How to Add AUX to an Old Car Stereo for $2
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- Here's how to install a direct line-in auxiliary input to a Lexus or Toyota car stereo.
Adding an auxiliary input to your car's outdated stereo is a cost-effective and easy way to modernize your sound system, without upgrading to a cheesy aftermarket looking head unit. This mod will cost $1 for an AUX cable and $1 for a legacy cassette.
A direct line-in aux input will give you clearer sound than a cassette adapter, which is often prone to static and hiss and won't give good bass and treble responses.
This video demonstrates the procedure for radio removal and disassembly on a Lexus GS300. For this project a microphone extension cable was used from the dollar store. It was directly soldered to the "L" and "R" ports coming out of the cassette head before it goes into the equalizer chip.
A blank cassette hacked to infinity loop was used to trick the player into thinking there is a cassette in the deck and to read audio from it.
Furthermore, this video shows you how to replace the burnt out LCD backlighting on the radio. The two incandescent bulbs were replaced with #74 LED's (which are essentially a 5050 SMD LED with a resister soldered to the positive lead).
Using this aux input with a Bluetooth adapter and a ground loop isolator will give you Bluetooth connectivity to the car. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Possibly one of the best how to vids I have ever seen. Concise. Good camera work. Easy to understand. Best of all no mumbling stumbling audio. Thank you Steve
You are welcome. Short and sweet is how it should be
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@@speedkar99 yeah. I'm gonna give this a shot. Even tho the last time I tried to do the simplist soldering possible I failed miserable and ruined everything, I'm going to give this a shot.
but if I mess up you owe me homie
I cannot thank you enough for sharing your wealth of information not only on this instructional but countless others too. As someone who generally mechanically inclined and not afraid to take things apart it is ever so helpful to have an instructional video like this, and better yet your videos are always to the point with lots of good info and minimal junk. The production quality and editing are always top notch too! Especially glad I stumbled into this video because now I can replace those pesky dead back light in my stereo : ) many thanks once again!
Thanks I'm glad you appreciate my work
Nice solution, great job figuring out an innovative way to solve this without having to upsell people on a product. CZcams needs more of this
Thanks. I like little hacks like this
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Best DIY video I've ever seen... straight to the point making it clear in step by step without the clutter.
Thanks very much for your feedback
I thought a hack was an easier solution.
This is easier....than buying an FM modulator or hacking the stereo feed with a normally closed stereo adapter.
You sir are a mad lad
you always make it look so simple. before you know it. the job is done. is good when you know what you are doing. thanks :)
+SK4869 Thanks. I try to present it in a way that is clear and easy to understand. Of course you need hands on experience to undertake something like this (i.e. soldering, wiring, etc).
when i was growing up my father used to do a lot of work in his shed, he used to fix everything electrical. he had his soldering iron & wire, you name it he had it. just last year i had my stereo upgraded in my Toyota Rukus, had professionals make me a fiber glass frame around my 8' Alpine touchscreen with navigation + a sub woofer in the back also had a fiber glass framing around it. cost me a little, but it was well worth it. thanks again for the educational videos. have a great day :)
Thanks so much for this video. My ES300 had a similar layout for the tape deck and It helped me install my own Bluetooth kit. Worked like a charm, and the sound quality is so much better than those Bluetooth Cassette tapes I was using before.
Agreed. Might have to do this to my JBL Camry
what bluetooth kit did you use? I have a 2000 es300 and am searching for a bluetooth solution short of a new head unit
use wired bluetooth is bad
This is brilliant, i was going to attempt it anyway but finding a how to, and one for my exact car is next level lucky. Thank you for making this!
All the best on your aux hack
this is the best video I've seen for this. I think I'll do it
What do you mean by 12led, we need to add a 480 ohm resistor to use it on 12v right?
Hi, I have a question. my stereo (Volvo 960 1996) doesn't have the terminals for L and R anywhere. It goes all through the board. Is it ok if i solder the cables to the connections?? Like on the little tips or on the motherboard. Thanks!
somehow I can't find those outputs on my radio (factory 2002 Santa fe). any help?
the best diy video....no small talk all business...good job
Can auxiliary cable be connected on all types of car radios?
