[MonsterGrgXLS]

Someone please help me out here. I have been looking for this stupid thing for 3 months now, Toyota said its in the trunk.... NOPE!!! I have stripped the entire trunk, it is not there!! Not under the seats, and it doesnt look like its under the glove box. Down there i saw Engine management, and Cruise control + ingnition. Someone please help me here cause this is really messed up. Do i have a factory freak or something!!! Im going crazy looking for this thing.

I have the premium audio package w/ Single CD and deck in dash.

IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE DO!!!!

THANKS.

 

[MonsterGrgXLS]

Anyone?

 

[2wickedtoyz]

maybe it's intergrated with the headunit?
why do you want to find it anyway?

 

[MonsterGrgXLS]

FOUND IT!! It was in the Glovebox, i needed it cause i have to hook up my Pioneer deck. The deck is an amp already so i dont need the factory shit one. I have to cut the wires from the amp so i can hook them up directly to the deck.

 

[2wickedtoyz]

no don't do that get a harness

 

[Luc]

The Avalon does NOT have the mating end for the regular harness, so it needs to be hard-wired. What he's doing is correct.

 

[Redboi926]

hmm does anyone happen to know where the amp is located on a 95 avalon?

 

[Stealth]

The Avalon does NOT have the mating end for the regular harness, so it needs to be hard-wired. What he's doing is correct.

There's a different harness you can get. I think the model number is 70-5112 but I may be wrong on that. What it does is it'll plug into the harness in the car for power, then it has 4 RCAs for the speakers which you probably wouldn't be using. Avalons suck because they have 4" speakers all around.

 

[97avalonxls]

you can easily fit 5.25s if you use custom baffle to replace the shitty plastic housings in the doors. Plus with some creativity and inner door modification, I imagine you could fit up to tens in there, Yo/d need to build out a little, but the cut out in the door metal is massive. There is definately a harness to get, I know cos there's one connected to my HU as we speak

 

[Stealth]

Metra Toyota/Lexus Premium Amplifier Vehicle Harness (70-8112)

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metr.../99001228/oid/82830/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[Luc]

I do NOT suggest using those Metra (or any other manufacturer) harnesses that still retain the OEM amp in the system. Why? It's because even "cheap" headunits still have higher preamp output levels that the OEM amp can't handle entirely. What makes it worse is there is no gain adjustment on the OEM amp, so a few clicks up, the volume will be blasting.

 

[baggedcamry]

yeah id just do a rewire...

 

[Redboi926]

damn, just bought the metra 70-8112 harness. Guess ima go return it. Does anyone know or have done a rewire on a 95 toyota avalon premium system. seems like i'm stuck with 2 brown and 2 white with blue stripe wires that dont go anywhere. Any info would be great. Thx in advance

 

[2wickedtoyz]

that metra wire adapter bypasses the amp.. :hammer: on my 94 camry there was an amp in it to power my 8 speaker system but i had unhook the connectors to the right inside where the hu was. it is way better to use an adapter then to be an idiot and splice wires :thumbdown

 

[Stealth]

I do NOT suggest using those Metra (or any other manufacturer) harnesses that still retain the OEM amp in the system. Why? It's because even "cheap" headunits still have higher preamp output levels that the OEM amp can't handle entirely. What makes it worse is there is no gain adjustment on the OEM amp, so a few clicks up, the volume will be blasting.

You don't have to use all of the plugs that included with the harness, you can just use some of them. Just makes some of the job easier.

 

[Luc]

You don't have to use all of the plugs that included with the harness, you can just use some of them. Just makes some of the job easier.

How can you NOT use all the plugs with the harness? Let's see, there's 12V constant, 12V switched, antenna/amp turn-on, ground, illumination, and the 4 RCA plugs. You tell me which one you can NOT use to have it working properly with the OEM amp? If you don't use the RCA plugs, then why bother use the harness entirely? The OEM amp powers the OEM headunit.

 

[PimpinInAvalon]

ok walk me through the wiring process of using a harness adapter with the factory amp elimination....because gregg is really confused...

 

[raybreak]

Here's a strange problem I had. I went to get an after market stereo put in my 1995 Toyota Avalon and when Circuit City got in there, the 70-8112 would not fit on the adapters on my stereo. The explanation was that my car was probably a "1/2 year model" and that some of those have "special" wiring harnesses that are not compatible.

Anyway, looks like I have to pay an extra $35 to get the whole thing re-wired to bypass the amp, which sounds like the thing to do here.

Can someone give me tips on removing the glove box to get at the amp? I would like to have that off when I get there so I can get in and out quicker.

Does the Circuit City explanation sound like a load of bs or is that legitimate?

I'll be glad to get my Alpine CDA-9831 with the Alpine KCA-420i iPod adapter installed though. There will be no more CD playing for me, just the 17,000 songs on my iPod.

If anyone could point me to somewhere to get the glove box off, that would be cool. BTW, I have the haynes manual for my avalon, just cannot find that darn thing.

Thx,

Ray

 

[Pineapple]

Follow the plug wire. You'll find another set of plugs soon. Unplug that and you can plug the aftermarket harness into that and that'll bypass the stock amp.

 

[Guest]

most gloveboxes come off by simply squeezing the sides near the back end when open.

dont know how clear that is, but basically open the box and let it drop all the way down. on each side there is a 'post' attached to the glovebox itself, which doesnt let it fall to the floor. just squeeze the sides right next to the posts and the box will open all the way. then pull up to remove the box from its hinges.

also some boxes have a small air damper to make the box open slowly. if the solara has it, you will have to put it back on when you reinstall. its really simple youll understand when you see it