Gen 3 Aftermarket Radio + Backup Cam Suggestions?

LOok at crutchfield they used to be the folks . Getting your steering wheel buttons and all of that stuff to work on the proper can bus circuit can be quite an issue . Be very wary of the Amazon big screen sellers very. There are a few model for Gen 3 but you've to be very careful and it needs be returnable. Beware many sellers now the return window closes the minute they ship the product be very wary of those type sellers .

 

Have you had a bunch of work done on your Prius you bought second hand not long ago? . Beware of the other issues that could possibly be right around the corner before you go messing with the stereo would be my advice repairbills can be large .

 

It would be smart to stay away from worse buy!

Go to Crutchfield. They have a lot to offer, and can supply all the cable's your need to
make it easy to install.

 

IMHO; I'd replace it with a good used OEM unit - that Toyota CAN bus is the biggest issue here that may disable unknown functions. Newer car ECU systems are tightly interwoven by design. Keeps you coming back for more. Best course of action is to use a separate 9-10" low profile HUD, if you want modern functionality. It won't interfere with the car's basic systems and retain full OEM operations; no separate CAN bus alarm module or steering wheel interface modules.

 

I 3rd Crutchfield. I replaced the stereo in my 2010 Mazda 3 with a Sony XAV-AX8100 in 2023. They told me exactly what I needed like the iDatalink Maestro to connect up the steering wheel buttons. All controls work perfectly, and the unit is a floating one which looks amazing in the car. I wasn't too hard to do, I think the hardest was getting to the factory Sirius XM to get the antenna cable off it to route to the new module I installed. The rest was pretty much plug and go.

 

The Gen 3 is easy to get the radios for I had three of them here and couldn't get rid of them I didn't want 300 either.

 

Do you know if those units incorporate a lock-code? If so how difficult or expensive is it to get around? I know some OEM boxes used to do that.

 

I don't think the generation 3 regular or even JBL radio have to have 7d matching or any of that I know of. You just buy and plug it in and it works it works.