Evan , I think I love you. Thank you so much , this was by far the best tutorial I've seen to install an after market radio. I've probably watched about 15 tonight. Your video literally held my hand . I now feel completely confident in doing this myself.
Thanks, will help on my 03. Don't like those crimp caps, prefer Solder and Heat shrink with adhesive. To remove the crimp caps, you can also Squeeze them at a 90⁰ to how they were crimped, they slide right off, you don't lose length of the wire. You can strip new if Strands are screwed up or missing. Thanks again
Good info, much appreciated! Gonna save a lot of people that SWC-Kit BS surcharge, since SO many "pro's" say those adapters are 'nEcEssAry' (Adds $$ every install, so we can see WHY..) Thanks for sharing, cheers!
Thanks for posting this. I have a 03 highlander and this simplifies the process and what I need to get. After watching I'll try to do it. Thanks again👍😃
Hi Chris. I have a 2004 Toyota Highlander limited edition with JBL sound system with amplifier. Please what harness can I use to connect an Android car stereo?
Thanks for posting very informative and will try to do it myself. Suggest if you can also do a how to upgrade the speaker on the same vehicle. Good Job!
There are three plugs going into the back of the factory radio. The new wire harness allocates two plugs. What is the third (smaller wires...three 16awg wires) used for. I was hoping you would describe the wires as you unplugged them from back of the factory unit.
Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate the comment and am glad it could be useful to you. Please feel free to Like the video and Share it with others. Thanks again!
Good job. i plan on doing the same with my 2005 Highlander. What harness did you use? Also it looks like there are 2 on the harness that are not inserted in the highlander. I keep buying the wrong harness.
Hey Guys. Somebody busted out my window on my 2006 Highlander. I had a kinda cheap shop put in a new window, but it does say Toyota on it. And my reception is terrible now. Question: Is the antenna in the actual window at all or is it just around it and not hooked up right? Thanks for any help
I am changing the factory stereo on my 2002 Toyota highlander car but the harness I buy does not fit the car ... I do not know why and it looks the same as the one you bought to install your stereo
My 2001 Highlander radio after long time without use start to make a faulty high frequency ground noise about 10 khz in the left channel and a 50 hz wave signal very strong in the front right speaker, after some minutes on it turns less amount of noise and both noise only goes with the volume at minimun, as soon I turn up the volume a bit the 10 khz ground noise appear and the right channel bass hum, the bass hum tends to go after a while putting some loud music but the 10 khz ground noise never goes, has someone has this problem ?
12:26 he said 2 connection to the radio( when removing the harness s)and the 15 sec later said 3 connections to the radio12:44( when showing the back of the OEM radio) wdf I'm so confused
very nice video.. Thanks... i have 2006 Toyota highlander i like to install new radio ..can u send me how to buy accessorize and give me brand radio ..my budget is around $300.00..Thanks God bless you..
That aftermarket head unit came from another car. He used the factory wiring but had to 1st connect the JVC harness/wires to the aftermarket harness/kit.
Your aftermarket radio should have a diagram showing what the wire colors mean. Your adapter harness should also have a diagram going over the colors. Place the 2 side by side and do some matching. For example, your Front Left speaker wires should be White (+) and White/Black (-). This can vary with each radio/harness/car, but usually it's pretty standard.
Ok that's assuming the radio puts out audio directly to the speakers, what about the JBL system, does it have a preamp / separate AMP or the like? In which case you couldn't just put the speaker out to a line-out. @@CuratorXAngelus
@@JacanaProductions I don't have the JBL so I can't know for sure honestly. But in my previous experience in car audio certain Nissans had BOSE radios. Those radios took a specific harness that had RCA adapter incorporated to plug into the back of aftermarket radio and integrate with the factory system properly. So I would imagine there is a special harness for the JBL Toyotas that would be similar.
@@JacanaProductions additionally I would recommemd contacting Metra Car Audio (used this company all the time when I worked in car audio) or Scosche. Just e-mail or call their customer service, give them your year/make/model/options, and they should be able to set you up with the correct harness/dash kit/parts needed for your specific install.
