Not a good day for me. Two questions....

Sorry for the long post but today was not my day. Pulled my head unit to install my axxess unit for my steering wheel controls only to find the Toyota specific harness won't work due to the JBL system. That means if I want to use it I have to go through the nut roll of figuring out which wires it has to tap into. I also found out whoever wired the radio did a horrible job. It's a rats nest of wires and bad connections. I took it to the local audio shop to get an estimate to clean the wiring up and get my steering wheel controls back. The quoted me $175 with a different adapter for the controls. The guy told me they had seen a lot of problems with the axxess units losing their program, which brings me to my first question. Has anybody had issues like that or is he just trying to sell me something that I don't really need?
Next I pulled my passenger door panel because the window was crooked and found out the piece that holds the front of the window broke. Called the dealership and they told me I have to buy a whole new window which is $189 plus $90 in labor. All for a little plastic piece. I saw in a highlander forum that somebody found a piece for a gm that he made work for his highlander. This brings me to my second question. Has anybody else had this problem and where they able to fix it without buying new glass? Also, if I do have to buy new glass, how hard would it be to install it myself instead of paying the $90?

 

If you have glass coverage on your vehicle they will buy you a new window.

There is a specific adapter for the JBL system to use the steering wheel controls with an aftermarket head unit. You just bought the wrong one I'm assuming?

 

I'll have to look into the glass coverage. As for the adapter, I guess I did.

 

For the plastic piece find someone with a 3d printer and see if they can make you one. It is amazing what can be built with them. Even hands for people born without them.

 

That would require one to get the measurements off of to make a new one as well as finding somebody in or around bfe Missouri with a 3D printer, but I'm definately going to look into it.

 

Junkyard or online salvage??

 

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I do not know what the plastic piece you are looking for looks like, but could you not find it at a salvage yard or maybe even the whole assembly if your ins does not cover it. Just a thought.

 

We don't have a junk yard anywhere around here that has a Tacoma in it and the plastic piece can't be bought separate from the glass. As for insurance, my deductible is $1000, so they aren't any help. It's looking like I'm going to have to spend the $270

 

Go to car parts.com online salvage yards from across the country you will be able to find the part you need.

 

Yep. Online salvage was what I was thinking.

Might try this TW member as well. May have to call direct as listed in his first post. Hopefully, shipping does not kill the cost, otherwise may as well be cheaper buying new.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ack-2005-2009-large-partout-oem-parts.376787/

 

I sent him a text. He won't pull a window. Only a full door. He's going to price it Monday.

 

I haven't seen an axxess unit *itself* lose its programming, but some head units lose their programming occasionally when the axxess doesn't boot up fast enough to be available when expected. Specifically, I can say that a Parrot Asteroid Smart has fits with axxess SWI. A kenwood seems to handle it ok, but kenwood is also a piece of junk.

FYI: axxess has an Android application, so if you install one of those, make sure you keep a USB wire plugged into it and accessible (glove box), you can plug it into your phone to adjust it, which is very convenient.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ckt_works.axxessapplication