PabloCruise
SILVER Star
Did you ever re-pin your 22 pin LX plug into a 20 pin LC plug? I am getting closer...
LX470 Stereo Upgrade with Nakamichi (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter sk8salomon
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
Did you ever re-pin your 22 pin LX plug into a 20 pin LC plug? I am getting closer...
No. I bought a '04 LX
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
Ha ha, I am on my own!!!
I installed the owl expedition mount that sticks out of the tape player and have an android tablet to stream via Bluetooth to a US Spec bt45-toy. I keep the factory nav screen turned off.
Last edited:
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
That adds BlueTooth? Didn't the '04 LX have BT?
The 04 has BT talk but not BT music streaming. I use the factory BT with the phone to talk and the us spec for music from the tablet and SiriusXM from an add-on unit to the aux in plug on the us spec module. I basically use the factory head unit as an amp. His mount solved a lot of problems for me.
Owl Expedition Media Mount
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
So I am thinking more and more about re-pinning the 22-pin LX plug to the LC plug, which everyone has been referring to as "20-pin".
However, Crutchfield and Metra refer to a 15-pin plug for '99 LC.
What up with that?
Metra Part # 71-8112 | Toyota wire harness | Metra Online
Metra Part # 70-8112 | Toyota wire harness | Metra Online
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
Interesting - Metra shows Toyota went to the 20-pin plug in 2000:
Metra Part # 70-8113 | Toyota wire harness | Metra Online
Metra Part # 70-8113 | Toyota wire harness | Metra Online
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
Bringing this thread back up. I just installed a Pioneer AVH-1300NEX using RCA preamp outs with the stock amp and speakers. When I turn on the vehicle, while the unit says it's loading/booting up, I'm getting low level static from the speakers. This goes away as soon as the unit is done booting. I've searched a ton without seeing anyone mention a similar issue. I'm wondering why the unit bootup would have any influence on the static.
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
How did you handle the speaker grounds?
If you cut an RCA wire, you’ll notice that there is an inner and outer conductor. The outer one acts as a ground as well as shielding for interference. The speaker grounds should be connected the the outer layer of wire.
I used a set of RCA to speaker wire plugs so the speakers should be well grounded. There’s no interference when the HU is booted, only when it’s booting up. My next step is to bypass the amp. Seems like some folks can get by without that step but not me!
question to those with android HU.
how bad is the boot time? I heard that some android HU take a long time to boot while other do it pretty fast
how bad is the boot time? I heard that some android HU take a long time to boot while other do it pretty fast
Hey folks, I need some help with my new HU.
I can't figure out some of the connections. Like, why 2 illumination wires, or what is Back in...
See the picture below and comment. Thank you
I can't figure out some of the connections. Like, why 2 illumination wires, or what is Back in...
See the picture below and comment. Thank you
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
So you cut the wires at the LX connector?
@Leandro, think like a chinese native. I posted a link in your other thread that would have answered your questions for the most part. There are ILL positive and negative, back in is probably back up input. key 1 is probably key on, as in ACC plus 12vdc. Brake is probably e brake switch. Use the solid green for ILL and if it doesn't work, search the lexus forums/people, I never use the illum wires.
If you posted the model you bought you might get more help, and or a picture of the harness your trying to hook up.
There's a ton of LX people on here that know your answers, you just didn't post much to go on.
If you posted the model you bought you might get more help, and or a picture of the harness your trying to hook up.
There's a ton of LX people on here that know your answers, you just didn't post much to go on.
Thanks for the response.
I'm assuming back in is the trigger for the camera. Ignition is for accesory and planning on leaving key 1 and brake disconnected. Hopefully I won't burn it.
BTW, it came with iGo with europe maps. Anybody knows how to get usa maps?
hey guys, just want to do my contribution to this thread.
I finished up my Android stereo installation this weekend.
Disassembly went pretty smooth, the harder part there was to remove the plastic covers from the passenger seat rails.
Since my new head unit doesn't have pre-amp rca connections I bypassed the factory amp, I bought the Metra 9 conduits cable bundle and soldered the new connector. easy as pie
The problem came when took the factory amp out and found that didn't have 2 connectors as my instructions said, it had 4, so pulled my multimeter started the idintifying process. Went pretty well and was able to identify all the necessary connections. Red arrow shows +B2 connector (constant +12V) the green circle is Ground (screwed to the body)
I connected the back up camera, send the signal and trigger wires below the truck and got into the cabin thru the firewall.
The biggest issue was the fitment. The new head unit didn't came with many positioning options, only 2 holes per side, so had to be inventive and drilled some channels in the factory brackets to get it positioned properly. Took some time and several attempts, but it's there and looks good. Much better than I initially thought when saw the initial gap when I put it in.
If you buy a HU that is meant for EU market, the double dyn size is different, so you have to trim the fascia.
My rear camera is not working, it's not triggering the camera app when I put reverse. For what I read on the internet, it might be disabled from the Factory Settings, but to get there I need a PIN that I don't have and the seller support (apparently in China) is non-existing
For now, I have the camera connected to the AV-IN input and I manually select it when I want to use it.
I finished up my Android stereo installation this weekend.
Disassembly went pretty smooth, the harder part there was to remove the plastic covers from the passenger seat rails.
Since my new head unit doesn't have pre-amp rca connections I bypassed the factory amp, I bought the Metra 9 conduits cable bundle and soldered the new connector. easy as pie
The problem came when took the factory amp out and found that didn't have 2 connectors as my instructions said, it had 4, so pulled my multimeter started the idintifying process. Went pretty well and was able to identify all the necessary connections. Red arrow shows +B2 connector (constant +12V) the green circle is Ground (screwed to the body)
I connected the back up camera, send the signal and trigger wires below the truck and got into the cabin thru the firewall.
The biggest issue was the fitment. The new head unit didn't came with many positioning options, only 2 holes per side, so had to be inventive and drilled some channels in the factory brackets to get it positioned properly. Took some time and several attempts, but it's there and looks good. Much better than I initially thought when saw the initial gap when I put it in.
If you buy a HU that is meant for EU market, the double dyn size is different, so you have to trim the fascia.
My rear camera is not working, it's not triggering the camera app when I put reverse. For what I read on the internet, it might be disabled from the Factory Settings, but to get there I need a PIN that I don't have and the seller support (apparently in China) is non-existing
For now, I have the camera connected to the AV-IN input and I manually select it when I want to use it.
