New Head Unit Help, Getting the wire harness in the amps Options

[LeonStryfe]

I've gotten to point where I had everything off. I followed the instructions that I read from here and I was doing pretty well till I got to the factory amp. There is a blue connector located tightly below it that I needed to disconnect. X_x I'm stuck at this part. Any idea how to take it off? I've tried but it's just damn tight to take off? what did ya'll do? Thanks

[runriot95]

I've gotten to point where I had everything off. I followed the instructions that I read from here and I was doing pretty well till I got to the factory amp. There is a blue connector located tightly below it that I needed to disconnect. X_x I'm stuck at this part. Any idea how to take it off? I've tried but it's just damn tight to take off? what did ya'll do? Thanks

Well it's been a while since I've done this but here's what you need to know:

The wiring from the factory stereo goes into the factory amp, then another bunch of wiring comes out of the factory amp and goes underneath where it splits into 2 blue connectors. This wiring that goes under the amp was held in place by a fastener on my car thus making it almost impossible to get to the 2 blue connnectors. SO, what I did was remove the amp entirely.

As for pulling out that blue connector that you mentioned, I don't know, but the goal here is to get to those 2 blue connectors underneath the amp. That is why the aftermarket wiring harness has 2 connectors. If you don't already have it just look for the one that says Toyota 1987 and up.

Oh, and if you want to remove the amp like I did, you're probably going to have to remove the center console trim to get at it. Even though this is a lot of extra work, it's worthwhile in my opinion, and once it's done allows MUCH easier access to the amp and the wiring.

Good luck!

[LeonStryfe]

Out of curiosity does anyone else have a metallic lookign box right below the driver seat? What the heck is that? Looks an amp to me

[mzztoyota]

Not an amp, I have one too...at least I don't think it's an amp...crap, I can't remember what my bf said it was!

Errrr...ummm...its too big to have to do with the seat belt sensor, lol...but it is something electrical, just not an amp...

[runriot95]

Out of curiosity does anyone else have a metallic lookign box right below the driver seat? What the heck is that? Looks an amp to me

Yes, that is an amp.

If you have 3 speakers in each door(woofer,mid,tweet) then you have 2 amps. One is where we all have it under the stereo in the dash and the other is under the driver's seat.

[trdproven]

this amp under the chair powers the subs on the door. you'll know by the time you connect the harness to your player that those speakers do not work.

[mzztoyota]

wow. learn something new every day...

[klm317]

when i put in my headunit, i was able to actually remove the fastener for the two blue connecters from the amp. thus making it a lot easier to disconnet them and route them to where you can attach them to the new harness. no, if you have that second amp, i don't know how to help you from here, i didn't have that problem to deal with.