Toytoa CD Player (stock) does it need a code also?

Hey Guys, this is my first post here, so if I don't get all the information needed please let me know that I forgot something.

Here is the situation I have.

I own a 1996 4runner and have the stock am/fm tape deck in it, model # 51706 (on the front face). I bought a stock radio, same model number, and a stock CD player, model # A34210 (front face) and I am trying to just add the CD player to my car.

The units I bought came out of a 1995 4-runner and are said to be in working order, they were taken out to upgrade to aftermarket sounds.

It looks like I should be able to just unplug the CD player from the radio and plug it in to mine and be good to go, being they are the exact same radio.

The one I bought can't be used currently, because of the anti-theft code, the person didn't know it and I tried a few common one's but it is now locked out and has to be taken in.

My question is does the CD player link itself to the radio and therefore does it lockout as well, or is it linked to the code on the original radio?

If not, is there anything special that I need to do to get it to work. The CD player does power up, kinda, but when I try to put in a Cd it does not pull in the CD at all.

It also makes a "thumping" noise through the speakers when I hit the "CD" or "eject" button on the CD player. Then even when the radio is playing it can't be heard because of the loud thumping noise from the CD player.

One other strange thing is that when I hooked up the CD player to my radio and then plugged everything back in the tape deck on my unit kept trying to eject a tape and then the radio would not even power up. The only way I was able to get this to stop was to pull the top off the radio and unplug the ribbon cable going in to the tape deck. Once the radio was on and still plugged in I could plug that ribbon cable back in and everything functioned normally.

Any help/suggestion you guys have would be great.

thanks,
Phil

I think the CD is linked to the radio that it was originally linked to. If you are just changing the CD to another radio, you should have cleared all the codes first. That thumping noise probably means it is locked. You have to take it to Toyota for them to unlock it, which cost about $85. Or go get someone to do it for you. Your best bet is to just get rid of the factory radio, OE radios are never really used with after market sounds (ie: amps, subs.)

Z Your best bet is to just get rid of the factory radio, OE radios are never really used with after market sounds (ie: amps, subs.)


Its to bad that aftermarket radios are such a bitch to use. I would pay extra for a factory stereo. It took me five months to get comfortable using the Sony stereo that was installed in my car. Whats even worse is that my passengers can't adjust it, so I have to take my eyes of the road to teach them how to use it.

Thanks for the replies, and I can confirm that the two are definetly linked together. I used a web site to get the code from the radio/cd combo that I bought (www.radio-code.com) and it was cheaper to get it through them than through Toyota.

I had the word "HELP" on my radio and they were able to help me clear that as well.

Once I got the two unlocked I had to do some fudging, but the Cd player eventually worked in my car now.

Some weird things to look out for, for anyone else doing this change out. When I had the dash panel off and everything unplugged I was plugging the Radio and the Cd player in to the amp to try them out. I had to turn on my headlights to get the radio to play, without them on I go nothing out of the radio, with the CD player hooked up. After I put everything back in, just because it was getting to late, and hooked up all of the plugs, everything works as it should, without the headlights having to be turned on.

There is also a switch inside the CD player itself, and it had two positions, on went toward a letter "D" and the other toward a letter "P". You can get to this switch from the outside of the unit, it is on the left side and the letters on engraved on the housing as well. If you put in a small screw driver you can move the switch. I found for my setup at least that I had to have it toward the "D".

Blazzing, I appreciate that OE radios don't have the same sounds as after market, but I don't need anything more, and I really like the clean look of the OE in the dash, as opposed to the aftermarket stuff.

Great forum here, I hope that I can help others out with this topic if it arises in the future.

later,
phil

Well, one of the wires has a relay from the headlights to the radio, this is so when you turn on your headlights, the radio lights up. Just so you know. Aftermarket radios are mostly for people who want big sounds, like me, lol. Take a look: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/252927