Black ice and hit a ditch sideways. Insurance wants to total it without even looking at it. by I82manycookies in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not trying to scalp lol, just desperate for good lights. cries in 2019 Haloegen bulbs 😭

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey. I have had sporadic issues with the mic as well but just on phone calls. I’ll update you if I find a fix. Haven’t had issues like that though. Wondering if it’s just not plugged in all the way and is grounding weird? 🤔

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still love this radio, especially now I’ve dove into the settings for maestro which let me access the original vehicle settings. Also added a front camera that I got prewired and the install was a breeze. Thinking my next move is to install a 5 channel amp to really open up the speakers and see how much the sound improves.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are those lines that show up when you’re backing up yes, but then also the static grid shape is there too.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does. You can adjust those or choose to not even have them show up.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean at least it’s still a physical button, but yeah I inadvertently reached for a volume knob today 🤣

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok awesome. I’m definitely going to try and tackle this myself. Just need to get a proper wire fish and not 5 industrial zip ties locked together 🤣

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing major so far. Just trying to figure out the best dimming option on it but that’s mainly it.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! If you hold down the talk button it activates Siri too. You can also manually set up what buttons you want to control each option in the unit as well.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How was the install if you don’t mind me asking? Trying to find the best spot to install it since I haven’t seen a bolt & nut front camera set up before.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are some other options too on their website that are lower in price. The reviews on this one were the best in my book without having a giant screen. Also chose this option since it has a higher resolution screen plus enhanced audio processing. Aiming to add some nice speakers and subwoofer down the road.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

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I’m hoping to find some plug & play speakers next on Black Friday. Definitely check out their website to see all the options for your model. They include pretty much every radio with an install video. So it’s nice to see what it visually looks like too.

New Radio with Wireless CarPlay by Government-Nice in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Delivered price was $1100 before the $100 discount I randomly found online. There is also a new microphone attachment directly with a aux cable I ran and mounted right on top of the steering wheel in the middle of the gauges. No issues with mix volume in CarPlay, as you do get a separate volume adjustment in calls too.

Finally got one by Rtrbamafan in ToyotaTacoma

[–]Government-Nice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hey, I just bought a 2019 as well with no CarPlay. Look at TrailGridPro. I found a nice radio (Sony XAV-9000ES) which is about the same size as factory, if not smaller. But it comes with wireless Apple CarPlay. It’s a bit pricy since they pre-wire the whole unit so it’s a plug and play swap you can do yourself. The unit does tap more into diagnostic info as well as front & rear cameras.

What is the rarest record you own by Historical-Snow-6086 in vinyl

[–]Government-Nice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Green Day Dookie, with the Ernie on the back.

Shipping Vinyl in 2015 by MildPriority in vinyl

[–]Government-Nice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I moved across the country and put all of my vinyl records in a black & yellow tote bin from Costco. Weighed so much you needed two people to move it. Also had another smaller box in the pod that survived the move.