How do i install a stereo?

[MadDawg]

I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but i dont feel like searching right now cause i dont have the time...

i got a 1996 camry le with a stock tape deck, my brother got a sony cd player into his 1998 camry le, so his tape deck is sitting in my garage, and my tape deck, well, doesnt work that well.. i want to put his into my car...

is there any easy straight forward instructions on how to do this? pictures will be HELPFUL!... thanks people

[cam2Xrunner]

http://www.installdr.com/InstallDocs...PDF/869013.pdf

You shouldn't need to cut any of the wiring. I think it should be all plug and play.

[MadDawg]

cool thanks

[MadDawg]

how easy to do is this? ive never taken anything appart on my car before

like on a scale between 1-10

[touringcamry]

I'd say 2.5 or 3.

IMO the hardest part is trying to take the trim around the stereo off without scratching the surrounding plastic. The stereo in your Camry is very easy to take out. You will need a 8 or 10 mm nut driver. The most tedious part is matching up all the wires for the wiring harness.

Hint: You don't have to wire up the harness and stereo wires in the car. You can do that outside the car on a workbench or table. Less insulation to clean out and it doesn't get as hot. You can start working in your car once you have this done.

[cam2Xrunner]

^And it's even easier than that because he is replacing an OEM unit with another OEM unit

Just disconnect the plugs from the back of the old radio, and reinsert the plugs into the new one. At least I'm pretty sure the 96/97 headunits should be plug and play.

[touringcamry]

Oops
I was speed reading and misread that and thought he was putting the Sony deck in.

Yea, forget the wiring harness part I mentioned.

I think Toyota has used the same plug for stereos since the late 1980s, so there shouldn't be a problem there unless there's external amps involvted.

[sirsaechao]

Get a CD player cause all the kool kids are doing it...

[TakeABao]

The Scion Pioneer double-din ones are going for no more than $100 on eBay...those are a direct plug-n-play.