Replacing radio

[2005vitzRS]

Originally Posted by UberSilver

Make sure you get your power(amplified)antenna hooked up. You can use the amp turn-on lead from the radio, to the power ant in the Yaris. And it does not hurt to run a power lead(yellow wire) in from the battery.

Thanks for the tip.

How do I know if I have a powered(amplified) antenna?

I have a 2005 Vitz RS. Its an import from Japan into New Zealand. Here is what the antenna looks like:



I had a look at this thread. My antenna plug is exactly the same as the one in this picture.



I bought a Toyota to ISO and an ISO to Pioneer wiring harness, plugged it all in, along with the antenna and the microphone.



It all worked.

I will test the FM reception on Monday when I am doing a trip and will see how well it works.

WOuld the harness have taken care of the antenna power?

Originally Posted by UberSilver

I use a 500 gb HD full of WAV files, but it does have Ipod control built in.

Is there a noticeable difference between playing wav files and mp3's (All my mp3's are encoded at 320kbps)