radio removal issue

[Cayd]

The black and the white connectors at the rear of the radio will not come out.
Any suggestions?

 

[Chrisgti6]

You are pressing the release catches aren't you?

 

[Cayd]

Yes ive tried pushing them towards me and away from me and I just wont budge

 

[Chrisgti6]

You have to be doing something wrong. Can you get a photo of the back?

 

[Cayd]

 

[Chrisgti6]

The black tab, top left. Push that in towards the wires and pull.

 

[Cayd]

The black tab, top left. Push that in towards the wires and pull.

Thats what I have been doing and that part just does not want to come out

 

[da rok]

I remember the plugs being pretty tight, do you still want the old radio? if not. get the hammer.

 

[Cayd]

I remember the plugs being pretty tight, do you still want the old radio? if not. get the hammer.

I was about to when I had the Idea of getting a thin flat-head between those gaps to almost 'prize' it open. After a tug of war game with myself I eventually got it open. Turns out it was just 14 years of 'toughness' haha.

Thank yous for your help!!

 

[da rok]

yep, but a hammer is always more fun :tonguewink:

 

[Leonardo]

I did this at the weekend. They are hard to remove. I eventually used a screwdriver on mine to prise them a little (just below those tabs on the bottom of your photo) while pushing in the release catches on the connector on the other side. They are also hard to push back in. Just persevere they will come out and maybe use a screwdriver like I did.

 

[Leonardo]

I did this to replace the heater unit because the paint was flaking off. If you are just doing that then I also don't think you actually need to unplug those connectors.

 

[berilia]

Pull harder. Mine was solid as f**k, just gotta have the strength...

 

[Cayd]

Pull harder. Mine was solid as f**k, just gotta have the strength...

We had two of us on it haha we got it out in the end

 

[berilia]

We had two of us on it haha we got it out in the end :smiley:

If I recall correctly blood loss was involved from me..
I have anger issues when I think something should just happen with no problems

 

[Cayd]

I did this to replace the heater unit because the paint was flaking off. If you are just doing that then I also don't think you actually need to unplug those connectors.

Naa, was just replacing the radio with a new one :smile: