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how to remove car stereo????
hulkster:
first of all, i know zilch about cars. i know how to put gas in it, and check to see if the oil is low....and if i had to replace the battery, id still need instructions.
now, with that out of the way....i have a 2001 Infiniti QX4. i want to replace the stereo head unit. its a bose, and ive read that those can be difficult to deal with, although im not sure why. somebody said i would have to replace all the speakers and wires and stuff just to replace the head unit! :dunno
see pic for what my head unit looks like. i already have the replacement stereo that i want to put in as it came from a previous car. i also have the 2 metal bracket thingies that you put around the edges of the stereo to pry it out. dont know if those will work on my bose system though. so anyone know how to do this?? :dunno
HaRuMaN:
Most likely you will need to remove the panel that surrounds your head unit. Car stereo kits that you can buy to put an aftermarket set in a specific car usually come with instructions on how to do it.
shardian:
Honest Opinion: It is well worth the $50 to let a pro install a head unit in newer cars. Most new cars you almost have to pull the whole dash apart to get to the stereo.
About Bose, I asked my coworker about it and he said that you do have to replace pretty much everything. He had a car with Bose, and let a pro switch it out. Apparently, the wiring is done in a screwy way and there is some sort of separate amp operation at each speaker that complicates things even more.
myntik1:
bring it to a pro
but if you must diy -open your ash tray, there should be a couple of screws there that you have to take out. look on either side of the console, there should be screw covers, pop them off with a screwdriver, VERY CAREFULLY SO YOU DON"T SCRATCH THE CONSOLE. Remove those screws. Hopefully, you should be able to remove the front of the console. Don't force it out. If it doesn't come out easily look for other hidden screws.
As for the metal thingies, you slide them between the car stereo and the metal box that surrounds it. Once it's in you should be able to slide the steroe out.
Two quick stereo hints before you get started. I gave you generic instructions that work for most stereos, I don't know about BOSE. Do yourself a favor a hit the crutchfield website before starting to find out about your stereo and the installation instructions for your car. Good luck.
hulkster:
thanks for the tips guys. i was afraid of the speaker wiring thing with the bose system.
--- Quote from: shardian on March 07, 2008, 08:20:59 am ---Honest Opinion: It is well worth the $50 to let a pro install a head unit in newer cars. Most new cars you almost have to pull the whole dash apart to get to the stereo.
About Bose, I asked my coworker about it and he said that you do have to replace pretty much everything. He had a car with Bose, and let a pro switch it out. Apparently, the wiring is done in a screwy way and there is some sort of separate amp operation at each speaker that complicates things even more.
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so does that $50 you talked about cover the replacement wires or just to pop the head unit out and put the new one in? the only reason im thinking about doing this is that my wife bought me a new car stereo system (really nice one...head unit, with remote, and the aux cable so you can plug your mp3 player into it) and i used it for about 4 months. then i got a new car and took the stereo out. since my new car had a 6 disc cd changer i thought i would just leave the old stereo (one my wife bought me) out.
right now im using an fm transmitter for my mp3 player and thats working okay, but id rather have a direct connection obviously. so my options are to either replace the bose stereo (and apparently the wiring and amps or whatever) with my other/nicer head unit, or sell the sony head unit here. :banghead: the stereo is practically in brand new condition and i really want to use it, but i dont want to spend a whole lot of money to swap it out. suggestions?
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