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removing the headunit

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How do i remove the Clarion radio/cd from my 2002 Rapier,if i disconnect it will it need to be reprogrammed to suit the car again or will it remember it's coding?
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Hi it will be ok
they hold the vin code,

No reprograming needed, :wink:
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As for removing the head unit, you need a pair of knitting needles or barbeque skewers - anything thin enough and long enough to go into the two little holes on the front of the head unit itself. Push them into the holes until you hear a clunk. You should then be able to pull the head unit out from the console.
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iremoved mine with 2 big screw drivers,
there a Biatch to get out without them prong things :roll:
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I used a couple of terminal drivers to get mine out, long thin screw drivers poked down the holes then a bit of a waggle about and out it popped.
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A couple of allen keys worked for me
Judging by this thread, I don't think the proper tools are necessary :cheesy:
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Nope the standard tools are not needed realy
altho its quite easy to make the puggy factory fitted radios into Flip fronts :P

Be careful when your pulling them out with big screwdrivers /or a crow bar :lol:
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couple of precision screwdrivers did it for me
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Do you reckon a couple of bits of wire coathanger will do?
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as long as they are straightish i dont see why not 8)
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Have a look at http://www.carheadunit.co.uk, they have lots of car removal articles.
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Would my 97 GLX be the same, ie if I did disconnect the battery it won't need a code putting back in? I saw no mention of any codes in the paperwork when I bought the car.
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leestudd30 wrote:Would my 97 GLX be the same, ie if I did disconnect the battery it won't need a code putting back in? I saw no mention of any codes in the paperwork when I bought the car.
dont think so mines a 98 and needs a code
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My next 406 is having its stereo removed with a big hammer to save time... :lol:
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