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Is My Truck Pre-Wired For Antennas?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Goatbiker, Mar 13, 2018.

  1. Mar 13, 2018 at 10:27 PM
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    Goatbiker

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    I'm installing a Kenwood radio with GPS, and when I removed the original Entune unit (no GPS/XM), I find these wires taped to other cables tucked away into little foam pouches, looking like antenna leads just waiting to be used. My Tacoma is 2015, Basic, Access cab, no JBL. It has no external antennas other that the traditional AM/FM mast. I'm really curious to know what they are and where they go.
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  2. Mar 13, 2018 at 10:39 PM
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    05Taco4x4

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  3. Mar 14, 2018 at 12:09 AM
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    Where do they those wires terminate?
     
  4. Mar 14, 2018 at 1:34 AM
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    Yes.

    Wait, no.

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    Shit, I don't know.
     
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  5. Mar 14, 2018 at 3:24 AM
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    Do you have a shark fin antenna on the roof?

    If not, I say you don’t have XM or GPS antennas.
     
  6. Mar 14, 2018 at 9:33 AM
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    No Sharkfin, but wondering if I dropped the headliner, if I might find the ends of these at the back of the roof just waiting to be plugged into one.
     
  7. Apr 1, 2018 at 12:01 AM
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    After 3 years owning my 2015 basic Tacoma access cab, I upgraded my Entunes radio and front door speakers. After reading as much as I could find here so I would know what to expect, I Installed a Kenwood DNX994S (which gave me GPS and a front parking camera), and Kenwood 6X9 Low power door speakers. The radio install was fairly straight forward, with just a few plot twists. I used a iDatalink Maestro adapter harness for radios without separate amps, and it preserved all the steering wheel controls. However, because it is a standard 5 spd, I had to run the rear camera reverse sensing wire to the backup light wire. With an automatic, the adapter gets that data from the OBD2 connection. With all the new wires on the radio and the adapter harness, the front camera, microphone and GPS antenna wires, putting the unit back in was like stuffing 10 pounds of potatoes into a 5 pound sack. Installing the speakers, I also had worries that the screws into the adapter frame were not all that secure, so used 6-32 X 1' screws with nylock nuts. When I finished one side, I turned it on and the sound from the new speaker was as different as night from day. As I ran the fader left and right, I could hear instruments from the new speaker that I couldn't hear on the OEM side. This is not a power system. The head unit puts out 22 watts RMS (X4). The speakers are 3-way, 2-45 watt RMS, with 92 dB sensitivity, and 30-22,000 Hz frequency response. They deliver full sound at low volume. They were $59.99 per pair at Crutchfield, with Tacoma adapter rings and pigtails included. I pulled a rear door skin and discovered a nice speaker mounting hole, but no wiring. May or may not pursue that at a later date.
     
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  8. Dec 31, 2018 at 9:38 PM
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    I put this pic together while installing a new head unit
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