book but packs a good punch. Powers my 4 kickers and 1 10” shallow kicker sub. And it rattles my back. Small and good.