I received my 6 disc changer from the guy on Ebay, and I was looking at the installation instructions....what is the bolt they are talking about? Is it hard to get to, because I removed the panel by the driver's steering column, and I saw....something? They looked like two screws. I downloaded the installation instructions off of the forum, and they looked pretty straight forward. Did anyone have any snags in their installation?

Thanks

 

Its a bolt that holds the stereo in. Its on the drivers side. Other than finding that bolt , its pretty simple.

 

i hate that bolt. its kinda hard to get to, but it is there screwed right into head unit. i dont think its the two bolts you described. here is a picture of the bolt you should remove

 

@N Rider89 - That's the best picture of that bolt I've ever seen!

@RX8it - After you remove the bolt, the next annoying part is the connector clips in the back of the radio.
I removed several radios from different 8's.
Sometimes there is enough slack to get the radio out a little to reach the connectors, sometimes there isn't.
I found that removing the glovebox is the easiest way to reach them.
If you open the glovebox, on the rightside there is a dampening rod.
Pop that off to the right, and the whole glovebox pulls straight out. Just un-snaps.
Then you can reach the back of the radio easily to unclip the connectors.
I believe the top one has a release on top of the clip, and the bottom 2 clips have the releases on the bottom, and the antenna pulls straight out.
When you put the glovebox back in, snap it back into place, and then connect dampening rod.

 

yeah that pic really helps. i didnt see that pic the first time i did it and i went throught like 4 other screws that were wrong

 

Careful not to drop it either it goes bye bye.

I still need to find it.

 

Funny thing is when I seen the post I knew which bolt was in question...

 

Me too - the famous "bolt" LOL

 

I can hear Samual L Jackson saying something along these lines: "I am sick of this G_dam* BOLT in the DASH!"

 

this is the best hint for getting at the back of the unit on the web. Thank you have made my life easier for my FM Modulator install next weekend.