Want to add navigation and a backup camera to your Gen 1 Tacoma but don’t want to replace the radio, or want the navigation screen to be all the way at the bottom of your dashboard? Then this tutorial is for you!
We got ourselves a TEQ Off-Road Center Console Modular Accessory Mount for Toyota Tacoma (1998-2004) so we could mount a Garmin DriveSmart™ 76 up high on the dash and keep our eyes on the road. It also allowed us to keep our factory radio, which works fine, although we did add a Bluetooth module to it for hands free calling.
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Tools Required:
- Screwdriver or a screw gun to mount the bracket into the trim plate around the temperature controls.
- Ratchet set or wrenches to tighten down the GPS mount
Parts Required:
- TEQ Off-Road Center Console Modular Accessory Mount for Toyota Tacoma (1998-2004) search around, we got ours at Aspire.
- Garmin DriveSmart 76: 7″ navigator with USB C charging and Bluetooth
- Garmin BC 40: wireless backup camera which pairs to the DriveSmart 76
- Powerwerx USBbuddy2 Portable Powerpole (12V) to USB (5V) Converter: taps into the battery with Powerpoles and gives us a USB female port to plug the cable for the Navigator into – not necessary for install, see below
- Powerpole connectors, hubs, etc: None of this is really neccesary if you are just going to plug your nav into your 12v socket, but i wanted to hide the cables and I am also running power to 2 radios in the truck, so using Powerpoles connected directly to the battery made the most sense for me
Video Walk-Through:
Check out our step-by-step video tutorial first to get an idea of the process, then you can read the guide below and print it out if you want.
