I know this has probably been beaten to death in here and elsewhere, but as a new owner of a 2003 tacoma, I have some questions about adding an adapter to the factory radio.
I am looking for an adapter to feed audio from my ipod into the radio so I don't have to keep using the cassette adapter or play with FM transmitters. I don't care about trying to control the ipod from the radio or display anything from the ipod on the radio display. I just want to pipe audio in and have it come out the speakers in the truck.
The Metra/Axxess AIPTY02ID looks like what I want and at $50 or so from a local shop, the price is right. The problem is that the AIPTY02ID is for the 2005 and up tacoma. There was a AIPTY01ID that was marked for 1998-2004 toyotas. It looks the same as the AIPTY02ID but with the large 12 pin connector for the radio. The AIPTY02ID has the small 12 pin connector for the radio. I can't find the AIPTY01ID any more. I guess they gave up on the earlier toyotas.
I have the factory AM/FM/cassette radio (no CD) that is capable of controlling a remote CD changer and it has the 12 pin connector in the back, but it is the large 12 pin connector.
I know toyota makes an adapter (part 08695-00370) that adapts accessories with the large 12 pin connector to newer radios with the small 12 pin connector. This means that the only difference between the large and small 12 pin connectors is physical...
My question is:
Does toyota make an adapter that will allow accessories with the small 12 pin connector to plug into a radio with the large 12 pin adapter. e.g. the exact opposite of part 08695-00370?
Failing that, does toyota offer a part or collection of parts that would let me build such an adapter?
Buy an aftermarket head unit with auxiliary input/ipod support. You will save yourself a lot of hassle in the end. Besides, you can get them uber cheap. Browse Crutchfield: LCD TV, Car Audio, Home Theater, Speakers, Plasma TV for something you like, google the model number, and find it cheaper from another vendor.
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Buy an aftermarket head unit with auxiliary input/ipod support. You will save yourself a lot of hassle in the end. Besides, you can get them uber cheap. Browse Crutchfield: LCD TV, Car Audio, Home Theater, Speakers, Plasma TV for something you like, google the model number, and find it cheaper from another vendor.
Hmmm... I really wasn't interested in replacing the stock head unit. I don't like the aftermarket stuff. Too garish, blinky, theft prone, and no manufacturer seems to know what a knob is any more.
I managed to find one of the Metra AIP-TY01-ID units so I should be all set. I just figured someone might know the part number of some parts that would let the easier to find part work.
Hmmm... I really wasn't interested in replacing the stock head unit. I don't like the aftermarket stuff. Too garish, blinky, theft prone, and no manufacturer seems to know what a knob is any more.
I managed to find one of the Metra AIP-TY01-ID units so I should be all set. I just figured someone might know the part number of some parts that would let the easier to find part work.
I understand where you're coming from, but it seems pointless to spend money to go "retro" with the technology. I would never pay $50 for an adapter. Instead, I spent $481 on a double din that crutchfield listed for $799, and I saved all that money by having patience and doing homework. Good luck!
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Last edited by The Phoenix; 10-10-2008 at 11:39 AM.
If you just want an adapter to use with your OEM stereo, look at USA-spec. They have a couple different models, I bought one with a dual aux input, so I could hardwire my Sirius radio as well as run a wire to my arm rest so I can plug my Ipod in when I want to. It was easy to install, just had to pull the radio out and plug the aux box into the back. I don't know how easy they are to find any more, when I bought mine it was a close out item at Circuit City, but I'm sure you can find them online easy enough. I don't remember the model number on mine, and my trucks in the shop getting an inspection right now, but it is similar to this one, just with 2 standard inputs instead of 1 standard and 1 ipod specific.
1st gen tacoma and ipod adapters
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