Do not pry on the ends of the ac vents! You will break the links that move the vents. Pull up on the bottom of the stereo/ac controls and this will help loosen the vents. there is only one clip at the top center of the vents and one on each side below the bottom. Only pry there. Top center, bottom on the left and right. Not on the sides.
Thank you so much for this. I was able to order a replacement CD player in excellent condition off of E-bay and get tools from Amazon. Together with this video I was able to get a working CD player for about 1/4 of the price the dealership quoted me. Thanks again.
Thank you, I will try to fix the cd player tomorrow....The video was very good and helpful. A lot better than looking at a manual. I think I can do it now...thanks to your video.,..
I really appreciate your video. My player has been jammed for about 6 months with 3 CDs inside. The local Toyota dealer said they couldn't help me and recommended a local car audio shop. I tried resetting once before by pulling the fuse for radio, but maybe that didn't cut enough power and I'm sure I didn't wait 5-10 minutes as you recommend in the video. Today, I disconnected the battery as you recommend in the video and waited 15 minutes. Reconnected, stated the car, turned on the the radio/CD player. I pressed EJECT but nothing really happened. Then I hit load and it told me "CHANGER FULL" as it has for these many months. Then I pressed and held the EJECT button and out came the first CD. Pressed again and out came the next. Repeated once more and got the last one out. Great zero-cost solution. I really appreciate you including that explanation in the video.
After watching you struggling and then breaking the corner off the left side of the AC vent, I was happy to see when you got it off where the clips are. Now I know just to take two 1 inch wide putty knives slide down on both ends and Release. Other than that snag at the Beginning the Video was helpful
Will this work for a 2004 Avalon? Same generation as the 2000-2003, but is there something different about the 2004? From the outside, it all looks the same as the 2000-2002. I am not so familiar with the 2003.
This was a God send video for me. The top trim was My challenge. I found it helpful to go from right clip to left clip using a modified 8" long scribe, with a 90-degree bend & shortened tip. I felt for the hole in the clip, to hook on to, then tugged upon each clip (clip noticed briefly at 4:29), whole pulling on each side of the fragile vent trim. I hope this helps.
I just take off the trim that goes around the shifter first, SOOOO much easier to get out the cigarette lighter. Thank you for the detailed video, I'm gonna be doing this soon on mine!
This was a good video. However, the one thing I notice as questions have been asked I haven't seen where he responded. That is not good. Dealerships do not repair cd/radios so where do you send it. Where is he located?
I have all the cables unhooked in my 01 avalon with manual temperature knob, but I cannot figure out how to get the a/c assembly unhooked. Great Video but please help! Thanks
For the vent at the top use a very long flat head screwdriver. Ive found the plastic prytools are too pliable. Take the bottom two bolts out and jostle the radio/climate around to pull the bottom of the air vents out. Then use your screwdriver to counter lever the long clips out. Push down with the flathead and pull the clip out on one side then the other. Then rip it put with force from the bottom. Zero damage to my trim or the vents this way. Took 2 minutes with an 01 that has never been taken apart.
I have a 2003 Avalon XL. The lights behind the temperature control for the heater - A/C have burned out. They are not electronic, they are manual round knobs. Do you know of an easy way to replace them? I don't think I am up to the challenge of pulling the entire stereo out.
Thank you, I was not wanting to remove radio just the ashtray compartment. Your video shows it much easier than I thought. Really thought I would have to remove all the side bezels just to get to it.
Where could I find a good diagram for radio wire colors? (2002 toyota avalon) if you could post one that would be great. I've tried Google but I get too many sites giving different answers..
Hey bro did you ever think to mention that you got to take the 2 cables out that are connected to the HVAC unit because if you don't have those two cables out of their spots turn the radio does not come out like you show it doing in the video you completely deleted a step and decided not to tell anybody so everybody would have a lot of trouble I feel like you are not a very good person for that fact.
I followed the video and disconnected the mechanical temperature and fan wire but was not able to pull the radio out. Something holding the unit assembly from coming out. Has anybody run into this type of issue?
Problem is that the wood grain A/C controls are electronically controlled so there's literally no way to hook it up into the car due to the fact that your controls are all by wire/cable. Only thing that MIGHT work (assuming the connectors are the same) is the fan and/or A/C button, but everything else wouldn't work... Also the wood grain stereo is a JBL system stereo and either won't sound good with your speakers, or fry/ruin your speakers...
That worked great and yes I had trouble with those upper vents too. We are thinking of having the radio repaired. It no longer plays cds unless we use a cd cleaner disk, but that usually only works for a little while. Otherwise the radio works great. Can you quote on repairing this unit?
My radio will frequently emit a LOUD hum through the speakers. This seems to happen more frequently when the temp (radio) is cool. I will be removing and replacing it with a double DIN touchscreen unit tomorrow. Thank you for this video!
