MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: Teo10 on September 26, 2011, 03:29:04 pm

Title: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Teo10 on September 26, 2011, 03:29:04 pm: Hey guys,

As it says, trying to remove this and having a complete nightmare, Do the removal keys go in the side where it has the load/eject keys or at the sides of the actual changer?

Have tried both but can't find a slot on the far side (nearest where the armrest sits up)
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Nodz on September 26, 2011, 04:20:00 pm: They go down the side of the load and eject, took me a while to get mine out aswell and cut my fingers in the process on the poxy keys
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Teo10 on October 02, 2011, 04:26:47 pm: This thing will literally not move like half an inch out the armrest, did anyone else have such a hard time trying to get this out?!
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Scousus maximus on October 02, 2011, 04:39:13 pm: Mine was the same, very tight to move. I eventually took out the small stowage box on the rear of the console/armrest (you might have a cup holder there) and pushed it up from there. It just popped out then. :happy2:
HTH
Regards,
John
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Teo10 on October 02, 2011, 08:27:48 pm: Defo going to try that tomorrow! Fed up of cutting my hands and getting green mist trying to get it out!
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Teo10 on October 04, 2011, 10:07:21 am: Quote from: Scousus maximus on October 02, 2011, 04:39:13 pm
Mine was the same, very tight to move. I eventually took out the small stowage box on the rear of the console/armrest (you might have a cup holder there) and pushed it up from there. It just popped out then. :happy2:
HTH
Regards,
John

It worked! Still took a bit of man power to get it out but got there in the end! Thanks :pomppomp:
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: dodds-gttdi on October 12, 2011, 08:41:33 pm: Currently doing this exact job. The security tabs on the MDI Dock I'm about to install are completely different so took me ages to work out how it comes out.

Basically you're looking to press in the tabs on the bottom of the picture below:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdataton.net%2Fvw%2FCDchanger%2FVW-Sony-6discChanger-side1.jpg&hash=23a412f9a96601ce21d31b617ba1ec3b38c1287d)

using keys like this of credit card cut-out equivelants like I'm using:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdataton.net%2Fvw%2Fmisc%2FDIN-radio_removal_keys-mk4.jpg&hash=0e44458283730db41a2de18cc5573e3a9250407e)

p.s.Not my pics hence why I don't have the keys to use. :sad1: Would make this job so much easier as the wee credit card equivelants keep breaking. :sad:
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: coolhandluke on October 13, 2011, 12:32:26 pm: You could maybe have a go at making a set up,the graph paper and rule give you a good idea of size and scale.
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: dodds-gttdi on October 13, 2011, 01:09:34 pm: I did make mine own up last night, out of an old subway loyalty card! Don't mock my mad MS Word skillz!! :wink:

_________________ ___
   A |__| C |__
   B D|
   __ __|
_________________| |__|


A=28mm
B=4MM
C=2MM
D=2MM

Sizes are very rough. If you adjust your window zoom level to 53% you can measure it yourself off of the screen. :wink:
The small parts 'C' are liable to break easily so be prepared to make a few extra and they are generally only single-use items if made from an old credit card.

HTH :happy2:
Title: Re: Having a nightmare removing the cd changer in the armrest
Post by: Teo10 on October 21, 2011, 12:23:27 pm: It took about 40 mins up at my mates house using various tools, had to take the cup holder out the back and try push it up, the clips were being a pain!

Thanks to Demon666, recieved the dock etc and all working perfectly and FINALLY have decent music to listen to :happy2: