Recent content by Neel

Just called Crutchfield, and their tech support assured me that the other wires I taped off were a secondary antenna and some other things like remote control. I bought the car used, and it did not have steering wheel controls. I also tweaked the sound settings and am getting something similar...

This is the front of the old head unit (and a smaller pic).

I have a 2005 sr5 4runner, and I decided to add a new head unit to give it some new life. I looked at the head units that crutchfield said were compatible, and I picked the Kenwood DPX500BT. It seemed to have al of the features that I wanted. I'm kind of a DIY person, so I wired up the harness...

Do you have any additional information about microphone placement, or is there another guide you used? That is the only thing that is stopping me from installing my own head unit. I am also really interested in this particular head unit, but display brightness seems to be the main concern. Is...

Nice job! What made you pick that head unit? I have a 2005 Sr5, and I have really been thinking about replacing the head unit. For as much as I care about listening to music, I really think I should be past using a cassette adapter.

Awesome, thanks! I'll have to remember that website going forward.

I bought my 05 SR5 in mid 2006. As long as I have had it, there has been this gap/hole in the left side of the steering wheel. Was there an audio control here at some point? Is there anything that I can do to either cover this gap or utilize the opening? Thanks.

My car was recently involved in an accident while it was parked on the side of the street. The other driver managed to rack up around 5000$ in damages, and they hit my driver side door in the process. Since I have got it back, I have had a slight suspicion that the driver side door speaker is...

Thanks for that advice, but I am not really looking for a dvd receiver either, and that is a bit above my budget. Thanks for the help though. I am probably going with the pioneer 8000bt. There are only a few non-dvd double-din units, and it seems like a good one.

Gotcha. In that case, crutchfield can still be useful. You can look at their in-dash gps options to find out what features are good and what gets high customer rankings. Car Selector This list shows that Kenwood in-dash units seem to have high ratings and garmin GPS compatibility. They also...

Hi guys. I am on the market for a head unit, and I've noticed that one of the models I am very interested (pioneer 8000bt) has been around for quite a while. Are new models introduced regularly?

I'm also looking at head units for a 2005 non-jbl non-rds, but Im not looking for one with navigation. I have found that crutchfield.com is very helpful. They also have phone support that will help you pick out the right head unit for your needs. You can tell them (or the website) that you want...

Gotcha. I guess there are some things not worth being uncertain about. I don't know much about car stereos, but the crutchfield guy I talked to on the phone said that I should easily be able to follow the instructions they supply. I think that it will be worth my time to get it from crutchfield...

Hey guys. I am on the market for a new stereo, but I am completely inexperienced with this sort of thing. I have talked to a person at crutchfield, who gave me a few recommendations, and he was very helpful. He also mentioned that they sell these cards for 60$ or so that guarantee the...

Did you install it yourself? I am considering getting a new head unit, and I'm having trouble deciding whether to go through crutchfield or not. They typically give you 40-50 bucks worth of installation parts and what they seem to think are great instructions, but they also charge 100-150$ more...