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Mk4 astra help please, stupid CD player removal!!

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Ian Part of things Posts: 977	Mk4 astra help please, stupid CD player removal!!Ian @iand
	Sept 5, 2013 21:30:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just wondering if anyone could give me some advice! I have one of these lovely vehicles ?now I am struggling together the stupid CD player out to change the aerial connector, but can't get it out at all! I have the correct removal keys, but it doesn't budge, I have pulled the glovebox out to get to the back, still won't move. Wouldn't mind but I fitted the radio, its the correct vauxhall radio and cage for the car, as I didn't come with one. Its been almost 2 years without a radio, that only picks up my iPod via the radio transmitter when it's directly underneath! Any hints or tips appreciated!


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sal Part of things Mk2 Cavalier CD Posts: 240	Mk4 astra help please, stupid CD player removal!!sal @btf
	Sept 5, 2013 21:51:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Undo the 4 grub screws then insert your removal tools. You need to bend them outwards as you pull forwards to release the clips inside the dash. Left hand bend towards passenger door. Right hand bend towards driver door. Should come out no probs.


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Ian Part of things Posts: 977	Mk4 astra help please, stupid CD player removal!!Ian @iand
	Sept 5, 2013 22:49:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks, but that's what I have been doing! Doesn't move at all, I can't understand why it won't budge.


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Jizmondo Scrotmondo Part of things Posts: 872	Mk4 astra help please, stupid CD player removal!!Jizmondo Scrotmondo @metrolio
	Sept 6, 2013 4:12:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	In the past when ive had this problem, I just take the whole panel out with the stereo. I cant remember the car but I popped the air vents out, undid all the screws and switches and pulled the whole lot out. Its better than damaging anything. Never done this in an Astra, mind.
	Last Edit: Sept 6, 2013 4:13:20 GMT by Jizmondo Scrotmondo 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190e LE in Azzuro Blue.

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SauceDoctor Part of things Posts: 281	Mk4 astra help please, stupid CD player removal!!SauceDoctor @ashmicro
	Sept 12, 2013 12:56:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Those are a pain in the rear end to remove from mk4s. Get someone else to try and push the unit from the back (if you can get at it) while you lever out on the keys at the front. The couple I've dealt with were damnably tight, but responded to a bit of brute force and ignorance in the end. ISTR pushing the unit up and down a bit from the back as well. It's worth adding: be careful that the removal keys are going down the correct side of the spring clips. The fit of the keys is best described as "approximate" Good luck!


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