Smiffie
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u may be able to see in the above ouc i have seom marks in my fasciaadaptor, this is cos i bought a black one and had it sprayed an lacquer was still a bit wet when i put it it, so i marked ita bit 
i know have a new, pre sptaued one that i want to put in, but how to i get the old one out 
its in really tight
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R Lee
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remove the headunit?
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Smiffie
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Originally posted by Richard Lee
remove the headunit?
yeah did all that, but fascia clips in
so its a bugger to get out
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R Lee
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thats the way i did mine anyway. remove stereo, then twiddle it out.
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Smiffie
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Originally posted by Richard Lee
thats the way i did mine anyway. remove stereo, then twiddle it out.
i shall have a twiddle in the morning
do i need a special twiddling tool?
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R Lee
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yes, they are called fingers.
what else would you twiddle with
btw, this could be the most completely stupidest way of removing it.
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Smiffie
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yes, they are called fingers.
what else would you twiddle with
btw, this could be the most completely stupidest way of removing it.
most prob being as tho u thought it up 
i shall be twiddling in the morning, if that dont work i shall pop round to a mates who'll be ablet o do it im sure 
ill let u know how it goes as i know ull loose sleep and hair if u dont
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John
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Just pull it hard and it'll come out. Thats what i ended up doing when i couldn't get it.
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neiliosxi
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they are a tight fit, just gotta pull really hard and hope for the best. alternate is take out the heater vents and panel above.
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scott d
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i pulled me fascia out with force and managed to break every clip in the process.  
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Smiffie
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Originally posted by neiliosxi
they are a tight fit, just gotta pull really hard and hope for the best. alternate is take out the heater vents and panel above.
tried to take ther vents out but was stuck at the left hand side, gonna have another go in a bit
give it some force 
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Red_SXi
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I've done it loadsa times. Remove the headunit and get your hand behind the storeage area at the bottom of it, and pull. The more it gets put in and out the easier it gets
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Smiffie
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just had a go and ended up cutting my finger
ill have another yank later
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R Lee
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you're such a pussy.
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Smiffie
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you're such a pussy.
no, im a dick, ur the pussy, and shane, he's an asshole...
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R Lee
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did you manage to get it out then?
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