Date:         Tue, 30 Aug 94 14:30:46 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart Redford <scr@hpvcpnpi.vcd.hp.com>
Subject:      Re: VW Radio Removal

> 
> Is there a simple way to remove those 'theft-proof' VW radios without 
> damaging the dash or radio (and without the 'secret' factory too>?  I've 
> got a '91 Westphalia and I want to tap into the antenna line to allow 
> attachment of a marine band scanner to allow monitoring fishing vessels 
> during a west coast trip next week.  I've meant to due this for a while 
> now - it worked great with my 82 (easy to pull radio).  

	Well, you could do what I did which was pretty "simple" but kinda
	expensive:

	Put a Big-Gulp on the dash and drive. The Big-Gulp tips over flooding  
	the dash with 7-UP which seeps down around the ash(coin)tray and drips
	phosphoric acid into the stereo. The radio squeeks and dies and I have
	Car Toys remove it and replace it with Alpine CD-Changer ! :-)

	But, probably not, huh?

	One of the few missing pieces in the official shop manual is how to
	remove the music box.

	scr