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Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by kipchak on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:15PM (#35391993)
Might be worth swapping out the head unit. Best Buy will sell you a Sony unit with installation for $250 for example.
Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by kstrauser on Friday March 31, 2023 @04:32PM (#35393222)
I've thought about that. I'd want one that supports the backup camera and all that. Do you know offhand if those exist at reasonable prices?
Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by kipchak on Friday March 31, 2023 @06:52PM (#35394852)
The last time I replaced a unit was in 2012, but I think what you would be looking for is a head unit that accepts camera input , a wiring harness for the head unit to the car's wiring, a reverse camera adapter if the car doesn't use the standard yellow RCA-esque connector (apparently toyota uses several different connectors), and a interface adapter if you want to retain the use of the steering wheel controls which in total would probably be <$500 depending on parts. I remember Crutchfield's "will it fit" tools and advisors being pretty helpful.

Looking around a bit, apparently there's also a neat though slightly more expensive product called the datalink maestro rr or rr2 that does the camera and head unit interfacing part while retaining additional features.

https://youtu.be/AkWzSXFJYTo

Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by jiggawatts on Saturday April 01, 2023 @04:18AM (#35398345)
Toyota themselves have started offering upgrades of older models to support CarPlay or Android Auto. Costs about $200.