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From: Rush Wickes on 1 Feb 2010 09:50
I recently replaced my factory installed 2002 Highlander radio with an
aftermarket one from Crutchfield. The installation of radio and it's
cradle went exactly to plan. I let some professional installers take
care of the door speakers, they did a good job as well.

I noticed that the center dash panel, which surrounds the heating
controls and radio unit, is no longer flush with the surrounding dash.
One side or both sides (left and/or right) protrudes about 1/2 inch from
adjacent surfaces. I don't think I did anything in error while removing
it.

All eight clips (four up top around the hazard and passenger seat belt
lights, two below the center vents on the sides and two at the bottom
below the radio) that attach the back of the panel into their retaining
slots on the dash are intact.

How can I get this panel securely back in place so the clips hold? The
new radio install does not appear to be out of alignment or causing any
protrusion and I know I'm aligning the clips up with their respective
slots.

Thanks!
From: Hachiroku on 1 Feb 2010 09:57
On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:50:58 +0000, Rush Wickes wrote:

> I recently replaced my factory installed 2002 Highlander radio with an
> aftermarket one from Crutchfield. The installation of radio and it's
> cradle went exactly to plan. I let some professional installers take
> care of the door speakers, they did a good job as well.
>
> I noticed that the center dash panel, which surrounds the heating
> controls and radio unit, is no longer flush with the surrounding dash.
> One side or both sides (left and/or right) protrudes about 1/2 inch from
> adjacent surfaces. I don't think I did anything in error while removing
> it.
>
> All eight clips (four up top around the hazard and passenger seat belt
> lights, two below the center vents on the sides and two at the bottom
> below the radio) that attach the back of the panel into their retaining
> slots on the dash are intact.
>
> How can I get this panel securely back in place so the clips hold? The
> new radio install does not appear to be out of alignment or causing any
> protrusion and I know I'm aligning the clips up with their respective
> slots.
>
> Thanks!

Might not have used enough force reseating?

Check to make sure the radio is not holding the thing up, and give it a
good push. Smack it wit the palm of your hand if necessary, but make sure
the clips are lined up. I broke one off my Scion. but it was close enough
to another to have no effect.

From: Rush Wickes on 1 Feb 2010 13:44
Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>
>
> Might not have used enough force reseating?
>
> Check to make sure the radio is not holding the thing up, and give it
> a
> good push. Smack it wit the palm of your hand if necessary, but make
> sure
> the clips are lined up. I broke one off my Scion. but it was close
> enough
> to another to have no effect.

Thanks!

It occurred to me that the L shaped bracket arms that hold the radio in
place might be the problem. The bases of them are not screwed into the
new radio harness and as such as skewed wide about 15 degrees to their
outside.

I'm wondering whether perhaps this is keeping the lip of the backside of
the dash panel from seating properly, thus pushing the entire panel
outwards after I clip it. I think they may very well have been flush
when I removed the original radio. I recall removing more screws than
what I subsequently returned.

Referring to parts D and E on page 1 of this installation document of a
harness made by another manufacturer.

http://www.installer.com/pdf/99-8206.pdf
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 1 Feb 2010 13:12
On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:44:25 +0000, Rush Wickes wrote:

> Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Might not have used enough force reseating?
>>
>> Check to make sure the radio is not holding the thing up, and give it a
>> good push. Smack it wit the palm of your hand if necessary, but make
>> sure
>> the clips are lined up. I broke one off my Scion. but it was close
>> enough
>> to another to have no effect.
>
> Thanks!
>
> It occurred to me that the L shaped bracket arms that hold the radio in
> place might be the problem. The bases of them are not screwed into the
> new radio harness and as such as skewed wide about 15 degrees to their
> outside.
>
> I'm wondering whether perhaps this is keeping the lip of the backside of
> the dash panel from seating properly, thus pushing the entire panel
> outwards after I clip it. I think they may very well have been flush when
> I removed the original radio. I recall removing more screws than what I
> subsequently returned.
>
> Referring to parts D and E on page 1 of this installation document of a
> harness made by another manufacturer.
>
> http://www.installer.com/pdf/99-8206.pdf

I'd have a look at the trim around the DIN mounting hole and see if it's
interfereing.

After having two radios stolen from a Corolla in the 90's, I try to use
the original factory braket and bolt the new radio to that so they can't
just grab the radio and pull.

And find the razor blades soldered under the bottom of the radio... :p



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