I am mad!.. not easy at all.
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I am mad!.. not easy at all.
okay, asked ALOT of people regarding installing HU. thanks for the help BUT IT IS NOT easy!!!!!
whoever is going for a headunit. dont bother instalilng urself. get a shop to do it...
outcome of my 4 hours...
1. didn't have the right screw drivers, the 2 screws holding the the dash was extremely hard to reach with screw drivers and even though it was a phillip #1 screw. The screw driver was useless..
2. went to home depot for screw drivers, didn't fit. went to friends house... finally got a clamp.
3. top right corner of my dash is now bent up a bit. I tried it to rip the dash out with my fuill force.
4. u can't rip the dash out or push from the bottom.
5. i broke 3 of the 5 clips.. excellent
6. i lost 1 of the screws..
7. i got a nice 1 inch cut with skin missig on my hand...blood all over the dash.
5 people thought i was stealing the car. AND no one called the cops!...
proves how helpful people are eh.!..
DIY == BS. got nothing but pain!.
whoever is going for a headunit. dont bother instalilng urself. get a shop to do it...
outcome of my 4 hours...
1. didn't have the right screw drivers, the 2 screws holding the the dash was extremely hard to reach with screw drivers and even though it was a phillip #1 screw. The screw driver was useless..
2. went to home depot for screw drivers, didn't fit. went to friends house... finally got a clamp.
3. top right corner of my dash is now bent up a bit. I tried it to rip the dash out with my fuill force.
4. u can't rip the dash out or push from the bottom.
5. i broke 3 of the 5 clips.. excellent
6. i lost 1 of the screws..
7. i got a nice 1 inch cut with skin missig on my hand...blood all over the dash.
5 people thought i was stealing the car. AND no one called the cops!...
proves how helpful people are eh.!..
DIY == BS. got nothing but pain!.
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Rep Power: 0 Gusto! ya. i was thinking. but too eager to put the system in AND i'm tight for cash.
=)
next time, wen i install the other stuff like shocks, springs, body kit, paint job.. FOR SURE i'll give u a call =)
40 bucks right? =)
=)
next time, wen i install the other stuff like shocks, springs, body kit, paint job.. FOR SURE i'll give u a call =)
40 bucks right? =)
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Rep Power: 0 hmmm i hear ya. but i did DIY my deck (with the help of someone who knew what they were doing). and after a few hours, we even got it in. then it just took a little tweaking. and you can push it out from underneath. it's not THAT hard. haha. but i do understand. took me all night pretty much to do mine.
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Rep Power: 0 r u talking about the mid console in our cars??????? where the cd/radio player is????? thats not that hard to take off..... unsrew the two screws at the bottom and push the bracket out.. (towards u) i dunno..... had a hard time at first as well......
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[hr]Originally posted by: CUE2k1
mine's not even bolted on anymore!! I take it off all the time that's why! hehe[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: CUE2k1
mine's not even bolted on anymore!! I take it off all the time that's why! hehe[hr]
change the whole dash with a polkadot one if youre bored
hehe
nice scs... i wanna seE!! and hear!
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[hr]Originally posted by: CUE2k1
mine's not even bolted on anymore!! I take it off all the time that's why! hehe[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: CUE2k1
mine's not even bolted on anymore!! I take it off all the time that's why! hehe[hr]
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no worries-if your a virgin at doing things... its always going to be HARD
but then again.... let one of us install it!! ehehe
its all good...
i noticed that the civic interior is alot of pain to get where u want to go, but my old 1st gen Neon
which was done up to the ****...... it took 5 mins for the dash to come off...
i miss that car... if i had that 2.0L DOHC Neon still, it would of been hitting mid 14's all motor right now [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
would i buy it again?? NOPE!
well Maybe!
sorry if OFF TOPIC!
no worries-if your a virgin at doing things... its always going to be HARD
but then again.... let one of us install it!! ehehe
its all good...
i noticed that the civic interior is alot of pain to get where u want to go, but my old 1st gen Neon
which was done up to the ****...... it took 5 mins for the dash to come off...
i miss that car... if i had that 2.0L DOHC Neon still, it would of been hitting mid 14's all motor right now [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
would i buy it again?? NOPE!
well Maybe!
sorry if OFF TOPIC!
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Rep Power: 0 the middle part??.. push up to towards me??? GOOOOD LUCK!...i tried that.. FULL FORCE..... it feels like it's gonna pop up but it never did.
the top clips + 2 of the sides didn't even move. i had to ues my hands and pull with all my body weight and the plastic just warped. the clip still held on pretty good.
so i have no idea how strong everyone is to simply PUSH to get it to pop out.
oh wellz.it's over. no more DIY...
the top clips + 2 of the sides didn't even move. i had to ues my hands and pull with all my body weight and the plastic just warped. the clip still held on pretty good.
so i have no idea how strong everyone is to simply PUSH to get it to pop out.
oh wellz.it's over. no more DIY...
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I just installed my deck a couple of days ago for the first time ever. I had serious issues because I couldn't find out how to take my centre console apart but once I figured it out... it was a piece of cake. I bet it'll only take me about 10-15 mins to remove it again.
Hint: Don't use a phillips screwdriver to remove the two bolts holding the radio housing. Use a 11mm socket or wrench.
Hint: Don't use a phillips screwdriver to remove the two bolts holding the radio housing. Use a 11mm socket or wrench.
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[hr]Originally posted by: R1Style
I just installed my deck a couple of days ago for the first time ever. I had serious issues because I couldn't find out how to take my centre console apart but once I figured it out... it was a piece of cake. I bet it'll only take me about 10-15 mins to remove it again.
Hint: Don't use a phillips screwdriver to remove the two bolts holding the radio housing. Use a 11mm socket or wrench.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: R1Style
I just installed my deck a couple of days ago for the first time ever. I had serious issues because I couldn't find out how to take my centre console apart but once I figured it out... it was a piece of cake. I bet it'll only take me about 10-15 mins to remove it again.
Hint: Don't use a phillips screwdriver to remove the two bolts holding the radio housing. Use a 11mm socket or wrench.[hr]
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would of saved me 1 hour.. had to go out and buy phillips. the last screw to the farthest right!.. i have no idea how some people are gonna get that out without a tool kit.
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