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Disassemble T180 dash for phone mount?


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I have the 4.3 DCAT. No satnav but a CD player which accepts 6 discs. The unit is bounded by two vertical strips of I think metal, perhaps 3x15cm. 

I’m thinking of !Removed! a phone mount to one. I may even look around for a place to tuck the charger cable in tidily as it goes down to the lighter socket. 

Do the strips just prise off or is there a more complex manner of assembly, possibly starting by removing the tailgate and (hopefully) sacrificing a few virgins under the full moon?

(in a hotel away for some days, asking to prepare for my return)

Thanks!

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Yes they do prise off, sharp knife under an edge and they will pop off. Stereo should be held in with 4x bolts (10mm I think). remove those to remove the stereo unit out. Loads of space behind and under.

 

All this is on youtube. My wife's is a 4.3 XT5 and I had a 4.3 T180 (never again for the T180 engine). Because of a loose connection on the ipod link, I could get the stereo out in a few mins 

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Found on YouTube, many thanks. Best to search for “remove RAV4.3 heater control” for the next person who wants to know. 

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Phone mount mounted 🙂 

puzzled though, I could have sworn that all multiplug sockets behind my 58827 were full (what an idiot, I didn’t take a photo before unplugging) and couldn’t find one before reassembly. Actually couldn’t find two which I knew was wrong but eventually found one, it had fallen down some way. I also can’t find the instructions online either for the back of the audio unit to see if I’m missing certain functions, or for the Toyota/ parrott bluetooth kit which is there. Tried turning on my phone and no bluetooth detected. 

Might dig more tomorrow. 

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All the info you need used to be on here, in the pinned stuff, concerning the 4.3 which was then the current. I think a lot is still here, but possibly without pictures. 

For instance, I was trying to work out how to wire in a reversing camera to my wife's XT5. The T180 has one - and the sat nav (B9004) has the ability. The wiring loom is there to the back, its connecting it and where to plug in properly to the stereo. But - all the pics were missing

There used to be loads of info on the T180 engine (went into the SR180, also fitted to Avensis, Lexus) and how unreliable they were - hence Toyota's warranty of 8 years I think and 110,000 miles. Mine blew at 114,000 miles but 6 years, hence we came to an "arrangement" with Toyota to replace the engine.

All in all, that engine was a huge embarrassment for Toyota

 

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