I have a 2001 Avalon. I have everything pulled off the dash and the stereo unscrewed but I can not get it out. I think cables are holding it in. I believe I have the manual AC panel because I have fan and cold/heat turn knobs. Is that correct? where and what do the extra cables/wire look like that I need to unhook? Where can I find pictures. of what it is? Thank you very much for the help.
hey Joshd00 did you ever figure out how to pull off the manual hot/cold cable? I am currently in the same position as you, I have everything unhooked but I can see that the hot/cold manual cable is still hooked in
I think I just carefully wiggled/ popped them out. The end of the cable is a ball that snaps into a round plastic disc. It's all very tight and hard to get to. Be careful not to break any plastic. It's a pain to get them back in as well.
@@f.maciel660 2 Din 6.5 with knobs, 7" with just a row of buttons on the left. The 10" that they say will fit stands proud of the dash and blocks you ac vents.
Tried this and it was easier to do then I thought it would be However I ended up with a car that will not start. Some how I think we violated the security system and the engine immobilizer system is NOW activated. Not sure about. And not sure were to go from here.
@@stanleylosh1899 yeah but I question the color match of the wood grain to the stock one. I’ve seen that one and thought about purchasing it but it would be more irritating to look at that than a grey piece that looks like it wasn’t even trying to match. Idk just my personal preference.
orcaluv there are 2 extra cd's in the changer there are only to suppose to be 6 I can;t get them out. disconnecting the battery will get them out?my toyota is a 2001what did you replace your radio with ?
yeah. that's right. disconnect the negative terminal on the battery and wait 5 mins. that will reset the CD changer in most cases. I have the same avalon and I changed out my radio with a kenwood so I could plug my phone into it and listen to music from the phone and do all those features.
orcaluv My cd player has become a problem, it plays CDs until it gets warm, then it stops and gives an error code. At that point it just won't play CDs. As of two days ago it won't even cycle through the 6 discs. Also the light for the stereo display only comes on after it gets very warmed up if at all which is a drag at night. Thats been going on for a year or more. Mine has too many failures so I'll replace it even though I'll probably get another vehicle in 12-18 months. I would like connectivity for my iPod/ iPhone etc. but still want it to sound as least as good as the existing JBL premium system that's currently in it without breaking the bank. I would guess you kept the JBL amp that came with the car connected to your new stereo. I doubt unplugging the battery will correct all of the issues this unit is now displaying. I'm also running out of patience as I enjoy my music. Just wondering which model Kenwood you purchased. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated because I want to make a move on this very soon, perhaps this weekend:) Thank you for the video, it looks pretty straight forth, with the exception of that stubborn AC vent section. I'm considering getting something from Crutchfield which will include adaptor harnesses for my existing system with the existing amp.
This guy sucks at auto repair when some one does a repair on youtube you say wow that was easy I can do it myself he made me more scared than ever I probably could have done a better job
Do not pry on the ends of the ac vents! You will break the links that move the vents. Pull up on the bottom of the stereo/ac controls and this will help loosen the vents. there is only one clip at the top center of the vents and one on each side below the bottom. Only pry there. Top center, bottom on the left and right. Not on the sides.
Thank you so much for this. I was able to order a replacement CD player in excellent condition off of E-bay and get tools from Amazon. Together with this video I was able to get a working CD player for about 1/4 of the price the dealership quoted me. Thanks again.
Thank you, I will try to fix the cd player tomorrow....The video was very good and helpful. A lot better than looking at a manual. I think I can do it now...thanks to your video.,..
I really appreciate your video. My player has been jammed for about 6 months with 3 CDs inside. The local Toyota dealer said they couldn't help me and recommended a local car audio shop. I tried resetting once before by pulling the fuse for radio, but maybe that didn't cut enough power and I'm sure I didn't wait 5-10 minutes as you recommend in the video. Today, I disconnected the battery as you recommend in the video and waited 15 minutes. Reconnected, stated the car, turned on the the radio/CD player. I pressed EJECT but nothing really happened. Then I hit load and it told me "CHANGER FULL" as it has for these many months. Then I pressed and held the EJECT button and out came the first CD. Pressed again and out came the next. Repeated once more and got the last one out. Great zero-cost solution. I really appreciate you including that explanation in the video.
After watching you struggling and then breaking the corner off the left side of the AC vent, I was happy to see when you got it off where the clips are. Now I know just to take two 1 inch wide putty knives slide down on both ends and Release. Other than that snag at the Beginning the Video was helpful
Great job ! Thank you
Will this work for a 2004 Avalon? Same generation as the 2000-2003, but is there something different about the 2004? From the outside, it all looks the same as the 2000-2002. I am not so familiar with the 2003.
