Another aftermarket stereo option for 100s with Nav? (1 Viewer)

[LCMoneyPit]

So, this 2006 LC just came up for sale in Texas. No affiliation. Check out how the aftermarket stereo is done up: 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser 188k Miles Recent Timing Belt Great Shape -.... Has anyone ever seen this setup before? I've attached a couple of pics for posterity.

 

[Njck22]

People do this sometimes. I have a similar set up in my 2006. It involes using a 68ohm resistor to keep the navigation/ AC system functioning. The clever part of this install is the custom plastic “fascia” that has space for a double din. Important to note for anyone looking to go down this road is a full depth din radio will not fit flush. This install is using an alpine w650. Which is a shallow mount double din radio and really great in my opinion(who needs full depth when no one uses CDs anymore?) I have w650s in 3 other vehicles and highly recommend.

68 ohm resistor to replace stereo on NAV equipped LC and LX

I'm not the first to do this, pucker5 posted a few days ago without pics. There was talk about it before, I just didn't try it. But I did today. This comes from prius people and I found some other info from avalon forums also. If you put a 68 ohm .5 watt resistor on the C plug pins 9 and 10...

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[LCMoneyPit]

People do this sometimes. I have a similar set up in my 2006. It involes using a 68ohm resistor to keep the navigation/ AC system functioning. The clever part of this install is the custom plastic “fascia” that has space for a double din. Important to note for anyone looking to go down this road is a full depth din radio will not fit flush. This install is using an alpine w650. Which is a shallow mount double din radio and really great in my opinion(who needs full depth when no one uses CDs anymore?) I have w650s in 3 other vehicles and highly recommend.

68 ohm resistor to replace stereo on NAV equipped LC and LX

I'm not the first to do this, pucker5 posted a few days ago without pics. There was talk about it before, I just didn't try it. But I did today. This comes from prius people and I found some other info from avalon forums also. If you put a 68 ohm .5 watt resistor on the C plug pins 9 and 10...

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Thanks! I've been focusing purely on the Tesla style screen options and had missed that thread completely.

 

[KillerBox]

That reminds me of my first car, a 1983 Toyota Corrolla! It had a double din that I remember it was so low that my knees were higher than it.

 

[golfer2000]

I haven't seen that setup before but it looks pretty terrible. Even with all of the Tesla screen problems, it looks a lot better than that.

 

[Pucker5]

I haven't seen that setup before but it looks pretty terrible. Even with all of the Tesla screen problems, it looks a lot better than that.

So questionable signal output, crappy Chinese android unit, expensive dash parts retrofit, and lots of reported flare issues... but looks better....yikes

 

[golfer2000]

So questionable signal output, crappy Chinese android unit, expensive dash parts retrofit, and lots of reported flare issues... but looks better....yikes

I suppose there are compromises with all of the options. I'll stick to my grom bt3 and maintain my oem appearance.

 

[NoogaCruiser]

Maybe it's just the angle but it looks like half of the AC / clock display is cut off. I think I prefer a GROM VLine 2 over this.

 

[Njck22]

Without a doubt this type of install looks nowhere near as seamless as the “GROM”, or the tesla style headunit, but this is for those who want sound quality and more control. It’s also cheaper than the tesla unit. These kind of radio installs and the non-nav conversion are just about the only options for high fidelity.

 

[saucebox]

I mean there's always the Grom VLine VL2

 

[LX470Beast]

I mean there's always the Grom VLine VL2

This was my first attemp.

 

[suprarx7nut]

How do you handle climate controls?

 

[LX470Beast]

How do you handle climate controls?

I moved the original mfd inside the center console. In my case I leave my ac in auto 95% of the time. In times I needed to make adjustments I used open the center console and proceed with adjustments.

 

[Coin]

Without spending 2K and months sourcing parts for the non-nav conversion, this really looks like the best option.

Do you have details on how you fit it?

 

[LX470Beast]

Without spending 2K and months sourcing parts for the non-nav conversion, this really looks like the best option.

Do you have details on how you fit it?

I still have all the parts...
Build thread:

Successfully Moved Navigation Screen To Make Room Pioneer AVIC-8200

I successfully able to move my navigation screen to the center console in preparation to install a double din Pioneer AVIC-8200 stereo on my 2004 LX470. I will finally be able to ditch the Livingston System. I have been running Focals 3 ways on my stock speaker locations with aftermarket old...

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[Coin]

Sorry, Lx470Beast’s solution looks best.

 

[mistered123]

This does not look good. I'd take my Tesla screen over this any day. Although I haven't had any substantial issues.