Cartrimhome 14.6" C12 Radio

I decided to take chance on the Cartrimhome 14.6” radio for my 2018 limited. When I made the purchase, I couldn’t find much information on the radio or reviews, so I’m going to share what I have learned after installing it.


Prior to the Cartrimhome radio I had an Alpine Halo11 headunit, a Kenwood Excelon 5-channel amp and two JL 10w1’s. My truck has the JBL system, so I kept the stock speakers. I used the wiring harness I got from Tech12Volts to wire in my aftermarket amp and subs.


To install this radio you have to disassemble a lot from the dashboard, but its really easy. The instruction manual that came with the radio actually has pretty good pictures to show you exactly what needs to come off, so I didn’t take pictures of that part.


The issues I ran into came from the wiring, which is why I am posting this. There are zero instructions anywhere for the wiring part. The wiring harnesses that come with the radio are not specific to the Tundra so there will be a lot of plugs that go unused. Now, I will say that the plugs coming from the truck only fit into one plug on the harness, so you can really F it up. The wiring issues I ran into were how to wire in the RCA’s for my rear speakers, my subs, and the front camera (front camera came with the radio).


The pictures below will show anyone who buys this radio how to wire up RCA’s with an aftermarket amp and the extra front camera. If you have an all stock sound system, the install is straight forward.

Also, there is only 1 sub RCA plug, so you will have to get a 2 to 1 RCA converter. I picked one up at AutoZone for $8.

This wire is where you will plug in your RCA's for your rear speakers
This is the plug for the factory backup camera

This is the plug for the front camera. From what ive been told, the front camera only comes with the most expensive radio option.

These are all of the harnesses that i used, plugged into the radio.

The radio came with two harnesses for the front camera, one of which has a tag that says BT-ANT. That is the one i used.

i ran both the brown wire labeled AMP-DET and the blue wire labeled AMP CONT to my amp trigger wire and it turns on and off like it should.

within the radios settings, you can select thousands of variations of makes, models of vehicles and trim levels. The option you select will determine if your steering wheel controls work correctly.

The tech support at Cartrimhome told me to use XP(Simple),Toyota,Camry,2018. But there were some small issues with that. i ended up using KYC,Toyota,Prado,2010-2017.MID.AUTO and everything seems to work correctly.

The only issue i am having right now is not being able to change, within the vehicle settings, when the doors lock and unlock. I cannot change the doors to unlock when put in park, or lock by vehicle speed. I am currently emailing the tech support back and forth to see if they can resolve it.

Other than that one small issue, everything else is amazing. I put a 4G sim card in the radio and it connected immediately. the vehicle icon shows when your doors are open, when you brake while driving and you can put your license plate on it, which is cool. The front camera is also ridiculous quality.




If anyone decides to pull the trigger on this radio and needs help, feel free to reach out to me. If anyone has questions about it before buying it, ask away.

I dont come on here much, so feel free to shoot me a text 7045605900