I know from personal experience that searching for information with regard to replacing the stock (Eclipse w/tomtom) stereo in an Urban Runner, that there is a very small wealth of knowledge available.

With that said, here is some extremely helpful information that will make life easy for you should you take on the task. I assume no responsibility for your actions though, and having a thorough knowledge of replacing the stereo is encouraged.

1. The trim ring that people are looking for as a possible solution for poor fitting aftermarket kits is:PZ365-35702.

I wasn't able to reuse this part with the installing of a Kenwood DNX-8120. I don't imagine that it would be a viable solution for any install. It simply doesn't fit.

I also purchased the trim ring for a JBL edition 4Runner. This too, will not work with the Urban Runner.

I ended up using the kit that has the two separate pieces that bolt onto the side of the new deck. They fit really well, and I will not look for an alternative...

2. There is no harness available for the Urban Runner, and it is not a standard Toyota harness inside the Urban Runner.

There is a jumper harness from the main vehicle harness to the Eclipse deck that comes with the Urban Runner. That harness will need to be cut and reused with the new harness from your new aftermarket stereo. It's in accordance with the same wiring color codes, so it's pretty straight forward.

3. The steering wheel controls were a little difficult to figure out. When you disconnect the stock unit, you will lose illumination on the steering wheel controls.

I installed a SWI-JACK to retain use of the steering wheel controls. The wires were a different color than a typical Toyota. Here is what I finally got to work.

a. The wire that needs to be grounded out (Pin 6 in a regular Toyota) is the light brown w/black stripe wire. Once this is grounded out, you will regain illumination on the steering wheel controls.

b. The wire that is wired directly to the white wire on the PAC SWI-JACK is the red w/yellow stripe. This is the wire that sends the signaling from the Vol up/down and Track up/down buttons on the steering wheel. This is the Pin 7 wire in a regular Toyota.

c. The wire that requires the use of the provided 150ohm resistor is the Blue w/yellow stripe. This wire is also connected to the white wire from the PAC SWI-JACK. So you will end up with two wires connected to the white wire from the SWI-JACK, one directly, and one with a resistor inline. This sends the signal from the mode button, and would normally be Pin 8.

Once you have all your connections made, follow the included instructions with great detail. It's awesome retaining the steering wheel controls....


For now, that's about all I can think of. Feel free to hit me up with questions. Special thanks to SDay River....