My radio has gone defective sometimes bluetooth won't connect to my phone and I have to power the car off, not just the radio. I started looking at radio replacements and other than china android knock offs it does not appear there is an aftermarket kit.

 

Welcome to CL. This has been discussed before and it may be you need to get a used radio to replace it. It also helps to state the year of your CT and if it has Nav. There are many used units on eBay.

Using the easy search feature - see the box at the upper right side of the page that says search this forum. Enter the word Radio and click enter you will find many similar threads such as the few I linked below:
​​​​​​https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ct-...reen-does.html

​​​​​​https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ct-...uto-radio.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ct-...-addition.html

 

its a 2014 f-sport no nav. I would honestly just like to get a normal radio that does bluetooth, AM/FM. I don't need the cd changer or any of the other stuff. Its odd bezel makes it impossible even crutchfield won't give you a radio option.

 

Just get a good used one from eBay and keep on driving.

 

@SlappyWhite I have my radio from a no-nav 2015 ct200h I will sell you for very cheap. I replaced mine with the android carplay setup and highly reccomend it!

 

I looked at the carplays and even tried on off ebay, the lack of AM made me sad. All the local sports are on AM. What Android carplay did you use? The one I tried off of ebay had okay audio, no FM antenna adapter however.

 

@SlappyWhite I ordered this off aliexpress and had it professionally installed: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...yAdapt=glo2usa

AM/FM and much more included

 

You are sure it supports AM? What happens to the drive mode and EV buttons? I went through the specs and it just says FM RDS (i know thats the data system but I can't find AM mentioned.)

 

@CENDIT Which of those units did you purchase and what are the differences? Also, would you be able to post a picture of it from your car?

 

@SlappyWhite The AM radio does work. Also there are apps you could stream your favorite AM radio stations via bluetooth to the stereo system. @Neophyte here are some pics:

 

For Lexus CT CT200 CT200h 2012-2020 | Android 13 Snapdragon 8+128G Car Radio CarPlay Screen With GPS Navigation Multimedia Player

 

@CENDIT Thanks! A quick question. Do you find that the map is a little too far below your line of sight for driving, or is it okay?

 

Has anyone tried this unit? If you have, would you give a report on its effectiveness and reliability? Thanks.

 

I was worried about that as well, but I haven't found it to be an issue. I dont use audio alerts, but if you do then it would be even less of an issue. The one that @Carputech posted looks nice as well and is in a more ideal location. I'd be a little weary of the installer messing up the dashboard, but those car audio guys tend to be wizards at this stuff. I unfortunately never came across that version when i did my research, if i had i probably would have picked that one. It's approx 200 more expensive for a smaller and potentially less capable screen though.

The guy who installed mine said always go with the most RAM / fastest version possible. Otherwise you run the risk of it being slow or freezing up on you. So far no issues on mine fully maxed out.