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Old 23-05-2009, 09:03 AM   #1
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Hi All,

Pulling my Factory Head Unit out and replacing it with another OEM item gave me the idea of a "How To."

Hope it helps.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showpos...&postcount=123

Cheers and thanks to RobJunior for assisting.

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Old 23-05-2009, 09:34 AM   #2
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How to pull out head unit..
Get a big hammer.
Hit it lots till its broke.
With two hands on broken headunit, and feet on the dash, pull as hard as you can.
When this doesnt work, take it to autobarn.


I think i like your way better.
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Old 23-05-2009, 09:34 AM   #3
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Great write up GK. Perfect timing too as I was hoping to get my head unit out this weekend!
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Old 23-05-2009, 10:33 AM   #4
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Nice work GK will get RG or who ever he trades under this week to put the link in the usefull post thread
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Old 23-05-2009, 01:14 PM   #5
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Nice work GK will get RG or who ever he trades under this week ....
Classic! LOL!

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Old 23-05-2009, 01:15 PM   #6
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Nice GK. Is the handcream needed for anything?
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Old 23-05-2009, 01:32 PM   #7
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Nice GK. Is the handcream needed for anything?
It's the wife's handcream. The wagon is her daily driver as you'd be aware! LOL!

Surely you'd not think I actually used such products? Well I confess, I do have Blistex in the SR! LOL! :

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Old 23-05-2009, 03:34 PM   #8
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Awesomely done GK. I hope everyone rep's GK for this!
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Old 23-05-2009, 04:04 PM   #9
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Awesomely done GK. I hope everyone rep's GK for this!
That's a nice thought, but honestly, we did fine before that was introduced. It took me a while to work out what the smiles were all about actually! LOL! :O

It's just really good to be able to do things that help others out, just like stacks of others here have done for me. :

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Old 23-05-2009, 06:22 PM   #10
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Well done mate. Good to see you helping out the community in this way!
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Old 23-05-2009, 09:02 PM   #11
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looks good. great writeup as usual. i somehow came to get a set of the actual removal tools, although i have no idea where they came from. although, i did use this wire trick to remove my factory head unit
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Old 24-05-2009, 11:21 AM   #12
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Nicely done GK.
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Old 24-05-2009, 01:08 PM   #13
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nice write up as always.
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Old 24-05-2009, 02:25 PM   #14
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Old 31-05-2009, 09:46 PM   #15
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I did this during the week to get the dash out. Ended up ripping off the face so I could see the clips that the pins are meant to push. Oh well, lucky I had another headdeck sitting next to me.
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