Just what I've been looking for. Sir, thank you for the video. Gonn try this on an old Blaupunkt cd deck, we shall see how it goes.
gentlemen, i got sound and everything, but first of all the tape deck itself is makibg a mechanical clicking noise constantly, and it seems like it's sending both stereo channels to both sides. if i pan hard right i hear sound from both sides. what have i done wrong?
great hack, and very knowledgeable. I may do the same on tape deck of my Mercedes 190e
+gianfrancoa Go for it. It will most likely work on any cassette player....and much better sound quality than a cassette adapter.
Do you know if this can be done to a base lexus es 330 2005? It doesn't have mark levington or the CD changer, nor does it have the SAT
Just want to confirm that this worked perfect in my 1999 LS400 with Pioneer radio (NOT NAKAMICHI). You can tell if your radio is Pioneer because it will say "Lexus Premium Sound" above the AM radio button. Thanks so much for the video! I may add a ground loop isolator as I am getting some strange buzzing whenever I have my phone playing music through this and charging at the same time.
I am using an AUX cassette with the wire chopped off to give me a never ending tape to play.
+CyFi6 Sweet, that's good to know.
Unfortunately the cassette deck in this GS kept acting up and my brother decided to solder aux/Bluetooth to the CD player line and play a silent cd instead.
Could this be done on a NAKAMICHI Deck?
I never knew exactly how this was done. Thank you. Looks like a lot of work. Angel from The Bay
I have an 99 lexus ls400 with the Dolby System. IT is identical to yours but if i plug IT in and hear a Song i have Hard scratching noise.. you know maybe why?
Would you possibly know how to do this for a 2008 VW Jetta? I am wanting to either take the satellite cables and do the aux or the useless 30 ipod mp3 system it has
I have a question. I have a ford premium radio with satellite button but the car isn't wired for SAT. How do aux adapters work? Can I just buy a female pigtail and wire it to aux?
This is fantastic! i will be doing this to mine!
+MBusby awesome. Hopefully it works well for you
This is an awesome guide and I'm going to do it on my car
is that player is similar like is200 player, i have err1 and err3.Now im playing aux from cassette head unit ,but i think should be better quality from port out
+Pesho Serbezov Yea CD port is clearer sound.
Can the auxiliary just be soldered straight to the radio connectors? Curious why you need the 3 extra random wires.
Nagyon hálás vagyok szuper a videó. Én egy rx300 (330) 2.gen rádiót csináltam meg a videó alapján. Mégegyszer nagyon köszönöm.
Huh?
Awesome dude !
Geez that was just plain fantastic work
Glad you liked it ..took alot of trial and error
I tried for a hour to get the left and right joints to take heat for solder, they don't
Can you add a aux to the gs300 (aristos) with the nav and built in ac head unit
Not for NAKAMICHI playeers as I understand from your replys. Nice job with the presentation.
+David Askari thanks
hey speedkar great video. quick question what is the normal rpm when your car idles with the AC on? I have a 99 solara sle v6 and replaced the alternator. when runs with out AC the voltage is 13.9 dc volts. when AC kicks in the number drops to 11 almost 10 volts. The battery is less then a year but standing charge is at 13.5 volts. I adjusted the throttle for now to maintain a higher rpm at 1000 but would like to know what would cause this. sorry so long.
I just went out and measured for you.
Idle is approx 700rpm both ac on and off
Idle alternator voltage is 14.4v and 12.6 v with ac on.
Cassette adapters work surprisingly well if you get a good one. But you have to get a good one. Lot's of cassette adapters are crap especially ones that are recently made. The older ones are usually a lot better. I use one in my ES300 and the sound from a decent phone or MP3 player is surprisingly close to the built in CD player. There is a small audible difference but I didn't expect it to be that close.
+socksumi Your right, I have a good one that came with the xm satellite adapter.
You have any leads on what constitutes an “older” cassette adapter? Got a Monster brand one recently that I thought would do the trick but there’s too much random hissing and static... drives me nuts. I thought it was just the nature of the device, but sounds like I got a crappy one despite being a well known brand.
This is great! Thanks for making this video. A few questions;
1. What year and model is your Lexus? I have an 04 gx470 and your head unit looks somewhat similar to that time period.
2. I've done radio work before, but never soldering. What tools do I need to solder a 3.5 jack in like this? can you give me a list of everything needed to get the job done? Thanks again.
