Tamora - stupid question
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Apologies for being such a dullard.
How on earth does the Pioneer Headunit come out of its casing in a Tamora???
It baffled both me and the guy from Halfords who tried all sorts of unlocking keys, but it wouldn't shift. I also tried removing all the screws from behind the removable face, but still no joy.
Halfords man thought it may be screwed in from the back, as some convertibles are?, to make it more secure.
How on earth does the Pioneer Headunit come out of its casing in a Tamora???
It baffled both me and the guy from Halfords who tried all sorts of unlocking keys, but it wouldn't shift. I also tried removing all the screws from behind the removable face, but still no joy.
Halfords man thought it may be screwed in from the back, as some convertibles are?, to make it more secure.
AFAIK, there should be a Pioneer key to remove the head unit, when changing mine for the sat nav unit, there didn't seem to be any probs, it may be best to go to a specialised car audio centre, I would! Having said that, the head unit shouldn't be too difficult to remove, and the tool to do should be available in Halfords, Bloody TVR, nothing's easy!! lol
chris watton said:
Bloody TVR, nothing's easy!! lol
Exactly!
We tried loads of unlocking keys at Halfords with no luck - it looked as if the whole bloody dashboard was about to come off!
Does anyone have the unlocking keys for the standard pioneer headunit who could
a) let me know where to get them
or
b) mail them to me so I can borrow them
- I promise to return them and pay postage! Cheers, James
sidpinup,
If you don't mind sending me your keys, that'd be really kind and I'd be grateful! Can't seem to locate any to buy anywhere - unless anyone has any suggestions other than eBay?
I will of course send you them back promptly. I'll email you my address.
RichB - thanks for the advice but I hope you're wrong in this case!
If you don't mind sending me your keys, that'd be really kind and I'd be grateful! Can't seem to locate any to buy anywhere - unless anyone has any suggestions other than eBay?
I will of course send you them back promptly. I'll email you my address.
RichB - thanks for the advice but I hope you're wrong in this case!
If I could find them I'd ask the car theives who took the Pioneer unit from my Tuscan.
The general technique appeared to be:
1) Smash window
2) Break surround to 'speedo pod' (not sure how this assisted the process though)
3) Lever out the system with a screwdriver
4) scarper
Burburry hat optional
.. having said that if I knew who they were I'd be asking them a few other things.. It was about six months ago now through so I'm chilled... grrrrr.
The general technique appeared to be:
1) Smash window
2) Break surround to 'speedo pod' (not sure how this assisted the process though)
3) Lever out the system with a screwdriver
4) scarper
Burburry hat optional
.. having said that if I knew who they were I'd be asking them a few other things.. It was about six months ago now through so I'm chilled... grrrrr.
Another daft question.
But are u sure u removed the grey plastic surround first.
If so then should be fairly easy to remove, I didnt have the keys but found 2 small kebab skewers did the same trick. Also large tiewraps work too.
As you slide in slowly each side you can here a click which indicates the stereo should be released, but mine was very tight and took some shifting
Cheers
But are u sure u removed the grey plastic surround first.
If so then should be fairly easy to remove, I didnt have the keys but found 2 small kebab skewers did the same trick. Also large tiewraps work too.
As you slide in slowly each side you can here a click which indicates the stereo should be released, but mine was very tight and took some shifting
Cheers
Nick,
OK, I didn't take the grey plastic surround off first, although when I tried, it was stuck fast! Is there a trick to it or do you just yank it? I almost pulled half the dashboard off so I assumed you could leave that on.
There's also holes for the unlocking keys to go through the grey plastic surround so I didn't think it was necessary.
OK, I didn't take the grey plastic surround off first, although when I tried, it was stuck fast! Is there a trick to it or do you just yank it? I almost pulled half the dashboard off so I assumed you could leave that on.
There's also holes for the unlocking keys to go through the grey plastic surround so I didn't think it was necessary.
Jimmy if the hole on the plastic frame is at the bottom then this is only to remove the plastic frame itself. Mine certainly doesnt have any holes at the side to be able to release the head unit.
Once off the two small spaces down each side can be seen into which the removal keys are inserted or skewers etc
hope this helps
Once off the two small spaces down each side can be seen into which the removal keys are inserted or skewers etc
hope this helps
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