I will be trying to post a set up for as many variations as i can find. If any of you have hands on experience and are able to supply part numbers, set up, prices, what you used for the blue screen, your stock set up, car year etc please post here or PM to me.

 

Lastly this will not be an over night thing, but for the last month I have been researching putting a replacement unit into my 2007 and so many different set ups and threads that are 8+ pages long i am going to attempt to get it all in to these 3 or so posts i put up first.

 

Also i will not be using the most expensive Double Din unit because all i want it for is Bluetooth for my phone and a back up camera. As well as a bit of an updated look nothing more.

Thanks guys!

 

Well it took me quite a bit longer than i thought to get here but i was able to get it in and everything is working except for the blue screen. I am waiting on a few new ohm load resistors to see if i can get it to work without having to run wires to the trunk. I am in the process of getting everything I have learned/ everything I did together to add more information to the already vast amount of info on the forum.

 

Do you think the pin outs for the display could be set up incorrectly on the cable from Metra?

Your install looks good. I am still pending doing my install until I have a solid weekend to dedicate to the install.

 

Have either of you guys, 07Limited or cbrxxrider, had any luck with the blue screen remaining usable? I thought I saw another thread that mentioned adding resistor's or something similar.

Besides relocating the old radio to the trunk or other location.

 

Computer JAM, I talked with Metra and if I ever get down to Daytona with my car they will test to see why the ohm resistor is not working. They say they tested the 68 ohm resistor in 10 Avalons before marketing their bypass cable.

 

The resistor did not work, i am actually heading out right now to try two otther resistors i bought and if that doesn't work im running the old HU to the trunk cause i need to see controls for winter. Also have really missed seeing trip time and mileage.

 

Page 3 of this document suggests the Bus termination resistance should be 120 Ohms rather than 68 Ohms.

http://elinux.org/images/e/ed/Avc-lan.pdf

If you need various values to try, send me a private message and I will mail them to you (in the interest of science, no charge).

 

I literally just finished running the wiring and installing the head unit in the trunk. I tried 3 different resistors of varying ohms with no luck. I would love to try the 120 to see if that helps people. and also gets the head unit out of my trunk!

 

Quick question, using the Metra 70-8215 and the ASWC-1, do the steering wheel HVAC controls still work too?

Or just the HVAC controls on the dash around the radio?

Thinking about putting something like a Pioneer AVH-X5800BS or AVH-X4800 in my 2009 Avalon XL and have been reading the various threads on here to get up to speed.

Thanks!

 

All steering wheel controls continue to work including HVAC, however after i ran my radio to the trunk my volume controls have stopped working, i spliced in the steering wheel adapter but no dice there. Will have to take a look at it and figure it out in the future.

 

I can send you 2 each 110Ω, 120Ω, 130Ω, and any others you might like to experiment with. Use the Private Message system on the site to leave a mailing address.

With the receiver loose in the trunk, it should be easy to access the Multiplex Bus pins on the connector and measure the internal resistance with an ohmmeter.

Locate connector E15 on the receiver (the shape, number of pins, and wire colors in the drawing below should help);
Unplug all connectors from the receiver;
Probe pins 9 and 10 on the receiver and measure the resistance (probe polarity should not matter, but try both ways);
Probe pins 9 with respect to pin 6 (ground), and pin 10 with respect to pin 6.

The reason for the final step is I am not sure if the Bus terminating resistor should be connected between 9 and 10, or if each line should be terminated to ground (in which case you will need 2 resistors)

 

If I get a chance this weekend I'll pull my radio out and try the variety of resistors. I'll also record all the values from the recommended measuring points to see if we get any better information.

 

RE: steering wheel controls with factory radio in the trunk.

Check if the other audio steering switch functions work as expected. Simultaneously connecting two devices to the factory steering wheel switches changes the termination resistance, interfering with the switch position decoder. The trunk adapter cable should break the wires to pins 7 and 8 of connector E15 on the factory receiver.