[jb92563]

Originally Posted by lostdog

I didn't want to wait to order stereo keys, so I took it down to the car audio shop. The guy said it would be $35. I told him it will only take 5 seconds, and there's no way I'm paying more than $10. He said ok.

You paid $10!!!!! jeez...too much.

You could have done it yourself with 2 thin pointy steak knives.

Check the detail pics below of the latch mechanism, its pure simplicity.

I used aluminum because thats what I had in the garage at the time.

The whole stereo key racket is ridiculous. Its so simple you could probably use a paperclip.


Made my own radio removal tools out of some thin aluminum I had laying around the shop, and cut them to this shape because I remembered the one you buy where that shape. You need 2


Here is the little springy catch that you use the above tool on to to bend the catch inwards towards the radio.


There it is pushed inward to release the catch. You do both at the same time and the radio comes out.


There are little slots for the tools near the bottom corners.