Do It Yourself: Stereo Removal/Installation.

[Dr.x]

Great DIY, one question tho.. How were you able to get the Shifter assembly plastic over the ebrake.. i tried for 20 mins to no avail to get it off

[Chino10460]

did you try pulling the ebrake up?

[Dr.x]

it was still i cant seem to get it over it...

I have all the screws off and such... it comes off from the original position but not much further. I can try to get it over the Ebrake but im afraid of snapping the middle part. I see the two screw's under there but they are a pita to get at with a reg size sdriver

[Nas92]

umm...i think i know what you mean soo ima tell u what i think....ok go to the car like ur gunna get in..lift the console up as much as u can but take the back end that u can't get over the e-brake and bring it towards you while you lift b/c it has to be kaukied to come out i had to fool with it alittle when i was taking it off for the first time to do my shifter and you can't just lift it out...hence it won't fit over the brake

[Dr.x]

K thx .. I was going to try it again by my self but didtn want to bust the console

[KINGPIN33]

I have searched this to death on CB7tuner.com.

Has anyone swapped the HVAC/Climate Control unit with the stock deck location?
I was measuring today and the climate control seems too wide for the stock deck location.
Also, someone mentioned that there is only 6inches of clearance depth in the climate control location as there are some pipes behind there.

[npor]

I think someone switched their stuff around...I just can't put my finger on who it is.

[Bad_dude]

I installed my stereo, the Sony Xplode MP3 player a while ago. Everything went fine. However, today I noticed the black trim around my headunit is cracked from the top to bottom. It looks like some one is trying to pry the unit out. Also last week I found bent screwdriver below my car and I was wondering what that was about. I am wondering if some one was really trying to take my headunit? I don't see any sign of forced entry on the doors nor locks. My car does not have an alarm but just the Club on the steering wheel. Could this be just crack from the heat and age of time?
My car is a 1990 Accord LX Automatic.

[Dr.x]

was it there before? it might be from someone hitting something into it (accidently) i dont think they just crack cause of old age.. mines still perfect

[npor]

I installed my stereo, the Sony Xplode MP3 player a while ago. Everything went fine. However, today I noticed the black trim around my headunit is cracked from the top to bottom. It looks like some one is trying to pry the unit out. Also last week I found bent screwdriver below my car and I was wondering what that was about. I am wondering if some one was really trying to take my headunit? I don't see any sign of forced entry on the doors nor locks. My car does not have an alarm but just the Club on the steering wheel. Could this be just crack from the heat and age of time?
My car is a 1990 Accord LX Automatic.

are you sure you didn't accidently leave your doors unlocked?

[KEVDTX]

musiq

nice diy

[Bad_dude]

Question,
I have the American International, HON-K830 kit, is that what you have in the pics?
Also, I don't see you mentioning how to secure the stereo with the new pocket "thing" into the dash. Did you just push it in and that's it? No screws securing it?

I had my Sony with the Walmart kit and that did not seem to fit well. So I pushed and jam it in there and that took some time. Some one tried to steal my stereo and b/c I jammed it in there he could not. The bad thing was the black plastic trim around the stereo and the Walmart pocket thing is cracked when he tried to steal the stereo. I want to take the instrument panel off and epoxy the cracks and use the new HON-K830 kit to install the stereo again. The instructions with the kit is very confusing. Too many parts with the HON-K830 kit. It does not seem simple like the one you are using in your instruction here.
I also need to replace the mast of my antenna. I want to use a switch to retract the antenna when I am using my CD/MP3 player but I am afraid if I flip the switch to OFF, the antenna motor won't have any power to retract after the switch is turned off.

I have a cheap Sony found clearance at Fry's for $49, and I know some stereo will turn the radio off when the CD is in use. I wonder if my Sony Xplode does that.

Thanks.

[Bad_dude]

are you sure you didn't accidently leave your doors unlocked?

I did not leave it unlocked. I know for sure. I am very careful. My car is in almost perfect condition. It's only have 125000 miles on it and it's a 1990. The first owner parked indoor for 17 years and very few minor scratches.

Thanks.

[MOcb7]

wow so this how you do..
i did it the hard way and broke it

[Dr.x]

umm...i think i know what you mean soo ima tell u what i think....ok go to the car like ur gunna get in..lift the console up as much as u can but take the back end that u can't get over the e-brake and bring it towards you while you lift b/c it has to be kaukied to come out i had to fool with it alittle when i was taking it off for the first time to do my shifter and you can't just lift it out...hence it won't fit over the brake

what do you mean kaukied?