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Revision 11/26/13

2012-
Toyota
Camry
IMPORTANT
Before starting, compare items on your invoice with items received.
Carefully check through packaging material. If any item is missing,

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please call Crutchfield Technical Support at 1-800-955-9094.
Although reasonable attempts are made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this MasterSheet, it is presented without
warranties or guarantees of any type due to the constantly changing nature of this type of information and running changes in vehicle

Inside... production. Any person or entity using this information does so at his or its own risk. If you find our instructions are different from your
vehicle, or if you have questions, do not continue with your installation. Contact our toll-free technical support for assistance.

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2 Factory Radio Removal  

3 OEM Integration

4 Receiver Installation 
5 Corner Dash Speakers  
6-7 Front Door Speakers    
8-9 Rear Deck Speakers    
10 Wire Splicing Guide 
Phillips Small Flat Blade 10mm 12mm Panel Tool Drill & 1/8” Bit Wire Strippers
Screwdriver Screwdriver & Crimp Caps
Socket, Ratchet
& Extension

Tools Required

Note: At this time, no aftermarket antenna is available from Crutchfield.

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Factory Radio Removal

1. Before proceeding, eject disc(s) from factory
unit if present.
FIGURE 1

2. Set parking brake and disconnect negative

battery cable to prevent any electrical short.

3. Pull both receiver side panels toward rear of

Side Panels
vehicle to release five (5) clips on each panel (1 of 2 shown)
and remove side panels (Figure 1). (1 of 2 screws shown)
FIGURE 2
4. Remove two (2) 10mm bolts exposed by
removal of side panels (Figure 2).

5. Pry out center vent panel to release eight (8) FIGURE 4

clips and remove panel (Figure 3).

6. Remove two (2) 10mm bolts exposed by

removal of vent panel (Figure 4).

7. Pry up clock housing to release clips. Place

a cloth on top of dash to protect finish and
Center Vent Panel
set housing on top of cloth (Figure 5). FIGURE 3
8. Pull receiver/climate control assembly
toward rear of vehicle to release eight (8)
clips. Disconnect wiring harnesses and
remove assembly (Figure 6).
FIGURE 5 FIGURE 6

Clock Housing
Receiver/Climate
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OEM Integration
This page addresses integrating aftermarket accessories such as
CD Changers, Auxiliary Input Adaptors, iPod Adaptors, etc., with a
R

factory radio system.

1. Remove factory radio following instructions on the previous page.

2. Follow instructions supplied with the accessory device.

3. Connect optional adaptor to inputs as shown.

4. Test operation of the adaptor and reassemble dash by reversing removal steps.

Input

Rear View Factory Radio

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• Inspect factory receiver harness connector in vehicle.

Receiver Installation Ensure that the wiring adaptor received from Crutchfield
plugs into the vehicle’s connector. If the connector is
missing or incorrect, please call our Technical
Support Department at 1-800-955-9094.
A Standard DIN unit is shown. A Double-DIN
receiver may also be installed following these
same steps.

1. Secure receiver to mounting bracket

following instructions supplied with the
installation kit.

2. Make wiring connections following

instructions supplied with the receiver wiring
adaptor received from Crutchfield.

3. Hold receiver assembly near dash. Connect

receiver wiring adaptor to vehicle harness
and plug antenna lead into rear of receiver. Receiver Assembly

4. Slide assembly into dash and secure with

screws previously removed.

5. Test operation and reassemble dash by

reversing removal steps.

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Corner Dash Speakers • Instructions show factory size speakers or speakers
with adaptor brackets only. Cutting or fabrication (not
shown) will be required for other speaker sizes.

! IMPORTANT
No speaker wiring adaptor is available at this time from
Crutchfield for this speaker location. It will be necessary to FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2
splice wires in order to install an aftermarket speaker.

The dash speakers and the door woofers are wired together
at each dash speaker location. If dash speakers are
replaced, the input and output wires must be spliced
together in order for the woofers to operate.

1. Starting at rear edge, pry up speaker grille to Speaker Grille

release five (5) clips and pull toward rear of
vehicle to remove (Figures 1 & 2).

2. Remove two (2) 10mm screws securing

speaker to dash. Disconnect wiring harness
and remove speaker (Figure 3).

3. Make wiring connections following

instructions on page 10. Return to this page FIGURE 3
to complete installation.

4. Secure speaker to location with screws

previously removed.

5. Test speaker operation and reinstall speaker

grille.

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Front Door Speakers • Instructions show factory size speakers or speakers
with adaptor brackets only. Cutting or fabrication (not
shown) will be required for other speaker sizes.

! IMPORTANT
No speaker adaptor bracket is available at this time for this FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
location. A mounting bracket must be fabricated in order to “Sail” Panel
install an aftermarket speaker.
Power Options
It is possible that the replacement speakers do not have
screws supplied. It may be necessary to acquire mounting Switch Panel
hardware.