+Bo G Thanks. If your Lexus has a separate CD changer I recommend connecting to those lines at the back of the radio or changer and inserting a blank CD. Theres a writeup on the ES forum at clublexus. This cassette method is kinda fidgety if the player isn't working properly. This was a 2000 Lexus gs300.
can i do something like this on a bose 5 cd player on a nissan murano 2006 (japanese model)?
seems super simple, i'll pry get it done on my lunch break tomorrow
Yes hopefully it works out for you
What wires are the red and yellow that you hooked to the right and left of the cassette
This might be a dumb question but could I just get a longer aux cord and cut it and use the wire inside of it to connect to the terminals and ground? Also is there a specific order the wires go in (like by color)?
+Brendon Terry Yes you can use a longer wire. They are in order, left, right and ground. Google 3.5mm plug pinout.
How does the audio quality of this compare to cd? You mentioned briefly that it goes to an EQ chip, I was just wondering if it applied any weird curves before hitting the main eq/tone knobs you can configure/amp.
It's probably optimised for tape audio so the eq curve could be a bit different from a normal aux source
Plz will this work on 1999 Lexus gs400 there is no aux port I want oem radio
theres another way, if you find the pinout diagram for your particular model then you can splice into the L+, R+ and SGND (speaker ground) wires externally without the need to open the head unit, thats what I did last night
No non-sense, straight to the point. 👍
Worked perfectly for my es300 thanks !!!
+MrFreshguy303 great to know, what year is your es?
+speedkar99 2000
I want to do this to my car, does it have to have a blank cassette in? I also have a 2000 Lexus es300
Definitely going to give this a try on my bro's GS300 as well as my IS300 if possible, thanks!
+Xotic Garage Let me know how it goes. There might be a way to hack into the CD changer's wires similarly.
+speedkar99 I have a spare CD player for my IS, I opened it and after looking at the board I see something fairly similar, it says Dolby R and Dolby L for right and left, as well as those 2 contacts where you soldered to. So hopefully this upcoming weekend I can work on it and get some aux in the car! Thanks, I'll update you when I complete it.
Great. You'll probably need a silent CD to trick the player that there's a CD in the drive and to read from that input.
+speedkar99 By CD player I meant the whole unit including the cassette player haha. But yea I'm wiring it into the cassette same as in the video. Probably going to use a normal cassette to aux and chop off the wire so that I don't have to flip it everytime, any other better alternatives than using that?
Unfortunately no, we tried. The cassette player has a master and slave encoder on each wheel to detect when its reached the end of the cassette. As long as both are spinning at the same speed it plays. You'd somehow need to hack the signal of the encoders to make them equal to trick the cassette player into thinking everything is fine.
I too am going to get a cassette to AUX adapter to trick the player, because flipping the cassette (or dealing with it if it unreels) is cumbersome.
I know this video is 9 yrs old but what wire are you using for the left right & ground? Is that just random wires u had lying around?
Very well done. Thanks!
You are welcome
what resistor value did you use on the led for 12v?
I am just speechless. Excellent.
Now, if you added select able switches to keep Tape Player, it would been incredible.
+EsDACcompany We tried to hack the tape player to get it to work without the cassette. The player uses two encoders, one on the drive wheel, the other on the slave wheel. If the encoders read the same speed, the tape plays, if not it knows it hit the end of the reel and stops. Therefore I'd have to trick the chip into thinking the slave wheel is still rolling....not easily electronically.
Any squeaks or rattles after all that plastic prying inside the cabin? That is one of my number one concerns about messing with the radio is screwing up how quiet my car is.
+Vaping ForHealth No rattles for removing the radio. I got some rattling after removing the entire interior on my Solara to suede the headliner. I already know there's one clip missing that I have yet to fix. Just take your time when taking things apart and don't break any clips and it should all be good. I've taken my cars apart many times.
I tried this in my Lexus LS400 and did not have good luck soldering to the cassette player PCB, so I removed the main board and found that the pins where the cassette player plugs into are labeled on the bottom of the board. I soldered two wires to the pins labeled TapeR and TapeL, and kept the signal ground wire in the same place show in the video. I also soldered two more wires near the connector for the harness for switched power and a power ground to provide power to a panel mounted MP3/bluetooth board, which I hid in the ashtray beneath the head unit.
Glad you got it to work!
great video!
Thanks.
What can I do to my 2004 SC430 to get Sirrius XM?
good job bro.
thanx fore share great video.
+Riaz Hussain thanks
hey this is a pretty useful hack thanks for the info. I was wondering if you knew how to wire a douledin install which will integrate the factory amp and sub? if so please let me know I have a 2003 gs300 no ML or navi
+Yasharth Swamy I'm not familiar with the aftermarket systems. Have you checked if there was a Metra wiring kit for plug and play? That's how it was in my Camry. Single or double din shouldn't matter, just the bracket that holds it.
