382 Fastech - how to remove the stereo????
 

I give up....how do you get the stereo head unit out.....I can't do it and I've taken half the cabin apart. What's the trick?

2001 382 with Kenwood stereo (which stopped working). Thanks.

Take it in a poker run in Chicago....it will come out on it's own. (Ask Red Dog):D

Yep ... I can take care of that real quick for you, and enjoy doing it, too!:D

Seriously, I think if you take the trim plate off, there is a small latch on each side of the radio that accepts a Kenwood stereo removal key. There may be one secured somewhere inside the port closet ...?

I may still have one around, but I changed to a Sony head unit.

The easiest way is to call Formula tech support 260 724 0111, they will be glad to help.

Yep - Daryl Johnson is your man. Helped me with a TV/VCR refit that was a total mystery until he got involved. It all has to do with keeping fasteners out of sight for that clean look....

After you take off the bezel, you gotta press out the two locking tabs on either side that keep it from moving around. A two thin flat head screw drivers or pick tools should do the trick. Or you can just contact tech support, they'll guide you through the entire process.

Still having trouble
 

This ain't workin...I talked with Daryl at Formula and he thought I needed some keys to take it out but also thought a butter knife would work....nothing is working. Here are some pics with the trim ring removed.... Do these pics look familiar to anyone? Help.

go to a local car audio shop and see if they have the key to slide in each side of the head unit. The key will release the head unit from the metal sleeve that holds it...

Not sure that is a factory-installed unit. Looks like someone else cut out the panel. Any possibility of contacting the previous owner or locating a installation and/or service manual for the head unit?

Sledge hammer? :D

Check in the owners packet for the stereo keys,

Here's what one of the tools looks like-This is 2001 and newer Kenwood

If your trashing the stereo anyhow stick a sawzall with a long blade in the gap between the stereo and cut the head unit out of the bracket.

I think that's how a "professional" would do it if he did'nt have the keys:D

OK, I got it out. For those of you who might have the same year boat, here's what you do. I had Daryl at Formula look into it deeper and he found out that there are no KEYS for this stereo. You have to remove the 2 small screws underneath the unit which you can get to via the CD storage area. Once those screws are out, you actually pull the stereo and the white cabinet around it out together. I tapped mine out with a rubber mallet from behind the lower front edge. Here's a pic to show what I mean. It just slides forward and out. Whew...

What are you going to do? Put in a new unit?

Nort, yes I will put a new Kenwood unit there. Mine stopped working after a very bumpy crossing to Catalina in the late afternoon 2 weeks ago. I picked a Kenwood unit that will hook up just like the current one but will add XM radio and an MP3 input on the front. I'm abandoning the CD changer since we don't use it and never will once we get XM. Kenwood Model # is DPX-302. I need to find a white XM antenna if you know of one (the XM tuner comes with a black one) and I need to figure out where to place it.

Did you measure your Bravo prop diameter? I think mine are small at just under 14 3/4".