Practically Classics Forum

I need to get the stereo head unit out of a double DIN fascia in a modern Vauxhall (2004) Corsa. I have tried the widely suggested bent wire coat hanger method. They go in, they click into place but the unit will still not come out!!! Any ideas? My daughter has an 80 mile round trip 4 days a week to uni and it won't be much fun with no radio to listen to let alone not being able to listen to traffic news. Yes, the code has been lost and guess who disconnected the battery.... ??? Yours truly. I have to get the serial number off the radio unit to then go and request a new code at a cost of £25 from Vauxhall. I know why I prefer classic cars!!!

Any help gratefully received.

kevanf1 wrote: I know why I prefer classic cars!!!

Sorry I can't help (Good luck) but I share the above sentiments. I hope it doesn't involve taking the engine out to get at the back of the dash JPB is a bit of a whizz with car radios

Martin Evans wrote:

kevanf1 wrote: I know why I prefer classic cars!!!

Sorry I can't help (Good luck) but I share the above sentiments. I hope it doesn't involve taking the engine out to get at the back of the dash JPB is a bit of a whizz with car radios

I have never been able to understand why they did this with car radios. It's not even as though the tools to remove them cost mega bucks so it's not going to make them money this way. It's just plain inconvenient. JPB? I'll see if I can PM him/her...

You don't need to pay Vauxhall for the code - there's plenty of web sites out there where you can get it for free. You'll stillneed the serial number though!

Luxobarge wrote:You don't need to pay Vauxhall for the code - there's plenty of web sites out there where you can get it for free. You'll still need the serial number though!

Correct.


PM replied to.

Ah, I have been told by the guy at the Vauxhall dealer that for this particular year a lot of the radio units had to be recoded in a mass factory recall. Which is why they need the serial number as it may not be the original. Does this ring true? Would one of these internet code sites be able to give me the right code in this case? What comeback might I have if they give me the wrong code?

With the radio code if you call up the local vauxhall dealer they normally just give it to you especially if they have some record of the car such as they were the supplying dealer or its been serviced there. Last week I bought a Renault Scenic Rx4 from an auction and that didnt have the code but I called up Toomeys in basildon and they just gave it to me as they had serviced it last. might save a couple of quid.

did you get it out without using semtex?