Modern cars are more and more furnished with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we unfortunately also undergo the down sides. Most of us are uncomfortable with anything electrical on our Toyota Hilux, let alone going near the fuses on it. On this page, we will try to help you to fix your fuse complications and especially to find the car radio fuse on your Toyota Hilux. To do this, first, we will find out in which situations it may be important to replace the car radio fuse of your Toyota Hilux, then where is the car radio fuse of your Toyota Hilux .
Why replace the car radio fuse on Toyota Hilux?
So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your Toyota Hilux by the benefit of changing it. You may feel like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is important to know that a fuse acts as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your Toyota Hilux . It will be a resistor, of a filament, more or less thick, which will let complete a certain tension and which will break if the tension is too strong. Hence the fact that they are transparent, you can check them and validate that the filament is still intact. Generally speaking, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Toyota Hilux when it will no longer work for no apparent reason . If your battery is working properly, it may be the fuse that is producing your problem.
Where is the head unit fuse on Toyota Hilux?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Toyota Hilux . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. Nevertheless, based on the sort of car radio you have it can be in two different places. It is quite often connected to the 12-volt sockets on your centre console. We will find out the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your Toyota Hilux can be determined.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Toyota Hilux
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If you still have the original head unit on your Toyota Hilux, your fuse should be in the interior fuse box of your car . It should be behind a plastic cover near your driver’s seat. Please consult your car manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to stick to for the rest of the process:
- Go through the manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Toyota Hilux , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Remove the car radio fuse cautiously and check its status.
- If it is faulty, replace it with a new fuse , otherwise take your car to your technician so that he can have a closer look at the trigger of your problem.
- After you replace the car radio fuse, reassemble and test your car radio.
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Fuse replacement on a head unit of a different make on Toyota Hilux
Finally, we’ll find out the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Toyota Hilux in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to stick to to access this fuse:
- Remove the car radio from your Toyota Hilux , in most cases you’ll have to use a punch to unlock the brackets on all four corners of the radio.
- Behind the car radio of your Toyota Hilux, you should see on the power supply wires a single black fuse box, open it, it is in it that you will locate the fuse of the car radio of your Toyota Hilux
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your Toyota Hilux
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You now know how to locate your car radio fuse , if you are looking for other fuses like the starter fuse on Toyota Hilux, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to consult our content articles dedicated to these fuses.
To find more tips on the Toyota Hilux, take a look at the Toyota Hilux category.