You definitely made that beat @ the end🤭
I've got my 2006 Lexus RX deck taken apart following this awesome video, to the part where I can take out the tape deck. The board on the tape deck looks almost exactly like the one in this video, I can see the R and L they are little metal donuts just like in this vid. But how do I do the ground, you just scratched right through the green coating? How did you choose where to do that? Thanks!!
Any screw that goes thru the casing is ground. You can tie it to that or solder in the wire to a point on the board (usually a big point found in multiple places)
@@speedkar99 Thanks! But now I'm wondering if I should bother, after reading the comments about the problems due to headset detection on Android.
Can you help? 98 gs400. I did NOT do the aux input, my problem is the volume control doesn't always work properly. Sometimes I turn the radio on and the volume is already loud and I cant lower it. Is it the amp or the volume control knob??
+billy greenhorn the potentiometer on the board is probably burning out or has a loose connection. Open it up and check its condition with a multimeter or oscilloscope
ok thank you, I wasn't sure if it was a problem with the amp or head unit.
So the tape has to be playing.... I don't see why you wouldn't just use a tape to aux converter. I was hoping this video would mimic the Honda one where it can be soldered to the radio. So does the aux input only override the radio on a weak signaled station?
This is clearer since there's no static
I followed these steps except I didn't wire a Bluetooth adapter. I'm having volume problems with a direct auxiliary connection, if the vol is more than 80% on the phone it distorts the sound coming out the speakers. But, if it is under 80% on the phone, the sound is too quiet even with the head unit turned all the way up. Suggestions my friend?
You probably wired it before the amplifier?
Check the pinout of the chip you wired it too or go from the CD changer instead of cassette
Amazing and thank you, kind sir! :)
Your welcome
@@speedkar99 what’s the tool called you used to take out the 10 mm bolts ?
Can you show us how to do it in lexus is300 2003
i have opend the unit and i didnt find L & R
Dolby 8nr
the name of the unit
and yes it has cassette player
show us or at least tell me where to conect the aux wires.
thanks in advance
+Faroos Almaawali did you find anything on the other boards that have L and R?
How about going to the CD changer?
speedkar99 Nothing I have removed the mother board and i looked for R & L
i tried to find av out or fm out but nothing
this is my email if you want to help me i will take some pictures maybe you find somthing.
uselessboy28@hotmail.com
i know right what an email name😂
Maybe your head unit is like this one: www.clublexus.com/forums/lexus-audio-video-security-and-electronics/530037-diy-install-an-auxiliary-port-in-your-sc.html#post6041548 with the pin header style.
Hey so I don't know if you'll see this, but this was done to my car prior to me owning it. Recently I took it apart to redu it since there was a popping or kind of like a poor connection. I replaced the cord, and cut it and pretty much set it up how I figured it was done before. However when I put it back together audio only comes out of the front left speaker, but the actual aux cord itself works. I can hear my phone through it...any ideas? I know it's probably my fault but I don't even know where to look. I put it back EXACTLY how it was before.
You have to reverse what was done and start from scratch. Also check your left right balance setting
@@speedkar99 yea I'll take it apart again later this week. I just noticed last night on the way home that the radio light are not on so maybe I forgot to plug something in. The balance knob isn't working so that may have something to do with it. Thanks! Great video btw.
This worked for me however majority of the sound is coming from the right side. The left side is playing all of the sound effects from the music but not vocals. I'm lost
Does this method work with Nakamichi sound? Is it exactly the same if so? Thanks
Not sure, but if you open your radio and find L and R ports, solder it up and it should work.
How do I recover the 10mm screws if they slipped and fell under the radio?
Magnet
is there any audio quality difference between doing the CD changer hack vs this hack? Is the processor from the CD source clearer?
+Eric W We don't remember, but they are both analog inputs so they should be similar. My brother did the CD changer mod since this cassette deck failed. He said it's nice and crisp now, and it's easier to mod because your not going into the radio, you just tap the lines from the changer in the glove box. He even attached a Bluetooth dongle, and theres no cassette to worry about playing and flipping over.
speedkar99 thanks, yeah I'm going to do the cd back with a 4pdt switch instead of a relay to keep it super simple.
+zazzn cool, make a video on how it's done. There was a tutorial somewhere on Club Lexus.
