BigCountryT4R
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What bugs on the T9? I haven't seen any mentioned on that model yet.
Aftermarket Radio Dash Kit Blank Space
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What bugs on the T9? I haven't seen any mentioned on that model yet.
drewsro
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Looks good! This is what I was hoping to see on here.
drewsro
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It looks better on that color trim, but I have an early model so it's still the silver, which looks worse with blank space.
drewsro
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Ok, since I've only seen a couple options as to things to mount or switches for the dash kit, let's look at another angle. How many of you have wrapped or painted/plastidipped your dash kit something other than the factory colors? I've been looking at different brushed metal vinyl wraps but I would have to go the full route if I did that (all the trim pieces, center console, etc)
Scosche dash kit on mine with plasti-dipped black surround to reduce the visual width of the open silver on the sides.
That's really a good idea. Easy way to reduce the 'visual width' as you put it. I'll do that if I get a new head unit.
drewsro
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Damn, that's a really good idea. I think that's the best option I've seen yet. How does the silver color of the kit match up with the factory silver trim?
KEVIN C.
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Perfect to my eyes.
Scosche dash kit on mine with plasti-dipped black surround to reduce the visual width of the open silver on the sides.
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Never would have thought of it, looks great and I might do it too. Thanks.
Scosche dash kit on mine with plasti-dipped black surround to reduce the visual width of the open silver on the sides.
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This is a great idea! I hate the huge silver space and was holding off on going aftermarket partially because of it. This still isn’t ideal, but does look quite a bit better to my eyes. I’ll go this route if I move to an aftermarket headunit.
Paul_Quadriom
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I had my T9 for 2 weeks now. The only real bugs are with Apple CarPlay and I don't use it as I'm an Android user. This head unit is the best move I've made since buying my 2015 Limited!
Scosche dash kit on mine with plasti-dipped black surround to reduce the visual width of the open silver on the sides.
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What a great idea. That is one of the best looking scosche kits I have seen. I wonder if that would help on the TRD OR dark grey metallic bezel? Would be more subtle but might still break things ups a little.
drewsro
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I'm going to be doing an experiment. I have another factory navigation headunit on its way. I plan on taking the center screen out and trimming the plastic around it to fit a new aftermarket headunit into it. The hard part is going to be with the knobs and buttons. I'm not too circuit board savvy so this will be the tough part. My goal is to at least get all the buttons/knobs to light up with the dimmer properly, even if they don't actually control anything anymore. Best case scenario is that I can somehow get a few of the buttons to work, maybe if I can wire them into the matching steering wheel controls.
I'll be really interested to hear how that goes. If you could get the volume knob to work that would be huge. You just can't replace that with buttons.
Do you use the Apple CarPlay option? I’ve heard it slows down the unit and that’s the real hesitation I have with buying it.
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drewsro
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That's going to be the tricky one. I have to figure out how the signal goes out from the knob and see if I can get it to send signals through the steering wheel volume adjust. Not sure any of this is possible though. I'll update on here once I start digging into the radio and how things work more.
roborob1969
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Phoenix Automotive is also working on a custom HU for the 5th Gen 4Runner. They have awesome headunits, with lots of good reviews.
Phoenix Automotive – Phoenix Android Radios
Here is their response to my reply on fb:
Phoenix Automotive – Phoenix Android Radios
Here is their response to my reply on fb:
drewsro
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That would make a good option, but I just wish the big brands would do something similar. I don't really want to mess with an Android based head unit.
I have the Sony XAV-AX7000 coming in today that I'm going to play around with. I decided to go with this particular one because it has the built-in amp and is one of the best looking aftermarket headunits IMO. I didn't want to mess around with an amp either. I plan on putting new speakers in but will just be doing a budget build when it comes to that.
roborob1969
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I know what you mean. I ended up going with a Kenwood DDX9906, but wow -- I should have gotten the Sony XAV-AX7000 -- 100w! not bad, and great looking interface! Post pics once you get it installed
drewsro
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I know what you mean. I ended up going with a Kenwood DDX9906, but wow -- I should have gotten the Sony XAV-AX7000 -- 100w! not bad, and great looking interface! Post pics once you get it installed
Bad thing about the Sony is that it doesn’t have Maestro compatibility, but that wasn’t a deal breaker for me. Wireless CarPlay would of been nice too, but I like to plug my phone in to charge it anyways.
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