Review on 🚗 Metra 99-8158G Single/Double DIN Installation Kit for Lexus ES300/ES330 (2002-2006) by Christopher Sullivan

Metra ES 300/330 02-06 Single Din Dash Kit fits my wife's 2002 Lexus ES300 perfectly and the color matches the dashboard exactly. The factory AC vents, clock and turn signal button slide out of the factory bezel and snap back into place on this new Metra panel. They reuse the chrome strips on the sides and the plastic clips from the OEM front panel. You can install a double DIN head unit or a single DIN head unit. The included storage pouch is used with single din stereos and is a great place to store your iPhone, iPod or USB drive. Prior to this product, the best option was to purchase a navigation bar from a Lexus dealership (about $120). ) and use end caps to close the gap on the sides of the aftermarket stereo head unit as the Lexus factory navigation screen opening is wider than the DIN head unit. This Metra kit looks better. The only downside is that the Metra panel doesn't have the "HM-00" nomenclature under the watch buttons like the factory panel does, so you'll have to rely on the tiny engraving on the factory buttons for hours, minutes and reset when setting up . Time. I wanted to continue using the factory Lexus speakers, amp and subwoofer, so I purchased a Metra TYTO-01 JBL amp interface harness which includes active circuitry to control the powering up of the stock amp. It plugs directly into the Lexus wiring harness to replace Pioneer's factory Premium Sound System head unit. So don't worry, the wiring harness is for JBL as the same wiring harness will also work with Toyota models that use JBL systems. The installation was completed by a Pioneer DEH-P9400BH DIN standard CD receiver.