Corolla Headunit Problem

[estamatis]

Hello.

Please forgive my English.

I have a Corolla 2004 Sedan (4D) 1.4 lt. (Buy at Nov 2004)

I have the following problem

The headunit with the cd-player on my rolla is loose and it sticks out from the rest of the cars panel.

The Toyota Official Service Dealer have already replaced all the top cover of the panel. The problem with the headunti was repaired for about two weeks but with the heat of the Summer the headunit was again un-fitted.

I will go again to the Toyota Service and ask them to repair the problem but it seems that the people to Toyota know less from abot how to repair it.

I thinking on repairing the problem myself.

Any one that had the same problem and have it fixed.

Please tell me the parts that were replaced so i will ask my Toyota Dealer to replace them to my too.

Thank you

[man-bing]

This is a design fault that Toyota knows about

It's something that the E12's suffer with.

There's not much you can do with it, apart from keep pushing it back in.

It's something i keep having to do to myself in my car, which can be a bit annoying :ffs:

[estamatis]

This is a design fault that Toyota knows about 

It's something that the E12's suffer with.

There's not much you can do with it, apart from keep pushing it back in.

It's something i keep having to do to myself in my car, which can be a bit annoying  :ffs:

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I have seen an istruction by Toyota on how to repair the gap between the headunit and the upper cover of the panel.

The radio-cd player base have 4 metal ears that are over it. The angle of the metal ears relatively to the base is 90 degrees. If this angle is changed to 75 degrees the front of the cd-player unit will be a bit higher and the gap will be smaler (unfortunatelly a small gap will be created on the botton of the cd-player).

Plus on the above i am thinking on replacing the clips that are holding the headunit to the panel. (Yellow clips on the top of the headunit vents cover)

Where i can find the base and cover you have put in your car to change the standard cd-player with a sony ?

Thanks

[man-bing]

If your talking about the facial adaptor that i've got my Alpine in, then i got it from USA.

Linky

[toyota rally]

the top of mine was coming out, when i told toyota they said they knew about it and that there are now heavy duty clips for it, they fitted them to mine and i have'nt had a problem since.

[estamatis]

the top of mine was coming out, when i told toyota they said they knew about it and that there are now heavy duty clips for it, they fitted them to mine and i have'nt had a problem since.

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Thanks...

I will ask the toyota dealer to put this clips to mine too......

[T128]

i like to know more about these magical heavy duty clips ,i like to know

where do they go ?

i am just taking a guess could it be the yellow plastic clips for both side of the air vent

what do you think man-bing?

[man-bing]

Yeah i'm the same T128, would like to know more about these clips

It's something that needed to be replaced on my facial, but as i've got my own H/U in there, they won't replace it, but i'm hoping i can buy it separately

[T128]

we all live in hope with the e12 corolla.

estamatis you know whats behind the unit already maybe you can tell us once toyota fixed your gap what exactly did they change,both myself and man-bing and few other's doesn't have mr toyota warrenty on this part of our car,but what we do have is decend sound and the option to add more toys in our car :D :D :D

[man-bing]

Ah yes, more toys...

Already planning for more in my car... in-dash DVD, sunvisor mounted monitors, headrest mounted monitors and anything else that will look good in my car

[T128]

h yes, more toys...  Already planning for more in my car... in-dash DVD, sunvisor mounted monitors, headrest mounted monitors and anything else that will look good in my car laugh.gif

yep thats the way forward

i find is hard fitting it on the headrest i just dont know where to run the wire's without showing on the corolla seats so i didn't bother, i do have rear output from my monitor which is not in use at the moment .