How do you change out the radio on a 2002 Toyota Camry?

Answer 1

Changing Out a Camry RadioI have done some looking - on both this site and others - and have come to the conclusion that the way to do it is very similar for many of the earlier 2K's.

All the answers are variations of the following:

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Use a wide blade screwdriver and gently insert it between the plastic ring (goes around radio and ac controls) and the vinyl on the dash. Then pry the ring loose. There is about six push in clips that hold it on. That is the worst of it. the rest should be obvious. Remove 4 bolts and the 2 wire harnesses from the back. I recomend buying an aftermarket wire kit that matched the new radio to the stock harnesses. makes life much easier. Walmart and parts houses carry them cheap.

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What I suspect needs to be done is this:

On my 2002 Camry, the radio and some other controls are part of a larger assembly, and I suspect that, using the steps above to pry this assembly loose, the radio can then be removed.

In my case, a CD appears to be stuck in the CD player, so I need to remove the radio to repair the CD mechanism.

I will try this later on when I get a few moments, and I will report results.