Double din radio install cost

Do any of you guys know about how much a shop charges to install a touch screen double din in a second gen? I know it varies ship to shop, but I’m just looking for a ballpark. Also I’m talking not including the cost of the head unit itself.

 

Boy, I’d strongly advise thinking about DIY from Crutchfield over paying a shop.

If all you’re looking for is the head unit and not speakers, subwoofer, camera, etc., it’s pretty straightforward and Crutchfield is one of the best companies you’ll ever do business with. Their instructions and installation kits make projects easier than you’d imagine. (Even if you’re doing all the other stuff, they’re still a great option.)

 

X2 on do it yourself with crutchfield, YouTube, and a couple hours.

I would have to guess ~$100 just for them doing the work

 

Free.99 to install yourself. Crutchfield sells plug and play kits. Seriously so easy to do yourself and very hard to mess up. Tons of YouTube videos on how to do it. I know my buddy paid like $250 for a stereo install at a Cartoys.

 

Agree with Crutchfield suggestions. They sell the whole kits, adapters, and can even pre-splice the wires for you. It's truly plug and play. You can even talk with an install tech for any issues you may encounter.

 

Thanks for the suggestions y’all. I was looking at crutchfield for 2 days before this, and was almost dead set on installing it myself. Then I remembered that me and my cousin put just a single din in his boat, and that was stupid complicated because we had to rip up carpet and take the whole dash off to install. I didn’t know this was any easier, but it very glad it is. I’m going for a touchscreen double din, 2 high output tweeters, and 2 6 3/4 inch alpine speakers for the door.

 

A lot of good advise.
I did mine dash comes apart easy.
Double din also the speakers front door and ac doors.
Bought the pigtail so no cutting factory stuff.
Had to modify door panels to do the front doors.
At the time I did mine taco tunes was the one. Front doors needed adapter for speakers.
Had to mod the front door panels to fit.
I didn’t haven’t any problems with them. Taco tunes was in when I did it I got the door spacers. Stock are sad.
They have some good vids.
You’ll be glad you did it yourself.
If you can crimp butt connectors or have a heat gun get some low temp solder in heat shrink butt connectors.

 

Tacoma vs. boat, there's really no comparison. There's plenty of you tube videos on this that will give you an idea of how much easier the process is on the tacoma. Most panels simply pry off to access the radio and speakers and the rest is plug and play. There are a few screws or bolts you may encounter but really an easy process. Even easier if you don't have to deal with steering wheel controls or jbl amp but I would recommend getting a radio that's compatible with the existing OEM options.

 

Recently a friend of mine asked me to install his stereo for him. I showed up at his house and started looking over the equipment... stereo, navigation unit, sirius/xm, rear camera, front camera, with a maestro data link and I told him "this is going to be a little more than the $40 I told you for the install" (lol). I called a local shop and they quoted me $340 for the same install.

 

Crutchfield has everything you need. Should be close to plug and play. Heat unit is relatively straight forward.

 

Do Crutchfield! If you take it to a shop, don't be surprised if your OEM wiring gets cut, leading to problems down the road. Crutchfield gives you a harness that will plug into the factory wiring harness, so you don't touch the factory wiring. You just wire the harness to the adapter plug before you start, then follow the Crutchfield instructions on how to remove the dash parts to install your new radio.

Haven't done one in a while, but Crutchfield clearly walks you through the procedure, pointing out everything you need to do, down to every screw that needs to be removed (and later reinstalled). They have techs on call if you have any questions.

Never, ever take a vehicle to a stereo shop to have a radio installed. You're just asking for trouble.

 

Don’t forget to buy the wiring harness (truck specific adapts the radio wires of the radio so you can plug it into the stereo plug of the vehicle. If your next question is wether it’s worth it to get it prewired (Crutchfield offers this). No way! Couple of beers and a night twisting some wires together.

 

I always do that the night before I start the stereo install. It's nice and relaxing way to spend an hour...

 

The $24 that crutchfield charged me to prewire is worth it versus trying to wire it myself under the influence of a few tall ones. Wire colors all look alike after a few rounds.

 

THIS!!!

 

I just did the head unit in my Tacoma - I think this was the easiest stereo I've ever removed in a car. Seems like every stereo I've had to do before required removing way more stuff but in the tacoma it was snap.

 

Call Best Buy for a good baseline. Their work is very hit or miss depending on the location but it's a good reference point.

 

On a scale of 1-10, a tacoma install is a 2 (only because you might have to open a 2nd beer)
1. If you are uncomfortable wiring a factory harness adapter to your stereo harness, pay Crutchfield 24 bucks to do it for you. or
2. Buy a unit that comes with a canbus harness already built for plug and play.