@@CuratorXAngelus I just bought an 07 Highlander and I've been tryna find videos of people that have systems in their Highlanders but there really aren't very many. I've found maybe 2 videos. I'm trying to find out whether 15s or 12s sound better in them, I'm personally a fan of 15s but never ran 15s in an suv only cars or trucks last suv I had I put 4 12s in it.
@@pyroman6695 I mean everyone is going to have their own preference. I personally love 12's, but I listen to mainly metal/hardcore/rock music. When I do listen to rap/hiphop/edm the 12's will still give you some low (pending the woofer, box, amp, settings, etc.) 15's are personally to "flubby" for what I would mainly listen to, but I do appreciate how much air they can move and how low they can get. Thats all personal preference. Maybe try and join a few Facebook groups specific to Car Audio or specific to Toyota Highlanders to see if anyone else has any personal input.
"I would imagine this would be the same process on any 2000-2007 Toyota Highlander." Unless you're replacing a failing aftermarket radio someone else installed. Argghh
Evan , I think I love you. Thank you so much , this was by far the best tutorial I've seen to install an after market radio. I've probably watched about 15 tonight. Your video literally held my hand . I now feel completely confident in doing this myself.
Thanks, will help on my 03.
Don't like those crimp caps, prefer Solder and Heat shrink with adhesive.
To remove the crimp caps, you can also Squeeze them at a 90⁰ to how they were crimped, they slide right off, you don't lose length of the wire.
You can strip new if Strands are screwed up or missing.
Thanks again
you are a great communicator. thanks for a great tutorial.
Good info, much appreciated! Gonna save a lot of people that SWC-Kit BS surcharge, since SO many "pro's" say those adapters are 'nEcEssAry' (Adds $$ every install, so we can see WHY..) Thanks for sharing, cheers!
Thanks for posting this. I have a 03 highlander and this simplifies the process and what I need to get. After watching I'll try to do it. Thanks again👍😃
O God Save Us All
Your not going to try to do it, you are going to do it!!!
Hi Chris. I have a 2004 Toyota Highlander limited edition with JBL sound system with amplifier. Please what harness can I use to connect an Android car stereo?
Thought this was JRoc from Trailer Park Boys when I heard the video start lol. Good video bro
Awesome instruction ~ Thank you
I would use solder sleeves instead of crimp caps, they take up less room behind the dash plus some TESA tape to make cable look OEM. Nice install. 😄😄
Thanks for posting very informative and will try to do it myself. Suggest if you can also do a how to upgrade the speaker on the same vehicle. Good Job!
WIRING HARNESSES INFO SUXS
Very helpful, Thanks!
Good job. Very instructional and detailed video!
Thanks so much, I appreciate the feedback!
Is there a factory amp on the Toyota Highlander 2002 model ? I can't find it !! Thanks in advance
What’s the wiring harness you were using
Do you have a link for the adapters you used
There are three plugs going into the back of the factory radio. The new wire harness allocates two plugs. What is the third (smaller wires...three 16awg wires) used for. I was hoping you would describe the wires as you unplugged them from back of the factory unit.
Very useful video!
Thank you so much
Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate the comment and am glad it could be useful to you. Please feel free to Like the video and Share it with others. Thanks again!
Thank you!
Good job. i plan on doing the same with my 2005 Highlander. What harness did you use? Also it looks like there are 2 on the harness that are not inserted in the highlander. I keep buying the wrong harness.
Scosche TA021, I show it in the first 2 minutes of the video
What installation kit did you use
Dang - this almost makes me think I could do it myself. 🤔
Hey Guys. Somebody busted out my window on my 2006 Highlander. I had a kinda cheap shop put in a new window, but it does say Toyota on it. And my reception is terrible now. Question: Is the antenna in the actual window at all or is it just around it and not hooked up right? Thanks for any help
excellent video
Did you have to disconnect the battery to do this ???
I am changing the factory stereo on my 2002 Toyota highlander car but the harness I buy does not fit the car ... I do not know why and it looks the same as the one you bought to install your stereo
Hi there. Do I need a dash kit if I’m installing a Double DIN? Or just like...a frame of some sort to fill in any space/gaps?
