BEST 4Runner Head Unit Dasaita Android 10.25" Apple Car Play

[@danielcrawford3479]

Finally a video that mentions the audio quality. It's crazy nobody seems to mention that. I figured it would improve since its more power plus the DTS.

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yeah, I was just trying to give a brief two cents and also focus on the install. Hoping that people could make a better decision after seeing the video.

[@Cincere1513]

Great video! I justt got mine installed yesterday and the sound quality is night and day. It truly brings out the potential of the JBL speakers.

[@FortKnoxCo]

Nice! Thats what I feel too. The sound was way better than our stock head until

[@wallycash4632]

4Runner 2016, can I use one of these?

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@wallycash4632 yep. Thats what I installed this on in the video. 2016 SRT 4x4

[@scottgagliardi5933]

Do you have any issues with functionality of any of the systems, wheel controls, etc. Thank you

[@JoDoe9]

This looks so clean. We are thinking about getting one. thank you for the video.

[@FortKnoxCo]

You’re very welcome.

[@overlandfun]

Thanks for the video. I really want to like this product but I've read some absolute horror stories about Daisata's zero customer service and some faulty head units.

[@FortKnoxCo]

Understandable. So far we haven’t experienced any issues. And I haven’t had to reach out to their customer service. But we do like the updated look and the car play works great. It’s mainly what we use it for. And the larger screen for the reverse camera. I looked into a few of the different brands and they all seem to be made overseas and have both good and bad reviews. I mainly chose this one because it had the better stock look like it was meant to be there and fit correctly. Some of the other ones I’ve seen just look goofy or flimsy in my opinion.

[@amauryromann]

One error when installing the head unit that damages it, is not unplugging the car battery before the installation. It happened to me..

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@amauryromann yes, making sure the battery is disconnected prior to working on the electronics is very important

[@pgoncalves007]

Ready to pull the trigger on this. Just a few questions. Do you use the stock mic and camera. Does the steering wheel still work the radio. Is there any draw back with it?

[@FortKnoxCo]

We are still using the stock microphone on the head unit itself. But it also comes with a plug-in microphone that you can mount wherever you would like in the vehicle as well to get more direct sound if you want. It does plug-in play with your factory camera. So that works really nice on the big screen. As far as dash controls, we only had some of the basic controls on the steering wheel but I believe if you have some of the upgrades on the steering wheel, they’re able to be used through the head unit and worst case scenario, I believe they have an adapter that is sold that allows all those controls to continue to work. But for the most part, everything on this is plug-in plate with whatever your vehicle is currently with.

[@markmissildine8345]

Great video, think that’s the one for me! One thing, my’15 dash is the dark color, not the silver. Do they make different colors for the frame? Thanks

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yep they sure do. On the links I have in the description they have the different colors option to choose from.

[@dudututu-s7w]

How has the unit been performing over the last month? Any glitches? How is the radio FM/AM performance specifically and were you able to retain all steering controls? Thanks for taking time to make this video.

[@FortKnoxCo]

We still love the unit. Haven’t had any problems. We don’t use the am/Fm much ever. I know it works fine from my standards. But we mostly use the Apple car play. This unit had the ability to keep all your factory controls. And depending on what year vehicle you have I believe there’s an additional adapter box that will allow some advanced features to still be use but it’s sold from a different company.

[@Eeika-s7o]

Thank you for the detailed revert. As long as it catches FM channel cleanly , I am okay since that is going to be my main case use. It is more of a visual upgrade for us from the older dot matrix we have right now in our 2010.

[@Eeika-s7o]

I forgot to ask, was the unit provided to you by the company to test at your own pace or you stumbled upon it while searching ? Thank you

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@Eeika-s7o yeah that’s the main reason we upgraded. Bigger screen when in reverse for the camera and the look is more updated. The stereo sounds better in my opinion. I’m sure it has a better power quality for the speakers to cause that over the stock unit

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@Eeika-s7o I had done some research and found a couple that looked like this and they seemed to be more out there of this one and more reviews to make the decision. And it’s available on Amazon so that was a plus with their quick shipping, price and return policy

[@ibraheemnabeel]

Can you please go over how you connected the camera?

[@FortKnoxCo]

Your camera hook up should be direct to your factory camera. There 1 or two ports depending on if you have a factory camera or an aftermarket camera.

[@ibraheemnabeel]

@FortKnoxCo I have a factory camera but connecting it to all 3 different yellow ports isn't yielding any image when shifting to R.

