How to remove the radio?

Any car driver cannot do without musical accompaniment of his path. This can be either a line of selective tracks on radio channels, or a personal selection of your favorite songs on a CD or flash drive. But in any case, you need a special device - radio. And if it has failed and it is time to choose a new one, or at least repair an already familiar one, you must correctly dismantle the device. To remove the radio, a special key is required, which unlocks a special locking mechanism. How to remove the radio if such a key is not available? Today you will find the answer to this question.

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What to do?

On driver forums, you can often come across a popular question: how to remove a radio without keys? Today you will learn about all the nuances and tricks that will allow you to carry out the dismantling quickly and correctly. Of course, you first need to indicate that the factory tape recorder is removed taking into account the model of transport and its configuration, because as we know, a key and a set of screwdrivers are required.

Each “music box” is equipped with protective mounts that are hidden from human eyes. Without a doubt, each manufacturer has its own developments and technologies that can affect the removal process, starting with the protective mechanism and ending with the specifics of the mounts.

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What do we need?

Before you get to work, you need to carefully prepare:

• Get a set of keys of different types with which you can remove the factory equipment.
• You will also need a set of screwdrivers that are equipped with tips in the shape of stars and hexagons.
• A regular stationery knife will come in handy.
• To remove some components, you will need some kind of flat object. A plastic card copes with this task perfectly.
• Well, do not forget to find the tweezers that are suitable for removing the cladding in some cases.

If you want to remove the radio yourself, then you need to be aware of some tricks, which we will talk about. To begin with, in each car the tape recorder has its own configuration, but most often it has four round holes and two rectangular ones.

Do not forget about the fact that different devices need to be removed in different ways, but if you have at hand a complete set of keys and screwdrivers that must be included with the equipment, then there is definitely nothing to fear.

Important! It often happens that you need to somehow improve the equipment in your own car. Accordingly, it is worth understanding some of the intricacies that will help you set up the necessary equipment without the help of specialists, for example, connect the rear view camera to the radio.

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Working process

How to remove the radio without keys? The question is rather complicated. If there are still no keys at hand, you will have to improvise and make the instrument yourself:

1. First you need to do the device cover, which looks like a plastic front panel. Remove the component carefully so as not to damage the skin and the gadget itself.
2. Now we arm ourselves with a screwdriver, unscrew the bolts that fix our device.
3. In order to pull out the device, you need to carefully pull on the blue locks, press on the opened tab, thereby disconnecting the parts and pulling the connector out of the device.
4. The antenna can simply be pulled out of the socket.

All actions are very simple, but do not forget about the caution of their implementation. As you understand, it is not so difficult to remove factory equipment.

Important! Some receivers are not famous for good sound quality, which is why owners often strive to dismantle them. However, one solution to the problem is to manufacture do-it-yourself antenna for car radio.

What to look for?

1. Often, holes are protected by special screws, which can only be removed with a hex screwdriver. Just we part the freed grooves in different directions, we pull equipment on ourselves.
2. Rectangular holes have a slightly different mechanism by which they are dismantled. You need to insert two keys on the sides, push them to the very end. You need to move them until they click, which will tell you that the protective mechanism has opened. After that, you can pull the device towards yourself.
3. There are times when the head unit requires as many as four keys in stock, but if you are smart, perseverance, then you can handle two. Just put both instruments on one side, slightly pull out one part of the structure, then do the same on the other side and get our sound.
4. Many car owners complain that there is no visual contact with the keyhole. The solution to the problem lies on the surface: just remove the volume control, immediately find the ill-fated hole. Next, take a screwdriver with six faces, turn it counterclockwise, thereby removing the panel. There you can easily notice two fixing screws that are removed with the same screwdriver.

Important! Modern cars are equipped with factory radio with a design that is made in the style of the passenger compartment. In such cases, fasteners usually hide behind bars, which performs a purely decorative function. Obviously, in such cars, the dismantling process will be a little delayed and will require additional operations from the user.

So how to remove the radio without keys? Everything is very easy and simple. Replace the keys with thin strips of steel with a width of 7 to 14 mm and do the same steps as described above.

Important! When dismantling an old player, it is often planned to install a replacement in its place. To do this, we propose to carefully study the article: "How to choose a car radio".

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In this article, we examined the options for dismantling the radio from a car. Now you can think what to do with it further - to repair or replace with a new one.