UNinstalling headunit

[brenTgrillzem 10+ year member]

Hey guys, just bought a truck a while back.

It's the Sony XPLODDDDD //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif:crazy://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif haha

I am trying to take the headunit out but when I pull the faceplate off and tried pulling the unit out it wouldn't slide.

So I looked online and it says you need these 2 realease keys to pull the unit out...

Is their something else besides the 2 release keys I could use to pull it out? Like a ruler or something idk..

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

what does it look like? the puller tool?

coat hanger, butterknife... etc

 

[brenTgrillzem 10+ year member]

Yeah, it's those keys that pull the headunit off the clips...

Maybe discount autoparts sells the keys?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

coat hanger or butterknife maybe?

or maybe wal-mart. they sell those HUs

 

[brenTgrillzem 10+ year member]

Tried the butter knife, when you put one in it pushes the other side farther away

I'll try calling walmart

 

[meh 10+ year member]

wal mart has them. so does napa, advanced auto, and others. better to spend 5 bucks and get the actual tool than to try and use a coathanger.

 

[Innovative:Cory 10+ year member]

If the truck has a "sony" headunit in it...you will need the "sony" removal keys...

depending on what type of truck it is, you should also be able to take apart the dash to get the dash kit out...then remove the radio from the kit....

So pretty much anything, GM, Dodge, Import for the most part will have a kit.... if it is an older Ford then you might not have a kit, and will have to locate some "keys" to unlock the unit out of the mounting cage.....

 

[brenTgrillzem 10+ year member]

Yeah, so I have a 98 dodge ram 1500.

When I pull out the sony HU I'll need to take the dash off to install the other HU correct?

 

[Innovative:Cory 10+ year member]

Where your cup holders are there should be 2 phillips screws...take those out...put the truck in gear and carefully pull the dash trim towards you....it will unsnap...them remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the dash kit in the dash....