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Hi, sorry for the late reply. Yes, still really happy with it. Other things have got in the way of me playing about with it. Still got to figure out the rear camera signal. Got lazy because the parking sensors work so well. No idea about 360 : mine never had that capability to begin with. But as for the head unit, yes, it does what I need, and android auto connecting wirelessly is a boon.

Hi. Mine has never said that, but it is greyed out unlike your pic. The kids have now lost the remote for the monitor 😭😭 which means I can't actually use that function any more. Can't get a replacement for love nor money ( lots of it : they go for nearly £100 ). But to enable it in the first place, and have that floating icon, is in " video" tab in settings. You have obviously done that. Once I had the icon, I would run a video in the default player, and it works show on the monitor. I need to borrow someone's original remote to program a learning remote before I can get it all going again.

Hi. Ok, so this was the link : I just found this on AliExpress: ￡464.76 | 12.1inch 256GB Tesla Screen Android 13 Car Radio For Toyota VELLFIRE Alphard H20 2008 - 2014 RHD GPS Multimedia Video Player HU https://a.aliexpress.com/_EH1do1Q HOWEVER, the seller had a long conversation with me after sale, asking for pics of the front AND back of the factory fit, age of car, model, etc, etc. He then said I needed a different one, with a built in amp for the 18 speakers. My advice : talk to the seller via msgs about your requirements.

Hi! Ok, so this was the stereo : Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! ￡435.61 | 12.1inch 256GB Tesla Screen Android 13 Car Radio For Toyota VELLFIRE Alphard H20 2008 - 2014 RHD GPS Multimedia Video Player HU https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwYCmtX Made me pay about 100 more for a " fibre adaptor" which was nothing of the sort! It basically bypasses the factory amp under the passenger seat, and uses it's own added on amp. But yeah, all works. His ovhd monitor adaptor was basically a box that converted the hdmi out to 2 RCA. I ran one of these to the ovhd monitor connector. Again, plug and play as he provides a breakout cable with an RCA on it. That's it really. The volume was low because there is an amp setting in the "car settings" menu. And no rear camera, but parking sensors and door open warnings are shown

I'll bear that in mind. Sounds like you have far more experience than I do. Small steps. I'll do just the fronts at first.

Hi, and thanks so much for the reply. Yes, I was thinking 6 x 9 for the 4 main door ones too. I may start off doing this, and then see what it sounds like. You're absolutely right : the sound stage is much better in the back, as the kids keep telling me! Much like when I had my estima, swapping out the main door ones will make a works of difference. I'll post here about how it goes.

Nice one, Chris. Will have to explore when I have time

Hi, Chris. Did you get anywhere with this? I was thinking to go 6:9 2 ways in the 4 doors, and maybe that pair in the rear, but would need adaptor rings?

Ok, so the tesla style unit is working well, and the 18 speaker system sounds ok at low/moderate volumes, but despite that factory sub, not so good when you push it. I was going to upgrade the six main door and rear body speakers for beefier 2 ways, but any ideas on subs and placement? I can probably do 2 8" actives on the floor at the back, one each side, maybe?

Only rear camera didn't work. Completely plug and play. Ended up at about £560 delivered.

Hello, Neil. I got a 2010 vellfire a few weeks ago, with the 18 speaker system and factory roof monitor, no 360 cameras. This Tesla style unit was plug and play, made by navirider, from Ali Express It came with a hdmi out socket. The retailer provided a small black box, that converted the digital hdmi to 2 analogue RCA's. I then connected a standard single RCA lead from this box upto the roof monitor. Retailer also provided a breakout lead, which plugged into the roof monitor, and the original connector then went into the other side of the lead. It had an RCA cable coming off it. I plugged my RCA extension into it and it all worked, initially mirrored the display, but with help from the retailer and his engineer on WhatsApp, found out there was a hdmi assistant built in. With this enabled, you can have a video coming out the back, whisky your satnav or whatever is showing up front It was completely plug and play. Only one fly in the ointment: the rear camera won't work. I have another on its way. But, steering wheel controls work. Also, there is some canbus interface : a display pops up with which door/boot has opened, in reverse, despite the current blank picture (!) the parking sensors show up with proximity lines, and the steering guide lines are dynamic, so once I get a camera in, I won't have lost anything. I intend to do this with a wireless transmitter/receiver kit, as I did on my estima. There are a few small issues : you can only drop the rear monitor with the remote. It's buttons are very limited, obvious, so volume, next/previous video, is about it. One of them goes from normal to wide 1, followed by wide 2. This button finally got the display on the monitor full screen.

Depends on the head unit.......

Final piece of the puzzle : there was an hdmi assistant button, which alters hdmi out. This was off in the extensive settings. So all ok now

Oh yeah, and the 4 wires coming out of my camera are red, black, white, white with black stripe. I tried to get it going with a 6v Stepdown and a transmitter/receiver assy, but no luck. I assumed : red 6v. Black gnd. White video +, white with black stripe video-. Nothing upfront. Transmitter comes on with reverse lamp. Receiver is on ACC up front, so assuming it's the camera wiring I have mixed up.

Ok, so further update : the "360 adaptor" didn't work. Refunded though. Their camera doesn't fit well, so ordered a (hopefully) better one. The roof monitor is in portrait, lol! So after running in an RCA lead, it seems the hdmi to VGA box they provided is mirroring only, and the head unit is set to portrait only, unchangeable. I guess it worked well with the upper, landscape head units, but not this Tesla style one.