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Dec 7 2020
2013-2018 Toyota RAV4 Stereo Upgrade – How to Install?
Car stereo upgrade is necessary if you want more infotainment and other practical features in the car. For those who have a Toyota RAV4, you can do a Toyota RAV4 stereo upgrade with an aftermarket 10.1″ HD large screen Android radio instead. Why you need a stereo upgrade? Let’s compare the factory RAV4 radio with the new stereo upgrade firstly.
Factory Toyota RAV4 Radio VS Toyota RAV4 stereo upgrade
Factory Toyota rav4 stereo
The factory car stereo from Toyota rav4 is just with a small screen and limited functions like FM/AM radio, CD player, Bluetooth. It’s not able to play videos or Bluetooth music with your phone. More importantly, it does not support navigation function, does not support backup camera, does not support new feature of Apple carplay or Android auto.
What’s more, if your factory Toyota rav4 stereo was defective, it costs a lot to repair or replace it with the original car stereo. So why not try a new aftermarket Toyota RAV4 stereo upgrade?
New 10.1” Toyota rav4 stereo upgrade
Sidenote: If you want to purchase an aftermarket Toyota rav4 stereo upgrade, you can order it online here:
https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/10-1-android-toyota-rav4-radio-gps-navigation-system-head-unit-hd-touch-screen-wifi-bt.html
How to Install Aftermarket Toyota RAV4 Stereo upgrade?
A few years ago, aftermarket car stereo upgrade needs to modify the dashboard or wires for installation. Nowadays, you don’t have to do that anymore.
Latest car stereo upgrade for Toyota rav4 is easy to install now. It fits perfectly in your dashboard, and the wiring harness is plug and play. So all you need to is removing the old rav4 radio from your dashboard, then you can upgrade it with the new head unit. Basically, if you have experience removing the factory Toyota rav4 radio before, then you should be able to install this new rav4 stereo as well. The power cables, antennas, and other cables are all different and easy to distinguish them, so you won’t plug them wrong.
So let’s get started installing.
Factory Toyota RAV4 radio removal
Installation note: place a soft, cloth material over the top side of the air conditioning controls. This will provide a buffer between the controls and the sharp edges of the radio and reduce the chances of scuffing the dashboard.
Aftermarket Toyota RAV4 stereo installation
Once you removed the factory stereo, you can start installing the new Toyota rav4 stereo. The most important part of this step is cables connections.
If you connect an aftermarket backup camera, then you don’t need to connect CAMERA R cable with CAMERA AR cable, but you need to connect the purple cable(label: CAMERA AR) with yellow plug with the video cable from the camera. And you should connect another brown wire(label: BACK) with a red trigger wire from the long video cable of the camera.
Note: There may be a speaker at the top corner of your dashboard, please do not put the antenna near the speaker, as the antenna and speaker are both magnetic, it will affect the GPS signal, then you can try another position.
After you connect all cables, you can turn on the car to test the rav4 new stereo. If all goes well, you can finish installation and drive the car on the road to have a test.
Final Thoughts
If you want to upgrade Toyota rav4 stereo with an aftermarket one, it’s worth doing that because of its cost, cool modern features and easy installation. If you follow these steps one by one, you should also be able to install stereo upgrade by yourself. Besides, while installing you may have more questions, don’t worry, DVDGPSNav team are here to help you online.
Last modified: January 21, 2021 By DVDGPSNAV Posted in DVD/GPS Installation, Toyota • 0 • Tags: Toyota RAV4 Android Radio, Toyota RAV4 Radio Upgrade, Toyota RAV4 stereo upgrade