My son's learning to drive and the original radio/cassette player in it won't do for him. So he bought a garage sale Pioneer CD player for $10 and wants me to get it installed ASAP. I'd like to do it myself. Can anyone tell me how to remove the original cr-718 from the dash? It's got what looks like two access holes on the sides of the front of the unit. Many thanks from me and my anxious son.
Yep, I can help,
I have a similar 740. I also was not too thrilled with the factory deck. I decided to replace it, and wound up removing the trim around the infernal thing. Theorettically, you should be able to insert a LARGE paper clip or something in the access holes, but I had no luck and found that if the knobs, EQ slider buttons etc. are removed, the face plate comes right off, and removal is a snap. Do yourself a fovor though and just buy, ( and yes, wait for delivery from Crutchfeld or some similar source) a wiring harness kit and trim. There are some very interesting and very SMALL wiring things going on there. Not the least of which I can tell you, is the switched power supply, which is yet to be figured out, and the fact that all of the speakers seem to share a ground. I severed the factory harness, and wound up having to run speaker cable to all four corners, and oh yeah, I still have to manually shut off the stereo even after the key is switched off. Don't get caught doing this procedure, it sucks. Save yourself a couple of days, and just get the harness, Unless your time isn't worth much, In which case would ya please let me know where the switched power is?
Best luck,
-Zeke-
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