My son had an aftermarket DVD/Stereo player installed by a local audio system installer. He decided to reinstall the original factory unit (according to the VIN #, Deluxe AM/FM CD player ). He is the original owner, since it was new off the lot. The stereo/ventilation controls were easy to remove, however the the connectors on the main wiring harness did not match the connectors on the original stereo. I took some detailed pictures of all harness connectors and stereo connectors and went to my local Toyota dealer parts dept and inquired about the problem. I guessed that there may be an intermediate cable between the main harness and the stereo. One of the employees knowlegable about stereo installation in Toyotas, said there was no such cabling and should be an amplifier the main harness connects TO and the connectors FROM the amplifier connect to the stereo. The amp is supposed to be located below the stereo behind the ventilation controls inside the dash. I was unable to find the amp in that location. It would be obvious if it were located where my Toyota man said it would be. So, either the amp was there and the installer had removed it or the truck never had one installed in the first place. If the latter was true, then there must be some intermediate cable between the main harness and the stereo as the Toyota dealer said does not exist. If the former were true, then the installer would have gone to extra work (it wouldn't have been in the way of the aftermarket system) and it was not returned to my son, as it should have been. They did return his original stereo at the time of installation of the aftermarket unit. Can anyone with some specific Toyota information help? Is there a intermediate cable? I have pictures that may help. Thanks.
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19 years ago