How I added Apple Carplay to my 2019 Toyota Fortuner

This solution looks elegant and it does not look out of place at all.

BHPian Ravi2k3 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

Hey all!

I have a Fortuner that is a 2019 model. I was dreading to get Apple Carplay and Android Auto on it. Finally I found a thread on here itself where the OP had mentioned that he got his Crysta HU changed to the latest one. I followed along his post and contacted the person mentioned there. His name is Yash and he runs Clarity Car Audio. Voila! He had a head unit from a 2024 fortuner. He is originally from Goa and was coming to Bangalore to fit these HUs to other cars too. I paid an advance and booked mine.

He was due to come in the next one week and only I know how I spent it .

Anyways he came into Bangalore and was staying at a hotel near Hebbal at the time. I went there and he had a custom fit harness for it which would make the installation of the Head Unit into the current setup seamless.

We had a quick chat and I learnt that even he is a car enthusiast who began his journey with DIY upgrades to his own cars.

He installed the Head Unit in no time and we checked if everything works. Everything including the steering controls, MID audio display and the Eco Score worked seamlessly. I had a small issue where the audio source and music display did not work inside the MID. I called him and even though it was quite late, we discussed the issue and he asked me to come to him tomorrow morning. As we figured it was a small loose connection and it works flawlessly till date.

All in all a 100% satisfied with the result. I am quite amused that this ended up being so much better than an aftermarket HU as the speakers on my car went from a 4/10 to 8/10 just from this update (6-speaker stock setup).

This solution looks elegant and it does not look out of place at all. I am extremely happy with the way it turned out and I finally get Android Auto and Apple Carplay !

Waiting at the place near hebbal.

The old head unit just before being taken out.

The new facelifted one with Carplay.

Cheers all!

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