Carlos was kind enough to point me in the right direction for a CD Removal Tool however the place I purchased it from has sent me another kind of tool which is much longer and thinner and does not have holes.
don't think those will work. As you're finding, they are too skinny to grab the clips that hold the radio in place. They must have sent you the wrong ones. You might try going to a local stereo shop and see if you cna just borrow their's for a minute.