Install Help

[Elton 10+ year member]

my sister has a 1997 toyota avalon xl i want to install a new cd player new door speakers and such what i need to know what size the speakers are and how to install a cd player i tryed once but i cant seem to find a harness that fits ?

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[DaveDSMer 10+ year member]

http://www.crutchfield.com

 

[Elton 10+ year member]

Bump

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I believe that Toyota uses the same wiring harness all around. Get yourself a dash kit for it, and it ought to have all the instructions with the kit on how to get at the CD player. Crutchfield has good prices on install accessories, but you can go to like Circuit City, and they ought to give you pointers. I only did one Avalon, and I can't remember how the dash came apart.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

http://www.crutchfield.com

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gif they have a size guide somewhere on that website for speakers. take a look.

they also make specific harnesses for vehicles, just try to find one. Internet is a good soucrse. I know if you buy a cd player from http://www.sonicelectronix.com, if you tell them the vehicle, they will send you everything you need to install the deck. Read the manual for the CD player nice and good, and go at it.

make sure your battery is disconnected when doing this!!

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

yeah toyotas are pretty much all the same and i think the cut off year was the early 90s or maybe late 80s. some lexus also uses them as well.

 

[Elton 10+ year member]

this one has a goofy plug for a little black box ?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

no, it's a harness that splits off into 2 plugs. one has power, gnd, dimmer, antenna, etc, and the other has the speaker leads iirc