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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8923572" data-attributes="member: 689267"><p>My daughter has a hybrid Camry, and we recently serviced her car. Because she knew I would be commandeering the audio portion of her purchase, she made a "sound" choice, then gave me a budget. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>That said, which of these two non-premium head units does your Camry have?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]71676[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind, PAC, iData, Meastro, all make (fairly plug-and-play) harnesses/interfaces for most any headunit you might upgrade to.</p><p></p><p>These interfaces allow you to reatin100% stearing wheel, infotainment functionality.</p><p></p><p>Nice to see that it has a CD player, they stopped equipment Toyota's with CD players in 2020.</p><p></p><p>You can use the factory HU; it's not a deal breaker by any means.</p><p></p><p>Anyhoo, we ended up installing a 6.8" Kenwood head unit as she wanted front/rear cameras installed.</p><p></p><p>Assuming you stay with the factory head unit, how much installation experience do you have, and what kind of budget are you looking at, realistically, the absolute most you intend to spend?</p><p></p><p>I always try to work within the parameters people set, but I don't always manage to stay there. At least I have an overall picture of what the best options are, given any budget constraints.</p><p></p><p>This is what we did, utilizing the same installation options you are working with.</p><p></p><p>I'm a fan of the upper Alpine line, but these Sony ES are outstanding in their respective price category. We initially considered going with coaxials all around, then "I" decided (more like convinced my daughter) that we should do the 2-way up front, ended up with extra 6x9s in this build cause I was too lazy to return them within the return period offered)</p><p></p><p>In the Front dash locations - We did Sony ES XS 2-way components - Sony Mobile ES XS-162ES</p><p></p><p>For the rears, I wanted to go with Sony ES SX-690ES ( I still have the pair of these that I purchased originally) and ended up with a pair of 6x9 subwoofers (MMATS Pro Audio MBW690) cause she didn't want a big box subwoofer taking up any room in her trunk (broke my heart).</p><p></p><p>That's where we started, so I need to know the budget before I can go much further.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8923572, member: 689267"] My daughter has a hybrid Camry, and we recently serviced her car. Because she knew I would be commandeering the audio portion of her purchase, she made a "sound" choice, then gave me a budget. :) That said, which of these two non-premium head units does your Camry have? [ATTACH type="full" alt="1778073784777.png"]71676[/ATTACH] Keep in mind, PAC, iData, Meastro, all make (fairly plug-and-play) harnesses/interfaces for most any headunit you might upgrade to. These interfaces allow you to reatin100% stearing wheel, infotainment functionality. Nice to see that it has a CD player, they stopped equipment Toyota's with CD players in 2020. You can use the factory HU; it's not a deal breaker by any means. Anyhoo, we ended up installing a 6.8" Kenwood head unit as she wanted front/rear cameras installed. Assuming you stay with the factory head unit, how much installation experience do you have, and what kind of budget are you looking at, realistically, the absolute most you intend to spend? I always try to work within the parameters people set, but I don't always manage to stay there. At least I have an overall picture of what the best options are, given any budget constraints. This is what we did, utilizing the same installation options you are working with. I'm a fan of the upper Alpine line, but these Sony ES are outstanding in their respective price category. We initially considered going with coaxials all around, then "I" decided (more like convinced my daughter) that we should do the 2-way up front, ended up with extra 6x9s in this build cause I was too lazy to return them within the return period offered) In the Front dash locations - We did Sony ES XS 2-way components - Sony Mobile ES XS-162ES For the rears, I wanted to go with Sony ES SX-690ES ( I still have the pair of these that I purchased originally) and ended up with a pair of 6x9 subwoofers (MMATS Pro Audio MBW690) cause she didn't want a big box subwoofer taking up any room in her trunk (broke my heart). That's where we started, so I need to know the budget before I can go much further. [/QUOTE]
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