Sony XAV-AX100? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

unhappymeal · 01-13-2017, 09:44 AM

I have been searching all over FT86 Club and Reddit for information on this unit to no avail. Does anyone know if this will fit our cars cleanly?

Fred E · 01-13-2017, 11:05 AM

Yup fits like a charm, the install is very straightforward following any of the DIYs on the forum for head unit installs.

unhappymeal · 01-13-2017, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred E

Yup fits like a charm, the install is very straightforward following any of the DIYs on the forum for head unit installs.

Nice. So is this basically the best aftermarket unit out there currently?

sly · 01-13-2017, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unhappymeal

Nice. So is this basically the best aftermarket unit out there currently?

It seems to have an 80dB signal to noise ratio and they don't publish the frequency response. If you want bells and whistles, I'd say it's a good head unit. If you want good sound quality, it sucks.

armstrom · 01-13-2017, 05:13 PM

I wish it had support for a SiriusXM tuner. I'm one of those crazy people who actually subscribes and listens to it

I try to stream it over wifi tethering on my Joying android head unit but 90% of my morning commute is through a cell dead zone so I can't stream it over the internet. Otherwise it would be a perfect head unit for me.

unhappymeal · 01-13-2017, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sly

It seems to have an 80dB signal to noise ratio and they don't publish the frequency response. If you want bells and whistles, I'd say it's a good head unit. If you want good sound quality, it sucks.

Balls. Guess I'll suffer the stock unit a bit longer.

Scrappydoo · 01-13-2017, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sly

It seems to have an 80dB signal to noise ratio and they don't publish the frequency response. If you want bells and whistles, I'd say it's a good head unit. If you want good sound quality, it sucks.

Is the suction good as sometimes my mats need a clean.

sly · 01-13-2017, 09:05 PM

It cleans about the same as the factory radio. I would just throw your mats away...

Tuxer · 01-23-2017, 05:48 PM

Do you have a picture of the unit in your dash? I wonder how cleanly it fits

Did you need any aftermarket wires to hook everything together during the install, or is just the head-unit fine?

Thanks

shadoken · 01-23-2017, 08:17 PM

Is it same size as the stock Toyota Unit? Might be interested in that case.

The website says 178x100. I thought stock size was 200x100.

dlux · 01-27-2017, 12:40 AM

would love to see a picture

dlux · 01-27-2017, 01:41 AM

There's actually a customer photo on the Amazon page showing that this unit doesn't fit organically, and will need extra plastic on the sides.

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-XAV-AX10...l&pageNumber=2

Tuxer · 01-27-2017, 12:41 PM

great find, thanks. Otherwise the unit looks great, hopefully they'll come out with a 200mm version.

shlin87 · 08-14-2017, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dlux

would love to see a picture

I just installed last weekend.

https://goo.gl/photos/jZ6BY2jUJ8J4EGeE8

01-13-2017, 09:44 AM	#1
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01-13-2017, 11:05 AM	#2
Fred E Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: New Jersey Posts: 261 Thanks: 83 Thanked 150 Times in 96 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yup fits like a charm, the install is very straightforward following any of the DIYs on the forum for head unit installs.

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armstrom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: none Location: nowhere Posts: 225 Thanks: 39 Thanked 124 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wish it had support for a SiriusXM tuner. I'm one of those crazy people who actually subscribes and listens to it I try to stream it over wifi tethering on my Joying android head unit but 90% of my morning commute is through a cell dead zone so I can't stream it over the internet. Otherwise it would be a perfect head unit for me.

01-13-2017, 09:05 PM	#8
sly Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: 2016 Cosworth 2.2 BRZ Location: TN Posts: 302 Thanks: 81 Thanked 185 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It cleans about the same as the factory radio. I would just throw your mats away...

01-23-2017, 05:48 PM	#9
Tuxer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2015 Series Blue BRZ Location: San Francisco Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do you have a picture of the unit in your dash? I wonder how cleanly it fits Did you need any aftermarket wires to hook everything together during the install, or is just the head-unit fine? Thanks

01-23-2017, 08:17 PM	#10
shadoken Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: FRS RS 1.0 Location: San Jose,CA Posts: 129 Thanks: 4 Thanked 38 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it same size as the stock Toyota Unit? Might be interested in that case. The website says 178x100. I thought stock size was 200x100.

01-27-2017, 12:40 AM	#11
dlux Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 76 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	would love to see a picture

01-27-2017, 01:41 AM	#12
dlux Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 76 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There's actually a customer photo on the Amazon page showing that this unit doesn't fit organically, and will need extra plastic on the sides. https://www.amazon.com/Sony-XAV-AX10...l&pageNumber=2

01-27-2017, 12:41 PM	#13
Tuxer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2015 Series Blue BRZ Location: San Francisco Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	great find, thanks. Otherwise the unit looks great, hopefully they'll come out with a 200mm version.

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