Can you put the 2020 Tacoma Apple Carplay software into an older 3rd gen Tacoma

Since the new 2020 Tacomas will come with Apple Carplay now, I'm wandering if you could take the software for apple carplay in a 2020 and put it into a 2019 Tacoma for example. I know you can replace the infotainment system with a separate after market touch screen that's not the entune system by the way. Just wandering specifically if this might be possible. Thoughts?

 

No.

 

And welcome to TW!

 

Step 1: Where are you finding the software?

 

It's more of a theory. I just feel like you could switch out the entire system in a 3rd gen and put in the 2020 one with apple carplay

 

Yes?

 

If someone has a 2020, I’ll volunteer to take my headunit out and swap them and see what happens.

 

That's what I think because it shouldn't be much different unless there are new wires in the 2020 system that are for apple carplay (which there might be though).

 

This will probably cause drivetrain vibrations and void your warranty.

 

Are you asking about the software as in your first post, or the whole head unit as it seems like in your next post? Two different things.
Just the software, that will be a NO, completely different systems.
The head unit, possibly an easy swap, but until someone pulls a 2020 unit out its hard to tell.

 

Honestly, I wondered the same thing...

 

That is a different proposition and was confirmed when the 2020s were announced. Cost is a factor there.

 

I was wandering about either really. But yeah, the whole head unit seems like it would be more possible than just swapping software

 

It’s only a matter of time until someone crashes one and can pull it from a junk yard

 

Still, HUs are priced darn close to A/M units on car-part.com .

 

drivetrain vibration is indirect to the infotainment system.

 

ha ha for sure

 

That was dealer snark.

 

i see now lmao

 

Maybe go to your local dealer and ask? That’s what I would do.