radio code / removal tools

[Jon]

The only issue I had (and I bought my removal tools from ProFit when I
ordered my Satellite Radio mounting bracket) was that there is a
rubber gasket around the radio to keep it from rattling (at least
there *was* on my 2001 A4).  That damn gasket held the radio in place
like a SOB.  I had to use something to actually PRY the radio out of
the console to get it out.  I practically tore my fingers apart trying
to pull on those crappy metal radio removal tools.

What ended up working was an old pizza cutter.  The metal was soft
enough to bend and not crack anything.  I ruined the pizza cutter, but
like I said it was old (it was actually sitting in a box of stuff we
had set aside to donate to goodwill.).

On 10/30/06, Britt Crowell <Britt at brittcrowell.com> wrote:
> You can find the tools on ebay. Search for Audi radio tools
>
> I made my own after seeing a set at BestBuy. Actually the first time I got a guy at best buy to pull my radio for me to get my serial #, he didn't expect it but I slipped him a 5 spot.
>
> The when I got home I made my own set out of some thin AL strips.
>
> The real tools disengage the clips that hold the radio in and attach themselves to the radio so you can pull it out.
>
> My tool just disengages the clips and you can just stick you finger in the tape slot and pull the radio out.
>
> They go in the two vertical openings on each side of the radio.
>
> Britt
>
>
>   Message: 5
>   Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:51:50 -0700
>   From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
>   Subject: Re: radio code
>
>   That makes sense.
>
>   How does one pull the radio in a TT?
>
>   Thanks!
>   Ed
>
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