Bolt?
08-27-2006, 11:57 AM
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Bolt?
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?
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08-28-2006, 12:35 PM
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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
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
08-29-2006, 11:27 AM
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@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.
@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.
12-31-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cesaralaniz
@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.
@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.
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.
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