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@@jkhoeun59try looking at my other video and go to the "Sound Wiring" timestamp at 19:05 th-cam.com/video/vjJeJl06_H4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wjsrqd6TprF-_NuR See if that helps.

Hello, I updated the link to this radio in the description, but here you go: www.aliexpress.com/item/3256803985347522.html There are different performance models. Mine is the 4G model.

I bought a 210-degree field of view (FOV) back-up camera on Amazon. I would give the link, but for some reason they no longer sell the one I bought. Sorry bro.

Hello. The link to this radio is in the video description.

Hello. If you look at the video description, there are timestamps and Android Auto is one of the sections. So yes, Android Auto is programmed into this specific radio. Yes, the newer style vent would be needed because of the shape of the radio.

​@nexus2lexus thank you I have one more question also.. I use prime music would that work with this headunit also?

@@lilrob9358 yes. I don't use Amazon Music, but I just tested it. If the app is installed on your Android phone, it shows up on the Android Auto apps screen. I use Pandora and Sirius XM and they perform very well. I imagine that Amazon Music will perform just as well.

If you have any issue with the connection up by the radio or with the software settings, there's another video on my channel that may help.

My vehicle didn't come with a factory back-up camera. However, I have read in the comments of other videos that the factory back up camera can be used with this radio. Unfortunately, I do not know what that entails. Sorry.

Sorry just getting around to answering this. I run a monetized YT channel and I don't check this channel often. This radio is installed in a non-nav (no screen), non ML Lexus IS250 You are correct in saying that some of these Android radios are not compatible with the some of Lexus IS models with a factory NAV and factory backup camera. With that said, I did find some other install videos of these radios and comments seemed to be mixed in those videos. Some say they can work, but I don't know what software those are using. My advice is that if you go to Ali Express and find a model you like, ask the seller questions. If they don't get back to you within a day or so, move on to the next model (keep in kind timezones). The seller of this radio I purchased always answered my questions within 24 hours for what it's worth.

you have to ask if the seller sells the right wiring harness for it

Hey brother, that's in my software video at about the 31:50 timestamp. th-cam.com/video/bJKTv2tyNGI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZR-yHenfxAV6SYXi

I'm in Alaska, but I apologize that I only work on family vehicles. You can do it though man, just visualize and have faith in yourself. The drilling is the most difficult thing for some to imagine. Just drill small holes and gradually get bigger. You can always drill a hole larger, but you can't make it smaller.

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Link is the video description. Mine is the 4G model. www.aliexpress.com/item/3256803985347522.html

Eg app? Or do u mean EQ?

@@nexus2lexus eq yeah, i cant type.

@@KK001 by "doesn't work," what do you mean specifically? Does it show up on screen, but just doesn't respond? Does it respond, just no sound change? Does it not show up on the screen at all?

@@nexus2lexus the app is there and i can use it but it just doesnt affect the sound at all. Though it used to for the first days but then stoped and never worked again. Now i use the "original car" eq but that ones not perfect either as it keeps reseting itself when i turn the car off, so i have to keep adjusting the setting until it finally keeps them. I have the mark levinson system, if that makes any difference.

Hello, it's in the video description. Thanks for watching

Thanks brother

That's touched on in my other video - "wiring, closer look" at timestamp 21:34 th-cam.com/video/vjJeJl06_H4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nb_gk0-SVxhHtSC8

Good question. I made sure the hole I drilled was just large enough for the threads on the camera to grab. I then "screwed" in the camera and applied a bead of sealant where the camera butted against the trunk.

If you happen to drill the hole too large, the camera has a double sided tape seal. Use that and you would just press it into place.

(Edited because I wasn't thinking about where the antenna was connected) Sorry I don't have a link. I purchased that passive antenna back in the 90's. Using this antenna, it picks up all the FM channels that I have saved in my presets. When in my garage, some of the channels go to static, but I honestly can't remember if it did that before. Again, I use Android Auto more than anything anymore.

