Hey guys was looking to buy a new head unit for my 2009 Corolla. Has anyone seen any good deals? Don't want to buy a super crappy no name unit but I'm open to anything that has android auto and is not too sluggish have a budget of $500 but would like to spend less.
Any good deals on any android auto compatible head units
LArchieD on 28/01/2020 - 12:50
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Have you got a link?
Given it was 2 years ago no, but the safe option is any joying branded device found here https://www.joyingauto.com/
thanks man I'll look into it
Sony XAV-AX3000 scrapes under $500 in most cases (e.g. https://frankiesautoelectrics.com.au/sony-xav-ax3000-6-95-ap…). Similar to the more expensive XAV-AX5000 but you get a resistive touch screen instead of a capacitive one and you lose the second USB port.
Otherwise the venerable Sony XAV-AX200 would fit the bill… but it seems to have been discontinued.
If you're patient, you can get a good price from Ryda/No Frills on eBay if/when a 20% selected sellers code for them rolls around (that's how I outfitted my entire car).
By the way if you are serious about sound quality, don't get a no-name brand - I had a EONON for a short while that frankly sounded terrible (poor soundstage, so any songs with lots of instruments devolved into a wall of noise). Features-wise these units are pretty good, but I would only get them if you're not planning to upgrade your speakers/amp from stock.
I have a Joying branded android unit and I would tend to agree
Initially I had the amp connected to the RCA out on the Joying, and the buzzing from the engine noise was terrible. I ended up changing to run from the speaker output, into a high/low level convertor then into the amp, which got rid of the noise but likely lowered the SQ and added complexity. I've never had this problem with brand name units
Thanks for the help everyone. Think I'll wait for an ebay sale on a Sony unit :)
I know this is a little of topic but whats the difference between an Android Auto head unit and an android head unit. Can the latter do android Auto?
Yes, that's correct
I'm also looking for an android auto head unit. Spewing I missed the $300 sale!
I got really lucky my SCA had 1 left
Which one and at what price? Did you get it during the sale?
345 can't remember the model it was JVC branded though
Supercheap have 30% off $200+ spend. Just picked up a JVC KWM750BT android auto/apple carplay unit for only $294! Possibly the cheapest AA/aC head unit on OzB apart from that limited Toyota offer!
Jump in quick, as offer ends tonight at midnight! Don't forget your wiring harnesses!
I made a post here:
Have been using a $200 android 8.0 touchscreen unit off aliexpress for 2 years now and tbh has blown me away in terms of responsiveness, features and screen quality. As much as i didn't want to go down the path it was a no brainer as something with similar quality was closer to $600 here.