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How much did RACV charge you for a new battery? I don't suppose battery replacement is included in Roadside service. Unless you want to use you car immediately. you can purchase a battery charger from Kmart and recharge it for at least 12 hours (depends on the model of your charger, check the charger manual and 'battery flat section' of your Aurion manual for electricity output). It cost a lot less than a new battery and I see no reason to replace a car battery since it is flat, not dead. It is also a good idea to check you battery fluid level every year because battery fluid checking is not included in car servicing. I had a fluid dried battery on my previous Camry only a few months after servicing from Toyota dealer and my car mechanic friend told me they will only check battery output level during car servicing. Your battery passes the test if it has a minimum output. Since battery is not included in car warranty, they do not care if your battery is dying or not. When battery fluid is dried out and you can see the metals, it is dead; it won't revive even if you refill battery fluid into it. On your regular maintenance, fill distilled water in when the fluid is getting low. Do not charge battery too often and dilute battery fluid too much because it will lower battery life. With proper maintenance, you battery should last for at least 3-4 years before a replacement is needed.

For the reverse camera, it depends on the model of camera/Aurion. My ZR6 already has a reverse camera hole, but my IR camera is too big so I spent half and hour to enlarge the hole with a simple saw. No power tool is needed. About wirings, you don’t need to remove your rear seats, there is a hole to the boot behind the rear seats at topside, find the hole from the boot and it will give you an idea where the hole is. You can squeeze you hand in behind the seats and get the wires through. May be you can install the head unit first and install reverse camera after you return from your trip. I found it very hard to watch anything from the screen at daytime because of bad panel design, unless you also make yourself a cover to block sunlight to the head unit, the reverse camera is only useful at night, so no hurry to install it if you don’t have enough time.

i got a couple of verbal quotes once i explained what it was i am installing. Both guys said 3-4 hours work equals 2-3 hundred dollars. I wish someone had said $50 bucks They are trying to rip you off for sure. I am an accountant with absolutely no mechanical background and it took me about 4 hours to install my unit included all the wirings for reverse camera and TV antenna. I just followed the DIY guides from sticky posts here. The first time is hardest because the seals are tightly fitted and you have no idea where the clips and screws are. Now it will only take me 5 mins to remove my head unit. Unless you cannot afford to spend a few hours on your car, I do not recommend to get it installed by "professionals".

Shame the overall unit ain't so crash hot. Mine is left on the iGO8 screen pretty much all the time, so the isn't so bad that way. The unit is alright for its price though. Which version of iGO8 you are using? I am using Windows CE 5.0, it keeps saying cannot load loading.bmp in folder 400x320. I checked data.zip and the file is there. Or is IGO8 ver 8.0.0.44366 too new and I need to use some older ones? check this out ,, its alll in there, http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...15546&st=50 you need to change some folders to get it to work ,just follow the instructions and itll all come good. Thanks, I finally found out what is going on. In my DATA.ZIP /ui_iGO8, I only have these resolution folders: 480_272 and 320_240 Now this unit is running at 480x234, when I rename 480_272 to 480_234, the lower part of the screen is missing. If I rename 320x240 to 480x234, the software is working, but the output is squeezed to 2/3 of the screen. Now downloading the correct resolution definition from the link and it should work this time. Thanks

Shame the overall unit ain't so crash hot. Mine is left on the iGO8 screen pretty much all the time, so the isn't so bad that way. The unit is alright for its price though. Which version of iGO8 you are using? I am using Windows CE 5.0, it keeps saying cannot load loading.bmp in folder 400x320. I checked data.zip and the file is there. Or is IGO8 ver 8.0.0.44366 too new and I need to use some older ones?

I just installed this: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Internal-Car-TV-Ant...1QQcmdZViewItem Reception is ok. The problem is my head unit is it can only switched to PAL I, M & N from menu and Australia is using PAL B/G. So I only have black and white picture with no sound. The one problem of this unit is poor documentation. I tried every button in menu, including muling the sound and all of a sudden, the system switched to PAL B/G. I have no idea what had happened but at least I can watch TV now :)

Anyone able to get TomTom or iGO8 PNA running in this unit with Windows CE 5.0? I tried many versions of TomTom and iGO8 but none of them works. I cannot get iGO8 to load up at all, I have already checked the sys.txt is pointed to correct location (app="%SDCARD%/iGO8" when my iGO8 folder is at root of SD card.) TomTom 6 and 7 loaded, but cannot find any map. My map folders are at root. Since it is not PPC, I cannot edit the register and I don't know how to patch the exe to point it to my maps folders. My card name is TomTom, not sure if it is the reason why it is not working. If you are able to get any GPS software other than Route 66 working in Windows CE 5.0 environment, please tell me which software, version and your setup. Thanks

If that is the case, does it mean that: 1. every key has a unique code. 2. You let the ECU of a car to recognise a key, not programming a key to recognise a car. If that is the case, it means you can have 1 key to have access to 2 cars! It will be a serious security issue if you purchase second hand remote.