But knowing what I know now about the radio, if I didn't have this antenna just laying around, I would probably try this antenna from Amazon. Herdio Waterproof Marine Antenna Rubber Duck Dipole Flexible Mast FM AM Antenna for Boat Radio Car ATV UTV RZR SPA-Black a.co/d/hSzXzbk

Sorry to hear. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything under $300 as I'm looking for something for my wife's 2010 FX35 as well. Ever since I've been using Android Auto, she's been wanting that feature as well. We have decided on the GROM unit (maybe the Nifty City) for hers, but it will be a few more months before we pull the trigger on that unit. I know it's out of your price range, but the GROM brand is a good product. I've been using a GROM interface in my '04 G35 for many years.

Thankful to hear something helped. It's the whole purpose of putting them up. Just be careful on the road. There's so much going on with the radio that it's easy to get sensory overload. It's probably the only thing I don't like about the radio. Too much of a good thing. I enjoy the simplicity of the OEM radio, but there are just some features I feel I need that only an aftermarket radio like this can provide. Lemme know if you have any questions about anything that wasn't covered in any of the videos & I'll try to help.

Where can I get one?

From the information I've read from other users across a few brands, there's no splicing for the OEM camera since it's already incorporated into the wiring. With that said, there's several different sellers for what seems like the same aftermarket unit. Most differ from one another in their U.I.'s, their launchers, specs, and even at least one of them offer an amended wiring interface into the factory system. This isn't taking into account that there's other models of the Android head unit itself - such as the model with knobs. The only way to know for sure is to contact the seller for the model that your interested in. I've haven't heard anything negative about seller support, except for timezone differences.

@@nexus2lexus Yea, i have tried plugging everything in, but with the oem camera there is nothing to plug into the Yellow rca cam in cable. I have tried switchin the source on the head unit too. So i might have to change for the aftermarket camera then.

@@bjordal50 I have read a user state that the OBD II connector has to be connected in order for the OEM camera to work. Unfortunately, I don't know what that fully entails. Have you tried reaching out to the seller?

Thanks! An [aftermarket] back up camera does not use the OBD II port - only the factory camera from what I've read from user comments. Are you looking to install an aftermarket back-up camera or connect the factory unit?

@@nexus2lexus That's good to know, I'm looking forward to seeing it in your back-up camera video if you do make one. Sorry I left out that I will be installing an aftermarket back-up camera.

@@llllll5131 I will upload it soon. I almost forgot about it until you reminded me. I don't upload often because I run my son's YT channel that is decently monetized. My channel is just specifically because I want others to benefit from any info on it. One tip for drilling the hole in the trunk - it's double-walled construction. So when you drill the hole from the outside, you still can't feed a wire through it, because you need to drill another hole from inside the trunk lid. I will try to get that one up soon so you can see what I'm talking about. I recorded all that video over a year ago.

@@llllll5131 I also want to add that my radio didn't come with a back up camera even though the Ali Express listing said that it did. At the time (Dec 2022), I wrote the seller and they advised me they ran out of back up cameras. So they reimbursed me for the price of a back up camera on Amazon. I paid a little more and I got the wide angle camera. Some may not like pseudo fish-eye view, but it's actually amazing to see more of the sides as I'm backing up. With it, I can literally see my neighbor's car in their driveway before I even pull out of the garage. This really helps when backing out of the driveway as there are speeders on my street.

@@nexus2lexus Sweet! I'm pretty lucky to find this video, because all of the other IS250 installs were a few years old. My car is also a non-nav/non ML as well. Looking forward to your next video on the Lexus! Thanks for responding so quickly, and the super informative advice. This helps me prepare for my install.

try bending a thin but strong coat hanger at a 90 degree angle. Use that to click them down. You're likely not getting high enough on the clips.

I've figured out a way to do this. You'll need a small screwdriver or metal stick for each clip that won't click down to hold it in place, then you can pull out the vent unit.

Need a Lexus IS250 bud

@@nexus2lexus 2011 lexus is250

Not sure what you're having issues with because they all come out the same way. Are you sure none of the clips at the top are remaining engaged? This would prohibit removal of the vent.

