I got a NOS CD changer that was available as a dealer installed équipement for my 1993 Xtracab pickup. All the brackets and installation hardware is included but I can't find the mounting templates online (there's no installation manual included). I guess it either mounts under a seat or in the driver side storage under the backseat but I'd like to mount it in the most convenient place!

I used to have an aftermarket radio but when it failed I went back to the factory style radio with a working tape player (!) and a single CD player under it. It plays just as good or better than the aftermarket Clarion I had but it lacks the Bluetooth I was used to have... So at least I'll be able to play multiple CDs again as I did 20+ years ago!






The control unit in the picture above will replace the single CD player I currently have.

 

we use to install them on the back wall , or if it was an extra cab , in the cubby under the seat .

 

It's the Xtracab version. I was wondering exactly where it should be mounted? I guess it's not vertically as there's not enough space for that! There are many brackets and spacers included but I can't figure which ones should be used! I guess until I figured it, I'll just leave it on a piece of foam!

 

Ahhhhh I love NOS stuff, super cool, I actually just started jamming CD’s again, I’m so tired of my phone I put it back in my toolbox when traveling.

Very refreshing jamming like the 90’s!!!!!

 

Most of those accessories didn’t come with instructions in each box. Toyota would issue a set of instructions, most likely going to the Parts manager. Toyota wasn’t very good about marketing items like this to the diy’r. All their accessories came in very plain cardboard boxes with not much more than a part number on the side.
But it’s usually pretty straight forward, I’m sure you’ll do fine.

 

I managed to install it and I needed to remove a lot of stuff from that storage compartment. I found things that I thought I had lost in there I won't be able to leave them back in the same spot anymore!

It works great! And the sound quality is decent considering it has the factory 4 speaker setup with the odd-shaped 4" 1/2 rear speakers.

There's a very noticeable difference between the "midline" radio (which says "logic control deck" on the cassette door" and the "acoustic flavor" radio (those say "anti-theft" on the cassette door). This radio also has a small separate amplifier.
There were radios which shared identical faceplates (with the only visible difference being the number on it) and were completely different inside. I have a dozen similar radios and some versions seem to age better than others. They were also sourced from different manufacturers, Fujitsu Ten, Matsu˟˟˟˟a and even Delco... Many have broken nylon gears for their tape players but some versions seem to be more prone to break than others. Some mechanisms also have very long tape player belts which are harder to find replacements for. This radio had a defective tape but I found a very similar replacement tape player mechanism in a different radio that lacked the scan features but the tape mechanism was 100% compatible and all features work just as they should.

Now I need to find how to use my Bluetooth module with it.