2006 Taco radio removal?

[99Tacoma_Austin]

I just traded my beloved '99 Taco in for a new 2006 double cab TRD. Awesome truck!
Anyway, I need to get behind my radio to plug into the CD chnager port on the stock radio so I can attach my cable to hook in my iPOD.
I reviewed the forums but did not see this anywhere. Can someone lead me to how to do remove the radio before I attack my brand new truck with a screw driver? The radio is the standard in dash 6-disc changer...the near-eye level mount.
Austin may be the "Live music capital of the world" but our radio stations suck and I need iPOD in a bad way!

Thanks for any help!

Doc

[TcmaBoy]

This article is for an i-pod hook up, but it shows you how to remove the factory radio. Basically you will have to pull the center of the dash apart because the radio is integrated into it.

http://homepage.mac.com/ebones/PhotoAlbum13.html

[Brian R.]

Nice instructions. I'll put this in the FAQ

[TcmaBoy]

Originally Posted by Brian R.

Nice instructions. I'll put this in the FAQ

Its amazing what you can google.

[99Tacoma_Austin]

Originally Posted by TcmaBoy

This article is for an i-pod hook up, but it shows you how to remove the factory radio. Basically you will have to pull the center of the dash apart because the radio is integrated into it.

http://homepage.mac.com/ebones/PhotoAlbum13.html

Thanks...that is exactly what I was looking for!

[zmtnbik]

This will come in handy, as this is my next move.
I will be ordering the iPod interface from Crutchfield and they tend to do a very good job with their instruction sets for pulling out factory radios. The only thing I am bummed about is the non-locking glove box.

BTW - does anybody have an estimated time for the entire procedure? From the pics in the link: http://homepage.mac.com/ebones/PhotoAlbum13.html it onlyh looks like an hour or so.

[zmtnbik]

Originally Posted by zmtnbik

BTW - does anybody have an estimated time for the entire procedure? From the pics in the link: http://homepage.mac.com/ebones/PhotoAlbum13.html it onlyh looks like an hour or so.

So I was able to answer my own question. It took about 5 mins to pull the dash. I found a really easy way to pull the fan/temp/ control panel.
After removing the knobs, used a right angle screw driver and inserted it into the fan control knob hole, and pulled gently from the inside, which popped the clip loose. From there the removal process was a snap.

Thanks again for the link to the radio removal.