Removing The Standard Stereo - Can It Be Done?

[Guest fetish]

Ive noticed that people who have installed aftermarket head units such as screens have installed them below the standard stereo and climate control in front of the gear stick.

is it possible to remove the standard stereo and fit an after market unit in its place? if the plastic trimming can come off easily and is not attached to the stereo or fan/temp controls then fibreglassing a custom centre console isnt a huge problem. it could be made to fit in lace of the original item leaving a standard din size whole to fit a new deck? does anyone know if this is possible or is every attached as one whole unit??

[xr6 typhoon]

you remove the standard headunit you loose your climate control with your premium sound

[jetute]

I would also imagine that your ecu would have a spac attack

[God666]

I have found that the easiest way to remove your stereo is to leave your car parked in Redfern for about 20 mins (doors locked or not, it doesn't seem to matter).

I do not have a solution for getting another refitted though!

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[Guest fetish]

if its the non premium sound model, is it a seperate unit? surely removing the stereo wont effect the ECU

[xrdreaming]

It's all a part of the body control module that is mated to the PCM and is an integral part of the car.

[rushed6]

  fetish said:

if its the non premium sound model, is it a seperate unit? surely removing the stereo wont effect the ECU

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

you dont belive him try it and report back to us

[Guest fetish]

nah that's ok, I'll take his word for it. does the factory system have RCA outputs for amps?

[xrdreaming]

RCA Output, don't be silly, that would have been making life too easy for the customer.

If you want to run external amps you will need to use the high level inputs from the speaker cables and then run your speakers and subs from your amp.

[rushed6]

  xrdreaming said:

RCA Output, don't be silly, that would have been making life too easy for the customer.

If you want to run external amps you will need to use the high level inputs from the speaker cables and then run your speakers and subs from your amp.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yeah that's what I did I got a ute just spliced into the rear speakers then hooked the low level input into it and then run the rca's to your amp then amp to sub easy as even someone at auto barn will know what your talking about