Swap a 3rd gen Head Unit for a 4th gen's
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Swap a 3rd gen Head Unit for a 4th gen's
Don't get me wrong, I love my rig. The ride on those long drives and even just daily commute is great, and as much as I love the sound of my engine...I turn on the radio or pop in a CD every now and then. I pop one the iPod every now and then too, but it gets really awkward sometimes still using my cassette deck to play an iPod, and the FM transmitter just doesn't cut it in a big city. Seems like there are NO dead stations anymore to broadcast my playlists. So I was wondering, if anyone has swapped up their 3rd gen 4Runner's head unit for a 4th gen's head unit. I'd love the 6-disc in-dash and MP3/WMA capability.
I'm steering clear from a NAV because I just think that in the 3rd gen it'll be mounted way too low to be functional or even comfortable. They look great on the 4th gens, but I don't to reconfigure the A/C and audio so just another head unit would be great. I want to keep a stock look to it so the factory head unit on the new 4Runners would be cool. (Except that the backlight is orange instead of green). Any information, or even opinions, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I'm steering clear from a NAV because I just think that in the 3rd gen it'll be mounted way too low to be functional or even comfortable. They look great on the 4th gens, but I don't to reconfigure the A/C and audio so just another head unit would be great. I want to keep a stock look to it so the factory head unit on the new 4Runners would be cool. (Except that the backlight is orange instead of green). Any information, or even opinions, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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This may or may not help. I have an 02 4Runner and it has cd and cass. I bought a unit that plugs into the aux out in the back originally intended for a cd changer and hooks up to the ipod. It plays up to 6 play list on the ipod at 99 songs per play list, right through the head unit.
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relocating the radio and a/c unit is pretty simple. So don't let that hold you back. Here is a pic of my previous set up with nav, head unit, and sat radio.
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This may or may not help. I have an 02 4Runner and it has cd and cass. I bought a unit that plugs into the aux out in the back originally intended for a cd changer and hooks up to the ipod. It plays up to 6 play list on the ipod at 99 songs per play list, right through the head unit.
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Besides the NAV, do you have an iPod adapter? If so, how's the sound quality? Thanks for the reply and it looks good, snug and clean.
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There is an ipod adapter, but ever since I got sirius sat radio I never bought the ipod connector. It should sound good because it goes in the back of the head unit where the expandable cd changer goes, then hookes into the ipod. No FM tuning junk.
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Looks great, and I bet with that box in the back those backpacks don't stay very well. Just curious, what's playing on the screen in the second shot? Can you watch DVDs on it? And how do you like the actual NAV function on it? Thanks for posting, very helpful. Oh and same question, do you find it awkward shifting with the screen there, or hard to see with the shifter there?
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haha, actually the backpacks usually are in my back seat cause i use the cover for the trunk all the time, it was just there for the pic.
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Red Rocks is playing on the screen.
yes you can watch dvds on it, which is nice
the nav function is great, a few months ago i used it to get to murphy, nc for tellico, then to culliwee or however you spell it in nc and then to asheville and back to florida... never looked at a real map once.
the only problem with shifting is if i want to change cds while im in park, the screen wont open all the way with it in park, but for all the +'s ill deal with that very minor issue... the shifter doesnt get in the way of the screen at all from my view
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Red Rocks is playing on the screen.
yes you can watch dvds on it, which is nice
the nav function is great, a few months ago i used it to get to murphy, nc for tellico, then to culliwee or however you spell it in nc and then to asheville and back to florida... never looked at a real map once.
the only problem with shifting is if i want to change cds while im in park, the screen wont open all the way with it in park, but for all the +'s ill deal with that very minor issue... the shifter doesnt get in the way of the screen at all from my view
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Mine had the option of tiliting into 7 different positions, so viewing is never a problem. Also I can open it all the way up to change cd/dvd's while it is in park w/out running it into the shifter.
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haha, actually the backpacks usually are in my back seat cause i use the cover for the trunk all the time, it was just there for the pic.
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Red Rocks is playing on the screen.
yes you can watch dvds on it, which is nice
the nav function is great, a few months ago i used it to get to murphy, nc for tellico, then to culliwee or however you spell it in nc and then to asheville and back to florida... never looked at a real map once.
the only problem with shifting is if i want to change cds while im in park, the screen wont open all the way with it in park, but for all the +'s ill deal with that very minor issue... the shifter doesnt get in the way of the screen at all from my view
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Red Rocks is playing on the screen.
yes you can watch dvds on it, which is nice
the nav function is great, a few months ago i used it to get to murphy, nc for tellico, then to culliwee or however you spell it in nc and then to asheville and back to florida... never looked at a real map once.
the only problem with shifting is if i want to change cds while im in park, the screen wont open all the way with it in park, but for all the +'s ill deal with that very minor issue... the shifter doesnt get in the way of the screen at all from my view
Also, can you watch DVDs while driving? Not that I'd watch a whole movie while driving around, but just wondering if you could or not for the passengers. How about a 6-disc option? That'd save a lot of grief from having to switch out or park to change a cd if you could just have 6 of them in there.
Do you think you could drop the model name and number? How was the install? Price? Rating 1-10, love it or hate it?
Model name and number? How was the installation? How much did it run you? Rating 1-10, love it or hate it?
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If you just want to plug the ipod into your current HU, its called a P.I.E adapter.
http://www.logjamelectronics.com/pietoyaux.html
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