What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Thanks alot now I want one
How long did the installation take?

 

Just under two hours. I took my time since it was the first time. I didn’t want to break clips. Watched the YouTube videos in the dedicated Dasaita thread and it was easy peasy. After reading the thread and tips on there it went seriously smooth.

 

Very nice. Which model is that? Sound wise, is there a noticeable difference from the stock unit? Wireless CarPlay?

 

Just ordered one thanks for helping me spend my money !!! With friends like you who needs enemy's

 

That's why it's best NOT to come on here

 

LOL! True story.

Back in 2011 I decided to buy an FJ cruiser. I had never owned a truck or SUV but I was constantly frequenting the mountains to go camping, hiking and backpacking. After buying the FJ, someone mentioned an FJ forum where I might find others in Colorado that would let me join trail runs so I could learn what the FJ could do and get my own driving skills up to par. I joined the forum and went on a trail run with about 6-7 other FJ's. I was able to keep up in my stock FJ but after that run, I couldn't help but look at it and think it now looked like a body builder who never does leg day. I built up that FJ, then had to sell it due to money problems post a divorce. Since then I've had 2 lifted tacos and now the 4runner. I could blame the forum, but really I think I'm just a gear nerd at heart that likes to go places others can't.

 

Dasaita 10.25'' Android 10 Head Unit for Toyota 4Runner 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Wireless Carplay Bluetooth Radio GPS Navigation Multimedia Music Video Player Android Auto 4G 64G PX6 DSP https://a.co/d/aPIcPLN

Yes, huge difference sound wise. Noticed right away with every platform (radio, CarPlay, etc).

Yes, wireless CarPlay.

 

WOW! That looks great. Enjoy.

 

Yeah, took awhile lol

 

Sure, office jobs can preserve the body compare to being out in the fields all day, but honestly just as easily wreck the body in different ways.

5k oil changes are to fight off “office hands” lol. I feel ya!

 

That's a sick setup!

 

Holy crap that looks great? Do you work for Bently as a side job?

 

No it's a kit, and trust me it's not perfect. Lol

 

I wish I kept my hands clean enough for something like that to stay blue lol

 

Thanks for the info, it looks great. I’m thinking about upgrading my head unit but I HATE the aftermarket models that float or that occlude the vents. That looks super clean. Not only that though, it looks like it has all of the options that I would be looking for.

 

I completely agree. I do not like the floating unit or blocking vents. I wanted something that looked factory but gave me CarPlay. This does that and more. Everything is clean and simple. The harness is plug and play with really good quality.

 

Lamin-x install. New lights seemed overkill for me so the film was the way to go. I disassembled a clothes pin to press between the bezel and the lens, worked great.

 

Looks great!! I did the same on my Tacoma. Worth it.

 

@DadOperator
Here I thought you hung your runner to dry.

Me thinkin
"I might could try this next wash
the prius is getting kinda dirty"

 

Drove it around the block since it hasn’t been driven for a while…

 

Ain't remember last time I washed the Runner

 

Not a performance mod, more cosmetic. Toyota in Katakana or what most see as "Teq"

 

Where is this kit you speak of? Do they have red thread?

 

Gotta say.... I'm kinda bummed that the Dasaita head doesn't seems to cover 2020+ models. I assume the 2018-2019 models are different than a 2021. Can anyone confirm?

 

Underseat and footwell lighting...

Tied-in with the over-dash map lights, they fade on and off with the door switch on. They also turn on with the passenger side map light.

 

I can confirm, the surrounding frame is different. Scosche and Metra radio install kits do not work. Apparently, the vent/hazard light section is dimensionally off in addition to the different shape of the trim pieces on the radio side of the frame.

 

Thanks for the confirmation! I was hoping that just maybe it would still work somehow and someone had firsthand confirmation of that. Oh well... my wife thanks them for not making a unit for the 2021 yet.

 

I think the real bugger is how the frame comes around the radio and has the two variable potentiometer holes as part of the frame instead of as part of the radio unit.

I never thought I would say this, but I actually liked the old radio units better. The navigation and maintenance tracking system was far superior to this garbage they tried to pass off as an improvement.

Worse, with all of this tracking built into the car, it's creating a parasitic draw on my battery and their technicians are refusing to tell me what the miliamp draw should be for that big brother monitoring system.

I hope there's a way to disconnect the SOS and Insure Connect systems after my free trial 2 GB of data expires. Chances are that fuse is probably shared with the radio, maybe that's why they don't want aftermarket radio replacements yet, they want to sell you on services in order to track you.

 

It sounds like you haven't seen the DCM thread yet. It's some heavy reading if you aren't very technical but worth it if you want to cut Toyota data gathering out of the mix.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/my-dcm-disconnection-odyssey.25104/