No Sound After Speaker Upgrade: Suspecting Short From Dash Pillar Speaker Installation

R D · 2026-01-20T21:28:06+00:00

I am clearly showing my age with this one.....and it might seem to be a frivolous thing, but I genuinely want to know if I'm the only one out there that hates having the cargo in their bed sliding all over place and banging into the sidewalls and tailgate. The old school rubber bed mats, in my opinion, should have come with the floor mats for the Tacoma. An absolute must have have given the "slick" composite material that makes up the bed of the Tacoma. I got this one from TrailFx as its a bit thicker than the OEM Toyota version and less expensive. Does anyone else care about this like I do?

TrdMarkey

Member

Aug 6, 2025

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I must have a short in my one-dash pillar speaker when replacing the factory premium JBL speakers because I recently lost all sound inside my truck the other day. Music, tones, everything.

I don't know if it's safe to cut the factory harness off and direct wire to the new dash speaker. I guess what I'd do is retrace my steps. If I could, I'd probably figure out what I did wrong and check all my fuses.

Also, someone advised that I need to disconnect the battery before doing any electrical work next time, which I completely forgot about.

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