Yaris stereo replacement

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ToyotaOwnersClub said:
My Yaris had a tape player as stock, i'm not sure how much different it is if you have a CD player as stock, I can only guess it is pretty similar.

I'm fairly sure you can fit more or less any single DIN unit to the yaris, my choice was a Pioneer deh-3400r which wasn't the easiest unit to fit but i'll get to that later.

What you need

Decent philips screwdriver
small flat head screwdriver (some of the connectors are hard to pull apart when the dash is off, you might want to use this to help lever them off)
PC2-17-4 Car audio connector (this can be bought from halfords at £11.99 and you need this to connect your headunit to the yaris)

*Note* remove the key from ignition while you are installing the headunit. Otherwise you risk blowing a fuse like I did which leads to immense frustration which you don't need :D

Taking the dash off

There are two stages involved in taking off the dash completely in order to get to the slot where you will put your head unit, the small black cash box under the existing tape/cd player.

Stage 1)

There are 3 heater knobs, the ones that control the direction of air, the speed of the air, and the heat - pull the 1st and 2nd ones off. They come off quite easily and push back on when you are finished.

Now you will see 2 screws where the heater knobs were, unscrew them and put them in a safe place.

Now the top part of the dash is only held on by clips, to remove this part of the dash simply take hold of either side of the top part of the dash and pull sharply. There are 2 hooks as the top which are quite awkward, try moving it around at the top and you will unhook the top dash completely.

Now behind the top dash there are some connectors, this is where you can use the flat head screwdriver to aid u in pulling them out. Push down on the release button and pull to remove each connector. You can't put them back in the wrong slots when you come to putting the dash back together so don't worry about it.

When the top dash is totally free rest it on the passenger seat or somewhere out of the way.

Stage 2)

This stage is removing the lower dash, to do this first remove the ash tray.

You will see 2 screws where the ash tray was, unscrew these and keep them safe.

Where you removed the top dash there is now a white plastic frame which is held on by 3 clips, 2 on either side and one on the top, unclip this completely and move it up slightly, you can now see 2 more screws holding the bottom dash in place, just under the plastic frame.

Unscrew these and you can now remove the bottom dash with a sharp tug, same way in how you removed the top.

more connectors and wires similar to the top dash can be found behind the lower dash, unplug these and you haae a free floating lower dash.

Unscrew the screws that hold the black cash box in place and get rid of that, you should be able to now insert the headunit from the back and screw it in place.

However if like me your headunit is too fat to go in from either the front or back then you may have to cut away at the edges of the hole a little to square it up, a sharp knife is best for this. A little at a time will ensure you don't cut too much, it's really just trial and error.

Once the headunit is in and secured with screws simply use the PC2-17-4 adaptor to plug the connectors into the back of the new headunit as well as the power, make sure it all works by turning the ignition on.

Congratulations you've installed an aftermarket CD player into your yaris! :group-cuddles:

put all the connectors and screws back, re-attach both parts of the dash and you're done!! :yes:
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Two secs in google, loads of info on that site regarding HU replacment.

Mark
 
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