HU keys

[Crashking 10+ year member]

hopefully ya'll know what i'm talkin about... if not it's the little metal things that slide into the side of the hu to release it from inside the dash...

anyways i seem to have misplaced mine (they weren't in the component boxes, the HU box or with the instructions... have to hunt more when i have a bit more time) i was wondering how i would go about getting another set... or if best buy or circuit city would be able to pop my head unit out for me, or do i have to contact sony (sony cdx m800 hu) and order another set?

or is there a site that i can order them from?

reason being i will be installing an amp and sub soon... once i get the mdf and tweed

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[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

what kind of car is it that u need keys? ford?

 

[Crashking 10+ year member]

it's for a dodge truck, the stock head unit that came with the truck is no longer in there, a sony hu was installed, and i need to take it out so that i can wire in the sub and amp would it still be dodge keys or sony keys?

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

u had to buy a fit kit and **** right? if so then yeah u need keys from dodge, most shops will have extras they'll let u borrow if u bring them back. you can also buy them off sounddomain.com they have all that stuff

 

[Crashking 10+ year member]

yeah had to buy the kit since it went from a dual din hu to a single din hu

thanks a bunch, now that i know who i need to go after for the keys... makes it a litttle bit easier

off to sounddomain to find these bishes!

 

[Crashking 10+ year member]

well i looked... can't seem to find them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

guess i'll have to stop by a best buy and see if they will let me borrow them when i need em

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Use a flat head.

 

[ChuteBoxe515 10+ year member]

yea...a thin flathead will do the same things, but be careful jamming things in there...

 

[Crashking 10+ year member]

yea...a thin flathead will do the same things, but be careful jamming things in there...

yeah that's why i wanted to find the proper tool for the job... so it doest get screwed up

 

[Crashking 10+ year member]

good news! stopped by best buy and asked the guy working in the install department if they had any left over keys that i could use so that i can take the hu out... i pull my truck up so he can look at it... goes back into the bay comes back with a set of keys and i'm on my way...

don't think any screwdrivers would work... not without damaging anything cause there was space just big enough to slide a little slip of paper between the holder and the head unit

thanks ya'll for the suggestions of what to do. i just feel better if i do it right with the right tools... not risking damage

 

[datguyclark 10+ year member]

for future information, a hack saw blade broken in half works wonders