Aux Audio Input Repair For 2009 2013 Toyota Corolla 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Repair Guide

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Moderate

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7

Time Required

                          1 hour            

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• AUX Audio Input Repair for 2009-2013 Toyota Corolla
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Disassemble car to get to the AUX device               

• Don’t be afraid to use extra force to get these components to open.
• 1. There is two side of the component to remove for the first picture
• Before removing component in the third picture, there are two screws to be removed (one on each side).

Don’t be afraid to use extra force to get these components to open.

1. There is two side of the component to remove for the first picture

Before removing component in the third picture, there are two screws to be removed (one on each side).

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Step 2

              Disassembling continue....               

• Pull the component out in the first picture with force!
• Reach underneath the white component connected to wire and along there, push to remove it from the AUX component (black rectangle thing)
• Once the white component detached, simply push AUX component out (toward you).

Pull the component out in the first picture with force!

Reach underneath the white component connected to wire and along there, push to remove it from the AUX component (black rectangle thing)

Once the white component detached, simply push AUX component out (toward you).

Step 3

              Removing the plastic that mechanically keeps the AUX device stable               

• Apply pressure where the toothpick is pointing and remove the cap at the same time. (Can get tricky)
• Finally, like the third picture, remove the AUX circuit with force but try to be gentle also.

Apply pressure where the toothpick is pointing and remove the cap at the same time. (Can get tricky)

Finally, like the third picture, remove the AUX circuit with force but try to be gentle also.

Step 4

              Locate the 2 center pin               

• The center pin is located where the red circle is at on the picture

The center pin is located where the red circle is at on the picture

Step 5

              Solder               

• Hold the soldering gun in one hand and the solder in another. Lightly touch them together where the pin is shown in previous step.

Hold the soldering gun in one hand and the solder in another. Lightly touch them together where the pin is shown in previous step.

Step 6

              Result after soldering               

• Soldering does not have to be perfect as long as it connects the two pin we located in the previous picture.

Soldering does not have to be perfect as long as it connects the two pin we located in the previous picture.

Step 7

              Reassemble car back               

• Insert wisdom here.

Insert wisdom here.

Hopefully this guide will save you time if done correctly and will definitely save you money. Local Toyota shop will charge over $100 just for an inspection and that doesn’t include repairing the AUX input.

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Gary Stone - May 17, 2017

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nice descriptions you could also wrap aluminum foil around the two middle prongs if you do not own or know how to solder

mahmoudsayed48 - Mar 9, 2018

Hello Gary,

How would wrap aluminum foil around it? I mean how would you stick it to the pins so it doesn’t fall?

laith3 - Jul 9, 2017

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It worked on my 2009 Corolla, thanks!

Alex Dzwill - Jul 21, 2017

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You are the man! This is perfect, it defeats the automatic change source when the cable is removed thing. I think what was happening is that the contacts on the plug got old and dirty and the radio was seeing very short disconnections, like a millisecond and was thinking that the cable was removed and switching inputs. This mod makes the radio think that the cable is always plugged in so it stays on the aux input, it’s the way the radio should have been designed. The aux connection stays stable and it works perfectly, everyone should do this mod!

Keith Perkins - Feb 20, 2018

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Much appreciated! I was getting so frustrated with this issue, very glad you put this guide together. I had some trouble trying to remove the AUX circuit from it’s protective housing, but then realized you don’t need to. So I pulled it out just enough to solder the 2 pins then put it right back in.