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08-11-2014, 08:26 PM | #19 | |
Drives: 2007 Yaris sedan Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Australia
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removing old head unit It took <1min to pop off the four fascia panels around the unit and undo the four screws that hold the deck in place. Easiest car I've installed on! Mounting new head unit I bought a single din Kenwood and a single din tray that's especially made for Toyotas and comes with the two black plastic 'filllers' that are the right size to fill the gap in the dash. The tray and fillers were $20 and fit perfectly - see picture Connecting the cables I bought a head unit wiring harness for later model Toyotas on eBay (~$12) and then soldered and heatshrinked the leads onto the other end of the harness that came with the Kenwood. As the harness was designed for ISO connections all the colours were a straight match to the Kenwood harness, so it was simple. I plugged it in and it all worked well except for the radio reception. Fixing the radio reception Thanks to the posts above and another search, I confirmed that the Yaris is fitted with a signal amplifier that sits in between the rear window antenna and the aerial lead in the dash. It received power from the old head unit via a lead in the factory harness that runs to the amp down the back of the car, but the new unit was not giving it power. The lead you're looking for is the all black one in the middle of the Yaris's blue plug. When you get 12V to it the reception returns to the great quality of the original head unit. The ISO Toyota harness pin that connects to that black lead is blue, and the Kenwood had a blue lead designed to switch those motorised antennas on when the head unit is on, so, connect blue to blue and the job's done. I now have streaming bluetooth audio, good quality hands free phone calls (I mounted the supplied external microphone at the top of the trim on the driver's A pillar) and most importantly, a happy wife. |
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09-13-2014, 11:18 AM | #20 |
Drives: 2012 Toyota Yaris 4dr Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Harvey's Lake PA
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I had a general question regarding antennas and radio. I have 2014 Toyota Yaris LE and the AM/FM signal is awful. I had it to taken to Toyota and they said there was nothing wrong. Any suggestions? They said there was nothing wrong because there is decent signal in the city for them to tap into. My father owns a 2006 Dodge Dakota and I can tune in my usual radio station from home to work no problem and my Yaris is fuzzy and terrible until I reach the city limits so there is definitely something wrong. Hope someone has some insight.
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09-30-2014, 09:35 AM | #21 | |
Drives: 2007 Yaris sedan Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Australia
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10-08-2014, 04:15 AM | #22 |
Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009
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