Head Unit in a jetta

Im installing my friends sound system tomorrow in her jetta.. ive never put a headunit in a jetta before just wondering if i canget a heads up on how it comes out .. do i need to take the dash off or is it just clipped in and slides out?.. she isnt sure about the year she said newer than 96 but not brand new so prolly 96-01

thanks

if you look on the radio's face you'll see two small slots, now in order to get it out you will need some vw radio keys, the only thing is that theye are almost impossible to get becasue vw does not allow their techs to give them out anymore, but they are simple to make. get a pair of pioneer keys and file off the small notches at the tip of the keys (the ends you would insert first) making them flat.

now just take one and put it in the right slot and push it in as far as it will go (usually till the tab prevents it from going in any farther), the left side is tricky, when you insert that key angle it up, you have to catch the clip the best way to do this just by angling it up and feeling around and pulling on the radio at the same time, it wil take some practice but youll evetually get it and the radio will slide right out.

also be sure when you hook up the wiring harness for the new radio make sure that year doesnt require to leave the blue wires disconnected cuz you might freeze  the computer and cause the check engine light to come on, but since i dont know what year you have i cant tell you if thats required on your car or not, to be safe id leave any blue wires on the harness disconnected from the factory harness first and only connect them if you need to (ie required for a factory amp or something if you car even has one) IF you hear sound without the blue wires connected leave them alone! also if im not mistaken there's brown wires on the vw harness when you buy it, leave those disconnected as well!

i hope this helps, good luck!!

you can buy vw keys from some autoparts stores like autozone, or at crutchfiled. I bought mine from crutchfield with a pair of FORD keys for 5 bucks each.

they are 10 bucks now at crutchfield.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-AYHxGjNMm6I/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?wm=fp&I=120869001&g=820