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So today I thought I'd take a gander at trying to find the two CAN related junction box connectors in the car (H145 and H145), they were located with relative ease at the bottom of the driver sides dash (close to the OBD port). You can see what I was looking for highlighted in the red circles below and photos.
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The *22 labeled on all the wires going to the H61 (HUD connector) I thought was to signify that these wires will only be populated if the car is fitted with the HUD from factory.
However when I checked the back of H145 (white connector) and H146 (blue connector) all the wires related to the HUD were already there.. really wasn't expecting that.
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I swear during my initial research (over a year ago) there were two different part numbers for the internal dash loom; one for circuit pack and a different one for convenience pack specced cars, so naturally with Toyota being Toyota I assumed that the HUD wiring wouldn't be included in the loom for the circuit pack cars.
However perhaps this is something Toyota changed at somepoint as according to the wiring diagrams on TechDoc there have been 7 line-off runs to date, which if I understand correctly means 7 production runs with some improvements in process/parts with each run. According to TechDoc my vehicle has a production date of 20/05/21 meaning AFAIK it was built as part of the 5th line-off, so perhaps in earlier vehicles the HUD wires are not populated.
The line-off dates from EWD via TechDoc are below:
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After wondering where those populated wires must go.. I poked my head under the dash I noticed a familiar looking white connector dangling in a big open space under the dash.. just waiting to be connected...
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So yeah AFAIK the connector is already there and ready to go, no faffing with wiring (at least in my revision of the car) needed.
Next step is to order all the parts from dealer, and tomorrow evening I may try probing the junction boxes for the CAN lines and bodge together a makeshift harness to try firing up the HUD. The existing connector in the car is buried quite deep and I don't want to take off the trim bits until the new dash and bracket has arrived from the dealer which I've been told will take over a month.