Sony XAV-AX8100, 9" touchscreen

Over the long weekend I accomplished the install of a Sony XAV-AX8100 (https://www.crutchfield.com/p_158XAV8100/Sony-XAV-AX8100.html), coupled with a pair of JBL 6x9s (https://www.crutchfield.com/p_109CT9631/JBL-9631F.html) for the front doors. Still had some leftover soundproofing material (from the long defunct Elemental Designs). As everything was purchased through Crutchfield, instructions were included.

The JBLs were chosen for sensitivity. I have no plan to upgrade dash or rear door speakers. They are fantastic in comparison to the stock door speakers, and the EQ and DSO functions in the head unit only make that more apparent. With volume at ~20 they begin to thump nicely.

I did add a camera, detailed in a separate thread, but am waiting on a part to arrive before I can finish getting signal to the screen.

Attached are two pictures, post install. Installation was reasonably painless, and the head unit fits the space nicely. I wanted the largest screen I could reasonably get under $1000 that didn't turn the whole car into theater for a giant head unit, so no 10" and up sizes, and the Boss/Jensen/etc units that are not refined in appearance were not up for consideration. Ideally I would have had an 8" screen in dash, but the cost of the similar and competitive Pioneer unit would have added $250 in harness/steering wheel retention costs (at the gain of a capacative rather than resistive screen). Given how poorly the factory head unit has aged, either is a massive positive change.

After these were taken, I worked on the adjustable screen to drop the screen roughly an inch and tilt the top slightly farther forward. Both of these changes contribute to the screen being less of a focal point for the interior.

Only real downside: the steering wheel controls are incomplete, as the phone off hook and hangup do nothing. The rest of the controls function as expected.

 

Did not see this at the time it was asked.

This is a 2014 model 2 - base model factory radio with no apps button and no backup camera. Should work just fine with yours, too. Steering control module is an Axxess, this one: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_120ASWC1/Axxess-ASWC-1-Steering-Wheel-Control-Adapter.html

I'm about to do the same for a near-identical Prius - only the paint and mileage differs, same radio, lack of backup cam, etc. Going to use an in dash 7" screen this time though, a Sony XAV-AX5500. Will route the two USB from the back of the head unit to the blank knockout below the flying bridge, so it will add two USB ports down there.