Question: Where can I find a 1997 Toyota 4Runner stereo wiring diagram? What are the 1997 Toyota 4Runner radio wiring harness colors?
If you’re looking to change the radio in your 1997 Toyota 4Runner or troubleshoot why your car radio stopped working, we’re here to help!
Our comprehensive 1997 Toyota 4Runner stereo wiring diagram shows you all the stereo wire harness colors, car speaker wiring colors and car speaker sizes. Use our 1997 Toyota 4Runner stereo wiring guide to help you with your car radio and installation needs.
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1997 Toyota 4Runner Stereo Wiring Diagram
This 1997 Toyota 4Runner stereo wiring chart shows you all the 1997 Toyota 4Runner stereo wire colors and their functions. Utilize this guide to help you with a car radio install or help with a car radio troubleshoot. If you don’t see the car radio wiring information you’re looking for, please feel free to ask your question at the bottom of this page.
| Application | Radio Wire Color |
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| Car Radio Battery Wire (Constant Power 12v+) | Blue/Yellow |
| Car Radio Accessory Wire (Switched Power 12v+) | Gray |
| Car Radio Ground Wire | Black |
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| Car Radio Illumination Wire | Violet |
| Car Stereo Dimmer Wire | Black/White |
| Car Radio Antenna Trigger Wire | N/A |
| Car Radio Amp Turn-On Trigger Wire | N/A |
| Car Radio Amp Mute Wire | N/A |
| Car Radio Amplifier Location | N/A |
| Use an Amp Integration Harness to Connect Your Factory Amplifier to an aftermarket radio. |
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1997 Toyota 4Runner Speaker Wiring Guide
This 1997 Toyota 4Runner speaker wiring chart shows you every speaker wire color and the speaker wire location. Use this 1997 Toyota 4Runner speaker wiring guide to help you with a speaker replacement or speaker upgrade. If the car speaker wiring information you’re searching for is not listed, please don’t hesitate to ask for it at the bottom of this page.
| Application | Speaker Wire Color |
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| Front Center Speaker Positive Wire (+) | N/A |
| Front Center Speaker Negative Wire (-) | N/A |
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| Front Left Tweeter Positive Wire (+) | N/A |
| Front Left Tweeter Negative Wire (-) | N/A |
| Front Right Tweeter Positive Wire (+) | N/A |
| Front Right Tweeter Negative Wire (-) | N/A |
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| Front Left Speaker Positive Wire (+) | Pink |
| Front Left Speaker Negative Wire (-) | Purple |
| Front Right Speaker Positive Wire (+) | Green |
| Front Right Speaker Negative Wire (-) | Blue |
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| Rear Left Tweeter Positive Wire (+) | N/A |
| Rear Left Tweeter Negative Wire (-) | N/A |
| Rear Right Tweeter Positive Wire (+) | N/A |
| Rear Right Tweeter Negative Wire (-) | N/A |
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| Rear Left Speaker Positive Wire (+) | Black |
| Rear Left Speaker Negative Wire (-) | Yellow |
| Rear Right Speaker Positive Wire (+) | Red |
| Rear Right Speaker Negative Wire (-) | White |
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| Subwoofer Positive Wire (+) | N/A |
| Subwoofer Negative Wire (-) | N/A |
1997 Toyota 4Runner Speaker Sizes and Location
This 1997 Toyota 4Runner speaker size chart shows your speaker measurements and speaker locations. Use this chart to see what speaker fits in your 1997 Toyota 4Runner.
| Application | Speaker Size and Location |
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| Front Center Speaker Size | N/A |
| Front Center Speaker Depth | N/A |
| Front Center Speaker Location | N/A |
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| Front Tweeter Size | N/A |
| Front Tweeter Depth | N/A |
| Front Tweeter Location | N/A |
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| Front Speaker Size | 6.5″ Speakers |
| Front Speaker Depth | 2.5″ Depth |
| Front Speaker Location | Front Doors |
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| Rear Tweeter Size | N/A |
| Rear Tweeter Depth | N/A |
| Rear Tweeter Location | N/A |
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| Rear Speaker Size | 5.25″ Speakers |
| Rear Speaker Depth | 2.5″ Depth |
| Rear Speaker Location | Rear Doors |
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| Car Subwoofer Speaker Size | N/A |
| Car Subwoofer Speaker Depth | N/A |
| Car Subwoofer Speaker Location | N/A |
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7 thoughts on “1997 Toyota 4Runner Stereo Wire Harness Guide”
BunSmoke, first double check ALL your fuses and make sure ALL your fuses are good. You can do this by pulling each fuse and making sure it is not blown. If all of your fuses are good, your factory amplifier is faulty. We suggest you take your car to an experienced audio installer and have them troubleshoot your problem. Hope this helps. Good luck with your 1997 Toyota 4Runner audio output troubleshooting.
I have 97 4Runner with front door and front pillar tweeters. I had a loose screw from mirror that was magentically stuck to the driver’s tweeter, causing popping noise from stereo. Then, smoke came from under the dash, car turned off before fire started. Now I fixed the mirror and screw problem, speaker wires in door look fine, fuses are fine, but all front speakers do not work. the stereo sounds fine through the rear speakers, car runs fine. Have I burned up an amp hidden under the dash? Burned up an in-line fuse? there was a-lot of smoke. Thanks, Frank
I have a ’97 4runner. The rear speakers have little to no volume. The front speakers are fine. I bought new speakers because I thought that might solve the problem. No joy. Any thoughts? When I removed the deck (factory) from the dash I noticed a crackling coming from the rear left speaker.
My ’97 4Runner radio has 1″ tweeters in the A pillar, 6 1/2″ front door and 5 1/4 rear door speakers. My issue is that you can hear the front door speakers fine, even from the back seat. But the rear speakers offer very limited volume. Is this by design or defect?
with the metra wiring harness for the 1997 4runner and the pioneer wiring harness there is a dimmer ground wire and a dimmer wire and i was trying to figure out wether or not to connect them and i needed some input
Gary, technically you could connect your amplifier turn on wire to the radio switched 12v+ wire (gray). That way your amplifier is on whenever the car is on and off whenever your car is off. Just make sure to run an in-line fuse holder with a 1-amp fuse on the amplifier turn on wire. Hope this helps. Good Luck.
If i have a stock radio, and a aftermarket amplifier and subwoofers, how do i connect my remote (blue) wire, so that my amp will only power when the ignition is turned?