Re: [T3] Radio removal

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 25 May 2007 at 6:25, Justin Shelton wrote:

> I only had about 45 minutes to play with the car, and
> could not obviously see how to remove the radio. 
> Removed a 10 mm bolt from the rear of the radio
> bracket, but there it's also attached to the dash
> directly above the faceplate.  Do I need to remove the
> faceplace to extract the radio??  It looked like it
> would pull out as a unit until I found the two
> bolts/screws up in an impossibly difficult spot above
> the front inside top of the unit.
> 
> Suggestions appreciated . . .

It depends on what kind of radio you have.

For a Sapphire, you pull the knobs off, remove the panel nuts under the knobs, 
remove the rear hanger nut, then pull the radio out the back of the bezel. 
Finally, you remove the bezel by reaching up thru the 2 holes provided in the 
bottom of the bezel to reach the 2 screws that hold the bezel to the dash.  

For a Blaupunkt, you pull the knobs off (there may be setscrews), remove the 
panel nuts and faceplate, remove the 2 bolts at the upper rear of the radio, 
remove the surround, remove the inner panel nuts, remove the radio.

It's not as difficult as it sounds, but it is a bit of a pain.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI USA

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