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Originally Posted by J.Villain
Very interesting. From this link http://toyotaofmcdonoughparts.net/pr...-xm-tuner-2015
It says this. " Will not work for Scion vehicles equipped with BeSpoke audio.".
I don't know if that means it will not work with the 2013 unit or that you can have one or the other. Do you have the addon Bespoke NAV unit installed as well? |
Yeah that is curious. In the installation instructions, it says
Conflicts:
1. Vehicles with BeSpoke Radio.
2. Vehicles without touch-screen radio
That could be construed as the older Bespoke in addition to the old pioneer radio. Of course, both of those are SirusXM ready, so with the right kit (written up elsewhere on this forum) you can connect to them directly anyway.
It seems like this kit should work with either the basic touchscreen or the Bespoke one with NAV and all that, but until someone tries it out it is hard to know. I also don't know if you would need to manually switch the bluetooth from your phone to the sirusXM, so that, if you get a call it won't go through the bluetooth when it is connected to the sirius, or if it will still automatically interupt your audio when you get a call. Its not very clear.
However, the VAIStech website says that the GSR-011 will work with the basic touchscreen, and GSR-012 will work with the touchscreen that has the nav. So, between the two options, I think the VAIS one is the safer bet. Plus, then you can have siriusXM via the USB, and still be connected to your phone through bluetooth, and just plug it into a charger.
For me, I've given up on the new touchscreen since my Sirius tuner is the older one which has a different plug that is not compatible with either the bluetooth kit or the VAIS kits, and I don't feel like trying to switch my lifetime subscription to a new tuner (if they even let me), since there is a changeover fee as well. I drive a lot, and I need satellite radio. So for now, its back to the original pioneer HU, which actually works really well. It just doesn't have the video screen which I want so I can install a backup camera. But on the plus side, it says this when I turn on the car:
