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Old 06-20-2010, 09:19 PM
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So I am trying to reinstall my IceLink and my din slots wont catch on the pullers at all! No idea what to do
 
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Old 06-20-2010, 09:34 PM
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Bend them to where they will grab? My only guess, or you can be like the acura the other day and use 2x4s! I wish I had my phone to take a picture!
 
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Old 06-20-2010, 10:22 PM
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Mine are broken too, I'd love to know the same thing. The only other way that I know of is to disassemble the dash, something I'm not about to do.
 
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Old 06-20-2010, 11:24 PM
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Yeah... Every now and then I can catch them on something, but no matter how hard I pull, push, bend or twist, they wont move :/ If someone could find a picture of how they work internally, we might have a chance...
 
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Old 06-21-2010, 06:30 PM
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About the radio. They're most likely bent and no matter what you do to take apart the dash you won't have access. That's part of the security feature. do you want some pics of mine? I completely removed mine after one was bent. I figure if I can buy a refurbished one for $40, anyone that desperate for one without a code can have it.
 

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Old 06-21-2010, 09:08 PM
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Ignore Jiggleo's post - it was in reference to spam that has now been nuked.
 
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:51 PM
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ecs has them for sale new for $39.00
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 03:54 PM
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Yeah old thread, but I managed to get it out today, Should I make a writeup?
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 09:04 PM
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I know I had the same problem at one point and it sounds like a bunch of other people did too, so go for the write up!
 
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Old 09-10-2010, 11:21 PM
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I will warn you, you WILL be breaking your faceplate off actually. I just noticed that. I was able to reassemble it in the end, but to remove the radio, it had to be done
 

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