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    Where can you get those U-shaped keys to remove factory Ford radios?

    Where can you get the little U-shaped keys or whatever they're called for removing factory Ford radios from the dash?


    Also, I think I've heard of people using bent coat hanger wire also -- anyone done this?

    Thanks
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    #2
    you can get em at wallmart. or anywhere that sells car audio for that matter.

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      #3
      Originally posted by marquisman View Post
      you can get em at wallmart. or anywhere that sells car audio for that matter.
      I had just called Car Toys and they said they didn't have them and had no idea where to get them. I figured if anyone had them, they would. But, I'll run up to Wally World and see if they have them. The problem with them is most of the time the sales associates are clueless -- if you can find one, that is.

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        #4
        You local parts store will likely have them. They are common.
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          #5
          Anything metal that will fit in the holes will work. I usually use nails.
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            #6
            Thanks for all the info and help. I just ran up to Wally World. They had a set for $6.

            By the way, how do you know if your radio is "code protected?" The instructions in the removal tools said that if your radio is "code protected" you will need a code to get the radio to work when you reinstall it after taking it out.

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              #7
              that'd be on the modern ones. If its in a box, its definitely not code protected. I dont know when they started doing that though, probably late 1990s.
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                #8
                Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                that'd be on the modern ones. If its in a box, its definitely not code protected. I dont know when they started doing that though, probably late 1990s.
                One of the radios I'll be dealing with is in a '97 Aero Panther. Another is in a '00 Focus. They are both factory Ford radios.

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                  #9
                  What year car/make are we talking about?


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                    #10
                    Just saw the latest post - those are probably protected.


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                      #11
                      Originally posted by miamibob View Post
                      What year car/make are we talking about?
                      Hahaha! We posted the question and answer at exactly the same time.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by miamibob View Post
                        Just saw the latest post - those are probably protected.
                        By protected, you mean I will need some sort of code to make them work? Where do I get the code and how do I enter it?

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                          #13
                          I think that is a "dealer issue" - not sure if there is a "hack" around it.


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                            #14
                            The 97 panther should be no problem, no code. I do not know anything about The focus.
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                              #15
                              as far as i know the focus has no code, i had one, but i never did put the stock radio back in though i doubt it has a code.
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