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Old 03-21-2006, 09:51 PM   #1
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Dammit! I put one of those tape adapters into the radio so i could use my ipod on the move, and now, the adapter is stuck in there, the eject button does nothing, and although the tuner works and the radio goes 'beep' at me, theres no music from any of the radio stations or bands.

A) How do i remove the tape without permanently buggering up the radio
B) If i fail - how easy is it to remove the radio?

This is in an 88 UK Spec Supra - the Radio model is 5199
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Old 03-22-2006, 02:20 AM   #2
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the whole trim piece around the radio has to come out in order to get the radio out. maybe if you took your radio out you can take it apart and get the tape out?
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Gah - the whole trim piece?!

*sigh* Anyone got a guide?
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pull out the ashtray and there are 4 screws. there is 1 screw by the e-brake and another screw underneath you feet panel under the steering column
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Its an easy removal to get the trim out, just rmember to DC the cigarette lighter, 4 way hazards and un screw the shifter cap. I've been there quite a bit, no biggy. don't lose the little black plastic pieces on the sides of the ash tray.

P.S. as blasphemous as it is, great title, i knew and understood your problem immediately.
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Cheers for the reply - will attack it in the morning
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Forgot to add, if yours is stick shift, to help remove the rear most portion of the trim, just through the leather of the shifter over hand style. You'll feel the frame, pull forward and up, it'll clear much easier then trying to yank straight up. hope it goes off well.
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pull out the ashtray and there are 4 screws. there is 1 screw by the e-brake and another screw underneath you feet panel under the steering column
I have been looking for this info or some time. Now I know where the remaing screws are located, not just the one I found on my own.
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oh and lower your stearing wheel all the way down.

it takes me about 20 seconds to take off and put on my trim molding.. i dont have any screws in .
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Your tape was most likely eaten by the cassette player. This happens because the tape heads and rollers are sticky or dirty. While you are in there, clean the rollers and the tape head throughly with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol. This should help. Oh wait that must be a transport problem because there is no tape with that adapter. Get one of those FM Ipod adapters that transmit your music to the FM radio there is no reason to be using that cassete deck at all unless you have cassettes that you want to listen to but I doubt that you would have any. Mine also has the stock radio, there are collectors looking for that radio, you could probably get enough for it on ebay to buy yourself a nice new aftermarket radio with CD player. Bezel Adapters for installing new radios are also on ebay. If its a transport problem I doubt you could find anyone that could fix it. Seems like the more you mess with those the worse they get
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