Replacing stock deck - photo tutorial

[gravylegs]

Hi people, while I was replacing my deck / door speakers I snapped a few photos with my phone. Might be useful to the more timid folks out there who don't like reefing on panels until you find the right one.

getting the stock deck out is as easy as 1-2-3.

1. Start with the center panel trims on the left and right of the stack. Pull at the bottom of each one, and follow it all the way up. Once you have them detached, you can either lay them on the dash, or disconnect them and set them aside. I let them dangle because I am lazy.
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=462&stc=1&d=1148650724
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=463&stc=1&d=1148650724
2. Starting at the top of the trim on the speedometer window, pull the trim so it detaches, and keep pulling evenly on both sides until the who thing comes off to the environmental controls. It is two pieces, but is easier to remove as one piece.
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=464&stc=1&d=1148650724
3. There are 4 easily accessible screws holding the deck in, just unscrew 'em and yank the deck out!
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=465&stc=1&d=1148651039

Putting a new stock deck in is NOT as easy as 1-2-3! I bought an echo mounting kit as mentioned by someone else on the board, and while the kit was useful to provide something of a "face", it wasn't very useful to actually mount a stereo. Here is what I ended up having to do.

1. Detach mounting brackets from the stock deck.
2. Widen holes in side of deck if required. I did this with a drill, but more out of frustration...
3. Mount stock brackets onto new deck.
4. Hook toyota wiring harness on onto new deck's wiring harness. (Saves you having to chop up the wires in your dash...ask if you dont know what this is about)
5. Plug everything in and test stereo out to ensure connections are good.
6. Mount the deck with the 4 screws.
7. NOW....use the toyota echo mounting kit....all I could do was to chop off the extra tabs, and then place it in "around" the new deck. It fits in there snugly.
8. replace all the dash parts, and you have a new stock deck that works! The only drawback is that the faceplate of the mounting kit does not COMPLETELY fill the hole in the dash. It is pretty close, and doesn't look TOO bad....but I will for sure be buying the proper mounting kit once it is available.

Hope this helps someone. Pulling off doors tutorial with pics coming soon.

Gravylegs.

[Dylanby]

You left out the finale. Where's the money shot? We don't get to see the end result :biggrin:

[gravylegs]

lol...oh yeah...money shot coming soon.

[Idjiit]

Thanks for sharing, man.

[Leenis24]

thank you for this, i was wondering how to go about pulling things off. Sweet post, like to see those other pics as well.

[eight_heads]

yeah, i'm wondering how well the echo trim fits in.... let's see :iono:

[Kiteless]

Hey man. Great post. I was hoping to see what things looked like with the stock stereo pulled out. After what you said about the Echo dash kit, that makes me all the more wanting to wait for the proper Yaris dash kit. Aparewntly Metra keeps saying "2 more weeks". I dont understand what is taking so long. ;p

[twixt]

i find installing the left side flasher rubber thinger is a pain because if it is a little outa wack the flasher button will stick.

[Violin]

Thanks. That helps a lot.

C'mon Metra!

[johnnyfive]

wow, that is quite a bit different than the sedan...same basics though..

[SmellyTofu]

Props for this thread. Very easy to follow.

[Katana]

Gravylegs do I have your permission to post your tutorial to the Greek forum dedicated to Yaris???

Check it out www.yarisclub.gr

EDIT:Do you have any tutorial on how to change the speakers?

[iloveyarisRS]

wow.............nice........thx for sharing

[Linkseal]

Thx for sharing the info and Pics...now I have sth to follow when I am gonna do mine...

But if anyone could share the pics and instruction on how to take out and front and rear door panels to change the speakers...Plz:bow:

[gravylegs]

Sure, go nuts with the tutorial! Glad people actually find it useful. I actually just replaced the speakers this weekend, and tho I did take pictures I just need to throw them up here. I'll do that in the next day or so.

[Katana]

Tnx for your approuval.

I will mention your name to the greek forum.

Please post the speakers tutorial too.

[Violin]

I hope I'm not stepping on your thread here, but I just installed mine and figured it made sense to put these here rather than having two threads.


These sure help. I have them as pdf files. If anyone can host them, I'll email them to you.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/b2a8c57a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/e9b4051c.jpg
(don't remove the gauges - step 5)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/e3dd5fe3.jpg
(don't remove a/c control panel)




Before you start, disconnect the battery ground.


Remove left side trim (start and bottom and work up):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/73decde3.jpg


Same for the right:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/d4a4a80c.jpg


Unplug both and set aside:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/a83586e7.jpg


Remove instrument gauge trim:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/a83ca323.jpg


This is what the clips look like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/14543fb5.jpg


Remove the ventilation trim (start at top):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/a4d426fe.jpg


Ready to remove stock radio:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/7e228b31.jpg


Remove 4 screws, pull out stock radio and unplug:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/0c8de114.jpg


This connector will not be used (for iPod):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/606a0335.jpg


I used the metra smart harness (no soldering):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/e90f6e92.jpg


Put new head unit in metra kit:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/6553170f.jpg


Plug in new head unit (antenna too):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/41b8b827.jpg


Install with 4 screws:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/2db82593.jpg


Replace gauge and ventilation trim:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/9da91332.jpg


Plug in and reinstall left and right trim:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/d47a9bd3.jpg


Install head unit face plate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/0a60895d.jpg


Reattach battery ground and enjoy!:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/rjenkie/32e4825f.jpg

[Katana]

Nice info there Violin.

