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Originally Posted by mayorblurps
Holy hell, I admire your patience! The end result is perfect though. What made you choose the ilx207? I keep going back and forth between a couple of Kenwood excelon units. I definitely want Android auto, don't care if it's wireless or not since I usually keep my phone plugged in. Can't decide on a DVD unit or just multimedia. I'm definitely happy with the JBL speakers in mine, but the head unit Toyota uses is well beyond its sell-by date (especially.considering what they have available in other vehicles!)
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Thank you. Healing up nicely. Small cuts on hands are still a bit annoying.
On my Tundra I did the AVIC 8400NEX. The wireless CarPlay was nice, but I had to reboot (ie: restart the truck) the radio at least once a week because it would freeze up or I would loose steering wheel functions.
This time I went with the Alpine. One of the big reasons...form factor. The amount of cables/harnesses with the idatalink module plus the RCA cables make it a bear getting it all behind the radio without crimping a harness. The half size in the rear made it easier to get all the wires behind the radio. I looked at the ILX-107, but I really enjoy HD Radio and the 107 doesn't have that.
I added a USB for my unit to an empty blank by the rear window button. I use a 6" lightening able from that new port into the cup holder where my phone is. Looks nice with the short cable and the rubber cub holder keeps my phone held in. I use the cup holder in front of the USB/AUX plug for my water bottle now.
Bluetooth streaming works great as well. Sometimes I don't plug the USB in and the sound is still great. There are a ton of custom tuning details on the radio. I just use the "Rock" EQ preset and it's fine for me.
Good luck with your project.