Do you have an update?
Dose your car have the jbl sound system with amp
Well done.
I have to ask mann What harness did you buy because i have bought a million of the wrong ones
Scosche TA021, I go over each part that I use at the beginning of the video
Thanks man! This video saved my ass!
How is it even possible that the TA021 harness doesn't fit on my 07 Highlander?
the same has happened to me
Awesome video bro ! Where did you buy your crimp caps ?
Harbor Freight Tools
And thank you!
My 2001 Highlander radio after long time without use start to make a faulty high frequency ground noise about 10 khz in the left channel and a 50 hz wave signal very strong in the front right speaker, after some minutes on it turns less amount of noise and both noise only goes with the volume at minimun, as soon I turn up the volume a bit the 10 khz ground noise appear and the right channel bass hum, the bass hum tends to go after a while putting some loud music but the 10 khz ground noise never goes, has someone has this problem ?
12:26 he said 2 connection to the radio( when removing the harness s)and the 15 sec later said 3 connections to the radio12:44( when showing the back of the OEM radio) wdf I'm so confused
Was this an installation with the factory jbl or non jbl?
Non jbl
very nice video.. Thanks... i have 2006 Toyota highlander i like to install new radio ..can u send me how to buy accessorize and give me brand radio ..my budget is around $300.00..Thanks God bless you..
8 track?
The 2006 has jbl is there a way to wire with out the harness
I would use Metra to look up the specific harness needed for the JBL model you are working on
Why did you just say 3 for the radio but in the beginning you say 2 for it
14:32 what is the point of this whole process? Why couldn’t you just use the factory wires
That aftermarket head unit came from another car. He used the factory wiring but had to 1st connect the JVC harness/wires to the aftermarket harness/kit.
How do you know what wire goes where?
Your aftermarket radio should have a diagram showing what the wire colors mean. Your adapter harness should also have a diagram going over the colors.
Place the 2 side by side and do some matching. For example, your Front Left speaker wires should be White (+) and White/Black (-). This can vary with each radio/harness/car, but usually it's pretty standard.
Ok that's assuming the radio puts out audio directly to the speakers, what about the JBL system, does it have a preamp / separate AMP or the like? In which case you couldn't just put the speaker out to a line-out. @@CuratorXAngelus
@@JacanaProductions I don't have the JBL so I can't know for sure honestly. But in my previous experience in car audio certain Nissans had BOSE radios. Those radios took a specific harness that had RCA adapter incorporated to plug into the back of aftermarket radio and integrate with the factory system properly. So I would imagine there is a special harness for the JBL Toyotas that would be similar.
@@JacanaProductions additionally I would recommemd contacting Metra Car Audio (used this company all the time when I worked in car audio) or Scosche. Just e-mail or call their customer service, give them your year/make/model/options, and they should be able to set you up with the correct harness/dash kit/parts needed for your specific install.
I want to see subwoofer set up in a Highlander
I doubt I'll ever be putting any in my own. But I may be able to help answer questions you have.
@@CuratorXAngelus I just bought an 07 Highlander and I've been tryna find videos of people that have systems in their Highlanders but there really aren't very many. I've found maybe 2 videos. I'm trying to find out whether 15s or 12s sound better in them, I'm personally a fan of 15s but never ran 15s in an suv only cars or trucks last suv I had I put 4 12s in it.
@@pyroman6695 I mean everyone is going to have their own preference. I personally love 12's, but I listen to mainly metal/hardcore/rock music. When I do listen to rap/hiphop/edm the 12's will still give you some low (pending the woofer, box, amp, settings, etc.) 15's are personally to "flubby" for what I would mainly listen to, but I do appreciate how much air they can move and how low they can get. Thats all personal preference. Maybe try and join a few Facebook groups specific to Car Audio or specific to Toyota Highlanders to see if anyone else has any personal input.
"I would imagine this would be the same process on any 2000-2007 Toyota Highlander." Unless you're replacing a failing aftermarket radio someone else installed. Argghh