Does anyone know if the nav system in the '03 4Runner will fit in a Tacoma? I figure there is an antenna for the GPS that would have to be sorted out...

I sure wish Toyota would make the cool electronics at least available on the trucks.

 

If you think that navigation unit is cool ... check out this navigation unit from Fujitsu-Ten (Eclipse in the US).

Hard drive based navigation, 5.1 dolby builtin, 6.5in TFT screen, DVD/MP3/CD, and touchscreen. Droooool .....



Too bad it's only available in Japan :mad:

 

that thing is trick!! does it play mp3s off the hd too?? if only it would remove stains and do laundry!!

 

Wow, I need that !

 

if you have GPS do you need to subsribe for the tracking service??

 

GPS devices get their information from a number of public access satellites - the signal is always there for the picking. i.e., if you went out and bought a hand-held GPS unit (Garmin, Magellan, etc) then you will not have to pay a subscription fee to use them.

But... This free information is only what you need to compute latitude, longitude and elevation. It does not include any terrain images like are shown in the Fujitsu display above.

That display is showing two things, LANDSAT pictures and a 3D projection of the area. The LANDSAT pics are available for free on the web, but downloading them takes time and incorporating them into a GPS display takes software. That's the feature that you may have to end up paying for. It's the typical business model of "value added software" - the data to make the software work may be free, but the additional data to make the software look pretty is extra.

 

That is one sweet unit. I would like to install something similar, except that I don't want the usual motorized unit that comes out and covers most of the A/C controls. I would prefer an in-dash screen and just DVD/CD is fine, I can live with or without navigation. Anyone have any ideas?

 

Toyota even has a DVD Nav in the Matrix. I'll bet that would look good in the dash of a 2nd or 3rd Gen.

 

Yea, it sure would look good.. Does anyone know if ANY of the factory Nav's will fit the factory hole in a 4Runner or Taco?

 

Other than the factory units, the only double din unit like that in the US (that I know of) is the Eclipse 7301. It's a 5.6in TFT screen that folds down and out to reveal the CD and TAPE (of all things) slots. Nice equalizer, RCA in and out, and awesome Eclipse reputation. You can pick one up off ebay for about $750

I don't see why it wouldn't. Looks like a standard double din unit. Course the price is probably outrageous compared to an aftermarket unit and the wiring might not match up (requires splicing?)