Original? Panasonic radio removal

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Morat
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Post Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:38 pm

Its a quiet afternoon so here's my second stupid question of the day..

My car has a panasonic radio/tape head unit (if you can call it anything so grand) which I think is the original hifi. It has a big handle that flips up from the bottom edge which makes me think it must be removeable but even if you tug it pretty hard, it doesn't budge. Am I missing a trick here? I can't see any other buttons to press...


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Post Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:04 pm

I seem to remember that there is a lever to press on the top right hand side of old Panasonics. Not sure if the flip up habdle is*meant* to do the job, and your has failed?
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Post Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:26 pm

ah hah, so there is :)
Sorted, thanks!
I don't think the handle does anything, but once I'd jammed something spiky in the slot above the right hand pivot it worked a treat.

Now all I need is a custom made adaptor so I can slot in my modern stereo for long journeys. I have to say tho, the CD Input is really handy since its perfect for MP3 players.
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