Need Help With HU

IcePhreak08
IcePhreak08 Posts: 22
edited March 2004 in Car Audio & Electronics
OK guys, here i am again begging for the answers :) so heres the problem, i have absolutely no idea how to get my deck out in order to hook in my amp, i took off the face plate, and the frame, but i cant seem to get the actual deck out of the slide in box, it is a sony x-plod CDX-CA810X...sony has no **** help on the internet, so any help is greatly appreciated

--Jon
Rollin deep in the T-bird.

1992 Thunderbird LX, w/ sport option.

JBL audio system, Fosgate Punch8004 amp, 2 gnx124's (12")
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited March 2004
    thats not going to be sony's fault
    that has to do with the make and model of your car
    for instance, in my truck, i have to pop up a panel that lines the dash
    then the HU is more exposed and there are 2 tabs on either side that i have to press down and the radio slides out
    -Cody
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited March 2004
    Cody...I thought you had to buy that "special" tool to get them out? ;)
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  • IcePhreak08
    IcePhreak08 Posts: 22
    edited March 2004
    I could do it by pressing the tabs down, but that would be a total pain, because the tabs arent my deck, the tabs are the box that hold my deck..and the deck slides in and clicks into place...as far as buying a special tool thats what i wondered...
    Rollin deep in the T-bird.

    1992 Thunderbird LX, w/ sport option.

    JBL audio system, Fosgate Punch8004 amp, 2 gnx124's (12")
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited March 2004
    well the tabs are not part of my HU either, theyre part of the truck
    far as special tools...i know ford has em on their trucks...but nothing a couple of paper clips couldnt fix
    its very easy to take my radio out...too easy...
    if i was a thief...after i got into the truck, i could literally be out with the radio in less than 10 seconds
    thats BAD
    especially when considering its a $900 radio
    and thomas, i think i know what "special" tool youre talking about...i think most models since the dawn of time have had them "built in"
    -Cody
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  • IcePhreak08
    IcePhreak08 Posts: 22
    edited March 2004
    thieves wouldnt steal mine because its too much of a pain in the **** to get out...

    basically it looks like this

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    this is the top of the box, that is the one latch

    now the DECK is in the box, so i CAN pull out the whole box, but than its SO hard to get back in its ridiculous, The deck is what im having trouble getting out...
    Rollin deep in the T-bird.

    1992 Thunderbird LX, w/ sport option.

    JBL audio system, Fosgate Punch8004 amp, 2 gnx124's (12")
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited March 2004
    what kind of box are we talking about here?
    one thats part of the car, something else you bought, or what?
    what kind of car is it in?
    -Cody
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  • IcePhreak08
    IcePhreak08 Posts: 22
    edited March 2004
    92' tbird

    its the box that they used to install my deck

    (bestbuy) installed this box, than the deck slides in and clicks into place

    and i have no idea where my manual is, so i cant figure out how to get it out of the box
    Rollin deep in the T-bird.

    1992 Thunderbird LX, w/ sport option.

    JBL audio system, Fosgate Punch8004 amp, 2 gnx124's (12")
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited March 2004
    try to find the tabs and get it out, if you still cant figure it out, go to best buy
    -Cody
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  • IcePhreak08
    IcePhreak08 Posts: 22
    edited March 2004
    Yeah, i need to run by there today...thanks stn
    Rollin deep in the T-bird.

    1992 Thunderbird LX, w/ sport option.

    JBL audio system, Fosgate Punch8004 amp, 2 gnx124's (12")
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited March 2004
    if your radio does not have "tabs" then it must have "snappies" on either side much like kenwood, jvc, and panasonic do... this will require the use of the "keys" which came with the radio when you purchased it -- they are thin strips of metal which slide into grooves on either side of the deck.. this releases two snappies inside the cage (or "box" as u call it) that then allow you to pull the deck out.

    good luck.
    The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited March 2004
    dang...cody...you didnt even pick up on my sarcasm.... you ok?>??:(
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited March 2004
    thomas, im pretty sure i picked up on your sarcasm...maybe you didnt pick up on mine?
    btw, if you had the choice b/t a 10" brahma or a 10" max in a sealed enclosure, what would you choose?
    i plan on upgrading soon...like decemberish...
    -Cody
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