I found them on Ali Express. I don't have the link because I deleted the app.

Sure didn't. I still have it but the search continues lol

Lol why that was in there like that is a mystery, but that piece you found goes to the radiator. It's the filler neck!

Interesting. So the used Bose was not active? Meaning it didn't have a built in amplifier?

@@nexus2lexus The one I bought didnt have one. I believe 2017 and up Muranos Bose amp is on the driver side rear panel

@@Haze121201 oh gotcha. Thanks for the info.

Yes it does. The spare tire cover on this '10 fx35 sticks up about an inch. If i press down on the cover, the cover will pop up at one of the hinges.

@@nexus2lexusstupid question I'm sure you had your reasons but why didn't you buy the cerwin vega VPSTX12? It's nearly the same height as the bose.

@@alexjones9941 this version was cheaper on Amazon right before Christmas lol

@@nexus2lexus I guess no harm done. I've also got an Infiniti QX70. How does this sound compared to the factory bose subwoofer? Does it have much more punch? Do you recommend it?

@@alexjones9941 it's night and day difference. The factory Bose sub is meant to add low frequency for a fuller sound. The Cerwin Vega hits hard, violently shakes the mirror, can be felt in your chest and rattles things in the back (not the lid because I sat on it with the hatch closed and it was still rattling something. Highly recommended if you want more bass. Matter of fact, my wife asked if I could turn down the gain of the Cerwin Vega.

Good to know. I rarely read instructions. Thanks

Okay now that I have a few more minutes to follow up.... when installing amplifiers, it's best to stick with traditional means of amplifier connections - 12V constant, ground, remote signal and RCAs. The less you can rely on adapters and electronic connections, the better. Cerwin Vega more than likely incorporates a Line Output Converter with a trigger. This means that when the amp detects speaker input, the circuit board activates a trigger from the 12v power wire to turn on the amp. Basically, a switched 12v signal that is a an alternative where no remote wire is available. It's better to stick with physical connections if they're available. In this case, the remote wire since it's already accessible in the FX35. However this may not be the case with other vehicles. It's not likely to happen, but LOCs with triggers can fail. If that happens, the electronic trigger can fail and keep the amp turned on and discharge a vehicle battery by keeping the amp turned on. With the remote wire connected, the amp defaults to the remote signal instead of the LOC trigger.

@@nexus2lexus Most self powered subwoofers now have "auto power circuit" for high level or speaker level connections. I don't plan on having after market amps and subwoofer enclosures. In the 90s I was pretty big with all that stuff. However, my experience with self powered speakers in the early 2000s was a big deal. I used to DJ and self powered speakers was an awesome thing. When that came to the car market - forget about it! Life became better. Many newer cars come with decent sound systems. They just lack bass. That is the beuaty of cerwin vega. My first love of self powered subwoofer for cars was cruthfields sound ordinance isobaric self powered subwoofer. For a hundred dollars that self powered subwoofer was pure joy. I saw the other day that it made a come back after not having it for 5 years. That self powered speaker now has "auto power circuit" for high level connections. To answer your question - it doesn't matter which way you go. Just enjoy the sound. If for some reason you aren't happy with the cerwin vega spare tire subwoofer, go ahead and try the sound ordinace self powered subwoofer from crutchfield. I loved it for the money but now it is under $200 rather than $100.

@@Tuck_Frump cool story ya got there! Thanks for sharing. Yea, I managed a car audio shop for several years. In the 90s amplified subs were a joke and were not 'cool.' Regularly competing in SPL and SQL competitions, the only way to be competitive was with high powered systems that were registering at least 155dB with the decibel meter. Now that I'm older and my wife's FX35 needs the space, this Cerwin Vega fits the bill. We still enjoy great sounding audio being audiophiles, but nowadays, we don't need much to please us and this sub is just fine.

@@nexus2lexus 90s were good times but today's tech is awesome. This CV spare tire is proof. Could you imagine rocking that in the 90s? You would get so much hate and envy all at once.