[@CrumbBuster]

Great review. Question though - recently installed mine in my 2017 4runner. Once installed, i noticed my in dash OEM compass no longer pops up. Do you know any work around for this?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I’m not sure if there is a workaround. I’m not sure with which models and how they allow certain adjustments on dash. I know in the dash settings you can usually choose which features you want to display like speed, direction and miles til empty, etc. maybe within those settings you can put it back up

[@coolersportsfargo7834]

1) Local over the air radio? 2) Vehicle settings / info that were on the old unit...can you access those?

[@FortKnoxCo]

There is the standard am/fm radio if that’s what you mean by local over the air radio. As far as vehicle settings, you can obviously access whatever is on your phone but not sure what settings on the head unit you’d be referring to. Our old stock head unit didn’t really have any specific saved setting that affected the vehicle. It was just a screen for navigation, backup camera and radio functions basically

[@coolersportsfargo7834]

@@FortKnoxCo Yes. Can you listen to local radio. Does it have ability to do that?

[@FortKnoxCo]

yes, you still have standard radio functions @@coolersportsfargo7834

[@dunnoyolo2238]

Did you purchase extended Warranty from Amazon ? Are you still running this Head unit ? And do you have a Factory Subwoofer ? Will GPS work without Data in the Mountains ?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I didn’t get the extended warranty. So far haven’t had any problems. But we really only use it for the car play and bigger screen for the backup camera. Haven’t messed with any aftermarket speakers or amps or the plug in video or hdmi stuff. We don’t have a factory sub woofer. Just the stock radio on an SR5. Not 100% sure about the no data gps. We usually run out navigation through our phone. So it mirrors on the screen but it’s from the phone

[@evanwalters6574]

THanks for the video -- to connect your phone and google maps etc., do you have to plug in your phone or does it allow you to wirelessly connect using bluetooth? Also, when you later took a call on the handsfree did it all work problem free?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I use the blue tooth for music n stuff. I believe you need to plug in you phone if you want the apple car play type of features. And phone calls have been good. It come with an extra microphone you can plug in and mount where you want in the can if you don’t like the quality the mic on the unit itself is picking up.

[@lukedonahue8195]

Thanks for the video, helped me install! I did have two issues I noticed, my usb port no longer works and I no longer have the compass feature on my dash. Any ideas why?

[@FortKnoxCo]

Hmm. Thats weird those two don’t work. My first guess would be either one of the plugs being in the wrong port or not connected securely in the back. So maybe it’s not powering those two spots correctly. Most all of this unit is plug n play. So everything should have a spot and work as it did Before

[@Debbie_Xair]

Great video. I wanted to ask, it seems to function like a tablet, but I use it mostly for navigation(Waze, Google Map, etc). But it looks like it will actually play KZbin videos as well? Can you confirm?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I believe depending on which model or memory you get you can down load the app you want onto it. Otherwise it has hdmi and other plugs to be able to use it like a tv screen. So I believe you can play things through the screen that way too

[@Talidraxx]

Is the Apple Car play and Android Auto wireless? Is there an option for multiple cameras to be hooked up?

[@FortKnoxCo]

The connection is wireless. And there is two video in connections. But not sure how the viewing works with both hooked up. We only have the rear view camera

[@Talidraxx]

@@FortKnoxCo I currently have a BOSS head unit that allows 2 camera views (one at a time) and an Echo Master 3 digital rear view mirror/front&rear dash cam so I installed a front grill camera angled down (great for parking lots and cresting hills on the trails) and a passenger side blind spot camera (under the passenger mirror). The BOSS has Car Play & Android Auto but not wireless. This Daisato looks like a nice upgrade.

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@Talidraxx nice! Sounds like you have a sweet set up. Yeah we mainly upgraded for the new look of the interior and larger screen. I haven’t used all the features this thing has unfortunately. We mainly just use the back up camera and the car play for music.

[@zacharycendagorta8212]

Does this unit use the factory mic that is already in there?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I believe so. It has a mic on the unit itself and another plug in mic that can me mounted where you want in to cab.

[@somejuan63]

Does the cruise control work after install??

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yep. Everything works as usual. And you might have some extra features on the screen to see stats. But it’s able to work with everything you vehicle comes with

[@Unit13FREMSLT]

Did you bolt the head unit in with the 4 factory bolts? It looks like they weren't installed. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yeah the factory bolts that were holding in the old unit were used for the new one. This unit was basically an exact drop in.

[@The_Black_Sheep95]

My main concern with aftermarket radios is will the backup camera still work, all the videos i watch nobody puts the vehicle in reverse to show that the o.e.m. camera works.

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yep. Camera works and now we have a bigger screen

[@The_Black_Sheep95]

@@FortKnoxCo Thanks for the reply bro

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@The_Black_Sheep95 no problem at all.