Think this works on a 2000 gs400 with navigation? And if I have my ipod plugged in and on FM or CD does it override it or does it only work when you hit the tape button? Please let me know, my mom got a gs400 and I would love to get ride of the stupid tape to aux adapter that sounds like shit.
As long as you can find the outputs of the tape head before it goes to the equalizer it should work on most radios.
speedkar99 I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again for answering me here and on CL.
How did it go? Did you try this? I have a 1998 Lexus GS400 I'm wanting to add an auxiliary jack.
I thought it was easier but great video anyway!
Will this work on a 2003 ls430 with the Mark Levinson package.
+Joel Schub as long as it has cassette
speedkar99 yes it does. You're smart dude. Tapping into the sound inputs like that on the pcb. Im getting my ls430 tomorrow I'm so stoked. Gotta save some more to get it registered and insured but 3500$ for an ultra luxury ls430 with 113k. I feel like I won the lotto
Hi I have GS 300 2005 with nav, cd stacker and cassette player. Mine is labelled Rch and Lch but where do I solder ground, cheers
Anywhere that's common on the board should be labeled GND
Thanks speedkar, also ribbon from board to tape reader is soldered, do I leave that or cut it.
Quick question, would this also work on a Nakimichi system froma 91 ls400 as well? Fantastic tutorial by the way!
+Iliveoffwelfare Yes
speedkar99 thanks!
Any chance you could show us how to do this on a 97-01 lexus es300?
+staticshock1646 The procedure is exactly the same. In fact, I took apart an ES300 radio and compared it to the GS300. The layout is very similar, and the L & R ports are labeled as is here. The only downside with the cassette method is you need to play a blank cassette to fool it into reading from the cassette player, but as long as you pull the wires going to the head there should be no interference or hiss.
If its a pioneer unit you can easily connect a 3 pin connector on a white male connector that is soldered to on the circuitboard on the right side of the cassette mechanism. the trick is to put a blank cd in the cd changer and voilas you have a functional aux input without having to use a cassette. You can also put in a cd upside down in the changer and the radio thinks there is a cd error, but the audio input of the radio still works.
+peterdevreter - I'm having trouble locating the white male connector you mentioned that is soldered to on the circuitboard on the right side of the cassette mechanism. Is that on the circuitboard with the L & R? I have a 1997 Lexus ES300 w/ 6-disc CD changer. Thanks!
Well, here's a DIY I made for the 1997 Lexus ES300, www.clublexus.com/forums/es-1st-to-4th-gen-1990-2006/859175-diy-install-aux-input-to-1997-lexus-es300-w-original-cd-changer.html. Enjoy!
@@speedkar99 hey, I did the exact same thing. But I have a hiss and a whine that goes up with the RPM. I think it's a grounding issue. What do you mean pull the wires going to the head? How do I do this?
You're one intelligent dude. Thanks for this video. I recently purchased a 1998 Lexus GS400 and I'd like to add an auxiliary jack so I can listen to music with my phone. I really don't want to destroy the stock stereo, so I wanted to verify with you if you know if this hack in the video also applies to the Lexus GS400. Do you know if the solder points and layout of the stereo in my car will be the same as the GS300? I see they look slightly different from the face. Thank you for any input. I greatly appreciate your expertise.
+graphicartdude it should. But I recommend tapping into the CD player lines. There's a writeup on the ES300 forums on clublexus. Thats ultimately what my brother ended up doing to this car after the cassette tape unreeled on him. He even hookedup a Bluetooth module for cheap
great video
thanks man appreciate it I'm an AC tech if you have any questions take care. your info has helped me fix up my 99 solara sle thank you.
+Ball Out til you Fall out! Thanks
hi, i did this hack on my es300. everything went great. only thing that seems to act funny is when i plug my phone into the audio jack. sometimes itll shut my phone down and not even recognize it. sometimes i hear loud static when the phone is plugged in only. does anyone have answers?
+Fez Octavio yes plug in ur phone with the radio off, press play then turn it on. Has to do with headphone detection on your phone.
thanks!! ill try that. another thing on my mind is that i saw you solder the ground near that white part of the circuit board. i placed mine on the opposite side of the board (i have an es300 97). would that affect it at all?
Great vid wish my screen wasnt blank
Hey, I read on a forum post that you mentioned that this didn't end up being too reliable for you in the long run. What did you mean by that? I'm currently installing a usb to aux bluetooth receiver and I tied into the left and right channel on the cassette board(98 LS400 with a nakamichi head), and then I've got a 12v to 5v buck converter and I'm gunna tie into accessory somewhere. I realize I'll need to run a continuous loop tape, but what part of that install for you wasn't reliable?
