Upgrade from 7" to 10.3" Infotainment Head Unit?

[Rizzoe]

After some consideration i ended up buying a used 2021 4WD "Midnight" trim UX250h instead of a CT200h. It felt more worth the money getting something a bit newer and with some more punch even if it meant paying a bit more.

 

For me, this trim level had pretty much everything i cared about, e.g., heated seats, power boot, 4WD etc. The only downsides are the lackluster 6 speaker sound system (easy to improve with the addition of a subwoofer) and the sad 7" infotainment screen. Has anyone managed to upgrade their infotainment screen from the 7" to the optional 10.3"? I've found a few Android based HU that look very similar but they seem to be OOS and i'd rather go the "official" route. Is this upgrade possibile if i can somehow find an original 10.3" unit? Or order it directly from Lexus?

[ColinBarber]

1 hour ago, Rizzoe said:

Or order it directly from Lexus?

If you order a screen and headunit directly from Lexus it would be cheaper to sell your vehicle and purchase another UX with the higher specification as you would be looking at a bill for £4k+.

[Rizzoe]

15 hours ago, ColinBarber said:

it would be cheaper to sell your vehicle and purchase another UX with the higher specification

That's what i had initially planned, but Luxury trims in good shape in the year/mileage i was looking for were non existent, or they also had the 7" screen.

Guess i'll just hope to find one parted out, or search for something aftermarket...

[Mr_Groundhog]

Look on eBay for breakers, you may get surprised how much stuff there is in there

[Rizzoe]

1 hour ago, Mr_Groundhog said:

Look on ebay for breakers, you may get surprised how much stuff there is in there

That's also a good idea, thanks.

 

Any tips on how to find out the part number of the 10.3" screen for LHD vehicles? Kind of a newb at this 😁

[Mr_Groundhog]

On 1/18/2024 at 12:32 PM, Rizzoe said:

That's also a good idea, thanks.

 

Any tips on how to find out the part number of the 10.3" screen for LHD vehicles? Kind of a newb at this 😁

When I was in that situation, I just wrote to the dealership asking how much it was and the part number and they sent me both the price and the P/N

[Don C]

I’m not lecturing but I recently had the opportunity to buy the cleanest 21 plate Premium Pack Plus in existence but as tempting as it was I was insistent that my mrs would get her ventilated seats and I would not let the price cloud the fact it had that demonic track pad - once bitten.  I just had to wait and get the latest version with the seats and a touchscreen because updating is never as easy or economical as it sounds.