Removal of standard double din stereo.

[Gorilla Boy]

Right ive struggled with the fking thing for an hour and my hands are skinned to fk.

Best way to remove the standard one without me taking a gas axe to it?

[JamesHayward]

Everything can be fixed with a hammer....

In all seriousness I would have thought you take off the plastic centre consoles, top part you have to take the vents out. Then it should be mounted in a cage with two screws on each side. Undo those and it should slide out?

Bear in mind I've never done it but looking at my stereo slot thats what logic suggests....

Edit: Ah just noticed you have a MK2, could be different as mine is a Mk1

[Gorilla Boy]

Ive removed: side trim bits and the centre trim bit (tape player slot) and tried to remove using two skinny screwdrivers and i can get the drivers side one undone... the other is being a .

[The Tea Boy]

Halfrauds stereo removal kit? Not taken mine out of my mk2 yet. If non of this works try mx5nutz someone there will know!

Matt

[Gorilla Boy]

Drivers side is free, passenger just simply wont budge

I seriously want to put a chisel through the damn thing.

[The Tea Boy]

Have u tried askibg in the ice or general mx5 chat part of nutz???

[Gorilla Boy]

The Tea Boy said:

Have u tried askibg in the ice or general mx5 chat part of nutz???

I've got the MX5 owners club bit up and someone has already asked about stereo removal. The only reply is a youtube vid that i used initially.. no help though, nutz is the next step

[TVR MAN]

I took mine out a few months ago. I made din removal tools from a metal coat hanger like this: http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/213/45/

Then pop them in the holes and push towards the centre of cd player.

Edit: I mean push outwards so that the part of the removal tool inserted is pushed towards centre.

Edited by TVR MAN on Wednesday 28th December 17:27

[Gorilla Boy]

TVR MAN said:

I took mine out a few months ago. I made din removal tools from a metal coat hanger like this: http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/213/45/

Then pop them in the holes and push towards the centre of cd player.

Edit: I mean push outwards so that the part of the removal tool inserted is pushed towards centre.

Edited by TVR MAN on Wednesday 28th December 17:27

I shall attempt this in the morning and modify my coat hanger/removal tool

Many thanks, i shall return with results

[gd49]

Guide here, I used it to remove my stereo last year

http://www.fitaudio.com/?View=entry&EntryID=14...

Halfords sell the tools needed if you don't want to make them yourself.

If it's not coming out, make sure you're applying equal pressure to both sides - if you pull on one side more than the other it tends to catch, I found pushing it back in then trying again was the best option.

[Gorilla Boy]

After faffing for so long i thought i would remove the glove box, then proceeded to fit it in 20minutes!

[Eighteeteewhy]

Gorilla Boy said:

After faffing for so long i thought i would remove the glove box, then proceeded to fit it in 20minutes!

Well done, it looks very....umm.....pink

[Gorilla Boy]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Gorilla Boy said:

After faffing for so long i thought i would remove the glove box, then proceeded to fit it in 20minutes!

Well done, it looks very....umm.....pink

I hadn't figured out how to change the colour (it automatically cycles colours unless you change it) till i faffed with it some more:

[Eighteeteewhy]

Gorilla Boy said:

Eighteeteewhy said:

Gorilla Boy said:

After faffing for so long i thought i would remove the glove box, then proceeded to fit it in 20minutes!

Well done, it looks very....umm.....pink

I hadn't figured out how to change the colour (it automatically cycles colours unless you change it) till i faffed with it some more:

Looks good, that looks like a MK2, would they fit in a MK1?

[Gorilla Boy]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Looks good, that looks like a MK2, would they fit in a MK1?

I wouldve thought so, might have to get rid of the clock/cubby hole thing under your single din cd player..