Pesky Kids!!!

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 11:48 pm

Was cleaning the car this morning and my 2 year old son wanted to help so I gave him a cloth and sat him in the drivers seat so he could clean the dash.

A minute later I looked inside to see he was inserting coins into the CD player like a slot machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fished a couple out with a knife but I think one is still inside as it is making all kinds of weird grinding noises.

Any ideas anyone?

How do I remove the player so that I can open it up to check inside?

Cheers for any help, fed up of crappy dance music on the radio, need my Manic street Preachers CD working again!

Paul-T · Post by **Paul-T** » Wed Jan 01, 2003 11:56 pm

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:11 am

OMG

he must have started like most kids do who vandalise the home video but graduated to in-car entertainment.

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 10:20 am

Problem is though, before xmas we went to see his mum at her parttime job at a local pub after shopping and he saw the fruit machine, so I put Â£1 in for him and he won me Â£40!!!!!!!!

So I can't really tell him off can I?

Dave-T · Post by **Dave-T** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:12 pm

How do I remove the player so that I can open it up to check inside?

There are 4 holes on the CD-player (2 on each side). What you need is to find 4 small metal pin and stick all in at the same time. Then just slowly pull it out.

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:35 pm

Cheers

will try that later!

Just better be careful, a scouser trying to remove a car radio in a town near manchester.........mmmmmmmmm!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:44 pm

How do I remove the player so that I can open it up to check inside?
There are 4 holes on the CD-player (2 on each side). What you need is to find 4 small metal pin and stick all in at the same time. Then just slowly pull it out.

Or if your not an octopus like Trung, try buying the correct tool down at Halfords Â£6 approx, you can then do it with only 2 hands.

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:51 pm

Got my tool from Halfords and got a 5p and a Â£1 coins out of the CD player but it is still making a grinding noise so something has gotten bust inside - taking it to a car stereo shop in the morning!

toot · Post by **toot** » Sun Jan 05, 2003 2:11 am

What I've always found good and cheap for removing a car stereo is this:

get a coat hanger and some wire cutters. Snip the coat hanger on each side about an inch from the twisty part of the head. Then snip it twice on the long, bottom part equal in length from the corners to the shoulder parts you cut. This gives you 2 V shaped parts of the coat hanger. Simply stick the ends of these 2 pieces into the holes at either side of your stereo far enough so you feel the click of the catches then just pull the stereo out.

dombake · Post by **dombake** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:08 pm

Might i be quite concerned that you all seem to know nifty little ways of getting car stereo's out quickly??

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:10 pm

its easy, i have used a fork and corn on the cob stick in the past. now have the proper tools though lol.