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May 10, 2007
What's In Your Toolbox?
 Posted by:Sean ICE Merchandiser |
This past weekend I volunteered to install a "deck and 4" into our VP’s father’s 92 Honda Accord. Anybody who’s attempted to install a radio into this generation Accord knows how difficult the radio removal can be without the proper tools. Well, I hate to admit it, but I didn’t have the right tools. The rear of the radio is held into place with a metal bracket that is bolted in, and the only way to access it is from the rear. The problem is, most tools can’t really get to this extremely awkward and very cramped space. Since the screw is both an 8mm socket and a Phillips, I was sure I could come up with a solution to getting at these impossible screws.
Well, after a trip to the hardware store, and trying a few different socket wrenches, 90-degree screw drivers, and even a pipe extension on a 1/4" socket, we gave up on the radio install for the time being. So what solution is there? What tool should I have had in my toolbox, but for some reason didn’t? The all-powerful and extremely useful Scosche SkewDriver. I can’t tell you how many times in my past this guy has come in handy. If you have speakers in your rear deck and a steep sloping rear window, this little guy will be a knuckle-saver. If you have a hard-to-access screw holding your radio in the dash (like I did), this ingenious tool is what you need. We offer two, the SkewDriver Pro and the SkewDriver Pro Kit (I ordered the kit since I always lose the little bits). My experience is just a reminder that we enjoy a very specialty hobby and sometimes the conventional tools you find at Sears or your local hardware store just won’t cut it. CarDomain has a pretty cool selection of specialty tools that will make your hobby much more enjoyable. Sometimes a specialty tool is the only answer. Add a SkewDriver to your toolbox today, and you will definitely thank me later. I just picked mine up (see pic below). (On a side note, our Customer Care Supervisor Eric Franklin, actually gave these out as Groomsman Gifts at his wedding… Lucky guys).
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Tom E
May 11, 2007 at 8:08 pm
The reason that it is hard to change the deck is because removing it from the back is the incorrect way to do it. You should remove the coin tray from below the radio and the filler sleeve. After its out you can remove 2 screws and then undo a different set of fasteners to get the radio to slide out. This way doesn’t require any uncommon tools and is much easier.
Eric F.
May 10, 2007 at 2:24 pm
They’re nice. Mine’s come in handy more times than I care to think about.
Trevor Johnson
May 10, 2007 at 1:55 pm
… i want that …
CavEco
May 10, 2007 at 9:36 am
Man… I so need one of those!