Dasaita Head Unit for 2nd Gen Tacoma

yah i talked to them at SEMA in November. They did refit them so they now fit the entire 2nd gen range without hacks or should be so good to hear that it fit well.

The A13 and Vivid are both A13 units but Vivid as he noted is his friends company and US based where Dasaita is China based. If you don't like the UI you can change it and run vivid or vice versa but all software there.

If its anything like the old setup as long as your connected to hot spot or wifi should be good. Not all of the apps will work though. Most will download though. I was talking to them about supporting more BT devices like switch pro, batter monitors etc. that currently wont work. The BT chip as I understand it is not setup to connect o more than BT Audio devices. (Sounded like they had not changed this yet).

Can you snap a photo of it installed from the side and behind? I am curious how much it hangs over and if my Tpam from expo essentials would still work with this setup. It was hard to tell in person as they did not have the full mount only the unit on display.

 

Yessir let me do that tomorrow. You mean at the top where the screen extends a bit ?

 

In case you still needed help, for my 2012 base radio I got it working with my joying. There is a short adapter needed I believe I bought the scoshe brand called Toyota factory usb adapter, the kicker is it plugs into the USB plug at the multimedia ECU behind the glove box, and the adapter is so short you end up needing another USB extension cable to go from the adapter behind the dash to the back of the radio.

Looking at upgrading to the 10 inch G13 or the Mekede DUDU7 11 inch and buying the dash adapter separate, but the prices are hard to justify when I already have a working Joying.

 

Thank you, I shall try and get this and the OEM port. I somehow have thrown mine away after the years.

So the oem plug on the lower dash below the AC stays plugged into a factory harness, and the adapter plugs in further up the harness behind the glove box? Then from adapter to new radio.
I have a decently long female usb on it right now just dangling through the open port below the AC controls.

 

Yes the factory usb wiring does not go up to the radio, it stops at the multimedia ECU, you unplug it from the ECU and just use the harness side, the ECU is no longer needed.

 

Thank you sir!

 

While I don't have a Dasaita head unit, I do have an Android head unit and I'm having an issue if I touch the radio icon, the radio will play momentarily for a second or 2 then turn off and go back to the Home Screen every single time. CarPlay works great. Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere?

 

Maybe try a hard reset? Clear cache, etc.

 

Turns out the unit doesn't like to keep the radio going once CarPlay is connected. If I disconnect from wifi/bluetooth for CarPlay, the radio works fine. Quirky but workable I guess. Glad there isn't an issue with it!

 

Looks Rad! Was thinking about installing but I had 3 questions,

Does it hook up to the factory mic for hands free?

Any problem with it falling out when accelerating? (Was told if was a BIG problem, but it might’ve been a joying thing)

And, how’s it holding up 6 months later?

 

I am still enjoying it!

I ended up installing it just using the plastic clips, no bolts like OEM.
it has not moved even the slightest. I don’t have much worry of that either.
it has survived probably a few dozen jumps and miles of whoops:


as far as the microphone, I don’t think it really hooks up to the OEM mic.. It has a built-in pinhole mic, which is OK, but also comes with the usual external clip one.

only weird setting I can’t figure out, is that when voice over interrupts music or something like that to read map directions or texts from my iPhone, the music quiet down, but I cannot ever hear the prompts.
it worked for about a week until I messed with a bunch of settings, and now it doesn’t.
I’ve gone back through stuff and can’t figure out what I may have changed that disabled this

 

@Tacodust on IG was looking into doing a group buy for his followers. just thought id share the love.

 

$159 5GWiFi Upgrade 4GB+32GB Android13 Car Radio Stereo for Toyota Tacoma 2005-2015 Wireless CarPlay & Andriod Auto 9.2" Touch Screen Android Car Radio with FM RDS GPS Navigation Bluetooth WiFi

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPCMJ6TM This one is the 3rd one of these shitty Chinese head units I’ve bought. I also got the 2 year warranty. I like it so far. It has a bezel the hazard clock snaps into and 6 screws hold it to the head unit. Way better the old hot glue or epoxy method. It also utilizes the two bottom clips so it’s attached in 5 spots into the HAVC bezel. It’s not a floppy piece of shit.

 

What’s everyone doing for a microphone? The 3.5 sucks and the pin hole sucks too.

 

3.5?
I honestly rarely need it, so I haven’t put in anything… the pin hole mic doesn’t work really.
I will probably try to install the provided external mic sooner than later, See if I can route the wire for it to sit right on top of the unit on the dash, almost hidden by the screen.

 

I started playing with the head unit and there is a spot where you can turn up the mics volume. It seems to have helped with the pin hole. I may try the external mic and route it up close to the original location.

 

Oh sweet, I’ll have to look for that.

anyone else have issues with CarPlay and any Siri function not being audible?
Ie like incoming messages or things like that.
I’m currently emailing with Dasaita support and checking settings on my phone and the unit.

 

You have to go into the factory setting which you need a code for. Mine was 126. I believe it was on the volume page.

 

Found it last night, I believe all units are 126. Mine was as well.