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5

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                          15 - 20 minutes

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  • CITROEN C3 2017 Basic radio unit teardown
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Step 1

              revealing of the support side screws
  • Leverage the two plastic panels that are on each side of the radio, they are interlocking and by pulling gently with your fingers they come away.
  • The two torx screws must be unscrewed on each side, those on the side of the steering wheel require a “nano” screwdriver or an L-shaped key, it can be solved only with a few more seconds …

Leverage the two plastic panels that are on each side of the radio, they are interlocking and by pulling gently with your fingers they come away.

The two torx screws must be unscrewed on each side, those on the side of the steering wheel require a “nano” screwdriver or an L-shaped key, it can be solved only with a few more seconds …

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Step 2

  • …now you’ll need to pull the radio Screen gently towards you and you’ll notice that the central unit it’s right behind there.
  • You can pull it out, after you remove the two torx screws that hold the central unit in place…
  • The display panel and central unit cables are also different in color and socket type, so it’ll be easy to recognized the cables before reconnecting them. While the bigger and black connector is the usual type “fakra”, common in all the french cars and more. To unplug it you’ll need to lift the little leverage, it can be a little bit stiff.

…now you’ll need to pull the radio Screen gently towards you and you’ll notice that the central unit it’s right behind there.

You can pull it out, after you remove the two torx screws that hold the central unit in place…

The display panel and central unit cables are also different in color and socket type, so it’ll be easy to recognized the cables before reconnecting them. While the bigger and black connector is the usual type “fakra”, common in all the french cars and more. To unplug it you’ll need to lift the little leverage, it can be a little bit stiff.

Step 3

  • …Here is how the the center of the dashboard should look without the radio panel installed. To free up the space inside the radio compartment entirely , you’ll need remove the support that hold the central unit in place, removing five screws.
  • Four of them are on the external bezel and the other two ones are on the upper side and have narrow pitch threads.
  • While the two ones on the lower side have the large pich threads.

…Here is how the the center of the dashboard should look without the radio panel installed. To free up the space inside the radio compartment entirely , you’ll need remove the support that hold the central unit in place, removing five screws.

Four of them are on the external bezel and the other two ones are on the upper side and have narrow pitch threads.

While the two ones on the lower side have the large pich threads.

Step 4

  • The fifth and last one is on the inner side and is also narrow pitch thread.
  • …this bracket have two little hooks on the external sides that need to be dislodged, pushing from the inside to the outside, on one side and than to the other being extremely careful…
  • …Once it’s removed, it should look like this. It’s the 1 din compartment where the central unit was located…

The fifth and last one is on the inner side and is also narrow pitch thread.

…this bracket have two little hooks on the external sides that need to be dislodged, pushing from the inside to the outside, on one side and than to the other being extremely careful…

…Once it’s removed, it should look like this. It’s the 1 din compartment where the central unit was located…

Step 5

  • …and finally, this is the space inside the dashboard.

…and finally, this is the space inside the dashboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Ferdinando - 3 days agoJan 21, 2023

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