1. Pry out “sail” panel to release three (3) clips and

remove panel (Figure 1).

2. Pry out screw cover behind door release handle

and remove one (1) exposed phillips screw Screw Cover
(Figure 2). FIGURE 1

3. Pry up power options switch panel to release six

(6) clips. Disconnect wiring harnesses and
remove panel (Figure 3). FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5
4. Remove one (1) phillips screw exposed by
removal of power options switch panel (Figure 4).

5. Pry up armrest cover to release eleven (11) clips

and remove cover (Figure 5). Armrest Cover

Continued on the next page.

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Front Door Speakers (continued)

6. Pry out sides and bottom of door panel to
release ten (10) clips. Disconnect wiring FIGURE 6
harness, door lock and release cables.
Remove panel (Figures 6 & 7).

7. Remove four (4) 10mm screws securing

speaker. Pull out speaker, disconnect and
remove (Figure 8).

8. Fabricate a speaker mounting bracket and

secure speaker to bracket.
Door Lock and Release Cables
9. Connect speaker wiring adaptor of replacement
speaker to vehicle speaker harness. Secure
FIGURE 7
speaker/bracket assembly to location.

10. Test speaker operation and reinstall door panel

by reversing removal steps.
FIGURE 8

! SAFETY CHECK
 Check that wires do not interfere with window operation.
 Test door lock and release operation.

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Rear Deck Speakers • Instructions show factory size speakers or speakers
with adaptor brackets only. Cutting or fabrication (not
shown) will be required for other speaker sizes.

! IMPORTANT
It is possible that the replacement speakers do not have
screws supplied. It may be necessary to acquire mounting FIGURE 2
hardware.
Seat Side Bolster
1. Pull up rear seat bottom cushion to release
two (2) clips and remove cushion (Figure 1).

2. Fold down both rear seat back cushions. Slot

3. Remove two (2) 12mm bolts securing bottom Rear Seat Bottom Cushion
leg of rear seat side bolster (Figure 2).
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 3
4. Lift bolster and work seat belt through slot
at top of bolster, then pull bolster toward
front of vehicle, but do not remove (Figure 3).
Note: DO NOT DISCONNECT AIRBAG
HARNESS. FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5
5. Pull rear door gasket away from body along
rear pillar (Figure 4).
Pillar Trimpanel
6. Starting at the top edge, pry out rear pillar
trimpanel to release five (5) clips and remove Door Gasket
trimpanel (Figure 5).

Continued on the next page.

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Rear Deck Speakers (continued)

7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the opposite
side of vehicle.
FIGURE 7
8. Carefully pry up front edge of rear deck Rear Deck Panel
panel to release three (3) clips (Figure 6).

9. Push brake light housing toward driver’s

side of vehicle to release. Disconnect wiring
harness and remove housing (Figure 7).
Brake Light Housing
10. Pull rear deck panel toward front of vehicle FIGURE 6
to remove (Figure 8).

11. Remove four (4) 10mm screws securing

speaker. Pull out speaker, disconnect and
remove (Figure 9).
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 8
12. Secure new speaker to adaptor bracket.

13. Place speaker/bracket assembly in location

and mark new mounting holes. Remove
assembly and drill holes with a 1/8” bit.

14. Connect speaker wiring adaptor of

replacement speaker to vehicle speaker
harness. Secure speaker/bracket assembly
to location.

15. Test speaker operation and reassemble rear

of vehicle by reversing disassembly steps.

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Always be careful when drilling in a vehicle. WEAR EYE
! SAFETY CHECK
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fuel lines and safety devices. Check drilling depth and manufacturer’s specifications.
location to avoid damage to vehicle appearance.  Check third rear brake light connection and test operation.
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Wire Splicing Guide
CRIMP METHOD
1. Cut factory wires behind
factory speaker harness.
3. Twist each positive pair of
wires together and insert
in crimp cap. Repeat
step for negative wires.
Factory Wire
New Speaker Wire
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These methods can be used to make wiring connections if no receiver or speaker wiring adaptor is available.
Factory harness is removed. Save New speaker wires are spliced into
harness if it is to be reconnected in
the future by this method.
SOLDER METHOD factory wires behind harness.
2. Strip end of each 1. Carefully strip out a 1/2” 2. Twist wires from new
wire back 1/2”. section on each factory speaker to stripped
speaker wire behind the sections of factory wires
factory speaker harness. as shown making sure
polarity is correct.
Factory Wires
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Negative Wires
Strip Out 1/2” New Wires
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Positive Wires
4. Squeeze middle of cap 3. Heat wires first with 4. Wrap wiring connections
for tight connection. soldering iron, then with electrical tape.
touch solder to
5. Connect new wires to wires for solid 5. Connect new wires to
speaker with spade connections. speaker with spade
First
connectors. connectors.
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