Double Din Touch Screen DVD/Navigation/iPod System (eBay Edition)

[hyprmiler]

Looks like I need to buy a double din conversion kit for the Toyota Yaris Sedan. The standard radio on the Yaris Sedan is larger, so a kit is needed - http://cgi.ebay.com/Toyota-Yaris-Dou...item45f37a8d47

So I guess it will be a giant pain in the $@#@ to take the old radio out, and the entire dash plastics need to come out do this right? =/

Do you think an after market sound system like this will help or hurt you in resale value?

[chrisj]

^ Yikes. It was fairly easy on the LB. Don't know about resale value, but I kept my stock radio to put back in if I get rid of the car (or something happens to the new radio). We plan on keeping the car anyway, so....

I know the unit is 200mm wide and is double din. Connectors for the Yaris are included. I just plugged it right in. Seems like your biggest deal will be the fitment part.

[facuevas]

Well I also bought myself the one from ebay but having trouble with gps.

I have card installed on left side.

Anyone had trouble?

Thanks

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by hyprmiler

Looks like I need to buy a double din conversion kit for the Toyota Yaris Sedan. The standard radio on the Yaris Sedan is larger, so a kit is needed - http://cgi.ebay.com/Toyota-Yaris-Dou...item45f37a8d47

So I guess it will be a giant pain in the $@#@ to take the old radio out, and the entire dash plastics need to come out do this right? =/

Do you think an after market sound system like this will help or hurt you in resale value?

Not bad, I went to a Toyota dealer and ordered mine for $90 bucks. Here is a video on HOW TO do it! it's very easy...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xySrP...eature=related



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Derick.

[chrisj]

Originally Posted by facuevas

Well I also bought myself the one from ebay but having trouble with gps.

I have card installed on left side.

Anyone had trouble?

Thanks

I also have mine in the left slot. I had a problem with mine too, saying it couldn't find the software. I clicked on another file in the folder, something like SG08.exe I think. This software did an update and then the GPS ran okay.

I haven't tried it a 3rd time to make sure it is holding the settings, but that .exe file that comes up (showing in your picture) didn't work for me. I touched the screen inside the folder until I found the other file I mentioned above. I wasn't in the car at all yesterday so I don't know if it's still okay.

I wish others who have this unit would respond about the GPS part. No one ever mentioned having the problems we had.

[hyprmiler]

Thanks for the link on the installation on the yaris sedan.

i've never installed any in - dash electronics before but i'm fairly handy when it comes to this kind of thing, and i'm great with computers.

I'm assuming from reading this entire thread that all I need to do is remove the plastics, remove the old unit, install new bracers / mounting, install the new unit (power / gps / standard audio plug cables / right?)

anyone have a more detailed walk though @ all? Christmas is coming up, and it might be worth it to get something in here and pull out my Garmin which has been adhered to my dash for the last 2+ years.

[chrisj]

Okay, on the GPS software load. It came up fine today, and yes, the chip is in the left slot. You have to run that SG08.exe something program instead of the other one though.

I am having one little issue, and it's that I can't find the menu to watch video from my MicroSD chip. Music yes, video no. Of course the manual is useless in just about everything to do with this unit.

[hyprmiler]

What vendor of GPS navigation is built into these units? Is it updateable?

[facuevas]

I tried browsing and changed to igo9 utility.exe, now it doesnt say cannot find software, it just doesn't do anything

[Dragracer]

It should read: \storagecard\igo8_8.3.2.79297\igo8.exe

While you are there, click on the one that looks like a clock and set your time zone. Otherwise the GPS clock will be off.

Originally Posted by facuevas

I tried browsing and changed to igo9 utility.exe, now it doesnt say cannot find software, it just doesn't do anything

[Dragracer]

I bitched about it in my post!

Originally Posted by chrisj

I wish others who have this unit would respond about the GPS part. No one ever mentioned having the problems we had.

[chrisj]

^ Oh okay. Sorry.

[Dragracer]

Originally Posted by chrisj

^ Oh okay. Sorry.

[Shinare]

I've used igo8 before and I've liked it a lot. Thats cool to see thats the GPS software in this system. Its one of the better one's in my opinion and I've used several, including MioMap, Tom Tom, and Garmin.

Can you check and see what the dates are on the maps? Its under settings (in Igo).

[chrisj]

Bluetooth is built-in to the unit. Microphone is in the lower left bottom of the front of my unit. On my photos you can see the letters MIC on the front. Don't know about the model Dragracer got.

[Dragracer]

On mine, the mic is in the upper right corner.

[platz paraguay]

hola muchachos!yo le hice instalar una radio parecida a mi toyo 2001 y no consegui el sofware del gps para, si alguno de uds. sabe algun enlace de donde lo pueda bajar les agradecere! saludos desde Paraguay!

[chrisj]

^ ¡Hola de Kentucky! ¡Alegre usted consiguió el suyo instalado también!