[@bumanski]

How's it been long term? Plenty of reviews about these units not lasting. Also is SIM card required or needed at all or it uses phone data service to download content and updates?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I believe the SIM card is just if you want to expand the internal memory or plan on downloading some big files for whatever reason. As far as use, we haven’t had any problems, don’t abuse it or anything, just regular use and mainly for the standard CarPlay or back up camera. We don’t have any big aftermarket stereo hooked up or anything.

[@robk2739]

Sp frustrated doing my install. The 2 side mounts, that are used to bolt the head unit to the dash, the 2 screw holes to attach the mounts dont align by about 1mm. And it literally is enough to prevent installing the unit.

[@FortKnoxCo]

Are you able to widen the holes slightly to allow it to pass through? That would be my first thought. Use a drill bit or small file if you have one and widen it just enough.

[@robk2739]

@@FortKnoxCo I'm considering that, though I don't like that it's inevitably going to make for a more loose connection and a few mm of alignment issues putting it back in the dash isn't something I'm looking forward to. Still on the fence about widening the hole. I'd call this a compatibility issue with the 2019 Toyota 4Runner SR5. A frustrating one.

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@robk2739 yeah I feel ya on that. I know if they say it fits then it should fit. You shouldn’t need to modify anything.

[@joelgarza3224]

How’s the rear view camera look on there

[@FortKnoxCo]

It looks nice. The screen is slightly different dimensions so it’s stretched to the new wider screen. But looks great being much bigger

[@stevegrant564]

Great vid. Thx! Q: So no CD player? I do have a few I like... :/

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yeah. Lol. I think a lot of them are moving away from CD and everything on your phone or USB or something

[@stacyrobinson6142]

Do you lose any steering wheel functionality?

[@FortKnoxCo]

The functions we have still work. But I also only Have the SR5 with just a couple functions.

[@East.bigblue]

Have you had any issues with the unit so far?

[@FortKnoxCo]

Nope. Installed pretty easily and haven’t had any problems. It is very plug n play. I didn’t hook up all the extra accessories, we kept the use of all of our factory functions n

[@Zvertnie]

Please comment on the sound quality relative to having a wireless phone conversation through the audio system. I’ve read comments elsewhere that indicate the microphone is a poor performer. Thanks.

[@FortKnoxCo]

I don’t think it’s bad at all. I don’t use that feature a ton but when I have it sounded good. I think the speaker quality is better bedroom the head unit seems to power them better. It does have the microphone on the head unit itself and it also comes with an additional plug in microphone that you can mount where conveyor maybe pick up better sound.

[@pca97979]

How's the head unit holding up?

[@FortKnoxCo]

It’s been good. Haven’t had any problems. But I also just use it for the back up camera a bluetoooth radio features. I still use navigation mostly on my phone. So the features I use have been great. I like the bigger screen

[@pca97979]

@@FortKnoxCo When you say bluetooth do you mean carplay/android auto? Or literally just bluetooth connection

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@pca97979 I don’t plug in my phone usually. I just allow the Bluetooth to connect and listen to music or podcasts that way. I don’t like CarPlay personally. I’m still used to navigating stuff on my phone.

[@pca97979]

@@FortKnoxCo Awesome, man, you've helped me with a bunch of stuff on my 2016 4runner. If you ever make a video on changing the oil i'll be watching that like 20 times to do it myself lol

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@pca97979 haha. Nice. Happy I could be of help. I just picked up a 2019 Tacoma lastnight. So that’s the next one I’ll be making some videos on as it’s bone stock right now. Wheels/tires/grill/phone mount etc. Still got the 4Runner running strong.

[@jstephens103]

Would this unit work for 2023 4 runner limited?

[@FortKnoxCo]

I would check on the description of the unit. They may have updated their year range. It should since they are all essentially the same generation 4Runner. But you can click the link and it should take you to the unit

[@javensablay1724]

how is the NEW head unit treating you? I want to dive in and buy it, but some reviews got me rethinking lol.

[@FortKnoxCo]

We haven’t had any problems. It’s pretty nice overall. The look of the dash is a definite upgrade. The larger screen for back up camera is nice. And the sound through the speakers is better in my opinion. We don’t use all the features it has though. We mainly just use car play and connector phones.

[@OVRCOME]

Once you do this Mod, does your USB port (below the head unit) still work?

[@FortKnoxCo]

Yes. The original ports in the other spots on the lower the dash work

[@OVRCOME]

@@FortKnoxCoAwesome! Thank you!! Got one coming in the mail! Ill be following your video!

[@FortKnoxCo]

@@OVRCOME awesome 🤙🏼 no problem

[@TonyTredway]

Garbage. Wont last more that a couple of years.

[@FortKnoxCo]

Appreciate the feedback 🤙🏼

[@rickjames9256]

awesome video. thank you so much

[@FortKnoxCo]

No problem at all 🤙🏼