Pulling Radio D2

[Some Dude]

I'm at my wits end with this god damn vehicle right now. I have tried the hanging folder rail trick and various incarnations of a diy tool and I absolutely cannot get the radio out. It's been 3 hours of beating my head against a wall.

So what's next? Where to I even begin to disassemble the entire dash?

All this after having it buried up to the frame in mud until 3am this morning. I'm about ready to shoot it.

 

[Some Dude]

Took it to a stereo shop. They cant get it out either.

 

[adriatic04]

Take a hanger and cut the two "shoulder" sections off and use that to slide in the release holes. Have to use a little finesse but you can feel the clips, then keep pressure and pull out.

 

[helievacpilot]

Try this. http://www.crutchfield.com/g_820/Installation-Tools.html?showAll=Y&tp=990 or this: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=din+tool&_sacat=See-All-Categories. The DIN stereo removal tools are what you are looking for.
- Bill

 

[rico_vancouver]

Some Dude:

Don't kill yourself. Get yourself some radio removal keys - I used some Kenwood ones. Takes about 5 seconds to pull it out with these. See my new post at:

http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67359

Rich

 

[JohnB]

I hope you didn't spike the tabs up. That will ruin your day.

 

[jrose609]

Hey, Kevin

I have a complete set of specialized tools made for searching for contraband in vehicles. Has some very handy radio tools.

You are welcome to borrow.............

 

[Steve Rupp]

I cut up an old credit card and slid them into the slots. Grabbed from the tape deck and pulled it right out.

 

[leeawalden]

Hey, Kevin

I have a complete set of specialized tools made for searching for contraband in vehicles. Has some very handy radio tools.

You are welcome to borrow.............

so uhh, where do you commonly look on the discos? Just out of curiousity...



I did the hanging file folders...sounds like you aren't hitting the release pins just right. If you don't get them in there just right you will never be able to get the pins to release...

 

[JohnB]

Here you go. I'm Bored

 

[RoverInTheRockies]

I snagged 2 of my wifes metal nail file things like this...

http://www.cameoroze.com/101/too_kit_file.jpg

then pulled on the tape deck part...

 

[cts]

Used 2 sawzal blades!

 

[gmookher]

1-go to best buy,locate the car stereo install bays, tip a guy who is holding wire clippers $10
2-talk to the shop boys there, smile
3-insert keys fully till they click, insert fingers in cassette deck and pull, dont be weak here, okay?
4-have a great day, I pulled out my deck in under 30 seconds. maybe less.
5-it pays to use the right tool, http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120869...oval-Tools.html?search=din+radio+removal+tool

 

[rovercanus]

Slide hammer.

 

[LRflip]

Slide hammer.

:rofl:

 

[Denisk]

If its of any help, I could not get it out WITH the crutchfield tools forever either, just like you. I had a replacement one at hand (stock, but with an AUX in port on its face), so having looked at the release springs I realized I was doing everything right, except that the unit I was trying to get out must have one of its springs fallen off... so i was not even hitting it. Anyway, long story short, it just took some serious effort to get the bugger out as one spring was released with the tool and the rest of the force needed just to get it it moving after sitting there since 2001.

 

[seventyfive]

I'm at my wits end with this god damn vehicle right now. I have tried the hanging folder rail trick and various incarnations of a diy tool and I absolutely cannot get the radio out. It's been 3 hours of beating my head against a wall.

So what's next? Where to I even begin to disassemble the entire dash?

All this after having it buried up to the frame in mud until 3am this morning. I'm about ready to shoot it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OE-R...ptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_2148wt_1167

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SIR-...ptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_1483wt_1167

 

[Some Dude]

This was 6 months ago.

The problem I was having was I had popped the clip out of place and lost it in the radio. I wound up removing the HVAC controls and forcing the radio out from the back with a crowbar. Hope I never have to do that again.

 

[NikeCheck246]

This was 6 months ago.

The problem I was having was I had popped the clip out of place and lost it in the radio. I wound up removing the HVAC controls and forcing the radio out from the back with a crowbar. Hope I never have to do that again.

i feel bad for your dash!

 

[Some Dude]

There is not a scratch on it. It actually worked out perfectly because I wound up needing the space behind the HVAC to install the ipod control box anyway.