Upgrading stereo on 2007 RX350

[shivadread]

Hi I have just purchased a 2007 RX350 and want to upgrade my stereo to a double din multimedia unit.

My question is that since I have the ML audio system with nav should I purchase a unit with a built in amp or one without.

Also another question is if anyone on here has upgraded the stereo and if it was easy to get hold of the wire harness and adaptor so that the steering wheel controls will still work

[holiday]

Congratulations on your new purchase. Just to let you know that your infotainment system is really good as it’s got ML system. It has the best speaker system, which any car can have. The question is why do you want to change the infotainment system?

[shivadread]

Thanks for your reply just wanted to change the CD and tape deck and replace it with this

https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-pioneer-avh-z5100dab_p-40762.htm

 

As I mostly play music by Bluetooth and spotify and want a DAB Radio, but want to keep Nav if I can update it to a recent version..

[holiday]

Surely your 07 RX has Bluetooth, what you can do is ask Lexus for an aftermarket DAB module which can added to your car, it will be a lot cheaper than £400. Let me know When  you get a quote. 

[shivadread]

Yeah have been looking at a dab module but my rx does not have Bluetooth audio just phone calls and wife and kids always stream music and use Spotify. So that is needed.

Looked at vline as well but on reading up on it it has too many glitches for my liking where a pioneer or Sony double din will not but more trickier to install especially to get it to work with steering wheel control.

[Neil E]

Look at the Beat-Sonic RX-82 interface / installation kit. It's not cheap but it's probably the quickest way to add a double din unit to the RX.