Removal of the Factory Integrated Source

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Here's a fairly complete thread on how to remove your factory equipped source with two relevant YouTube videos and some good pictures to take you step by step in the removal of the factory source.

Here we are looking at the factory source with the four trim panels around it:



Go ahead and give some smart elbow grease to the trim panels that surround the source housing and the atmospheric controls:

















Make sure you're gentle enough with these pieces. They are very good quality but after a while of putting them on and taking them off, you'll have some wear on the non-reinforced friction clips to consider. I pull the trim pieces off from the bottom up, giving it only as much force as I can regulate to pull the panels off.

This last picture was with the cluster trim left. Use the same care as you did with the other trim pieces. When it comes off, turn it over and notice the very specific friction clips that slide into the top of the source bezel. BE CAREFUL with these! They are "flimsy"! If you pull that piece UP instead of OUT and then UP...you'll start cursing after losing some of the more flimsy friction clips.

We're now looking at the four bolts that mount the source to the car, two on the left (upper and lower) and two on the right (upper and lower):





Removal of said bolts:











No bolts left, you have a harness at the top that connects the clock/trip meter/emergency lights to disconnect. Note to self, have a small flat blade screwdriver to assist yourself in removing the harness clips:





Notice there are four pink clips on both sides of the source. Use the flathead to coax those out of the housings:





Now, with that harness removed, you can pull the radio out. Notice the antenna wire and the three factory harnesses that need to be removed:



Small bladed screwdriver to the rescure and this is what you see from the back of the source:



...and from the console of the car:



Something important to note. You'll obviously need the vents in your next bezel. I have pictures of the removal of the removed vent but...

There are eight clips that hold the vents into the bezel. You have four upper and four lower. I would have posted those pictures up but with the little handheld camera I'm using, they really didn't come out well. So I'll have to just inform you about these.

I removed the clips, upper first. The lower ones are in between the source and the vents. They are a good bit tricky to get to (at least the center two). You get to them using that same small flat blade screwdriver. The trick is to get them and keep them removed while you're working on the other clips. It took me a few minutes but I managed it. If I can do it, you can too. Just don't get too frustrated. You might think of something to keep the clips off the teeth while you work the others. I'm sure I can add more about this...

Here are the videos of the removal of the factory integrated source and wiring harness work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N2Y5YIdoL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xySrP...eature=related

All of this work allows you to use the 2 DIN bezel that you can source online or from your local Toyota dealer; yes I know, the first picture is fuzzy. You can see that it says panel sub assembly and then the part number (55405-52640):





This should be fairly complete. If you have any questions, you know who to ask! Remember, use a little bit of finesse and a bit of patience. You'll tank yourself in the long run.