davidlaska wrote:
My Toyota cressida 86 is dead but the AM/FM stereo with build in
equalizer and tape player and 4 speakers is better than nothing in my
other car. I could not figure out a lot of the wires so tried looking
through my factory service manual and a separate electrical manual for
the cressida. The wiring diagram was very busy. Before I dive into
it, I need to know if these units are tied into the specific car so
much that it would be nearly impossible to move the unit and have it
just play tapes and radio? If possible, that would give me the extra
push needed to trace all those wire throughout the harness ( I have the
whole dash out presently for other things I am doing).


Go to an auto parts store and look at the diagram for an adaptor
specific to your car. They sell these for adapting aftermarket players
to generic equipment. It will have the wire code written (usually on
the packaging, but you might have to buy it, open up the instructions,
copy the diagram, repack and return).

jak