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Richard Garrison Posted on Mar 22, 2009
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How to remove radio faceplate on 2003 Toyota Camry?

I need to clean the laser lens on the original equipment CD player in my 2003 Camry, but I don't know how to get the faceplate off so I can get to the CD unit. How do I remove the faceplate?

The CD player accepts and ejects CDs just fine, but it cannot "see" the CD tracks and it can't play CDs at all. It was skipping a lot before this happened.

The CD/Radio/Cassette unit is Type 1 in the owner's manual.

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  • Richard Garrison Mar 22, 2009

    Thanks for the suggestion, but I already tried using a laser lens cleaning disk. The cleaning disk loaded just fine, but nothing happened for maybe 30 - 45 seconds, and then the disk ejected on its own.

    I still think I need to get the faceplate off.


  • commonman Apr 10, 2009

    I have the similar problem......on Toyota Camry 2003. A few days back it started to play after 2 months of not working and then I saw a small piece of paper coming out. I want to check if there are other small bits too that might be causing the issue again....



    My kids are too small to talk or remember if they did it.. :)



    Cleaning lense with CD/DVD cleaner does not work.....

  • Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

    Changed my x type radio for after market Sony played lovely realised I left a cd in removed one so reconnected it now none of me radios have power

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U don't have to remove anything, just get a laser lens cleaning disk from any store that carries music CD's Walmart has them for about $6

  • Marvin
    Marvin Mar 22, 2009

    suit yourself, what do I know just been doing this 30 years. Good luck

  • Gordoniyke
    Gordoniyke Jan 14, 2014

    My stereo plays but does not Produce sound, same with the radio, you can see the channels been displayed but no sound.

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