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Can anyone give me some suggestions on which sort of TV antennas is better for the after market head unit? Can I hide it at the top of the vent and under the dash next to GPS antenna? Or I have to stick it to the wind screen/roof? Thanks

I just installed my unit today and everything works fine including steering wheel DISP button. The unit I purchased is the same as this one, http://cgi.ebay.com/Toyota-Camry-CAR-DVD-B...id=p3286.c0.m14 I did not purchased from this shop, I just use their photos as I am too lazy to uninstall my unit out to photos. I am not as handy as DJKOR and it took me half a day to install it. The 'Steering wheel control line' I used looks the same as the wiring harness DJKOR posted, please confirm. So I have no idea why my steering wheel buttons are working but yours don't. You sure you plugged the steering wheel control line into the black cable behind the unit? I purchased my unit from here, at AUD695 shipping included. It was when AUD was high. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOYOTA-CAMRY-AURION...bayphotohosting

I think you better have a look at the Electric wiring diagram. The manual is on this forum one of the pinned at the top. It gives you all the details of eclectric wiring diagram of GSV40 Series and ACV40 Series. The GSV40 is aurion. I saw the diagram but personally I have no idea about Electricity thing. It does show some diagram of steering wheel buttons too so someone please explain what we have to do. I am talking about that sticky post too. It is US V6 Camry service manual, GSV40 is not Aurion but Camry V6, they are 99% the same but not identical, at least DISP button is not. If we have the real Aurion manual, we can compare and find out which one of the 4 wires from steering pad switch assembly is DISPLAY button and jump it to the correct spot in Head unit. Of course, some one who is familiar with car electronic can study the US Camry service manual, find out which spot is DISPLAY button and test all the 4 wires by trial and error. I don't think anyone out there has leaked te Aurion service manual. We need someone nice enough from Toyota to do that for us first. As for the DISP button thing; I've looked into it, and from my perspective, it is definitely a digital circuit. I have tested both from the point of the steering wheel controls and from the end of the harness at the stereo end. I would help to find a solution if I could, but I don't want to risk destroying something that works, without first learning about the backbones of this system. My testing wasn't extensive, but my readings were from the stereo end: Purple: 0V when ignition is off - 10.97V when ignition is on. Pink: 0V when ignition is on or off - 4.69V when DISP button is pressed - 10.97V when parker lights are on (will remain at 10.97V even if DISP is pressed) Orange: 0V when ignition is on or off - 4.69V when DISP button is pressed - 10.97V when parker lights are on (will remain at 10.97V even if DISP is pressed) Yellow: 0V when ignition is on or off - 4.69V when DISP button is pressed - 10.97V when parker lights are on (will remain at 10.97V even if DISP is pressed) As you can see, the pink, orange, and yellow all behave the same when the DISP button is pressed. One interesting note is that pressing any of the audio buttons on the steering wheel gave no readings on those wires when pressed. These conditions can easily change when they are in circuit. If you go to sticky post, or here: http://www.camrystuff.com/manuals/Gen6/2GR...udio_Visual.pdf Page AV-92, you can see the 3 spoke type is similar to our Aurion steering pad switch. Assuming DISP is the the one unlablled gate at the right of off-hook gate in RH side circuit , it is using both EAU and AU2 to signal the HU. Now since DISP is part of a circuit, it is normal that pink, orange and yellow lines will have readings when you tested them. But by looking at the circuit board from your photo, DISP has another contact point, which is separated from EAU and AU2, now I am really confused.

I think you better have a look at the Electric wiring diagram. The manual is on this forum one of the pinned at the top. It gives you all the details of eclectric wiring diagram of GSV40 Series and ACV40 Series. The GSV40 is aurion. I saw the diagram but personally I have no idea about Electricity thing. It does show some diagram of steering wheel buttons too so someone please explain what we have to do. I am talking about that sticky post too. It is US V6 Camry service manual, GSV40 is not Aurion but Camry V6, they are 99% the same but not identical, at least DISP button is not. If we have the real Aurion manual, we can compare and find out which one of the 4 wires from steering pad switch assembly is DISPLAY button and jump it to the correct spot in Head unit. Of course, some one who is familiar with car electronic can study the US Camry service manual, find out which spot is DISPLAY button and test all the 4 wires by trial and error.

From what I read in Camry service manual in the sticky post Navigation system page NS-162, the steering pad switch assembly is slightly different with Aurion's. Since the aftermarket head unit is designed for Camry, it is not surprising that display button won't work. Can anyone upload a copy of Aurion service manual to see the wiring setting of Aurion's steering pad switch assembly?

ZR6 already has a 3 x 3 cm square hole between the 2 number plate lamps so it will save me some drilling time. 92 degree lens angle looks good enough from what I see in your photos. Thanks