DICE Silverline Install- illustrated guide

Hi! The instructions were great, however, I'm wondering is it going to void your warranty (7 years 100K miles) if you install an after market DICE into your car? I called Toyota and they say it might, and they said they can not do it at Toyota like that. Thanks!!

 

Why would it? What, other than the radio, is affected by the plugging a compatible device into a port provided by Toyota for that purpose?

Car manufacturers always try to use the "it voids the warranty" line to get out of paying for defects. In the U.S., they now have to PROVE that something not installed by them or their dealers DIRECTLY caused the malfunction.

So, installing this unit cannot be used to get out of a warranty repair for anything not directly related to it.

 

Just another big thank you to the original guide author, and to the guy who made the video of the installation - both were extremely helpful, and my install went great (2009 base model Canadian Prius).

My tips for future attempts - get the long handled screwdriver the pdf guide recommends, and follow the video method for removing the vent cover - worked easily for me and minimizes risk of scratching with a prying tool.

 

Just did my own DICE install using this documentation. Great work! I'm just starting to play with it but so far it seems pretty good.

 

Thanks ual for this guide. It came in very handy.

 

Thanks for this guide! I found a similar one on this forum earlier in the week and I used it to install a Grom Audio AUX-in on 2004 Prius non-nav last night.

One odd thing: I can't figure out why, but that screw for the white box/large bundle of wires underneath the air duct would never come out. I could loosen it but I was never able to take it out entirely..anyone else run into this?

I ended up just using a mirror and squeezing around it

 

Thanks to this guide I did not have to take the stereo out yet again (I had to repeatedly disassemble the dash for my factory nav retrofit, but that's another story). Cars here are right-hand-drive so I had to do a "mirror image" of the install, and the connector is in the same spot on the radio (closer to the right) so I had to reach in deeper.

I have hidden the DICE unit behind the passenger vent (closest to the door) and letting the ipod connector come out on the lower glove box. I'm planning to re-route this later on to come out inside the center console and maybe have an "original looking" aux connector.

 

As no-one answered my other thread, I'll try posting my question here: I have a 2005 prius with NAV, JBL and 6 CD changer (at the top of the stereo, not a separate box beneath it) / cassette deck. If I use the DICE iPod adapter, do I loose my 6 CD changer?

 

According to various install docs and feedback, you should not lose your 6 CD changer. I'm about to pull the trigger on one of these, and I have the same CD/NAV/JBL setup as you do.

 

Read through the entire thread but didn't see any info on G3 iPod, the FW version. Does anyone know if this configuration will work:

2005 Prius with base stereo/CD (no changer, satellite radio, or navigation unit)
G3 20GB iPod

 

Hey, I'm in the same boat as blacksquid over here. I have a 06 package 3 prius, so I don't have a 6cd changer or any of that jazz. I've been struggling to find a good setup to use my iPhone efficiently. Will the DICE unit work if you dont have the 6 CD dealio? Also, my prius doesn't have integrated bluetooth, so if I had an incoming call would the call go through the speakers? Thanks! First post!

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, ualdriver! :rockon:

I used your illustrated guide to install a Grom AUX interface adapter into my new (used) '05 base model Prius. I got the car in January, and have been loving it, except for the lack of cassette player (I had a cassette adapter for my MP3 player in my old car). Tried the simple plug-in FM adapters: one blew up after a few weeks, the other was so staticky as to be unlistenable.

This install took me about 2-2.5 hrs total (including running back and forth to look up different threads on PriusChat -- I didn't find this one until I already had the glove box and panel off!). I am the anti-handyman -- I only know enough about tools to be dangerous. This guide really walked me through it, and I'm proud of my new auxiliary cord, so I'm finally back in MP3 business!
Cheers,
Andrew

 

According to Dice, it doesn't matter if you have the CD changer or not. If you do, the Dice shows up as CDC2 (the changer is CDC1). If you don't, the Dice shows up as CDC1.

I would imagine the phone calls would be handled on the DICE as they are on the Iphone (if your iphone mutes music when you get a call then it should on the dice also). There may be some issues with the later versions of Iphone. Call dice electronics and confirm (don't waste your time with their website or e-mail tech support). And make sure to get the Dice 5v which charges the newer Ipods and iphones.

 

I thought I'd share my experiences installing a DICE Silverline Pro in my 2007 Prius which, having been bought in New Zealand, is right-hand drive. We bought the car a month or two ago and love everything about it, except the base model stereo (Toyota model 53815 - see first photo) which is CD/radio only. We ran into a dead end looking for a Toyota solution (grrrrr!!!), so after reading these forums we settled on the DICE. Nobody sells them in New Zealand, so we ordered it online from Enfig.

Ualdriver's instructions were great, except that we had a lot of trouble trying to move the distribution block with all the wires into the space left by the glove compartment (second photo). In the end, we sort of half moved it, and I was able to fit my arm through the glove compartment space and behind the distribution block to get my hand behind the radio. Again, because this is a right-hand drive car, I had to use my left hand to reach all the way to the far end of the radio unit to place the cable into the socket (see the blue arrow in the third photo). After almost an hour of trying to manoeuvre the cable into place I gave up and left it to my partner to have a go - her hands are smaller and more skilful than mine and she got it in after about 5 minutes! It's working perfectly so far, and was well worth the NZ$273 (US$195) it cost us. Cheers

 

Great information all round.

I have a 2009 Prius II T3 in the UK, right hand drive, with the base model CD Radio - no CD/Aux and cannot play MP3, it does however support CD-Text.
Can someone please confirm with the DICE Silverline IPod Connector that the Ipod's folders: Albums list/Artist List/etc.. will be displayed in and navigated/controlled by the Multi-Info Display.
I have received conflicting information from various DICE agents in the UK, some say yes while other says no.
Thanks for advice.
Alan.

 

So is everything viewed on the MFD as it is on the ipod? Will I have full access to my artists or albums while driving? Or do I have to break everything out into play lists?

 

May be a silly question ... is it safe to install without disconnecting the battery?

Thanks in advance.