Head unit change

[gumballforever]

I am looking to change the standard unit for a Alpine IPOD head unit.

I was thinking of doing it myself as my local halfords are prob the most useless place i have ever been to plus they don't have the better alpine headunit i want.

I notice that at the botom corners there are slots for releaser keys but to save on cost does anyone know what will work instead?

Once i get the unit out is it easy to thread the ipod lead through to the glove box or do i need to do something else?

Any help will be greatly apreciated.

Thanks in andvance

Nick

 

[truCido]

basically anything flat that will fit in the hole and go back an inch or so will do the job. Nope its very straight forward

 

[ABM]

The keys are only a couple of quid, and they work. Some people suggest using a cut up credit card, but then all you're left with is broken plastic in the holes and a radio that hasn't moved.

 

[gus]

i have a alpine unit for sale a cda-9886r for £200 brand new boxed...

 

[SeanyK]

It's easy to do mate, get a card you don't need any more, cut out 2 long thin strips, put them in the holes on the standard radio (they are bottom right and bottom left you will see) the card should only go in a little bit.

Take out the tray underneath it (it just pulls out) and push the radio from the back whilst pressing the card parts either side (makes sense when you do it).

To thread the iPod cable to the glovebox is also very easy, open the glovebox, you will see screws along the back, and at the front.
Undo those, and the panel comes off inside the glove box.

Feed the wire through, if your glovebox doesn't have a light, then you will have a small rectangular bit of plastic where it 'would' have been, simply pull that out, and put the wire through there.

Put the panel back, screw back up job done.

The hardest part of the whole thing, is putting the radio back in with all the wires at the back! Try and push the ISO blocks as far back as possible.

I put my headunit above the heater controls, and had the tray above it.

 

[gumballforever]

Thanks for all your help it does seem very easy to do i will let u know how i go on and some pics of what it looks like.

Gus, I am just about to buy a headunit thanx its one of the ipod only ones cos can't be bothered messing around with CD's

Thankx again for all your help!!!!

 

[gumballforever]

i have a alpine unit for sale a cda-9886r for £200 brand new boxed...

I was going to get that unit but have decided to go for a Alpine IDA-X305 with the bluetooth as well. Anyone know if these are any good??

 

[DKershaw]

Yes they are good stereos.I have the Alpine ida-x300, Just to let you know they dont come with bluetooth built in you have to buy a seperate bluetooth unit what is around £125 in order for you to be able to use the bluetooth functions !!!!

 

[gus]

there brillaint mate if u just want a unit without the cd function then yes all the way thats the top pf the range alpine i pod unit, and get the kce-400bt handsfree unit as my misses has one in her car and ther brillaint.

with my unit u get the added function of the cd is u want it ???? ;-)

 

[uzi_cupra]

you should get release keys with the alpine head unit to release your old one i think so you should be ok, plus you'll need them again to put the new head unit in. should not be too much of a problem.

 

[gumballforever]

Thanks for all the help!! New head unit is ordered!

Decided agains the bluetooth adapter cos its bliss not being able answer phone whilst driving at work. (Car is my safe haven lol)

Will get some pics of everything when its done and tell u how easy it was hopefully!!!!

 

[gumballforever]

This thing is a Joke!!

Hi everyone!

Been trying to get my stock head unit out with the advice from ppl on here and it just won't budge!!

I can't get the tray below out either i have spilt blood over trying to get it out.

I tried the credit card trick with no jo and Zip ties but the both went in differnt lengths.

Can anyone help i was going to get releaser keys but not sure if someone has tried to remove the headunit before and broke it.

Help Needed!!!!!

Cheers in advance


Nick

 

[Gooner_Mike]

The tray does need a good yank to get it out. I found the best way of doing it is to put your hand inside, palm facing up and put your fingers through some of the holes that are at the back and on the top of it. This lets you get a good grip.

To remove the headunit, maybe try the strip of credit card trick BUT when you push it into the slot, angle the end into the middle of the headunit (so the left one will be going in towards the right and vice versa) That seemed to work better with mine!

 

[gumballforever]

The tray does need a good yank to get it out. To remove the headunit, maybe try the strip of credit card trick BUT when you push it into the slot, angle the end into the middle of the headunit (so the left one will be going in towards the right and vice versa) That seemed to work better with mine!

Just seems the tray won't budge it seems like the dash is more likely to come out as apose to the tray. I had tried that with the card but still no joy.

Thanks for the tips but this thing seems like it is happy where it is lol

 

[SeanyK]

Just put one strip of the credit card in the left hand side slot, push it in, then put your hand behind the head unit from underneath (where the cubby hole was) and pull it towards you, when you feel it move a bit, then do the same for the right hand side, should just slide out.

 

[gumballforever]

Just put one strip of the credit card in the left hand side slot, push it in, then put your hand behind the head unit from underneath (where the cubby hole was) and pull it towards you, when you feel it move a bit, then do the same for the right hand side, should just slide out.

I wish i cud get the tray out but that won't even budge. Have tryed everything to get the tray out.

Do u know if there are any releaser points for the tray underneath cos it just won't budge!

 

[SeanyK]

Probably been superglued by a previous owner!!!

Just give it a good pull!

 

[NickyJam]

as above, the tray should jus be yanked out as the only clipping point is at the rear in the centre (not even a clip really)

try using the keys that come with your new hu once you receive it, that may solve your hu removal problem

 

[gumballforever]

as above, the tray should jus be yanked out as the only clipping point is at the rear in the centre (not even a clip really)

try using the keys that come with your new hu once you receive it, that may solve your hu removal problem

The new hedunit didn't have any releaser keys with it which i thought was crap! My head unit won't budge with any of the tips mentioned and nor will the tray. I do think it has been glued cos it seems to be stuck on different points around the tray not just in the middle.

 

[SeanyK]

Maybe if someone local could give you a hand who's on here? If you were in Essex i'd help you mate but it's a bit of a trek from you