Re: how to remove stripped radio screws??

[alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx]

cain <cain@domain.elided> wrote:
> Here's another question about this '97 M3 I just bought. I need 
> to get the serial number off the radio so I can get the radio code
> from my dealer, but the brass screws look stripped internally and
> the allen (hex) wrenches I have tried don't grip them at all.
> Is there a good solution short of using a screw extractor with a 
> fine point?

Pete,
Two options: 
1. http://home.att.net/~ebaines/e36_radio.htm
2. buy a 5-sided BMW radio tool or take a small jeweler's screw drier and 
use it on the stripped 5-sided (not hex!) screw _while_ you are pushing 
the radio back into the dash. That should relieve the pressure from those 
bolts.

HTH,
alex f
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