How To : change Car Stereo?

**Ash** · 03/12/2007, 11:52 AM

Anyone out there be able to tell me how to go
about changing a car stereo in a Starlet?

Is it a big job? Can any idoit (i.e. Me!) do it?
Are there any special adapters needed (it's a 97)

**Sligo Hornet** · 03/12/2007, 11:58 AM

If I was you Ash, I would keep the stereo and bin the car!

**pineapple stu** · 03/12/2007, 12:02 PM

There's such a thing as a '97 Starlet?!

**Ash** · 03/12/2007, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Sligo Hornet

If I was you Ash, I would keep the stereo and bin
the car!

I'll have you know that the Bottle Green Bullet is in fine working form!
It's my 1st and only car, only got it in Jan to learn how to drive, but
I passed my test in it the other week so theres sentimental value.

More amazingly it also passed NCT last week so I'll hang on to it for
another few years

I even souped it up with a football air freshener

Oh, I'm not planning opn putting in a mad stereo/speakers ... just a ordinary
enough one. The display is well and truely faded on the current one and it
wont eject tapes unless you take off the front panel and jam a biro in!!!

**paul_oshea** · 03/12/2007, 1:45 PM

ash, its not that difficult, the difficult part is pulling out the radio thats in there already. the wires are fairly straight forward when you pull out the radio.

**Sligo Hornet** · 03/12/2007, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

ash, its not that difficult, the difficult part is pulling out the radio thats in there already. the wires are fairly straight forward when you pull out the radio.

Don't tug too hard, as you might pull the engine through as well.......on a '97 model I think it's the same size as the stereo!

**gustavo** · 03/12/2007, 2:30 PM

I think Halfords would do it for you if you bought a stereo in one of their stores.

**atfconline** · 03/12/2007, 6:29 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Oh, I'm not planning opn putting in a mad stereo/speakers ... just a ordinary
enough one. The display is well and truely faded on the current one and it
wont eject tapes unless you take off the front panel and jam a biro in!!!

t-a-p-e-s?? What the hell are they??