Monsoon stereo removal help
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Monsoon stereo removal help Car is an '01 pontiac firebird formula. So i've removed the trim bezel and removed the screws that hold the radio in place. The unit comes out but not far enough for me to have access to unplug it. I can't even see the back of it yet. Should i just yank it and pray nothing gets damaged? Or is there a secret ninja move to get it to come out a few inches more? Thanks.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
I seem to remember the wiring harness getting hung on something back there (perhaps the bracket for the rear support brace?) the first time I pulled the radio on most or maybe all of my 4th gens (I've definitely removed it from all of them, as it's a necessary part of deleting the DRLs and I always delete the DRLs.)
I don't remember doing anything special, just wiggling it around until it pulled out I guess. It's been a while though.
I don't remember doing anything special, just wiggling it around until it pulled out I guess. It's been a while though.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Some people like them, personally I hate them. There is no actual need to delete them, it's just a matter of preference. There is a minor circuit board modification that needs to be made behind the radio if you wanted to disable the DRL feature.
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Btw i got the radio out. I did have to yank it pretty good and one of the harnesses came out which was enough for me to get it out enough to remove it all. Upon further inspection the wiring loom got stuck behind the rear mount bracket that sticks up.
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Car is an '01 pontiac firebird formula. So i've removed the trim bezel and removed the screws that hold the radio in place. The unit comes out but not far enough for me to have access to unplug it. I can't even see the back of it yet. Should i just yank it and pray nothing gets damaged? Or is there a secret ninja move to get it to come out a few inches more? Thanks.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
There is a black module behind the radio, it's clipped onto the firewall. Inside is a circuit board and if you jumper a couple of the pins (just need a tiny piece of wire and a soldering iron) the DRLs (and auto headlight - for Camaro) will be gone without any sort of affect on anything else. Great mod for those of us who hate the DRLs.
There might be other links, or perhaps threads where the pictures from the original link have been attached and saved. I'll have to look around.