I have a Vh commodore and I have just bought a head unit for it I was wondering if anyone could give me some help as to get the old one out. Someone said that I have might have to take the dash off to get anywhere. If anyone could get any info this would be great.

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Does it have the original unit in there or is it aftermarket, if so what brand/model

yeh u have to take the dash off mate, im currently doing up a vh and i took it all apart to take the stock H/U out and repaint the dash. have fun lol

there is an easy way to get the stock HU out, but it requires a screwdriver and a hammer, and you just bash straight through the center of the unit till you can get to the back and unbolt it, just make sure you have power disconnected before you try this

there are special keys that allow you to get the stock unit out, but it is very hard to get them. Or remove the lower left dash panel.

Not that easy.....

There is a bracket at the back of the unit that is bolted in from the top.

You need to drop the lower half of the dash off, this means pulling the glove box and A/C controls out.

Even then you need to cut through the bolt that holds the rear of the stock unit in.

At least it's easier than a VL.

Phil

Huh, every VH i have owned (two) and the countless VH/Vks i have worked on, merely required you undo the nuts behind the volume and tuning knobs

That said they only had the AM radio in them

By looking quickly at some stuff i have laying around, pull the ash tray out and see if that helps any

pulling the dash out isnt very hard anyway, just be careful with the heater controls

wiering a vl headunit isnt hard, i can do 1 in about an hour now

Aint that the truth lol

i did a VL for the 1st time on Saturday... factory deck was murder to get out but got there after a while. once its out, the wiring was a 10min job

if vh decks are anything like a vl deck it would be mountains of fun, that said i can do a vl deck in under an hour now