OEM Stereo

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:33 am

Do any of you know which OEM Toyota stereos fit in an 83' SR5? I see 3A-C Power installed an 01' Celica deck. I have the junky old nob type and cassette deck and want to update.

3A-C Power · Post by **3A-C Power** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:07 pm

Any Toyota radio will fit as long as it's a DIN or double DIN szie which they mostly are. The Celica and other really new decks are a double DIN housing but have a larger non-standard faceplate, making them harder to fit. What you really have to look out for is the ones that need an external amp. There doesn't seem to be much information out there about which amps work with which stereos and how to wire them. There are many different decks that look similar, and I would look for one with the standard size faceplate and a built in amp, or one that is being sold along with the external amp.

icE · Post by **icE** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:36 am

well if you're ever going to run subs, you'll need an amp anyway

some (or most in my case) headunits you buy today already have pre-amps for the regular speakers (5 1/4 or 6 1/2, etc).

3A-C Power · Post by **3A-C Power** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:21 pm

What would be really good is if we could get a wiring diagram for the external amp head units so we could run one of those to whatever kind of amp we want, for the regular speakers and the subwoofers. I'm doing pretty good with my internal amp unit running the front speakers directly and the rear speaker outputs going through a line output converter to a 350 watt amp to a small 2x10" cabinet with horn tweeters.