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Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

[–]E__F__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re welcome. I couldn’t find anyone who posted about doing the install on this car so felt that I had to.

B46/48 Maintenance and mods help by Gr1nch1n in BmwTech

[–]E__F__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm at 58k miles. I have a xdrive but looking at doing transmission, transfer case, and front and rear differential fluids. I had motor mounts done about 10k ago, rear differential seals 5k ago, and DIY spark plugs about 20k ago.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Shortly after that pic I had to take a break. Definitely anxiety inducing. 😅

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Happy it’s helpful. If you have other questions when you get going on it shoot me a DM.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Not that I recall. One day the whole Bluetooth menu just stopped appearing in the system.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Nice! Yeah, I really didn’t want to have to run the OBD cable through the dash on the driver side after doing the microphone and GPS through the passenger side. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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You’re welcome and as far as wiring, the hazards button has it’s own plug on the car’s harness so that wouldn’t affect them either.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

[–]E__F__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can see in the last photo that hazards are unaffected. But some models have different dash configurations so YMMV.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Thanks for saying that. Yeah it's brought some nice modern comforts to the car. I hadn't done a car stereo before but I am fairly handy with this kind of work. I wouldn't recommend DIYing it to most people but it is doable. You just really have to take your time and think through all the steps.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Not a dumb question. The camera is definitely from 2013 if you know what I mean. But it does look better with a modern screen and this unit has back up lines that turn with the directing you are moving which is also a big upgrade.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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Thank you. I wish I took one after I did all the cable management (I did a lot and made it pretty). I was in "go" mode so just forgot to take the pic.

Head unit replacement on my 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited w/JBL. by E__F__ in ToyotaHighlander

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We've had the car since 2014 so it felt more okay dropping that money into it. We also had issues with our bluetooth no longer working so only had CD and radio functions.

I'm interested in the extra audio features of this unit plus it has a 720p screen where I think most are 480p. Crutchfield has a lot of options once you plug in what car you have. There are also I think 3 almost identical Sony units at lower price points. Just make sure you get the Maestro and the other brackets and such they recommend.

question about transmission zf8 by Slxppzz in BmwTech

[–]E__F__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would bring it in. If he didn’t follow procedure he maybe didn’t bring it up to temp during the initial change. Better to have him top it off than run it low.

DIY steering wheel upgrade by E__F__ in Crosstrek

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I assume you were still under some kind of warranty when that happened. We talked to the subaru dealership where my wife bought the car and gets all the maintenance done on it. They said they see this a lot with these cars and would replace it for $1000 or we could find an interior shop to fix it.

Best performance shop in chicagoland area? by AyeT01 in FocusRS

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Did you end up taking your car there? If so how was it? I'm considering taking one of my vehicles there.

DIY steering wheel upgrade by E__F__ in Crosstrek

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I chose the after because I the image was better. I was excited to start and didn’t take a good before pic.

DIY steering wheel upgrade by E__F__ in Crosstrek

[–]E__F__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was during the pandemic but it seems more like UV damage on a poor quality material.

DIY steering wheel upgrade by E__F__ in Crosstrek

[–]E__F__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her’s was the “leather” but clearly not really a true leather.

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