00 yaris tape to cd player

Captain Slow IRL

Hi all - a friend of mine wants a cd player for her yaris, to replace her broken cassette head unit; are the connections the same on the back of the cassette unit as on the cd??
Thanks for any advice!
P.S. - would anyone know of one for sale, with a grey fascia?!?

louie

The only way you can fit a CD player in Yaris is to make use of the pocket kit beneath the radio. Add a standard CD player there, and disconect the original.

Captain Slow IRL

single din head unit won't fit without grinding excess plastic off dash; original head unit slip straight in without any butchering.

bazz26

The tape/cd unit in the Yaris is integrated into the dash so an aftermarket cd player while posssible to install is rather messy and looks out of place.

Your best bet is to try and find one in either a scrap yard or eBay. You could also give Traynor's up North a ring.

Captain Slow IRL

never thought of traynors!
tried ebay (have one but has a blue/green fascia) - local scrappers don't have one.

PADRAIC.M

sony sell a fine grey unit which I fit on nearly a daily basis as the fm receiver gives loads of trouble in yaris- sony unit fits fine you just loose your radio controls from the top unit, but your trip comp still works, it is the cheaper option..

hellboy99

I got a JVC CD pocket din installed in my 00 yaris

Tony H

http://toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8945

have a look here it may help

colm_mcm

grey facia CD players are next to impossible to find, as these were the pre 03 model, most of which had casette units.

A much better option is to buy a facia from a Japanese model Vitz, which has a double DIN over the ashtray, and a storage box over the heater where the Yaris has its display. If you are using a single DIN stereo, there is a common Toyota part to block off one half and use it as storage space.

louie

colm_mcm, do you actually know how a radio unit look like into a Yaris?

By your reply, you don't. There is not such a thing as a facia adaptor for that car.

There is a picture of the inside dash-board:


I love when people just answer questions without knowing the real answer, just the increase the post count.

Alun

louie wrote:

colm_mcm, do you actually know how a radio unit look like into a Yaris?
By your reply, you don't. There is not such a thing as a facia adaptor for that car.
I love when people just answer questions without knowing the real answer, just the increase the post count.

Colm_mcm works at a Toyota dealer, so I think maybe he has seen one or two Yaris radios before

He's not talking about a fascia adapter, but a complete new fascia from the Vitz, the Japanese version of the Yaris, that has a different layout with a double-DIN slot in it.

Captain Slow IRL

fao colm!!
I've been offered this (for a price) - would it connect straight into the yaris (2000) or would I need any wires, loom or brackets? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180111292890&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:UK:1
Thanks a lot for everyones help

louie

Ok Alun, here is an image from a Vitz



If you use one of them wich doesn't come cheap you will loose the other display function that the normal european cars has, and I don't even considered that as an option.

Captain Slow IRL

bump!

colm - could you check out the link in my previous message to see if it would suit my car please?

thanks

colm_mcm

that looks different to the ones we usually use, but the ad does say it'll work in a Yaris. CD Changers on that generation generally have the same connections.

louie wrote:

colm_mcm, do you actually know how a radio unit look like into a Yaris?

By your reply, you don't. There is not such a thing as a facia adaptor for that car.

I love when people just answer questions without knowing the real answer, just the increase the post count.

Maybe you should learn to read properly, and while you're at it, try not to insult people who are giving you correct advice.