Stupid Headunit Removal

[CrEaTrE 10+ year member]

Trying to f'in install a radio in my dads 2001 Ford Escape. Got it for him for christmas and I cannot get the **** DIN tools to work. I stick them in, it clicks, I push outward and pull like a mother Fu$*er and it won't come out! I've tried using them deeper and less deep and it just will not come out. WTF.

Does anyone have any ideas? I've been working on this thing for about an hour now.

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[ramos 5,000+ posts]

The four little pin hole set up? the tools the little U shaped wire? I hate those **** things. sometimes pushing them in until they click, then squeezing the tools inwards works. It will come out lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[CrEaTrE 10+ year member]

I'll try the inward thing. I've jammed screwdrivers in the top/bottom/sides trying to pry it out, and I've recently discovered yanking from grabbing inside the tape player gives lots of pressure, but it still won't come out!!!

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

cant you take the bezel off and take all the screws out?

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

cant you take the bezel off and take all the screws out?

lmao that was my next suggestion, and what I ended up doing on the last ranger I worked on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[southwest713 10+ year member]

make sure the keys arent going too far in. slide them in slow till you hear the first click. then you should just be able to pull outward and take the unit out.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

lmao that was my next suggestion, and what I ended up doing on the last ranger I worked on. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

thats what i have done most times, shouldnt take long at all

 

[arizona 10+ year member]

I hate those bishes....such a pain in the ***.

 

[Vestax 10+ year member]

The tabs sometimes lean against the dash or frame making it difficult to pull out sometimes. You actually have to nudge the stock radio itself to get itself unnudged from the dash. When pushing the ford keys in, make sure you lined them up correctly, then pull outwards, not inwards. Sometimes it helps to partially pull one side out.

 

[meh 10+ year member]

I noticed being gentle and making sure they are in works better than being muscle man

 

[Vestax 10+ year member]

I noticed being gentle and making sure they are in works better than being muscle man

That's what she said.

 

[arizona 10+ year member]

I noticed being gentle and making sure they are in works better than being muscle man

Lies! Crowbar FTMFW

 

[CrEaTrE 10+ year member]

Well just finished up about an hour ago with everything. Took longer getting the stock headunit out then it did to wire and check everything worked on the new one. Here's how I eventually got it out:

3 people and 15 minutes!! Stupid, stupid ford DIN headunits.

I didn't want to take the bezel off because I was worried about scratching up that hard vinyl or w/e ford interiors are made out of. Dad isn't a huge fan of that kind of stuff. In my own car it would have been long gone. Plus, it was supposed to be so easy, I figured it'd eventually just work, which it did thank god. Anyways, thanks for everyones help!