What have you done to your P5 today?

[Breeegz]

Stock radio can be a b**** to pull. you need to get 2 pair of the stereo puller wires (you can get them from Wal-Mart for $3. Some people are successful with using coat-hanger wire instead.

you need to pop the black plastic cover pieces off of the sides of the stereo. Just use a thin knife and gently pry them right out.

Then you just stick in the pullers into the holes, and you have to squeeze them inwards, while pulling out.

good luck

I practiced on my buddy's ES before pulling mine... after the first time it gets easier.. Watch anything sharp around the plastic bezel (the plastic carbon fake-ber) it scratches easily.

I used 4 small screwdrivers (jewelers) and slowly worked mine out the first time, the second and third times I used two 6 inch segments of coathanger wire bent in two u shapes. You just need to un-clip some clips on the sides of the stock headunit. I hope i helped, I'd show you how if you came to Alaska...

 

[goodfornothing]

I practiced on my buddy's ES before pulling mine... after the first time it gets easier.. Watch anything sharp around the plastic bezel (the plastic carbon fake-ber) it scratches easily.

I used 4 small screwdrivers (jewelers) and slowly worked mine out the first time, the second and third times I used two 6 inch segments of coathanger wire bent in two u shapes. You just need to un-clip some clips on the sides of the stock headunit. I hope i helped, I'd show you how if you came to Alaska...

Make video. Pwease.

 

[mx-p5]

Drove to work in the rain on a lovely Monday,

But opened a box containing this when I got here!!

 

[THE Phen]

I practiced on my buddy's ES before pulling mine... after the first time it gets easier.. Watch anything sharp around the plastic bezel (the plastic carbon fake-ber) it scratches easily.

I used 4 small screwdrivers (jewelers) and slowly worked mine out the first time, the second and third times I used two 6 inch segments of coathanger wire bent in two u shapes. You just need to un-clip some clips on the sides of the stock headunit. I hope i helped, I'd show you how if you came to Alaska...

It also helps to go thru the glove compartment. There is a hole where you can fit your arm to help push the radio out from the back.

 

[magnumP5]

I drove it for the first time in almost two weeks.

 

[Breeegz]

Already out there... or at least of the basic concept.

Make video. Pwease.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urC-4NbXvDQ

 

[Demoniam]

It also helps to go thru the glove compartment. There is a hole where you can fit your arm to help push the radio out from the back.

You can also pop out that black square (where the MD player would go) and reach in there and pull

 

[fremast]

Pulling the factory deck really isn't that tough... other than holding onto four tools at the same time... (and yes, coat hangers work fine if you get 'em bent right, but the tools designed for the job are better at giving the right leverage for disengaging the retaining clips).

You insert them into the six holes (middle on each side is ovular and accepts two tool ends), pull them away from the center of the stereo so the tools disengage the metal clips holding it in, and pull out of the dash.

The toughest part in the P5 is not scratching the bezel with any of the rough metal surfaces you're pulling out of it... you could remove the bezel first, but to actually get it out of the way you have to disconnect all the climate controls which is way more of a pain than using a little patience to prevent scratches imho.

I know Crutchfield has some videos that should show the basic concept of using those tools, though I doubt they have a double din example. (Single din is a cake walk... our double din is a mild jog around the block.)

If I had a stock unit in my car I'd make a vid for you... but seeing my aftermarket head come out of the dash would be useless for your current situation.

Back on topic:
I tightened a loose bolt on my passenger front end link. Man was that annoying the heck out of me... but back to beautiful now!
Of course I didn't get to drive it faster than 20 mph all the way home from work today - stupid drivers in the foggy rain FTL.

 

[red95_240sx]

Drove to work in the rain on a lovely Monday,

But opened a box containing this when I got here!!

I needs one of thats(beer)

 

[josh_silvernale]

I love my Progress bar. Only problem is pulling out of a parking lot onto uneven road. So stiff I get wheel spin no matter what.

 

[magnumP5]

I love my Progress bar. Only problem is pulling out of a parking lot onto uneven road. So stiff I get wheel spin no matter what.

RWD Protege???

(ie, what's the rear bar have anything to do with wheel spin?)

 

[mx-p5]

the rear is stiff and doesn't flex, so a front wheel comes up

 

[magnumP5]

the rear is stiff and doesn't flex, so a front wheel comes up

Never had a front wheel come up. Always the rear.

 

[THE Phen]

I pull into the local Chipotle and pull the rear wheel about a foot off the ground.

 

[magnumP5]

I fit a new 42" plasma TV in the P5 yesterday. It was a tight fit but everything worked out in the end. Even with 225-ish whp I still love the versatility of this thing. I would have used the truck but it was snowing and I didn't want a $1300 TV just sitting out there in it.

 

[mx-p5]

I fit my 42" DLP in no problem. The guy at Circuit City came out with the TV, looked reluctantly at the car and asked, "It's going in there?"

I said yup, and folded teh seats down and in she went, with room to spare

I LOVE this little car! even though I have HALF the HP you've got

 

[shane02pro5]

My Phillips fit fine and it's a 42" also...what's with P5ers and 42's??

 

[mx-p5]

42" is perfect in my opinion. I've had a 24, 27, and 32 already. Spread throughout the house now. lol

I have a buddy with a 60 something inch and it's like sitting at the front row in a movie theater. Too much to keep track of.

Plus, i got a helluva deal on mine last year. Last model( and display model) Samsung. Got it with 2 year warranty on the bulbs for $800. It's 720P, not the full on 1080 cause i don't have anything that'll play in full 1080P. So, i didn't need it

 

[magnumP5]

That's just how we roll I suppose. In actuality my fiance' and I both just bought large flat panel TVs. She picked up a 52" Samsung LCD which will become the main TV when she moves out to OH and I picked up a 42" Panasonic Plasma that I'm currently using as my main TV which will become the "bedroom" TV.

Anyway, the TV would have fit better if it's box wasn't so enormous. The box was like 32" tall which just barely slid into the hatch. Being a plasma, I could lay it flat which further made things difficult. I was just mad when I finally got the thing opened and found out there was about 8 inches of space between the top of the TV and the top of the box. Without that, everything would have fit just fine. Now I just have to put my rear STB back in place...

But man, carrying a 42" plasma up a flight of stairs and putting everything together yourself is tough work! I definitely suggest having a helping hand!

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I <3 our 52incher hehe the 32" is also great in the bedroom.