corolla radio

aidanki · 10-09-2012 12:06am #1

got a 2005 corolla with a radio like this in it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BNIB-New-Unused-Genuine-Toyota-CD-Radio-Disc-Player-Landcruiser-Corolla-Etc-/230837595235?pt=UK_Car_Interior_Accessories&hash=item35befe2c63#ht_500wt_1156

trouble is mine sometimes runs for 20secs, sometimes 3mins then sound goes, same with a cd player, don't think its a loose wire as same happens when car is stationery

its not a power problem as clock keeps time, and when no sound can still change station etc

its not a speaker connection problem as i opened it up today pulled it out and the connections are good, it wouldn't work either when I twiddled the wires i still got no sound

any ideas?

colm_mcm · 10-09-2012 7:51am

I doubt your radio is like that one. That's one for a previa or rav4.
Yours should have an odd shape, not rectangular.

If you are getting a new stereo, there are 3 different types for the 02-07 corolla, they all look basically the same but there are different plugs depending on where your car was built,

As for the problem, no idea how you'd actually fix it without swapping the unit

aidanki · 11-09-2012 11:47am

say I went to any autoshop or ebay LIDL or ALDI come to that and got a new unit how difficult would it be to fit, are all these radios CD players a standard size or would I end up with a big hole in the dash

i would need to fiddle the wiring obviously, I have obtained a wiring diagram so I know the colours so not too worried about that one

iamthemanwork · 11-09-2012 4:47pm

If your radio is the same as the e-bay one then I can say to you that the fault you describe is common and can be repaired.
The proper thing to do is test it either in another car or if you are near to Loughrea in Galway I will test it for you .

colm_mcm · 11-09-2012 5:39pm

Should be the same as this one

http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=54126

aidanki · 11-09-2012 6:45pm

iamthemanwork wrote: »

If your radio is the same as the e-bay one then I can say to you that the fault you describe is common and can be repaired.
The proper thing to do is test it either in another car or if you are near to Loughrea in Galway I will test it for you .

fraid im quite a bit away from loughrea, Limerick is the closest I get,

would you care to share the details on the test and the fix if there is one please

you might be right about the common fault, when I opened up the dash and went to remove the screws holding the radio only 1 of the original screws was remaining, 2 screws had been replaced with bolts and 1 was missing, thus I conclude someone was in there before me

iamthemanwork · 11-09-2012 9:40pm

Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to either test or repair your radio. I am sure I can repair it as audio repair is my trade.

aidanki · 11-09-2012 11:50pm

iamthemanwork wrote: »

Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to either test or repair your radio. I am sure I can repair it as audio repair is my trade.

thanks v much

corolla radio

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