MARYLAND TACOMAS

The Ferd would yank it around no problems, not so convinced a Taco could.

 

Would i try it? Sure. Would i have anything more than a grain of sand in it? Nope.

 

you'd still need a drop hitch with your "bumper"

 

I've pulled my utility trailer exactly one time with the new bumper. The 6" drop hitch I had should have been an 18"!

 

just let it hang off the safety chains. it'll be fine.

 

The trailer fish tailed like you wouldn't believe. I use the Ford for that task these days, though the trailer has grown up a bit.

 

little early birthday present for my wife this weekend. upgraded her Honda Fit stereo. she's been driving a lot more miles recently for work, and really enjoyed the newer stereo in a rental car she had a few weeks ago.

Pioneer double din touchscreen with all of the bells and whistles, and some 6.5'' pioneer components for the front doors.

old



new



unlike the Tacomas, the Fit has enough depth to the door, that I didn't have to cut 3/4'' spacers for the magnet to clear the window when you put the window down.



Stock ones were actually not bad speakers. plastic cone (vs paper). the new pioneers were still a great improvement.

 

Come do mine next.

I'm absolutely clueless what headunit to buy

 

Go to cruchfield there are tools on the site that can help with make and model of vehicle.

 

But i want these features and i'm not sure what brand to go with....

CD
AM/FM
bluetooth
Pandora (would be nice but not a deal breaker)
XM (would be nice but not a deal breaker)
Double din touch
AUX
USB

 

DVD?

 

You can narrow down you searches of head unit with these features on cruchfield. then go to a big / small box that carries these radios or something close and finger fuck them to see if you like it.

Cruchfield will also carries the kits for the install as well as instruction. You defiantly get what you pay for. Worth every penny. Shipping to MD is like a day or 2.

 

I'll be doing this mod over the winter months

 

I've got time.

 

I went with this model and the install kit. Took about and hour to install.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1304200NEX/Pioneer-AVH-4200NEX.html?tp=20217

 

My top 3:
Pioneer
Alpine
Kenwood

 

this one does all of that, plus DVD and backup cam. you don't need a Pandora feature though. when you're synced up to a phone with Bluetooth, I-tunes/Pandora/Amazon music/etc are all controllable via the head unit. even pulls album artwork to display on the screen

I love Pioneer head units. I have a single din in the truck, single din in the fiero, and now this double din in her car. all pioneers, all fantastic head units.

there are definitely better speakers out there, but Alexis never really pushes her stereo too hard, so these were a good fit for her. I'm running infinity and kickers in the Tacoma, and infinity and polk in the fiero. love the clarity at any volume!

this is the one in her car. very similar, just a couple notches down.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130X2800BS/Pioneer-AVH-X2800BS.html

 

Im a super novice. I didnt even know that

 

Pioneer is one of those magical companies that makes equal or better products than everyone else, but charges equal or less than everyone else.