difficulty removing stereo

firefly08

Is it common to have trouble getting the stereo from an older car? I just bought a 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo and it has a crappy old Blaupunkt cassette player which I want to replace. It has a hole in each corner, and apparently you use these metal U shaped tools to remove it, just push them in till they click and pull out the stereo. But no matter what I do, the tools always pull out and the stereo stays put. From yanking at it at different angles and prizing it with various implements I've managed to get it out around an inch or so but it's not getting any easier - it's stuck very solidly. To make matters worse, the metal bracket that surrounds the stereo is now at an angle, which is probably making it harder to get it out any further.

Any advice/tips?

Big Nasty

Eh, Pics or GTFO!;)

The stereo should pull out from the metal bracket easily enough. If it's out an inch just keep at it

colm_mcm

It may be screwed in on the side with brackets?

CarMuppet

I removed a a vintage Blauplonket radio before using two screws.. you could use two screws like an like an M3 3.5mm x 50mm screws (electrical socket screw size). Screw them both into the two holes to 'unlock' the stereo and then pull on the two screws to toggle/wiggle the stereo out..


any chance of some picts?


EDIT: you could pop a message on the classic section too : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=514

alias no.9

Try pushing the keys into the holes as far as they will go, then try and get a grip of the radio at the centre of the tape deck. If this doesn't work then Colm could be right, I had a P11 Nissan Primera which had the radio fitted like this. You had to remove the facia trim from the centre console to access the screws.

firefly08

Cheers guys. I'll have another go at it when I get home later. It doesn't appear to be screwed in, it has come out some of the way. The trouble is, in order to make that happen I've had to grip the edge with a pliers. It hasn't caused any real damage but it seems like it will if I pull much harder. I'll see if I can grip it with a couple of large screwdrivers at each side and prize it out. The U shaped tools never locked in place, which I understand is what's supposed to happen.

I don't have any pics showing the stereo predicament...anyway here are some quick pics of the car itself. I'll polish it up and take it somewhere picturesque for a proper photo shoot when the weather here improves (I'm in the US, the cold bit)







It's a 1989 Turbo S, totally stock, no mods, which is a little rare in this neck of the woods given how easy they are to chip. 165K miles, and still "as tight as a drum" to use an annoying cliche

Big Nasty

Very nice!

What sort of money was that in the states? No interest in American Muscle?

firefly08

hmm...my reply seemed to disappear, so this might be a duplicate if it shows up:

I paid $10,700, private sale. They can go for a good bit more over here if the mileage is low, and it often is, because Americans usually keep a car like this as a 2nd or 3rd car for summer weekends only.

Actually I do love muscle cars. A little bit more $$ would have bought me a nice 2005 Mustang GT (the oldest of the new generation muscle cars). That would be a great car that I'd be delighted with 95% of the time. But that other 5%...none of the American cars are quite as special somehow.

Big Nasty

firefly08 wrote: »

hmm...my reply seemed to disappear, so this might be a duplicate if it shows up:

I paid $10,700, private sale. They can go for a good bit more over here if the mileage is low, and it often is, because Americans usually keep a car like this as a 2nd or 3rd car for summer weekends only.

Actually I do love muscle cars. A little bit more $$ would have bought me a nice 2005 Mustang GT (the oldest of the new generation muscle cars). That would be a great car that I'd be delighted with 95% of the time. But that other 5%...none of the American cars are quite as special somehow.

Seeing as you're posting here I'm presuming you're originally Irish. The Porsche would be more rare over there than here so the price you paid ain't too bad I presume - would be a fair bit cheaper here and less again in the UK. The '05 'Stang retailed at $25k (for the 4L V6 model) in '05 so would be small enough money there now. You can pick up a very decent vintage muscle / pony car in the states for $10k and they will hold their value very well while the retro models will continue to loose value.

Not criticising BTW, you bought what you wanted and best of luck with it, but being an American car fan I gotta point these things out!

firefly08

Seeing as you're posting here I'm presuming you're originally Irish.

Yep...still prefer using boards.ie for most things over US forums.

The '05 'Stang retailed at $25k (for the 4L V6 model) in '05 so would be small enough money there now.

Yes, the V6 version is cheap as chips...but for a good reason! I drove the 2010 model on a fairly long trip and while they're a nice car, my 22 year old Porsche would smoke it even in a straight line. The V6 is not a very quick car. The GT version is quick, but they hold their value a bit better. Not having bought one I can't say for sure but from looking at the adds, the asking prices were mostly upwards of 13K for the nicer spec'd ones. That said, I take it as a good sign that they hold some value. They're great cars and I'd love to own one some day. Maybe when I'm heading back to Ireland...;)

Big Nasty

firefly08 wrote: »

Yep...still prefer using boards.ie for most things over US forums.



Yes, the V6 version is cheap as chips...but for a good reason! I drove the 2010 model on a fairly long trip and while they're a nice car, my 22 year old Porsche would smoke it even in a straight line. The V6 is not a very quick car. The GT version is quick, but they hold their value a bit better. Not having bought one I can't say for sure but from looking at the adds, the asking prices were mostly upwards of 13K for the nicer spec'd ones. That said, I take it as a good sign that they hold some value. They're great cars and I'd love to own one some day. Maybe when I'm heading back to Ireland...;)

Most definitely you would have to go with the V8 - off the top of my head there's near 100bhp in the difference! That said the new retro 'Stang is very plastic inside. I think GM did a better job of the Camaro in fairness! You'll pick up an '05 GT here now for less than €25k while the Camaro are more rare and fetching a lot more. If you can, buy a new(ish) retro Chally as there are NONE in Ireland and very few in the UK. Seeing as you are living over there you would pay no VRT on return once you've had it for 12 months. SRT8's are making £30k in the UK these days! Nice little profit to be made there!

firefly08

Well I managed to get the stereo out, finally. I took a pic showing the somewhat mangled bracket - anyone know what that wire is for that's still attached? The tab it's connected to is bent at an angle and that seems to be what was making the bracket so hard to remove. Is it just an earth wire? There's another metal tab but nothing's connected to it.

SRT8's are making £30k in the UK these days! Nice little profit to be made there!

I hope that's not for a new one! A new, loaded SRT8 costs about $46K or about 28K GBP...not much profit by the time you ship it over. Even 2008 models are listed on used car sites for > $30K.

Big Nasty

firefly08 wrote: »

Looks like an earth to me but I'm no auto-electrician!

I hope that's not for a new one! A new, loaded SRT8 costs about $46K or about 28K GBP...not much profit by the time you ship it over. Even 2008 models are listed on used car sites for > $30K.

$30k = £18k

Here's a 2008 one looking for just shy of £30k in the UK.