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Hi All,

My CD changer on my VXI Avalon had died, I asked (knowing in advance that it is going to be painful) Toyota dealer, and I was told $800 for replacment :blink:

I was wondering if this is really how much they cost, and if so, if there are any other Toyota CD changers that I can fit in the Avalon with little pain ( I am planning to see if I can get them secondhand from eBay or wreckers).

Thanks.

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The changer on that model is pretty close to a standard double din isnt it? If it is there are heaps of options to choose from, alot of which are easily under 800. You could even go the dvd/gps combo if you wanted to.

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don't know if it will fit at all but i have a six stacker from a ZR6 that you can have for a lot less than 800 dollars.... question is would it fit?

Thanks zr nate for the offer, what you are offering is much cheaper than what is getting asked for @ eBay for the aurion stereo, however, as you can see from the image by SupaTouring, it is a bit mid 90's, the stereo if it fits, it will look way out of place.

Avalon's have an EXTRA wide radio in them.

Thanks SupaTouring, this is the interior from a Mark I Grande, mine is Mark II VXI, but the stereo is the same.

I know that Avalon Mark III has an upgraded stereo from the same model, I am not sure if that model will fit in the Mark II, I am thinking I can get it off a Camry from the wreckers, I would have guessed that there are more camrys than there are Avalons.

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Hi All,

Now I have a bit of time on my hand, I am trying to replace my stereo once more.

Would anyone knows if this unit I found in eBay would fit in the Avalon ?? It seems to me the same unit that is fitted to the Mark III Avalon, which have almost the smae centre dash.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=320345405633

Thanks in advance.

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Hi All,

Now I have a bit of time on my hand, I am trying to replace my stereo once more.

Would anyone knows if this unit I found in eBay would fit in the Avalon ?? It seems to me the same unit that is fitted to the Mark III Avalon, which have almost the smae centre dash.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=320345405633

Thanks in advance.

Hi All,

I did put in a bid (actually few of them), but whoever outbid me, really wanted, so I wasn't about to find their maximum,

I am looking at another model, this is a double din, but I do wonder if this would fit in the Avalon ?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=220375480951

Any help would be appreciated.

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I have 2 genuine 6 stackers with bluetooth that I want to get rid of that are the same size as those on ebay, but I think that the Avalon radio is wider again.

Can you measure the height and width and I will compare with the ones I have.

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I have 2 genuine 6 stackers with bluetooth that I want to get rid of that are the same size as those on ebay, but I think that the Avalon radio is wider again.

Can you measure the height and width and I will compare with the ones I have.

Hi SupaTouring,

I am at work right now, but I will look later tonight and will give you the dimension of my stereo.

Thanks for your reply.

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I have 2 genuine 6 stackers with bluetooth that I want to get rid of that are the same size as those on ebay, but I think that the Avalon radio is wider again.

Can you measure the height and width and I will compare with the ones I have.

Hi SupaTouring,

I am at work right now, but I will look later tonight and will give you the dimension of my stereo.

Thanks for your reply.

Hi SupaTouring,

I did some measuring and photos, so here are the measurments:

Face Width: 23.5 cm

Face Height: ~10cm

Unit Width: 17.8 cm

Unit Length: 17cm

note that the unit height is the same as the face height

Unit with facade around it

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Unit with facade removed

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Top Of the Unit

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Right Hand Bracket

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Left Hand Bracket

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Rear of the unit

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Looking at things as you said, that the Radio might be a bit wide, not sure.

Please let me know how you go.

Thanks again for your reply.

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Your stereo is wider than the standard double din size...

I just measured one of mine and it's 18cm...

You can either replace the unit with a new one from Toyota or try and get some side trims so you can fit a normal sized stereo...

Try Toyota for the side trims, if not, JB Hi Fi might be able to help you out...

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The ones I have are only 21.5cm wide, the other measurements are the same, but the the plug arrangement on the back is different. The others you posted from ebay will not plug in either as they will be similar to mine.

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Hi All,

I have found a solution to my problem... but I still have one problem to overcome.

I have managed to track a stereo in the wreckers, but it was for the Mark III model, so I can replace the facia, which looks similar to the one that I have, however the wiring harness is different

Would anyone point me to the wiring harness of the model that I have, it is a single harness, but I can't seem to find any information about it.

This one seems to detail the normal harness wiring.

http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Toyota-Wiring.pdf

But the one that I have is only a single connection, as you can see from the iamges that I have attached.

Looking forward to your reply.

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Hi All,

I have found a solution to my problem... but I still have one problem to overcome.

I have managed to track a stereo in the wreckers, but it was for the Mark III model, so I can replace the facia, which looks similar to the one that I have, however the wiring harness is different

Would anyone point me to the wiring harness of the model that I have, it is a single harness, but I can't seem to find any information about it.

This one seems to detail the normal harness wiring.

http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Toyota-Wiring.pdf

But the one that I have is only a single connection, as you can see from the iamges that I have attached.

Looking forward to your reply.

Sorry, I should have tried harder before posting :P

Here is my original stereo mapping:

http://carstereohelp.net/wireharness_Toyota5.htm

Here is the one that I mapping of the one that I go to:

http://carstereohelp.net/wireharness_Toyota3.htm

Hoefully it helps someone else that needs that info.

However, I am still getting a meltimeter to be sure.

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Hi All,

Thank GOD that I didn't have a melimeter, that gave me a bit of time to research the 20 pin connector as opposed to the 10 + 6, which is usually shipped with the toyota HU.

As it turned out, the 20 pin connectors are made specifically to flag that there is an external AMP, whilst 10 + 6 means that the AMP is internal, and for the fear of frying my AMP (which I belive is housed behind the passanger airbag somewhere), I took the CD player from the unit I bought and put it on my old unit, as it turns out, they use the same CD stacker.

It might have worked for me if I mapped the connection, but I am not sure if the sound would have remained the same, who knows.

Well, for now, it seems this is the end of my troubles...

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