2006 - 2013 Lexus IS250 Android radio install (wiring close up)

I mainly cover the wiring considerations of an Ali-Express Android radio.
Radio specs:
- 4Gb version
- 8 Core
- Android 10
- 1280 x 720
TIMESTAMPS:
- 1:17 Radio removal
- 5:11 Radio wiring
- 19:05 Sound wiring
- 21:34 Aftermarket back-up camera wiring
- 23:54 GPS cable
- 24:32 Antenna considerations
- 28:30 Recap
The vehicle is a 2013 Lexus IS250 AWD - [non-Nav (no factory screen) & non Mark Levinson]
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Radio features, tips and software will be covered in another video.
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[@llllll5131]

Great video. Detailed explanations, and great camera work. I'm in the process of installing my Aliexpress unit. I also agree with not using the OBD port unless you have to. With that being said, does the backup camera work without the OBD port being plugged in? Cheers!

[@nexus2lexus]

Thanks! An [aftermarket] back up camera does not use the OBD II port - only the factory camera from what I've read from user comments. Are you looking to install an aftermarket back-up camera or connect the factory unit?

[@llllll5131]

@@nexus2lexus That's good to know, I'm looking forward to seeing it in your back-up camera video if you do make one. Sorry I left out that I will be installing an aftermarket back-up camera.

[@nexus2lexus]

@@llllll5131 I will upload it soon. I almost forgot about it until you reminded me. I don't upload often because I run my son's YT channel that is decently monetized. My channel is just specifically because I want others to benefit from any info on it. One tip for drilling the hole in the trunk - it's double-walled construction. So when you drill the hole from the outside, you still can't feed a wire through it, because you need to drill another hole from inside the trunk lid. I will try to get that one up soon so you can see what I'm talking about. I recorded all that video over a year ago.

[@nexus2lexus]

@@llllll5131 I also want to add that my radio didn't come with a back up camera even though the Ali Express listing said that it did. At the time (Dec 2022), I wrote the seller and they advised me they ran out of back up cameras. So they reimbursed me for the price of a back up camera on Amazon. I paid a little more and I got the wide angle camera. Some may not like pseudo fish-eye view, but it's actually amazing to see more of the sides as I'm backing up. With it, I can literally see my neighbor's car in their driveway before I even pull out of the garage. This really helps when backing out of the driveway as there are speeders on my street.

[@llllll5131]

@@nexus2lexus Sweet! I'm pretty lucky to find this video, because all of the other IS250 installs were a few years old. My car is also a non-nav/non ML as well. Looking forward to your next video on the Lexus! Thanks for responding so quickly, and the super informative advice. This helps me prepare for my install.

[@bjordal50]

i have a ml radio, do you know if you have to splice into the harness to use the OEM camera?

[@nexus2lexus]

From the information I've read from other users across a few brands, there's no splicing for the OEM camera since it's already incorporated into the wiring. With that said, there's several different sellers for what seems like the same aftermarket unit. Most differ from one another in their U.I.'s, their launchers, specs, and even at least one of them offer an amended wiring interface into the factory system. This isn't taking into account that there's other models of the Android head unit itself - such as the model with knobs. The only way to know for sure is to contact the seller for the model that your interested in. I've haven't heard anything negative about seller support, except for timezone differences.

[@bjordal50]

@@nexus2lexus Yea, i have tried plugging everything in, but with the oem camera there is nothing to plug into the Yellow rca cam in cable. I have tried switchin the source on the head unit too. So i might have to change for the aftermarket camera then.

[@nexus2lexus]

@@bjordal50 I have read a user state that the OBD II connector has to be connected in order for the OEM camera to work. Unfortunately, I don't know what that fully entails. Have you tried reaching out to the seller?

[@llllll5131]

How well is the AM/FM antenna working? Do you have a link to that antenna by any chance?

[@nexus2lexus]

(Edited because I wasn't thinking about where the antenna was connected) Sorry I don't have a link. I purchased that passive antenna back in the 90's. Using this antenna, it picks up all the FM channels that I have saved in my presets. When in my garage, some of the channels go to static, but I honestly can't remember if it did that before. Again, I use Android Auto more than anything anymore.

[@nexus2lexus]

But knowing what I know now about the radio, if I didn't have this antenna just laying around, I would probably try this antenna from Amazon. Herdio Waterproof Marine Antenna Rubber Duck Dipole Flexible Mast FM AM Antenna for Boat Radio Car ATV UTV RZR SPA-Black a.co/d/hSzXzbk