removing factory fitted head unit

[spook555]

My new head unit has arived at last but im still waiting for the facia so in the meentime i was wondering whats an easy way of removing my existing head unit its a Blaupunkt cdplayer (in a punto) and has them four holes in it.

thanks people.

 

[activematt]

If you havent got the Keys, either go buy some from Halfords (or somewhere like that) or if your cheap you can make them by cutting up a coat hangar. Personally for the sake of £3 or whatever id go and buy some, its a little 2 prong peice of metal

 

[charlieboy]

halfrauds universal keys? or a wire coat hanger (cut the two corners off) pushed in as far as they will go. should pull out, although the coat hangers proved to be difficult for me .... was told to use a coat hanger too

HTH

charlie

EDIT: beaten by a matter of seconds

 

[activematt]

EDIT: beaten by a matter of seconds

You gotta be quick in this game mate!

 

[Luke]

coctail sticks always works for me too as an alternative to a wire coat hanger

 

[activematt]

coctail sticks always works for me too as an alternative to a wire coat hanger

Hows that work then, surely a cocktail stick wouldnt hook into the back of the clip?

 

[Luke]

Hows that work then, surely a cocktail stick wouldnt hook into the back of the clip?

4 sticks in 4 holes, quick push n pull and its comes out.

Admittedly i havent tried on the newer factory headunits, but worked on my older on, and works on every aftermarket headunit so far!

 

[activematt]

Fair enough, obviously works if you've done it

 

[H2DaE]

Them big paperclips work aswell

 

[charlieboy]

You gotta be quick in this game mate!

i was being quick, and i knew thew answer lol

charlie

 

[activematt]

i was being quick, and i knew thew answer lol

charlie

Not quick enough to beat a bored me at work!

 

[LooseCannon]

I just use a knife in each side...works everytime! Am in same postition-waiting for the fascia, but my question is..does fascia go on before or after the after HU? Sorry if it sound silly..but im imagining put in HU and hook that up, then stick on the fascia? Soz for hijacking your thread btw

 

[activematt]

I just use a knife in each side...works everytime! Am in same postition-waiting for the fascia, but my question is..does fascia go on before or after the after HU? Sorry if it sound silly..but im imagining put in HU and hook that up, then stick on the fascia? Soz for hijacking your thread btw

Your going to want to put the fascia on first because if you think about it, the hu cage is going to need to be fitted into the fascia and the hu will only go one way through the cage.

The order i usually go in is, attach the cage to fascia, that way you can get behind the fascia and make the cage is all nice and secure, then fit the fascia (making sure you pull all the wires through) then connect wires to hu, and place hu into cage.............jobs a gooden