Install aftermarket in 2010 prius ii

And yes, it will be cheaper for you to buy your own GPS/Audio Upgrade than to spend the extra $900 on a prius III. (and another $1800 for nav)

1. Use the free one that comes with the HUs when you buy on crutchfield. Metras or Sosche and they are cheap on ebay. THey look almost as good.
2. Steering wheel control is dependent on what brand HU you have, not what car you drive. Crutchfield will tell you which PAC adapter works with the HU u buy. I got a PAC-SWI on ebay ($45 vs $69 on crutchfield) which works for Pioneer and Sony.
3. Wiring harness for steering controls? No, doesn't work like that. Need the PAC adapter sorry.
4. Nothing wrong with crimping. Soldering is easy though. But i used this instead http://www.crutchfield.com/p_669PP500/Posi-Products-Car-Stereo-Connector-Kit.html?tp=990. Easier than crimping and soldering. Just insert wires both end, and tighten.
5. Nav antenna? Didn't get a Nav unit but most people prefer under the tweet/squaker grille. Easier to wire.
6. No bluetooth buttons. You can program your PAC to control the bluetooth instead of the track/seek functions.
7. Bluetooth mics, ive seen people put it on that small black square right under the power button.
8. Get a license plate frame mount camera. Easiest to install, and you'll just have to run wires along the side trim, not so hard.

 

I think Colonel Ronson did a good job, I'll just answer the ones where I have more or different information.

No one does them pre-assembled so you should buy a metra kit and a pac then prewire. The reverse wire is under a panel under the steering wheel. There are pictures that made it easier for me in an old thread for pioneer z110 install.

I soldered and shrink wrapped but those from crutchfield looked good.

I did it under the dash and it worked fine. If it doesn't work by the tweeter is good. Disconnect the battery before you install and the air bag won't go off.

That's what I did.

I got a boyo that sat on the license plate. It works fine, but I wouldn't do it again. I have been pulled over once with covering up part of my license plate as part of the excuse (they were really looking for drunk drivers). I will probably replace it with a chinese unit for camry off ebay that matches the factory one. Rolf has a thread. Installing the camera was a PITA for me and would have had someone at best buy install it for $85 if I had to do it over again. Some people are more handy. The rest of the install was easy.

 

I installed the HU with iGo GPS navigation in my car myself. I used the original Toyota dash kit with 200x100 opening. I purchased the chinese unit with the exact size of that. No PAC or other interface kit needed, the unit came with the wiring harness and it works well with external amplifier. The steering wheel control works fine, but no bluetooth buttons. The GPS antenna is under left tweeter. I placed the external MIC close to the original position - it is usable for the whole car occupancy. The backup camera I used is Camry09 from Qualir, but I had to cut the plastic adapter to the original opening, which is bigger then for Camry. Search for chinese HU in this forum, you wil find more info and pictures as well. They are also in my gallery.

 

Prius III also comes standard with JBL sound system and BT. Navigation is optional. Not sure about III w/ NAVI, but i think that you also get USB connection when you get OEM NAVI.

The standard sound system is relatively difficult to improve (significant) upon without spending well over $1000. (And if you don't do it yourself, to get a good system aftermarket to match JBL is probably well over $1500.) The JBL system is pretty damn good. So, you may want to consider getting the III just for the sound system (+ integrated BT, which works very well). If cost is a a problem, then just get III and then buy an aftermarket Garmin/Magellan.

 

I don't understand. The harness you get from crutchfield, you have to wire it to the head unit harness. Then you connect that whole contraption to the factory harness. When i spliced the PAC adapter, i just spliced into where the crutchfield and head unit harness connect.

 

The PAC wire into a different harness (20 pin) I believe. So a total of three harnesses (connectors) from on the car side.

 

Spiderman,
You are correct:
1 HU harness
2 PAC harness
3 SWC harness
4 XM radio harness (If required)
Jim

 

QL-PRSs are new at Qualir, I can't tell you more, but they looks to be just a repacked older units together with dasboard frame. The resolution of the picture is too small to see if it is textured or if it is a something like Metra/Scoche ones.

 

anyone done the Pioneer 910 or 920? avic-X910BT has a knob, X920BT all touch areas like the stock dash..

Sam

 

If you want to buy from crutchfield PM me. i have a referral code that will get you $20 off.