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Pioneer have just confirmed that my model does not have a wired remote input, thus my interface is useless. Nice waste of money that. Pioneer unfortunately were extremely unhelpful - in addition to taking a week to reply and putting me on their spam list even though i stated not to, they came back with this stellar reply: "Thank you for your email, Pioneer Electronics Australia Car Audio range does not support OEM steering wheel remote controls or any other third party interfaces" What are the details of what you are using Perth Camry? And where do you have your IR emitter? I am missing my controls, they are so handy.

Yes and no unfortunately. The steering wheel controls to the interface appears to work (i.e. the LEDs on the interface respond as expected), however with my Pioneer deck I don't think there is a wired remote input. This is despite numerous websites (including the interfaces's manufacturer) claiming it will work on this Pioneer deck. I have sent an email to Pioneer to hopefully get clarification as I will really miss the controls otherwise. Apart from that the install went well and the sound is awesome.

I haven't received a letter either. I didn't ask but on the Invoice details it says changing headlamp dimmer switch and patch harness.

Had the service today, and I had to ask for this. It was covered under warranty so no charge.

I'm pretty sure you can - I bought the pockets and sides today from Toyota parts and the guy was saying that you could. I would still recommend an aftermarket unit - you can get one with all those features (and much better sound/performance) for much less than $800. Check out eBay for deck prices - I picked up a Pioneer DEH-7950UB from a Perth seller for $370 - this same deck was on "sale" at Strathfield for $699. This has everything but bluetooth (you can buy this as an accessory for about $150), has USB output so you can whack anything up to a 250GB hard disk or an iPod for mp3 support.

So is this something Toyota will proactively do I should we ask for it? I'm having my 37.5k service tomorrow (i.e. 6 months left of warranty) so I might ask about it to make sure it is done.

The unit has arrived from the US - I am having it installed on Friday. I'll let you know how it goes.

I have ordered a PAC SWI-PS from the US for the steering wheel controls. This is wired and not wireless. I hope to install it with an aftermarket Pioneer deck within the next couple of weeks (waiting for the part to arrive). I'll let you know how it goes but from what I have read it works very well (touch wood).

ah sorry correct - i have just checked the invoice and it was 22,500km not 30k. i knew i was ahead of my kms, just not how far :)

I got mine done at Scarborough Toyota in Feb this year...cost me $79! Well they replaced my lock nuts without asking cause they couldn't find the key (even though I bought the car from them and hadn't touched it) which cost me another $70.

Cheers PC...thanks for the tips. Your single din head looks great - much better than the shocker I saw on another forum. At this stage my main driving force to upgrade my desk is for mp3 support (I've got the 2.4L so no mp3 for me). Can the iPod adapter thingy work in a factory head and what sort of cost is it? That way I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone - get mp3 into my car and also have an iPod :) Obviously the sound won't be as good with the factory head but I can live with that for the time being. I too have about 10GB on my computer so would be handy to have that in my car.

Yeah I've seen on the net some device for about US$50 that apparently allows you to connect the steering controls to an aftermarket head. I don't think this applies to the Camry as these controls are wired rather than wireless??? (correct me if I'm wrong) and the "device" works using wireless. I have seen a single-din aftermarket head in a camry on another forum on the weekend and I must say it looked pretty bad (although the deck was ancient) - any pics would be appreciated just to see how it looks. All the double din decks I saw on e-bay were either big $$$ with dvd screen etc or had more lights than a disco ball and looked crap. Would be devastated to miss the steering wheel remotes. One other thing - with your deck upgrade did you do speakers as well? I'm just interested to know how an aftermarket deck sounds with standard speakers, or is the quality increase negligible? I guess my other option would be to purchase the mp3 Toyota version for big $$$.

I'm new here as well... I've also got a black 04 Sportivo (only had it a few months - ex demo). Mine isn't garaged most of the time. What sort of issues are you referring to? One thing that I have noticed that it has a "scratchy" look from certain angles (especially on the bonnet area). Apart from that just a nuisance to keep clean like all black cars...

Hi guys, just a quick introduction as I have stumbled upon this forum and found the info very interesting. I've had a 2004 Sportivo for about 4 months now and just seeing what other people are doing with theirs. I'm in Perth so good to see some fellow Perthites active on the forum. Cheers.

I just installed an mp3 player in my missus' car and am now dreaming of one in my 04 Sportivo. I have had Pioneers in the past and am have been very happy with them, so your experienced could be very useful. Any advice you could give me would be much appreciated. How did you go with the steering wheel controls? I have become very reliant on these and would be devastated to lose them. An aftermarket's remote just isn't the same... Cheers.