Aftermarket Stereo - trip meter, fuel info etc

[reggie426 Member Find all posts View Profile Close reggie426]

Hi guys, new to forum and soon to be new Prado owner! I looked for info on this and couldn't find it, and didn't want to hijack another stereo thread so here I am.

I'm looking at a 150 Prado in the next month, and one of the first things I'm doing is putting an Alpine DVD touchscreen in in the top spot where the reversing camera is. The only question I've got is, by doing this I'm obviously losing all the fuel consumption etc info from that screen. Has anyone worked a way around this, or can advise on a reliable head unit I can use instead of the Alpine unit? The alpine unit will be either the iva w502e or ina w900 (something like that, I have credit to use at the car stereo place and haven't decided yet).

Cheers for any advise!

[Max Member Find all posts View Profile Close Max]

I can't help you with a compatible stereo but I wouldn't worry too much if you can't find one, all that info is doubled up on the dash. I've had the 150 for nearly 2 years now and apart from the reverse camera, the only use for the screen has been so the wife can see the outside temp.

[reggie426 Member Find all posts View Profile Close reggie426]

Oh, so the fuel info is on the dash as well? The old man has a diesel 150 GXL as well and he told me it wasnt. Wouldn't suprise me if he wasn't aware of it haha

[rwo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close rwo]

Yep, its definatly there.

[reggie426 Member Find all posts View Profile Close reggie426]

Sweet, thanks guys just made it easier for me!

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Yep, its definatly there.

X2 definitely there

[reggie426 Member Find all posts View Profile Close reggie426]

Cheers Hutch, your prado is exactly what I'm looking for at the moment, graphite gxl petrol but 2010. I'm using your build up thread as a guide to what I want

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Glad u like Reggie, although the petrol costs more to run, in the long run it is about reliability and of course the V6 is a great drive.


Hutch- 2012 Prado 150, some TJM Kit.

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

x2 on the petrol 200 KillerWasps are great hey Hutch

Richo.

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Double post!!! Upsetting the diesel boys!!!

[REV Find all posts View Profile Close REV]

Hey Hutch, for those of us with diesels could you say that again please?
Just in case someone missed it the first two times

[reggie426 Member Find all posts View Profile Close reggie426]

Coming from a 6.0 VZ Commodore Ute I think I might actually save money on fuel with the petrol Prado. The old mans got the diesel which i think is a bit slow, and I've had bad experiences with the old 2.8 hilux's (never use bio diesel fuel but dont get me started on that!) so I'm going with petrol this time.

[Darwinsam Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Darwinsam]

But remember one tank of diesel gets you 1200km's city driving...

[Brains Find all posts View Profile Close Brains]

Glad u like Reggie, although the petrol costs more to run, in the long run it is about reliability and of course the V6 is a great drive.


Hutch- 2012 Prado 150, some TJM Kit.

Resale!! That is all.

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Resale!! That is all.

That's after u have paid 10k to rebuild the motor after it shit's itself!!!