Does the stereo have a lock out code???? I don't want to fidget with mine and not be able to unlock it
Noone seems to have a solid answer on this🧐
This was a God send video for me. The top trim was My challenge. I found it helpful to go from right clip to left clip using a modified 8" long scribe, with a 90-degree bend & shortened tip. I felt for the hole in the clip, to hook on to, then tugged upon each clip (clip noticed briefly at 4:29), whole pulling on each side of the fragile vent trim. I hope this helps.
I just take off the trim that goes around the shifter first, SOOOO much easier to get out the cigarette lighter. Thank you for the detailed video, I'm gonna be doing this soon on mine!
This was a good video. However, the one thing I notice as questions have been asked I haven't seen where he responded. That is not good. Dealerships do not repair cd/radios so where do you send it. Where is he located?
Thanks for this video. My CD player just jammed in my '03, and I'm very irritated about it. At least they make it easy to get to the stereo.
Great video. Thank you
“You milking this job” I nearly died laughing.
If i disconnect the radio will i have problems with the anti-theft code?
and could you go more in depth of how to release the manual a/c cable off??
I have all the cables unhooked in my 01 avalon with manual temperature knob, but I cannot figure out how to get the a/c assembly unhooked. Great Video but please help! Thanks
For the vent at the top use a very long flat head screwdriver. Ive found the plastic prytools are too pliable. Take the bottom two bolts out and jostle the radio/climate around to pull the bottom of the air vents out. Then use your screwdriver to counter lever the long clips out. Push down with the flathead and pull the clip out on one side then the other. Then rip it put with force from the bottom. Zero damage to my trim or the vents this way. Took 2 minutes with an 01 that has never been taken apart.
I have a 2003 Avalon XL. The lights behind the temperature control for the heater - A/C have burned out. They are not electronic, they are manual round knobs. Do you know of an easy way to replace them? I don't think I am up to the challenge of pulling the entire stereo out.
Thank you, I was not wanting to remove radio just the ashtray compartment. Your video shows it much easier than I thought. Really thought I would have to remove all the side bezels just to get to it.
Very helpful - thanks so much
Where could I find a good diagram for radio wire colors? (2002 toyota avalon) if you could post one that would be great. I've tried Google but I get too many sites giving different answers..
You are a life saver! I had no idea that you could unhook the manual vent cables from under the dash.
Where are you guys located? I need help with CD repair help for my Avalon. Thanks
Hey bro did you ever think to mention that you got to take the 2 cables out that are connected to the HVAC unit because if you don't have those two cables out of their spots turn the radio does not come out like you show it doing in the video you completely deleted a step and decided not to tell anybody so everybody would have a lot of trouble I feel like you are not a very good person for that fact.
I didn't seem to have an issue with that
I followed the video and disconnected the mechanical temperature and fan wire but was not able to pull the radio out. Something holding the unit assembly from coming out. Has anybody run into this type of issue?
Antenna plug ins
Recommendation to anyone doing this over: Keep the damn metal pins out of the AC vents. You'll save yourself so much trouble later.
"release a loop through a trigger for a cable" what does that mean and how do I do it
This is the same car I have, the cd player wont accept a cd. I go to put it in and it feels like there isnt even a slot for the cd
Where are the cup holders?
I think, after seeing this, i'm just gonna get an fm transmitter. That's a lot of work lol
The '95 is different.
My CD player is jammed, how do i fix that??
Thanks for the help! It works now. Plus you saved me some money, I was going to go pay money to have it fixed!
I can't take off ky ac....
I have a Avalon xl and i see you have the XLS I have a manual ac but I want the wood grain stero and ac controls but will the ac connect the same
Problem is that the wood grain A/C controls are electronically controlled so there's literally no way to hook it up into the car due to the fact that your controls are all by wire/cable. Only thing that MIGHT work (assuming the connectors are the same) is the fan and/or A/C button, but everything else wouldn't work...
Also the wood grain stereo is a JBL system stereo and either won't sound good with your speakers, or fry/ruin your speakers...
I just got this car as a gift im gonna trick it out bitch looks amazi g
That worked great and yes I had trouble with those upper vents too. We are thinking of having the radio repaired. It no longer plays cds unless we use a cd cleaner disk, but that usually only works for a little while. Otherwise the radio works great. Can you quote on repairing this unit?
My radio will frequently emit a LOUD hum through the speakers. This seems to happen more frequently when the temp (radio) is cool. I will be removing and replacing it with a double DIN touchscreen unit tomorrow. Thank you for this video!
The same thing is happening to me now
My gatos too much work to take off the consola
Just like we see in this video, that vent is a bitch to get out.
wat about a 1995 avalon is it the same ...........
someone tell me how to change rpm dashboard bulb in 2002 toyota avalon
Delco ? It says JBL on the face of the thing . WTF
Great video! Thank you!
