How do you remove a double din radio from a 2002 miata?

Answer 1

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How do I remove the head unit?

A) Here's a step by step method:

It might make it easier to remove the trim surrounding the head unit. To do that, you have to remove the center console, too. Once you're familiar with the internal bits, you should be able to remove the head unit without touching the trim - I can pull the head unit in about 30 seconds!

One warning: When you disconnect the main harness, the head unit will lose all it's programming. You might want to write down your radio station presets...

Here's how to remove the center console:

1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the two screws in the storage box (by your elbow).

2. Next, pop open the covers on the two screws on each side of the console by your knee.

3. Finally, pry the window switches up with a thin, wide screwdriver and unscrew the screw beneath it.

4. Disconnect the power connector on the window switch unit and squeeze the tabs on the black connector anchoring this cable to the console to release it.

5. Unscrew the shift knob.

6. Left the console at the front, open the storage box, and guide the trunk and gas levers through the rubber flap as you pull the console forward.

7. Set the console aside.

Now you can remove the trim surrounding the radio and heating controls. Here's how to remove the trim:

1. Unscrew the two screws at the bottom.

2. Now pry the surround out, starting from the bottom. There are clips on each side right above the airbag switch, another set on each side of the radio, and a third set above the radio. You can pry the surround out from the inside with a wide, flat screwdriver.

3. When all the clips have released, unclip the airbag switch connector and the lighter power connector.

4. Now set the surround aside.

Now here's how to remove the head unit:

1. On each side of the radio are long covers that look like part of the radio face but aren't. Use a narrow flat screwdriver to pry these off from the bottom and top.

2. When they release, you will see 5 round holes on each side of the radio. You should use two sets of "radio puller" tools to pull the unit out, but if you don't have these, you can use 8 nails. Just stick them into four holes on each side (skip one of the two that are right near each other) and the clip holding the radio in place will release.

3. Then pull the unit out. It will come out a few inches and feel like it doesn't want to come further. Just pull harder.

4. The whole thing will come out and you can unplug the antenna (on the driver's side) and the other connections (on the passenger's side). The connection bundle is released with a lever on the bottom.

Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly. Be careful to put the insulation back around the shfter just as it was. You will also have to reprogram the radio. No, this radio doesn't have a theft code that disables it after you remove it from the car.