Tacoma headunit swap with Tundra 8in?

Curious if anyone has heard of anyway to upgrade the head unit in the Tacoma to the wireless CarPlay display of the tundra.. they look to be the same size and may require a different harness ect just a thought.

 

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No, they are vehicle specific, also wildly expensive. They interface with numerous modules in the truck and the new gen trucks have a completely different interface.

They do have adapters for your truck that make it wireless, I've seen a few in customers trucks.

 

Go aftermarket. A legitimate HU vendor/mfg will supply the wire harness and advise on figment.

 

Yeah the adapters suck though cause they don’t allow users to connect/disconnect switch phones easily like standalone wireless systems.
Yeah I figured there’s a bunch of module differences, sensors ect. But sometimes there’s some crazy hacks.

 

Yeah haven’t seen a headunit I like and still want it to track consumption and look OEM.

 

The modern units interface with the OEM digital interface (YMMV). I like the look of my Joying.

 

Yeah I think that’s the only one that integrates well but I don’t care for the user interface.

 

Shout out for April Wine

 

M1A1 Motorola wirless carplay. I have had for about 5 months. It disconnects every now and then when in areas effected by service but is plug, play and leave, $90. I did see a user on here with a Pioneer touch screen that looked very nice. Having had one in my last truck i would definately go with them again.

 

If your goal is simply wireless Apple Car Play, this adapter works great...

Teeran CarPlay Wireless Adapter for Factory Wired CarPlay 2024 Upgrade Plug & Play Dongle Converts Wired to Wireless for Cars from 2015 & iPhone iOS 10+

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BBG4QRPX?ie=UTF8

Keep your phone in your pocket - Pandora, Maps, phone calls, everything works perfectly via the stereo's touch-screen.

Attached it to the underside of the dash with 3M Heavy Duty Molding Tape.

$11 3M Super-Strength Molding Tape, 1/2 in x 15 ft, High Strength Double-Sided Adhesive, Permanently Attaches Side Moldings, Trim and Emblems to Interior and Exterior of Vehicles (03614)

https://www.amazon.com/Super-Streng...ords=heavy+duty+3m+tape&qid=1687317144&sr=8-5

 

Alot of the wireless carplay/aa adapters you can buy from aliexpress and the price isn't jacked up. I got one from there and it came pretty quick.

 

I have a car link adapter it works okay if it’s just me but it can’t hot swap or add users/friends conveniently and switch between phones to play music like the current OEM versions is the problem.

 

How is this working for you? Still ok and automatically connecting when you start the truck?

 

So far it's working perfectly. Connects every time I start the truck up. Takes a few moments longer to connect than hard-wired, but only a few moments. I never take my phone out of my pocket anymore, just use the stereo's touch screen. Ran some errands just this morning and realized that I don't even think about it anymore.

FWIW, I have the "stock", non-JBL stereo. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work with a JBL system though.

 

That sounds great. Thanks for the reply and information. I am going to go ahead and order one for my wife’s Escape and one for the truck. I’ll be sure to get the tape, as well.

 

Does this work with my Android phone (Pixel 7) or is there a different product I need to get?

 

That one is for Apple Car Play. The same company sells one for Android. High ratings (85% 5 star with almost 1K reviews) but I don't have any experience with it.

$30 Teeran Android Auto Wireless Adapter for OEM Factory Wired Android Auto Cars Plug & Play Easy Setup Wireless Android Auto Dongle for Android Phones Converts Wired Android Auto to Wireless (Black)

https://www.amazon.com/Teeran-Andro...refix=android+wireless+adapter,aps,140&sr=8-4

Looks like it's on a pretty good Prime Day deal today.

Some other TW members have posted what they're using for wireless Android. A search might turn up some other options.

Hope that helps!