92 accord replacing stereo head unit
GunsnRoses88
06-25-2005, 05:22 PM
anyone know where all the screws are to remove the plastic trim that surrounds all the a/c stereo and around the speedometer and things? i know there are 2 above where the head unit is and a few above the speedometer area... anywhere else?
AccordCodger
06-26-2005, 12:11 PM
First, replacing the stereo doesn't involve the speedo, or anywhere close to it, on a '92. So maybe the subject of this thread isn't what you really want to do.
Getting the stereo out involves first removing the console then the ashtray assembly (if the current radio is original) or the cover plate under the radio if the stereo is after-market. The screws that hold the stereo are then accessible.
Getting the stereo out involves first removing the console then the ashtray assembly (if the current radio is original) or the cover plate under the radio if the stereo is after-market. The screws that hold the stereo are then accessible.
GunsnRoses88
06-26-2005, 11:18 PM
there is a cheap after market head unit that replaced the original stock cd player that eventually went bad,,, i want to replace the cheap head unit with a different good after market head unit from my other car... the black trim that i described that goes around the stereo is connected to the black trim above and below the speedometer... but you say i dont even need to mess with that? What do u mean by the console? so since it is aftermarket what are u suggesting that i am to do? can i just take out the stereo with the two screws above the head unit?
AccordCodger
06-27-2005, 11:41 AM
The console is the piece that is between the front seats (wrapped around the gear shift).
With the original installation, there was a small useless "cavity" undeneath the stereo. An after-market install usually replaces the entire panel surrounding the stereo and the "cavity" with one that has a blanking plate in place of the cavity. Taking that plate out gives access to the bottom of the stereo.
Having said that, if the one you are trying to take out is a DIN installation, then, with the right tool (the manufacturer can tell you what) poked down the side of the stereo after removing the faceplate will make the stereo pop out of its (DIN spec) housing. The new one (if also DIN spec) will just slide back in.
It's really hard to describe all this without pictures (that I don't have time to create/draw/research).
With the original installation, there was a small useless "cavity" undeneath the stereo. An after-market install usually replaces the entire panel surrounding the stereo and the "cavity" with one that has a blanking plate in place of the cavity. Taking that plate out gives access to the bottom of the stereo.
Having said that, if the one you are trying to take out is a DIN installation, then, with the right tool (the manufacturer can tell you what) poked down the side of the stereo after removing the faceplate will make the stereo pop out of its (DIN spec) housing. The new one (if also DIN spec) will just slide back in.
It's really hard to describe all this without pictures (that I don't have time to create/draw/research).
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