2006 Tacoma radio/cd player removal

First of all, you can get a log of info about things like this from the 2005+ group at

See: DIY thread has links to lots of 2005+ mods. Second, you can see my HU upgrade on my page. ( hint: go backwards on my pics to see my HU upgrade ) The HU removal is pretty easy... start by gently prying the A/C control panel away from the dash. The A/C control panel is held in by friction. You can insert a thin bladed screw driver ( be careful not to scratch ) between the bottom of the A/C panel and the dash and start to pry it out. Once that is out, you have access to the 4 #10 metric bolts that hold in the HU. Remove those and the HU is held in with a LOT of friction. You can use your fingers and get the HU to come out... just takes some pull. I start on one side, get a bit movement, then go to the other side and tug.... takes a bit but it finally pops out. There are some ( relatively ) HUGE metal brackets on the radio... it's a beast.... I was real careful about scratching my dash removing the A/C panel and then when the HU came out, I put a noticeable scratch in the dash with the bracket from the HU.

You can order replacement HU Dash kits / mounts from Crutchfield, EBAY, or places on the Internet. The HU and the faceplate on the HU are one piece. If you go with an aftermarket HU, you'll have to get a new dash kit to mount it. I went with a 2DIN kit and I installed a 1DIN radio/dvd player and a 1DIN LCD monitor. ( see pics on my website )

You can find OEM CD units on ebay. The prices really fluctuate. If your patient and lucky, you might get a mult-cd OEM unit for $125. I sold mine on EBAY for a LOT more.

Besides:

out: map your 2005+ tacoma's location. Not a lot of info at frapprbut it's pretty neat to see where people are around you that havetacomas.

jack

Don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but the JBL OEM radio uses completely different wires than the non-JBL radio.

There are 3 radios available for the Tacoma.

1-disk cd 6-disk cd changer 'JBL' 6-disk changer version. The fist 2 are wire compatible. They each have two plugs in them. The 3rd one is not compatible. The JBL Radio has an external AMP that appears to ONLY work with the Toyota JBL type radio. The JBL Amp is mounted behind the back seat. You're truck is wired for the NON-JBL radio. The wires did not change from 2005 - 2006 both had the JBL and the NON-JBL radios... the basic wiring for the two types of steros is what is different.

I haven't heard of anyone installing a JBL radio in a truck that didn't come with one already..... I think that your best bet to to re-sell the JBL radio and go with a standard, non-jbl 6 cd changer.

jack