Double DIN / Apple Carplay Install
Thanks man. I got them from AliExpress, they are pretty good quality, they do get creased in shipping though since it’s hard to ship. But they always get compliments by passengers. Wish they slightly lighter to match interior but they are fine. Probably a number of sellers who offer them on Ali now.
Pole Position
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 214
Likes: 7
From: FL
Never mind. I found your original post on where to purchase:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...floormats.html
Are they holding up well?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...floormats.html
Are they holding up well?
Never mind. I found your original post on where to purchase:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...floormats.html
Are they holding up well?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...floormats.html
Are they holding up well?
Probably not, but they would probably look good with this interior too. Depends on your interior color, I had tan interior before with black matts before on other cars. I would get them for my GS in black if they had them that fit awd. I’d recommend them either way.
Driver
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 151
Likes: 2
From: Florida
Install looks great. I am going to end up refusing delivery on my 4200nex and picked up the 4201 deal, I save a couple bucks and I will get the rear view camera which I don't really have a need for but maybe I can use it as a front facing camera? Which I also don't really need....actually maybe I can use it in my Corvette, that car I need a front facing camera for as I destroy my front lip all the time. I just got my beat sonic kit, it is expensive but at least it looks like a quality piece. As far as the DVD output not working on the Navigation, did you make sure your parking brake is set? Maybe that is it? I got the bypass to allow it to work without the parking brake so hopefully it works.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 818
From: TX
Fit and finish looks so much better on the Beat Sonic kit compared to the Metra kit.
E60BMW, did you add a new camera when you did your install? If so, can you post a picture of it please? I'm torn between a single din unit or a double din unit with a back up camera since I have a non-nav car. The parking sensors are nice, but a camera would be even better...
Thanks.
E60BMW, did you add a new camera when you did your install? If so, can you post a picture of it please? I'm torn between a single din unit or a double din unit with a back up camera since I have a non-nav car. The parking sensors are nice, but a camera would be even better...
Thanks.
Install looks great. I am going to end up refusing delivery on my 4200nex and picked up the 4201 deal, I save a couple bucks and I will get the rear view camera which I don't really have a need for but maybe I can use it as a front facing camera? Which I also don't really need....actually maybe I can use it in my Corvette, that car I need a front facing camera for as I destroy my front lip all the time. I just got my beat sonic kit, it is expensive but at least it looks like a quality piece. As far as the DVD output not working on the Navigation, did you make sure your parking brake is set? Maybe that is it? I got the bypass to allow it to work without the parking brake so hopefully it works.
Fit and finish looks so much better on the Beat Sonic kit compared to the Metra kit.
E60BMW, did you add a new camera when you did your install? If so, can you post a picture of it please? I'm torn between a single din unit or a double din unit with a back up camera since I have a non-nav car. The parking sensors are nice, but a camera would be even better...
Thanks.
E60BMW, did you add a new camera when you did your install? If so, can you post a picture of it please? I'm torn between a single din unit or a double din unit with a back up camera since I have a non-nav car. The parking sensors are nice, but a camera would be even better...
Thanks.
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 818
From: TX
Yes it was a new camera, I have a 02 so never had a factory backup camera. It was the one that came with the kit. I'll take a pic shortly and post it up. I still need to seal part of the hole where the wire comes out with some silicone, part of the wire shows from the back but doesn't bother me. It was hard to mount it flush due to the mount size and what I was working with. If you went single din are you looking at one that flips out? I think the doubledin looks really good and updates the car, there is a big price difference though no doubt between the metra and beatsonic.
Heres some pics of the cam, haven't messed with sealing the hole yet, I can probably make it look cleaner too. I didn't mount it on the black slot because it has a curve on it so I mounted it to the left slightly.
Pit Crew
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 140
Likes: 22
From: Texas
I'm still researching what to do on my LS. Its a base model non-nav, but I dont like any of the kits available for the car. I don;t like the way they stick out from the dash. I know its necessary because the upper part of the radio is super shallow due to ac stuff behind it. I am looking for a shallow mech-less double din that I can mount flush with the dash and fabricate my own "kit" to trim it out. I've seen a couple shallow units or some where only half of the double din is deep and the rest is just screen but the have the deep part on the upper part of the radio. I would need it on the bottom part to clear. Worst case scenario maybe I can take apart a double din and extend the wiring to the screen so that I can remote mount the guts lower where there is room but still have the double din screen in the area of the stock radio. I've done a couple single dins like this a LONG time ago when I did car stereo stuff. Remote mounted the detachable face in the visor and had the guts of the unit hidden under a seat or mounted in the stock location with an abs cover with a slit in it so you could still load a cd.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 818
From: TX
I'm still researching what to do on my LS. Its a base model non-nav, but I dont like any of the kits available for the car. I don;t like the way they stick out from the dash. I know its necessary because the upper part of the radio is super shallow due to ac stuff behind it. I am looking for a shallow mech-less double din that I can mount flush with the dash and fabricate my own "kit" to trim it out. I've seen a couple shallow units or some where only half of the double din is deep and the rest is just screen but the have the deep part on the upper part of the radio. I would need it on the bottom part to clear. Worst case scenario maybe I can take apart a double din and extend the wiring to the screen so that I can remote mount the guts lower where there is room but still have the double din screen in the area of the stock radio. I've done a couple single dins like this a LONG time ago when I did car stereo stuff. Remote mounted the detachable face in the visor and had the guts of the unit hidden under a seat or mounted in the stock location with an abs cover with a slit in it so you could still load a cd.
I agree with not liking any of the kits... which is really the Metra kit or the Beat Sonic kit. The Metra looks like it has poor fit and finish. The Beat Sonic kit looks more factory but it is stupid expensive. I'm going to end up doing the Beat Sonic kit with a Pioneer double DIN. In the mean time, I had to download a bunch of music and make up some CDs to stock the changer with.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 47
Likes: 2
From: TX
Do all of the Metra faceplates have that gap on top? Or was that just an install mistake? Can you move the kit up a bit to lessen the gap? I'm not a perfectionist but that gap just looks unprofessional since you can still see tabs and whatnot behind the gap. Also, looks like the gap is bigger on the left side vs the right.
Driver
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 134
Likes: 25
The gap is the bane of my radio experience. It's a design defect of the kit. Unlike the stock radio, the kit does not have connecting tabs on each top corner. I had the installer at Best Buy show me, and we compared the stock radio to the kit and that was it. The corner tabs lock it in place, without them you get the gap. I'm considering buy the BeatSonic dash kit - from the pics I've seen, I believe it closely mimics the stock solution.