Good Stereo, Not Great - 2016 Toyota Tacoma Long-Term Road Test

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  desmolicious Member Posts: 671

  September 2016

  Remember the good ole' days when these go to 11?

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  stuntman_mike Member Posts: 57

  September 2016 edited September 2016

  
  Bad News:
  Toyota head units are nothing special, and that's being kind to them.
  
  Good News:
  1. The Toyota head units that I've seen (haven't checked them all) are still rectangular without integrated climate controls; and easy to swap with a Double DIN aftermarket unit.
  2. Toyota JBL systems sound good enough that when I do swap the head unit, I only use "signal out" from the aftermarket unit instead of its onboard power or aftermarket amplification.

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  allthingshonda Member Posts: 878

  September 2016

  Telling my age but I remember when small Japanese trucks were so popular with first time male buyers (teens and early 20's) that they had a radio delete option. Most teenagers would yank the standard system out the 2nd day they had it and put in a custom aftermarket system.

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  stever Guest Posts: 52,454

  September 2016

  My '82 Tercel came without a stereo so that was the first order of business. Second mod was a third taillight a few years later. Third mod was a cut to fit broomstick to replace the sprung trunk torsion bars.

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  reminder Member Posts: 383

  September 2016

  Oh Mama Mia let me go!!!

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  tacomamudpit Member Posts: 65

  September 2016

  Article quote; "The bundle certainly isn't cheap at about $3,500" Remember that the pwr Sun Roof is ONLY for 4DR Tacoma's - Ext cabs are out of luck, NO pwr sun roof offered - deal breaker for me - maybe next year ? Nissan offers a pwr moon roof on there ext cab Frontiers, I would think Toyota engineers could figure it out too!

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