[bbates]

OK, this may be a dumb question, but when I was at the dealer last night sitting in one of their RAVs, I looked at the stereo and I wondered how on earth somebody would ever swap it out for an aftermarket (i.e. Alpine) in the future. The factory stereo seems to have an odd, non rectangular shape. I'm guessing that this probably locks you in to Toyota options(?)

 

[RAVMAN]

As time goes on... I'm assuming aftermarket TRIM PLATES will become available. If not... we could try to import some from Australia... as this photo shows their 2006 OEM stereo :lol:

 

[bbates]

Thanks for the info - I didn't know you could swap out the trim plate. Would that Australian trim plate work in the North American RAV?

Then again, maybe I'll love my factory stereo so much that I'll never want to swap it out. Hey, at least they added an aux input so we're making progress.