so im trying to put in a new deck for my 2002 TLS (cd changer has been busted since i got the car) when after taking apart EVERYTHING (i mean everything the center thing all the covers and the cup holders everything!!!)so i can get to the screws on the sides that holds the cdchanger in. i found out the screws on both sides were both stripped and there is no way i can get them out. basically i think that if i can get something to grip it i think i can still turn them. so far no luck wit the needle nose or vicegrips. how can i get them out!?!?! having just the radio aiint cuttin it...

 

Drill them out, you can also use a screw extractor, avaialbe at places like Sears.

 

You can get an mp3 player and run it though the tape deck. I did this with my iPod for a while and ran the wire behind the wood trim into the console. It was almost un-notticable.

I would drill the screws out too. The other option I have seen is a compound that you put in the screw head, then you put in the screw driver and it hardens so you no longer have a stripped screw. Sears is a good place to start. Also try ACE or TrueValue. The people at Lowes and HomeDepot will not be able to help you on a project like this.

 

thx, i got me a bit from a friend that mite take care of it i shall see on thursday.

 

try drilling, or i think you can see behind the screw there so try pushing it out while turning it. if all else fails, supper glue something to the screw, let it setup, then pull and turn