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I've got a little problem. My stock radio no longer works anymore It was working fine a few months ago before i converted my car to power steering, where it sat near dormant for a few months.
Now that i'm driving it again, the radio doesn;t work anymore. Are there common problems and fixes to get it back up? The green backlight turns on and illuminates the knobs and screen, but there is no LCD dsiplay of the radio station. I can also hear static when i turn the volume.
Only thing i can think of it that i *might* have disconnected a wire at the back while removing the steering column. There was the rheostat, speaker, ignition and combination switch. I plugged those back together, but there is another wire which is not currently hooked to anything. I'm not sure if it was like that(not connected) before i did anything or if i disconnected while removing the panels. However, i can't find a place for it to plug into, so i assume it's for something else, like maybe power mirrors or cruise control (both of which i don't have).
If this means anything, the antenna no longer extends nor retracts. I manually pull and push it in. Could this have an effect on the radio?
if u can hear static then it's working... you probbly didn't plug in the ant wire and the second harness cruise control isn't down in that are nor is power mirrors
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Well, it's not static, it's a crackling noise only when i change the volume, but if i leave it alone, it's all quiet.
Where is the antenna wire? I didn't touch any wiring that was behind the fasica panel, mainly because i couldn't see or feel any XD Is there anything radio related on the RHS of the car (drivers side for me) with all those connections and possibly fuses near the speaker? It might be on your drivers side, or if in the same spot as mine, your passenger.
The cracking noise could be just a dirty volume control making noise when you turn the knob. Does the stereo have a tape player you can use to test the speaker system?
Does the radio have a remote amp or is it built into the radio in the dash?
The antenna plugs in behind the radio. The antenna being down will limit station reception, try pulling it up if possible to receive a station. It is powered by a plastic cable.
The radio has two sources of power, typically the Cig/Radio Dome fuses. One source powers the radios memory.
The cracking noise could be just a dirty volume control making noise when you turn the knob. Does the stereo have a tape player you can use to test the speaker system?
It has a cassette player, but i don't know if i can find a tape in y home anymore
Does the radio have a remote amp or is it built into the radio in the dash?
Stock system, so i gusess it's built into the radio?
The antenna plugs in behind the radio. The antenna being down will limit station reception, try pulling it up if possible to receive a station. It is powered by a plastic cable.
Have pulled it up, makes no difference; still silence.
The radio has two sources of power, typically the Cig/Radio Dome fuses. One source powers the radios memory.
Time for an aftermarket CD player
or check out the yards for another Toyota radio
that has the same plugs as yours.
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Damn, i was hoping that wasn't going to be the case. Do they usually just spontaneuously die like that? It was working fine-ish about 3-4 months ago before i let it sit dormant(so that i could work on it).
Is there some sort of special procedure to turn it on? I just turn the volume knob and nothing happens; that's the on/off, right?
The radio is ultra-simple to pull out of these cars. I'd pull it out and look to make sure everything is connected. Sounds like the antenna is somehow the culprit here. These OEM radios should be dirt-cheap at a wreckers. I just picked one up a couple weeks ago from a Goodwill store for $3.50 and it looks & works better than the original one I had in my truck.
Grr! Well, it's a shame i don't have a garage becuase it's going to rain soon
Looks like no work today. But do you just remove the fasica panel to get to the radio? Then dril out the rivets and then rest would be pretty obvious? Damn, i think the battery in my drill needs a charge as well.
If i were to put some speakers, like say two little 150w ones, into my car along with the aftermarket radio, would i need anything? Like an amp or something?
And what's the differnce between 6" and 6x9" speakers?
If i were to put some speakers, like say two little 150w ones, into my car along with the aftermarket radio, would i need anything? Like an amp or something?
And what's the differnce between 6" and 6x9" speakers?
Aftermarket radios are usually somewhere around 50x4 watts, max and usually around 20x4 watts rms.
If you want to keep things simple, you can get a nice set of speakers and run them off an aftermarket deck without an amplifier.
In my opinion it will sound much better than the stock deck and speakers which might have been good in 1990, i dont know cuz i was only 7 then.
6" speakers are 6 inches in diameter, a nice circle while 6x9" speakers are more of an oval shape and a lot larger then 6" speakers.
I am trying to remember the stock speaker sizes... 3-1/2" up front and crutchfield says 5-1/4" in the back?
I took out my front 3-1/2" and put 6-1/2" components in the doors and in the rear deck, i'll throw up some pictures later but they sound great
I took out my front 3-1/2" and put 6-1/2" components in the doors and in the rear deck, i'll throw up some pictures later but they sound great
6-1/2 speakers in the doors of a second gen camry ? How is this possible ?
Those pictures would be awsome right now !
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Aftermarket radios are usually somewhere around 50x4 watts, max and usually around 20x4 watts rms.
If you want to keep things simple, you can get a nice set of speakers and run them off an aftermarket deck without an amplifier.
In my opinion it will sound much better than the stock deck and speakers which might have been good in 1990, i dont know cuz i was only 7 then.
6" speakers are 6 inches in diameter, a nice circle while 6x9" speakers are more of an oval shape and a lot larger then 6" speakers.
I am trying to remember the stock speaker sizes... 3-1/2" up front and crutchfield says 5-1/4" in the back?
I took out my front 3-1/2" and put 6-1/2" components in the doors and in the rear deck, i'll throw up some pictures later but they sound great
Thanks for the info. So after i install the new radio (which seems pretty straight forward), can i just use the existing power cables(for the stock speaker) and hook those up to the new speakers? I don't know anything about setting up car audio.
Well, i just got the radio out and don't see anything wrong with it. Power was connected, antenna was connected and the fuse was not blown. Oh well, new radio time
Thanks for the info. So after i install the new radio (which seems pretty straight forward), can i just use the existing power cables(for the stock speaker) and hook those up to the new speakers? I don't know anything about setting up car audio.
I lost the post and I'm sure you've figured it out by now. For the record,
Yes, you can use the existing power and speaker wires.
The car audio shops I've worked in, usually we use wiring harnesses which plug into the stock/factory harness and have a universal connection on the other end. Then another harness connects the universal to the specific harness for the brand of deck.
The cheaper route is of course, to wire it up by yourself which isn't very difficult but a wiring diagram usually speeds everything up.
Hope you got everything wired up and working?
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It was working fine a few months ago before i converted my car to power steering, where it sat near dormant for a few months.
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