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Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by ColoradoBoo, Mar 26, 2024.

  1. ColoradoBoo

    ColoradoBoo Senior Member

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    So my wife's 2017 Prius has no navigation, Car Play, or XMRadio. She really like how I have all 3 in my 2021 Prius. The only thing her car has that mine doesn't is a CD player...which surprised me!!
    Is there a way for me to give those to her, in her car? I saw the infotainment system is thousands of dollars...is there any way to get the software upgraded to, at least, give her a couple of things?
    I keep telling her to get a Crown or a Corolla or Camry Hybrid but she's stubborn...wants to keep the old green thing for a long time.
     
    #1 ColoradoBoo, Mar 26, 2024
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    They're probably not thousands of dollars from the salvage yard.

    They might be hundreds still, and you might find the connectors from her wire harness version won't fit them, and have to do some poring over the wiring diagram to work out which wires have to go where.

    Toyota Service Information and Where To Find It | PriusChat

    For navigation and XM, there will be GPS and XM antennas and cables you'll also have to collect from the donor car.
     
    #2 ChapmanF, Mar 26, 2024
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    Good idea, Chapman! We do have a couple of pull-and-play yards not too far from us...I'll be researching!!
     
    #3 ColoradoBoo, Mar 27, 2024
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    Does hers have the 7" screen? That's a pretty standard double DIN size and there are a number of aftermarket options at different price points that offer all of that. You can even keep steering wheel button controls with the right adapter
     
    #4 MalachyNG, Mar 27, 2024
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    The Sony XAV8500 I think its called came out this month and Crutchfield has it for about $840. Well worth the cost. I put an Alpine ILX-F509 in my 2018 prius. Wish I would have waited a couple months and I could have saved about $500.
     
    #5 KRDucky, Mar 27, 2024
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    Hey @KRDucky, Love seeing your response here because I was looking at doing this exact Alpine radio. I also was considering the SONY too. Wondering if you have any photos you can share of what it looks like mounted in your Prius. Also curious if you did the Maestro harness integration so you could keep original functions and if you lost any OEM functions with the aftermarket radio? I have a 2017 Prius Four with Advanced Tech so it has the sensors and lots of other features and related settings I do not want to loose if I change out the radio. Thanks for any feedback you got.

     
    #7 Brother A, Apr 24, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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