2015 fiat ducato x250 radio removal

[RM_Marine]

Is the a video or tutorial on how to remove the radio from my 2014 auto trail apache 700

I've brought the map and phone holder and believe that I need to remove the radio to get to the retaining screws behind the radio to release the old map older

Danial

 

[Lenny HB]

Looks like the basic fitting just remove the bezel and insert the release tools at each side.

 

[Guigsy]

There's normally a surround trim around the radio that pops off. You then insert their specific a removal tool either side of the radio to release the catches. Different brands use different tools.

 

[Gellyneck]

From memory of when I replaced our media centre (2013 AT Frontier) you need to

• ease \ prise off the media centre surround (that's the raised bit around your media centre in your photo). It's held in place by 4(?) prongs (either two top and bottom or two each side). They're flat pointed with a barb \ tang on the internal end
• under this you'll see two large headed Phillips \ Posi drive screw heads, undo these
• if you have a fixed panel the front edge of this lifts up with there being two retaining tabs on the rear edge of the panel, lift and pull forward
• if you have the opening panel do the same as above
• however also open the panel and you'll see two further retaining screws inside the base of the lift up panel, undo these
• lift the unit out
• you do not need to remove the media centre

 

[orridge]

Looks like you have a passenger airbag some of the early 250 Ducato's only have the map holder and not the tablet holder because of the passenger airbag having components in that area.

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[Gellyneck]

Looks like you have a passenger airbag some of the early 250 Ducato's only have the map holder and not the tablet holder because of the passenger airbag having components in that area.

Don't think there's any passenger airbag components in \ under the panel void.
The concern was that if the panel was open and the airbag fired it would hit the raised panel and either burst the airbag or dislodge the panel making it a missile! Think some later X250's were fitted with the opening panel(?).

 

[Landy Andy]

It will fit. I swapped mine

 

[RM_Marine]

It will fit. I swapped mine

Did you have to take the radio out

 

[Landy Andy]

From memory ???? Yes I did for the front two screws.

 

[Gellyneck]

From memory ???? Yes I did for the front two screws.

I'm pretty sure the front (windscreen end) screws are accessible from the top as they screw into the where the red circles are using the existing screws.
The green circles are the locations of the tabs if it's a fixed panel.
The purple circles are the spring clip fixings for the the rear screws and, on second thoughts, you do have to pull the radio out slightly (but not fully remove) to gain access to their heads.
The blue circle is the removal tools that should have come with the owners pack on purchase.

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[RM_Marine]

Thank you

Havent got them tools so will try ans source or ask someone to bring them along when I got to one of the meets and try ans do it then

 

[Gellyneck]

Thank you

Havent got them tools so will try ans source or ask someone to bring them along when I got to one of the meets and try ans do it then

If you haven't got them you could try a couple of slim \ thin table knives, or similar, down each side as it's a "depressible" spring pin that holds the radio in.
Marked on this photo of the cage off our original 13ELE unit. "F" is the radio faceplate end (right hand side shown as you look at the radio faceplate).
The actual tools have barbs on the end to grip the back of the radio to ease extraction however you should be able to get you finger tips \ nails down the edge of the radio faceplate and pull it out once you've pushed the "knives" in.

 

[Landy Andy]

When I haven’t had the correct tools I’ve used stiff plastic, like credit card type, cut in a strip. That way it’s unlikely to damage anything.