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In the past week...bought a new-to-me 2008 Sport V8...changed out the smoked chrome grill for a new body color grill (shadow mica). Much better! (Anyone looking for a spare grill? :) ) Installed a Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX deck plus bluetooth steering wheel buttons with the Urban Runner trim piece...

Thanks, everyone, for the input! As an update...went to a couple stores today to check out the options. From a usability standpoint, the Pioneer decks seemed best for us. So, I quickly did some internet research and purchased the Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX on amazon. I think the Crutchfield...

In general response to the input provided so far... 1. I guess I assumed the 10 Speakers + Amp + Sub was part of what made the JBL six disk system from my '05 sound so good. Could I get away with an upgrad to the HU and new speakers in just the same spots? Note: I have dogs (and I value my own...

That is a hard core upgrade! Nice! I'll take some notes...

Not sure. Open to suggestions?

Hey Ap2Runner, Thanks for the info. I'll tell you what I think I know about the amp/sub issue.... I think only the JBL systems had an amp and sub. My 08 has a storage compartment on the right side of the cargo area where my 05 does not (because it has JBL). Google "4Runner JBL amp location" and...

Thanks for the verification, YetiX! One thing I should add - I don't care about satellite radio, either. If I am going to get nav, I'd prefer something with traffic data that doesn't require a satellite radio subscription. Does that exist?

I was searching for a low mile V8 to replace my 2013. Turns out I found one locally just an hour after selling my 2013 and bought it last night. The only "must have" that I had to compromise on was the factory navigation. I wanted that for three primary reasons: 1. Better stereo system w/JBL...

Hmmm...I just downloaded the 2003 brochure. Looks like Nav came with 10 speakers at that time. I haven't tracked every year, but in the years I'm targeting (07-09) Nav came with 8 speakers. Thanks for the input! I haven't looked at the specs for all years of the 4th gen.

Thanks!

Thanks for both replies so far - interesting to hear what the mirrors help with. Per the brochure, the Nav system has 8 speakers. I guess these must be the two that were deleted compared to the 10 speaker system, per the one vehicle I saw with those mirrors and nav. Can any nav owners verify...

I have an '05 Sport with the JBL 10 speaker system, so that is my baseline (not sure how this changed across 4th gen). There are speakers near the top of the rear columns at the back of the vehicle - on either side of the rear window as you look back through the interior. My understanding of...

Oops - and I apologize if I posted this in the wrong place. Was so busy reading the FS ads (and the WTBs mixed in) that I didn't realize there is a separate WTB subboard. Should I post this there as well? Or is cross posting even worse?? :wink2:

Hello all, I'm new here, but not to 4Runners. My second car was a green '94 SR5 and I've been hooked ever since. Only sold that one to buy a 5sp manual T4R (green '98 SR5). Next was a V8 '05 Sport and my husband took the '98 as his daily driver. When the '98 was rear ended and totaled by...