Community Member Credit: Rickey Lundstrom / awwwthentic

I have exciting information that will help you all that are trying to convert your multi AV into the regular AC controls so you can add in the double din stereo and have your ac controls still work. This reference will be from my 1996 Y33 Cima. I believe the same Y33 Cedric and Gloria’s are the same. But not entirely sure so you’ll have to look at yours to compare before trying this.

What a pain in the ## it was trying to find all the info and help (no help) from others. I asked many people about this since it wasn’t very clear in the instructions from Japan even after translating them. I finally found a cool dude Kevin O’Leary who helped me troubleshoot and find the right connectors. He had done it the super hard way and didn’t have the harness but was telling me which wires he used. Please give this man a follow on Instagram!! He deserves it!! My IG is @awwwthentic.

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Credit: Luis Rafael Guerrero

Yes, you will lose the ability to adjust the AC if the screen goes out. Most will opt for a double din faceplate where the controls are independent from the infotainment system. They also have a harness that makes the double din faceplate largely plug & play. I have the exact same unit as the author in working order but want the ability to put in an aftermarket stereo. I sourced this from a Cedric as it will allow me to still use the rear air purifier. You can also use a regular Gloria one if you don’t care about the purifier. PM me if you want details on where to get yourself one.

Community Member Credit: Jason Cox

So I thought I’d use the factory Navigation unit that didn’t come in my 01 and make some use of it for the looks. I integrated my Garmin navi in place of the original touch screen, installed some of my own LED’s as well and it turned out better than I imagined. Given it’s more for looks than anything I wanted to use the factory Navi but didn’t want to rewire the A/C and everything and this was the easiest. Now just need to buy a single din and I’m set.