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09-16-2009, 05:50 PM
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Friends: 0 |  Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) First off, I have the stock Prius stereo (6 speakers no nav, no JBL) - I bought it this way to add my own nav/stereo - and here it is... Finally got the plastic bezel today P/N 55405-47080 surround for Head Unit, it turns out it fits very nicely with the HU I bought - this bezel looks like it will work with most aftermarket HUs - many are on EBay (RAV4, Camry, Hiighlander etc). The HU came with cables et al for the Toyota (this one said it was for a RAV4). Installation was REMARKABLY easy - nay - almost silly easy. Frenchie was the first i've seen to go aftermarket (thanks for his pioneering efforts, and identifying the bezel) Frenchie's thread:Has Anyone Changed out the Head Unit on their 2010 Prius II?, and details on dash dis-assembly here (you do not need to do this - but thought it's good to have in the thread): Has Anyone Changed out the Head Unit on their 2010 Prius II?, and finally Head Unit removal here: http://www.toyota-tech.eu/legacy/Toy/aimuploads/%7B7A3F19FB-FA9E-676C-23D3-6F6C01ACFA9E%7D/Prius_TNS510_LHD_PZ445_00333_00_AIM_001_664_1.pdf . The suggested location for the GPS antenna is under the dash, and requires dash removal. Since I already had my A pillar out, and the front tweeter/squaker exposed, I found what I think is an even better location for the antenna (see pics). I placed the antenna right under the speaker cover on the drivers side. You need to remove the speaker, then you can send the antenna cable down - it will drop to the floor with help, then route it as you like to the HU. Removing the old HU took around 10 minutes to remove the trim, and 2 minutes to remove the 10mm bolts (4) in the HU - it then just pulls out, disconnect the wires, and your done. My replacement HU took the *exact same* mounting hardware - so you move the bracket from the old, and put it on the new. All the cables supplied plugged directly into the existing Prius wiring (I did not need to do anything for this install). Plug in the cables, secure and tuck them, screw in the HU, pop on the new bezel, then pop the rest of the plastic back on. The thing fired up right away (and nice touch - comes up with the Toyota logo as the car comes on). Even the speakers need no wire changes. Total time to swap that old stock HU to a nice new NAV - 30 minutes. Sound is VERY clearly better than the stock setup I had. DVD and nav work while u drive (no flames please - it's for the passengers). I will need to pull it out in a week when my backup camera arrives (I have the distance sensors that plug inline to the backup cam - so you will get both an image, and how far away you are), and my antenna for DTV (got my nice small DTV converter yesterday - still have no idea where I'll mount it, and need a IR repeater for its remote control). I'm not changing speakers or adding an amp until I've logged many hours on the thing... It came with Route66 nav (for 800x480 resolution screens), and while that's supposed to be good, I'll probably change to the 3D iGO nav (you just change the files on a SD card). It will take me a long while before I can really review or report on the things performance - there are a CRAZY number of things it does (PIP for DVD and nav at the same time - or PIP for DVD and DTV at the same time - or...) I like the general look of it (the real buttons on the face) - looks more natural to me - more like our Lexus nav... The general user interface does not seem clunky like some have said about older generation units from China). All in cost (bezel, HU, camera, parking distance sensor, DTV, DTV antenna) was around $680... Last edited by rrolff; 09-16-2009 at 06:03 PM. |
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09-16-2009, 06:08 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Dude, that is awesome....thanks for the writeup... Is the head unit a toyota made product? How did you find it? Ebay it sounds like... |
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09-16-2009, 06:17 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Quote:
The nav did pickup my location in our sealed garage (with 2nd story of our house above). Looks like it will be a fun toy... | |
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09-16-2009, 06:37 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Excellent job. I'm thinking about doing the same thing. Thanks for pioneering this in the US (props to Frenchie too). Been following this thread for awhile with my fingers crossed it would work for you. Very cool. |
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09-16-2009, 07:10 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Do you mind posting some photos of the user interface for that unit? I found a similar one, but it has a different looking UI. From oeradio.com, but looks like it's all discontinued. |
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09-16-2009, 07:14 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Oh, and do your steering wheel controls still work? |
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09-16-2009, 07:19 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Quote:
By the way, if it is possible, and if not too much trouble, please retake some of the photos. Some of them are out of focus, making it difficult to read the nomenclature. | |
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09-16-2009, 08:59 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Quote:
I'll try to take more pics with either our backup cam, or our main cam  I'll be taking the whole thing apart in a few days when the rear view camera comes in, and the DTV antenna comes in (and I install the parking distance sensor) - we got a little peak, and it was kinda cool - in theory, I can have the Orange County (not LA - even though they changed the name) Angels on the PIP, and a nice DVD running on the main... Right now, I get snow for the PIP (it isn't connected). Nice feature though... There are WAY too many features, and WAY to little documentation on how to get to them... I knew this going in - so c'est la vie (my ode to Frenchie)... | |
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09-16-2009, 10:52 PM
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09-17-2009, 01:21 AM
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Friends: 0 |  Re: Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics) Quote:
Congratulations Rolf ... Next time you will remove your HU for installing the cam, maybe 3 minutes are enough... | |
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