removing a car stereo without the right keys

[Spongebob 172]

Not long ago i bought a 4x4 to replace the clio and its got a shitty kenwood in it,i wanna replace it with my ipod compatible stereo but dont have the keys to remove it....i went to halfords and they were about as much use as a chocolate teapot and said they couldnt help...so what do i do next,all i know is that the keys are flat ones

 

[Clart]

ebay, £2

 

[Spongebob 172]

looked on ebay and there are hundreds of them...i have no idea what ones i need so what else can i do to get this bloody stereo out

 

[Scadden182]

if its got 4 holes in each corner, 2.5mm welding rods will do the trick.

 

[Spongebob 172]

nope no holes....just the slots down each side

 

[Martin_172]

since its a kenwood, at a guess
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...enwood+removal+keys&_sacat=See-All-Categories

 

[Spongebob 172]

ive looked at all of these but there are about 20 different kenwood removal keys there....what one do i buy?????

 

[Curtis!]

iirc I just pulled like hell?

 

[Spongebob 172]

iirc I just pulled like hell?

with what???

 

[Curtis!]

with what???

Screwdriver down the side and wiggled it out with the cage?

 

[Gavin.]

i used to use two knives, worked fine

 

[Spongebob 172]

cheers guys i will give it a go.....

 

[neogeo123]

i used to use two knives, worked fine

I done that before to get a sony out of the misses car

 

[Spongebob 172]

thanks for the help guys.....i went with the two knife method and am now happy to report that the shitty unit is out and new one in its place....

 

[kerry-w]

Yeah, two flat head screwdrivers would have done the trick too. One sony unit I had I just pulled it out with force, snapped the wire clips from the back with pulling it but it still works fine