1998 - 2004 Toyota Tacoma Radio Install

Parts linked in the description below!
Watch a full tutorial as a 2004 Toyota Tacoma will have a Pioneer double din bluetooth radio installed. Our Tacoma already had a double din radio, and if replacing with a double din, no dash kit is required. If using a single din, and no factory pocket is present, we will link parts in the description!
This video applies to Toyota Tacoma models for years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. This video also includes dash trim and stereo removal, complete installation, wiring, and testing.
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*Metra 88-00-8000 Din Pocket: amzn.to/3ylhQ5c
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[@ProvoBeastAudio]

Parts used linked in the description of the video! Check it out!

[@anthonymarrone6868]

Thanks so much. I was told that I had to remove the entire dash to replace the radio. Glad to have found your video

[@collinweik9341]

Thanks for the help! I ended up with 7 spare wires that I just taped and forgot about, but it works perfectly so I’m not touching anything!

[@honaker1127]

I have a 1994 toyota t100..what size stereo do i need to no have to buy a dash kit. like the one you got on the video does it just fit like it needs to? does it have to have the 6.2 inch?

[@franabreusalce1037]

I have 2004 Tacoma 2 door and I installed a double din radio but my speakers are not working just my tweeter? Any help😊

[@dchawaiiballer]

Thanks for the video. Everything works, but my radio doesn’t turn off with ignition. If I forget to manually turn off it drains my battery. Do you know the problem?

[@BlackLung911]

I sometimes can't understand why car makers put head units in such wierd locations. Driving a vehicle should mean that all important information items should within sight line of the driver. This install show how ridiculous the positioning of the OEM radio is for driver safety.

[@Co-ordinator]

Yeah it's a design flaw in these 01-04 models.

[@georgederocher8202]

Awhile back I saw either on a forum or youtube where someone swapped the HVAC Control and stereo location ., It’s been awhile

[@jessereed6044]

Wish you would have showed how to connect the parking brake wire correctly

[@ProvoBeastAudio]

It's not difficult, using a T-tap connector, tap into the only wire that comes off the parking brake assembly (which is a ground wire), and connect your Pioneer's green wire into that ground, using that T-Tap. Alternatively, Pioneer and Alpines can be bypassed with a "microbypass relay", and all other brands can just simply be grounded.

[@pb7133]

I’m not sure why you need to connect your stereo to your parking breaks?

[@christophercraft6683]

I’m also perplexed as to the reason why they need to be connected. I’m sure it makes sense but without knowing, it sounds completely pointless

[@chasefam3]

@@ProvoBeastAudiomy 01 Tacoma has two wires plugged into the parking brake. One white and one green. Which one do I connect the pioneer green wire to?

[@RyGuyTheAVGuy]

@@chasefam3 Green is ground, white is hot. So you need to connect to the green.

[@jonaswilson2803]

did you connect that solid blue wire to another or did you just leave it

[@rayray65511]

Thanks the video helped a lot

[@mukulchaudhary9455]

I have pioneer mvh g219bt in my car i wanna connect steering wheel controls with the head unit there are three wires from the steering controls key1, key2 and ground.
I got a 3 core 3.5 mm jack along with this pioneer head unit but there's 1 more wire in the head unit with a tag "steering remote control" please help me to make the right connection.

[@alitty3224]

Where does the orange wire go? My stereo only has an orange illumination wire & the Metra harness only has a orange/white Dimmer wire

[@LeelandDomino]

Will this work for a 1995 Tacoma?

[@rogermacin415]

if you have that head unit with cd & tape player sitting around i’ll take it off your hands! my tape player went out and if i can avoid having to repair it i will haha.
thanks!

[@christianmaciel5793]

question where does the full blue wire connect to its kind of hard to see in video if it was used or not

[@ProvoBeastAudio]

It’s a powered antenna wire. If your radio doesn’t have a solid blue wire, just tie it into the red wire in the harness.

[@user-mc4dd5ps8j]

will the head unit fit for my 1998 tacoma 2wd?

[@ProvoBeastAudio]

And brand name standard double din will fit.

[@barrymonroy7138]

You should of got the bypass instead...

[@michaeljacal4723]

Where did that green wire go?

[@ProvoBeastAudio]

Do the ground on the parking brake mechanism (the only wire present). Just used a t-tap. Alternatively, you can use a bypass (if using a Pioneer), or simply ground the parking brake wire if using any other radio brand (besides alpine and pioneer).