Can someone post a tutorial on how to remove the OEM speakers?

[YamilR]

Did you ended up using #99-8216 for the Dash kit and #70-1761 for the harness?

[Violin]

Yes to the dash kit.

For the harness I went to Circuit City and got the Metra 'Smart Harness" #80-1761 and the one specific to the JVC deck. That way I didn't have to do any soldering. It did cost more though.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metra-Vehicle-Wiring-Harness-80-1761-/sem/rpsm/oid/41015/catOid/-13118/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

[YamilR]

Yes to the dash kit.

For the harness I went to Circuit City and got the Metra 'Smart Harness" #80-1761 and the one specific to the JVC deck. That way I didn't have to do any soldering. It did cost more though.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metra-Vehicle-Wiring-Harness-80-1761-/sem/rpsm/oid/41015/catOid/-13118/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

If yo dont mind I will be doing the same set up you got, looks very clean but why do I need 2 harnesess? This will be my first radio install since I bought the car without the stereo :iono:

[Violin]

The #70-1761 requires you to solder all the wires to the other half of the harness that comes with the new head unit.

The Smart Harness #80-1761 terminates in a universal adapter that snaps into an adapter on the other end of the harness metra makes specifically for each manufacturer. It does cost more but saves an hour or so of soldering.

[SimmZ]

Wow! Great write-up sir! :thumbsup:

I have to admit the installation is VERY easy into the Yaris!! It take around one hour to replace my deck into my Cavalier with my friend who own a professionnal audio shop. We have to remove THE ENTIRE DASH to remove the deck! I'm not kidding, see a proof above! It's not my car, I found this pictures into a write-up on the web! LOL :laugh:

http://anarch.ie.utoronto.ca/people/tsangc/stupid-cavalier-dash.jpg

[ebowers83]

Wow thats a great tutorial.... but my dash looks totally different than yours.... if you look at the picture, the panel only leaves a slit open for the cd to go in, and it extends to cover the vents. Theres no hole like yours! So how would I install mine? And what about the aux port that I use for my ipod?

http://www.geocities.com/ebowers83/dash.JPG

[Violin]

That's a sedan. Mine's a liftback.

[Ayka]

Does anyone know any other Metra Product numbers that would fit a Hatchback w/ COnvience Package? Im having trouble finding #99-8216 in my local area.

Is there a Large Chain that may carry this? Will #99-8101 or #99-8202 work for what I need? (Single DIN Unit)

[Violin]

If you can wait a couple of weeks, I can let you have mine super cheap. I'm making some changes and need to go to a double DIN set up.

[yuiedie]

haha, awesome, I also ordered a yaris without stereo (only speakers) so this guide will come in handy. im a newb so one question, how do I remove the battery ground?

[Violin]

10 mm socket wrench.

[yuiedie]

ok. i also have another question that prolly will make you laugh because its so newb but anyways, is there anyway i can just connect an ipod to the car speakers instead of having to get a head unit?

[johnnyfive]

sure you could, but it will be super quiet, and may damage your i-pod :)

but if you really really wanted to, you could run the ipod to an amplifier, and then run the amplifier to the speakers ;)

[yuiedie]

hmm, of course i wouldnt want to damage the ipod haha. but just curious, would i have to buy any wiring/connectors?

[Yaris-TJ]

:thumbsup: great DYI!

Using the appropiate metra kit, and the right harness for your stereo, you can even say it's plug-n-play:w00t:

[Yaris-TJ]

[QUOTE=ebowers83]Wow thats a great tutorial.... but my dash looks totally different than yours.... if you look at the picture, the panel only leaves a slit open for the cd to go in, and it extends to cover the vents. Theres no hole like yours! So how would I install mine? And what about the aux port that I use for my ipod?

The only way I see you can do it...is to get a trim that looks like this one
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2478

This will replace your stock, leaving space for an aftermarket one..

BTW mine is a sedan

[eflb55]

Has anyone removed the dash off the sedan to get to the stereo?

[yarisugi]

I'm new and this thread is old, but thank you Violin for the photos. They were very helpful.

[skigil]

+1

[ozmdd]

OK, I saw the notation that one of the harness plugs was for Ipod. Is that pre-wired in the vehicle? I thought that harness had to be added to Yarii? Please clarify, as my new Scion HU has ipod capability and a corresponding plug in the back.

[pj1989]

Cool thread that is all really helpful. Does anyone know if you can just wack any stereo in there though or does it have to be certain size/brand etc

[bsg916]

I have the metra 99-8202 mounting kit but am a bit paranoid about which tabs to take off since the directions dont actually list the yaris. If someone could tell me which letters to remove or point me to which cars directions to follow for removing the tabs it would be greatly appreciated.

Brian