Can someone put regular gas (87) in a 2003 Toyota avalon xls?
why do you turn on the car and shift into a lower gear while removing the stereo?
+Kajom Rigatonni Because the shifter blocks the lower pieces from being removed. You will see...
+Ian Pollock Aye, yeah, did the stereo replacement last week. Had to jump the battery afterwards : /
Kajom Rigatonni ahh, yeah I just started the engine when I did it. Didn't out get it installed though?
Thank you very much
Thank you for your service
I have a 2001 Avalon. I have everything pulled off the dash and the stereo unscrewed but I can not get it out. I think cables are holding it in. I believe I have the manual AC panel because I have fan and cold/heat turn knobs. Is that correct? where and what do the extra cables/wire look like that I need to unhook? Where can I find pictures. of what it is?
Thank you very much for the help.
hey Joshd00 did you ever figure out how to pull off the manual hot/cold cable? I am currently in the same position as you, I have everything unhooked but I can see that the hot/cold manual cable is still hooked in
I think I just carefully wiggled/ popped them out. The end of the cable is a ball that snaps into a round plastic disc. It's all very tight and hard to get to. Be careful not to break any plastic. It's a pain to get them back in as well.
Great job thanks going to call your shop
Anyone know what size radio I can replace the original with? Does it need to be double din? 7 inch? I have no clue. Not sure how to find out.
Did you find out? I have the same question lol
@@f.maciel660 2 Din 6.5 with knobs, 7" with just a row of buttons on the left. The 10" that they say will fit stands proud of the dash and blocks you ac vents.
Tried this and it was easier to do then I thought it would be However I ended up with a car that will not start. Some how I think we violated the security system and the engine immobilizer system is NOW activated. Not sure about. And not sure were to go from here.
+ttpandlmp did you ever get to start
Put it back in Park.
ah I wish the Australian Toyota Avalon had a different name to the other countries cause they are completely different
I'm just curious where is the antenna located?
Marlene Jones inlaid in the back glass.
What a butcher ,
Hairy arm video
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Does the wood trim piece that surrounds the radio come off?
YOUGOTIT210 no
@@thejoshno You can get a replacement one from Ebay for around $50 that has the wood grain on it and a hole that fits a 2Din stereo.
@@stanleylosh1899 yeah but I question the color match of the wood grain to the stock one. I’ve seen that one and thought about purchasing it but it would be more irritating to look at that than a grey piece that looks like it wasn’t even trying to match. Idk just my personal preference.
if anybody wants to replace this radio. I have one you can buy. just hit me up. I just replaced it. everything works great ,cd changer and cassette.
orcaluv i have cds stuck in my 6 cd changer in my toyota.
disconnect the battery for a few minutes and it should reset and then work again.
orcaluv there are 2 extra cd's in the changer there are only to suppose to be 6 I can;t get them out. disconnecting the battery will get them out?my toyota is a 2001what did you replace your radio with ?
yeah. that's right. disconnect the negative terminal on the battery and wait 5 mins. that will reset the CD changer in most cases. I have the same avalon and I changed out my radio with a kenwood so I could plug my phone into it and listen to music from the phone and do all those features.
orcaluv My cd player has become a problem, it plays CDs until it gets warm, then it stops and gives an error code. At that point it just won't play CDs. As of two days ago it won't even cycle through the 6 discs. Also the light for the stereo display only comes on after it gets very warmed up if at all which is a drag at night. Thats been going on for a year or more.
Mine has too many failures so I'll replace it even though I'll probably get another vehicle in 12-18 months. I would like connectivity for my iPod/ iPhone etc. but still want it to sound as least as good as the existing JBL premium system that's currently in it without breaking the bank. I would guess you kept the JBL amp that came with the car connected to your new stereo. I doubt unplugging the battery will correct all of the issues this unit is now displaying. I'm also running out of patience as I enjoy my music.
Just wondering which model Kenwood you purchased. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated because I want to make a move on this very soon, perhaps this weekend:)
Thank you for the video, it looks pretty straight forth, with the exception of that stubborn AC vent section. I'm considering getting something from Crutchfield which will include adaptor harnesses for my existing system with the existing amp.
thanks.....................................................
This guy sucks at auto repair when some one does a repair on youtube you say wow that was easy I can do it myself he made me more scared than ever I probably could have done a better job
There's always a schmuck like you who thinks they can do better.
Dude quit being such an ass. He took the time and effort to film this to help others, on his own time, for free. Quit being so damn rude.
Besides, the guy at your auto place is just saying that to get your money. This guy filming gave you the information for free, and did it on video.
so I guess it's impossible to install a new radio while keeping the A.C. since it comes off with the factory radio smh
It is possible. I replaced just the radio portion and kept the original AC unit below. Works great.