Retrofit OEM CD player to 2023 4R

[Woodpuppy]

I love the 4Runner for its old-schoolness. Why did toyota drop the CD player? What I really want is a plain Jane stereo receiver with CD player and an AUX input. I do not want car play or all the newfangled gadgetry. I have no interest in converting 300+ CD to digital files to play via a thumb drive. I don’t even own a computer to do that with! I do not want my car to download the contents of my phone. I want my tech partitioned, not interconnected, and not salable/reportable to big corp or big gov.

SO… will a 2019 era OEM head unit with CD player work in a 2023? Yes I have searched. No one else seem interested in going “retro”. I’ve seen the reverse thread putting a newer head unit in an older T4R.

I would prefer a clean OEM solution. But I realize I may have to go aftermarket. What a nightmare that would be. If one could get an OEM style HU with CD player and Garmin onboard nav that would be tempting. I want absolutely no other tech - no “infotainment” just a dang radio/CD/Garmin.

Do I want too much (or too little)?

 

[97BlackAckCL]

I do know that the harnesses are different, there are harnesses to go from older to new but I'm not sure if there is one to go backwards. Honestly the best option is just getting a bluetooth CD player like this one

Amazon.com

 

[emmantik]

You could probably find an older model headunit on FB Marketplace or Ebay. I bet you someone on here would be willing to swap with you! Auto Harness House may be able to custom make you a harness.

AutoHarnessHouse - Custom Car Stereo Wiring Kits

 

[Woodpuppy]

I’ve been making a concerted effort this week to start the truck and plug my phone in and launch the playlist so I’m not fumbling at lights. I may just have to adapt. I don’t like adapting… makes me grumpy!

Also, I need to figure out why I’m not getting notifications to my email? Arg.

 

[osugsxr]

I’ve been making a concerted effort this week to start the truck and plug my phone in and launch the playlist so I’m not fumbling at lights. I may just have to adapt. I don’t like adapting… makes me grumpy!

Also, I need to figure out why I’m not getting notifications to my email? Arg.

When I had the 2017 head unit in I never used the cd player. It was mainly spotify or pandora or radio via bluetooth. Now with the apple car play (2022 HU) its mainly pandora or spotify using apple car play.

Create a play / like list in whatever app you like or use a usb playlist.