Installed successfully, but the volume is so low you can't hear it when the car is running. Was a cheap 10 dollar receiver. Can you think of anything other than it being a cheap receiver that would cause really low volume? Also worth noting, I didn't have to insert a tape to make audio play.
Tested with just aux input and not the bluetooth and it's still super quiet. Do head units have an amp in them? I figured with there being an amp under the seat I'd be okay. Can't find any other left and right channel connectors on the head unit either.
Very helpful. Is there a way to use the Tape button to go to aux. without using a cassette or running the cassette motor?
You need to trick the tape player into thinking there's a cassette there
@@speedkar99 I have the cassette mechanism manual which shows a CST IN switch. I'll hook it up, jump switch, and see if it goes to Tape mode.
Man, I wish I had a nerd for my LS430.
Hello sir im from Saudi Arabia have a stereo LCD problem how I can solve this issue is there any other solutions???
Replace the LCD screen
Can you tell me which wires are Left, Right and ground on the aux cable?
+Gregg0112 Google 3.5mm stereo jack pinout and you'll get it.
When you joined the aux cord to your 3 cables does it matter which cables you solder too on the aux
yes
Will this work on an LS430?
is this better than just buying those cassette adapters with the aux cable?
+SwiftHelix yes, because its direct the audio quality is much much better.
But it'll suck if the aux jack gets damaged from time to time from all the plugging and pulling. Then you'd have to replace it at times. But great video and awesome idea.
SwiftHelix just better off getting the cassette player with the six cord or an fm transmitter, they sound just as good. Not worth the time and aggravation. Plus you can damage the radio in the process
bam bam simple cutting of the wires and soldering a new Jack onto it. You wouldn't have to remove the whole radio again.
@@robfassi3297 Definitely would not sound as good.
the joints are none conductive to the heat of the solder iron? how on earth did you get the joint to grip?
Your soldering iron tip needs to be sanded down, try removing the solder with a sucker, there's probably a clear coat or flux on top the solder
i have a 2005 lexus es300 with navigation but no cassette player. can i do this?
+Rehman Khan I don't think so. You'll have to find the inputs from the CD player and trick the player into thinking there's a CD playing to get it to read from AUX. On my 2005 ES I bought an ipod/AUX adapter and plugged it into the back of the radio. I'm not sure if it will work with the navi or mark levinson systems.
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You can still do it. the procedure is the same as far as wring the cable to the board. you will need to make a cd with silent tracks to fool the headunit so that you can hijack the signal with your phone. If you really want to get crazy, you can wire a pair of old Bluetooth headphones to the board and play via Bluetooth
I can't find the L and R channels for my 96 Acura TL. :/
Sorry to hear that. Keep trying the datasheet of the chip
wouldn't soldering to the CD player give better sound quality?
Probably the same since they're both analog inputs.
is it mandatory to replace those two lights from lcd with the resistor?
no that was definitely optional, just for a brighter display
Would this still work the same if my car has the touch screen nav?
+0fVolfAndMan No since you don't have a cassette deck. Your best bet tap the lines coming from the CD changer.
Actually mine does have a cassette player
How come you didn't solder red to red?
+J M they don't have to match
It is not easy to find an extension cable with normal wires in it. All I have found have tiny lacquered strands that are hopeless for soldering.
+sdparksMS3 Yea these are fine and not easy to solder. Sometimes its better to solder extensions
Will this also work for a 2000 Lexus rx300? Thank you!
If it has a cassette deck, yes.
But if you have a separate CD changer then that's an easier hack and no need to fumble with a blank cassette deck.
can you do one for the es330 with navigation please.
+Gabriel Espinoza I don't have an ES with navigation. I assume you can solder to the CD player wires and play a blank CD. Or just buy the iPod / Bluetooth adapter that goes into the plug at the back.
@@speedkar99 please buy an ES330 so you can make this man's video. Make sure it has factory navigation.
Hi, I added the aux plug on my dads car. Worked awesome, thank you very much. He also has radio bulbs out, where did you get the leds you replaced? I cant find anything that looked lie those online. Thank you!!
Those are just 5050 SMD #74 bulbs that we took the the LED out of and soldered it to the radio. Most 12V LED's will work.
And how many ohms resistor?
what if your radio keeps ejecting the tape, what then?