Removing Tamper Proof Star Screws...

[Sinner]

Does anyone have a tip for removing the Tamper Resistant Sar screws out of a unit, if you don't have access to the proper tool...I was thinking of trying to drill out the pin and using a regular alan/star hey, but I'm not sure if it would be possible...
Any ideas?

[quarterback]

Yup, you can drill it out

[Sinner]

Yup, you can drill it out

Kewl, I will give it a try tonight...do I drill out the pin or whole screw?

[pointdablame]

Just drill out the pin

[quarterback]

Just drill out the pin

What he said.

[Sinner]

Great...I'm not too steady, or good with the tools, but I'll give it a go...thank you.

[PetitMorte]

I use a good set of vise-grip pliers to grab the screw head from the sides and then unscrew it.

if that doesn't work, you can also use a dremel with a cutting disk to cut a slot in the head and use a standard flathead screwdriver to unscrew it.  If you have no dremel, a hacksaw will make the slot too.

[pointdablame]

Great...I'm not too steady, or good with the tools, but I'll give it a go...thank you.

Find a drill bit that is JUST smaller than the area within the hex/torx.  Go very slow, and try not to rub out the star/hexagon design so that you can use a hex/torx key after.

Or.. if they aren't very tight, you could always try to ol BIC pen trick... they'll probably be too tight for that tho.

[quarterback]

Great...I'm not too steady, or good with the tools, but I'll give it a go...thank you.

In my experience, it's not that tough.

[Sinner]

Sweet...I have hope of getting these stupid things out tonight...this is my first cab, and I'm trying to take my time, so I don't end up breaking things...I don't want to do something stupid...
Thanks for the tips...

[quarterback]

The other thing you could do is to buy some tamper proof bits

I got mine for ~$5 off eBay, but I later found them at Sears. 

The thing about Sears was that nobody knew they had them AND the package wasn't even labled as being tamper-proof.  I just happened to pick up a set of torx bits there, looked at the tips through the plastic and saw that they were hollow.    DOH!

[Sinner]

The other thing you could do is to buy some tamper proof bits

I got mine for ~$5 off eBay, but I later found them at Sears.

[quarterback]

Kewl...was that a Sears in Canada??

[Sinner]

Kewl...was that a Sears in Canada??

[Thenasty]

Yup, you can drill it out

Kewl, I will give it a try tonight...do I drill out the pin or whole screw?

either drill the pin out or drill a hole on the allen wrench 

[Sinner]

Yup, you can drill it out

Kewl, I will give it a try tonight...do I drill out the pin or whole screw?

either drill the pin out or drill a hole on the allen wrench

[AlanS17]

If the screw head is exposed, cutting a slow is a snap. Finding those bits isn't particularly difficult, though. I would think you could get a bit set or even a proper star screw driver pretty easily. Sometimes it doesn't hurt to actually do things the right way.

[Sinner]

What is a BigLots?? 

I was hoping to get this done tonight, that's why I was looking for some way to do it without having to wait until I could get the proper tool...I want to remove the old board that hold the speakers (mono), and mount a new board, with a set of Sony X-Plod speakers...

I think we have Lowes coming here, but for now, only Home Depot exists...

[Sinner]

I used my dremel and a cutting disc to cut a slot into each screw, adn it worked great...
Thanks to all for the tips...