An actual tape deck - I'm always impressed to see tape players... It's definately time for a new system!

The install is fairly straight forward and with the help of my 'bezzie' Hoyley, it made the job much more fun and rewarding. All the items used in this tutorial are available direct from us - please use the pack option above to add it to your shopping basket.

In order to get the release keys in to do their job, we first needed to remove the grub screws preventing someone to quickly whip out the stereo.

This requires an Allen key (1/16th inch in size). Unscrew these by turning counter-clockwise until they are all removed.

Keep these safely in a pot for the time being - after we've upgraded the Corsa stereo we can put these back into the stereo so when you come to sell the car you can refit the OEM stereo and use this one in your next car.

Once the grub screws are all out, you can use the release keys to remove the Corsa stereo.

Put a release key in each side of the stereo - push it towards the stereo firnly.

Once they are both in place, pull the tops of the release keys away from each other (towards the doors) with even pressure, and then whilst maintaining this effort pull towards you to remove the Corsa stereo.

The lower picture shows how the clips hold the stereo in place, and how the release keys are used to pinch the clips to release the stereo.

Now would be a good time to put the grub screws back into the original head unit so they're kept safely.

The Corsa has a fixed cage that needs to be removed before you can fit your new stereo.

We had a rummage in the tool box and found an 8mm (5/16th inch) socket that fitted the screw well.

Once the screw has been removed you can see the only things holding it in place now are two catches, and the cables at the back.

Using a screwdriver prise both sides of the metal cage inwards slightly taking care not to damage the plastic surround.

Then - again using a flat headed screwdriver push the cables out from the back of the cage - there are retaining clips that just need to be pressed down and the cables release from the cage.

Then, pull the cage out taking care not to scratch any of the plastic surround.

You should now have a hole in the centre console that looks like this with a couple of connectors in view.

The one on the left is soon to be an ISO ready connector and the aerial on the right also needs an adaptor to fit a DIN aerial socket.

The ISO cable's job is to convert the Corsa's wiring into an ISO socket that your new stereo can plug into.

As you can see in the top picture, the female end of the ISO adaptor (on the right) plugs into the two shorter male plugs (the two bottom plugs on the left).

The plug will only go on one way, so don't worry about getting it on the wrong way round - once the clips have clicked home happily it's on properly.

The next job is to fit the cage your new stereo will have come with.

Making sure the ISO and aerial cables are safely out of the way push the cage gently into place.

It was a good day at the office - we ended up breaking off at this point for a bacon and sausage sandwich, with a favourite cuppa to boot - Mrs Hoyle deserves a mention for a top bit of cheffing!

After lots of tomato sauce and thank you's we got back to business.

The aerial socket needs to magically become a DIN connector - for this we used an adaptor which just plugs onto the end of the existing aerial as pictured.

The next thing you need to do is make sure the cage is secure.

Using a screwdriver or your fingers if you're strong (and not afraid of scratches) bend as many of the cage's teeth outwards into contact with the surrounding plastic as possible.

This will lock it in place and make sure the upgraded stereo doesn't move around when you're driving.

Plug the stereo's harness into the ISO adaptor we fitted earlier - as an optional item in the upgrade pack, you can choose to include the aerial extension.

The extension lets you to plug the aerial into the stereo now, before pushing into place. If you choose not to have this as part of the pack, it was relatively easy to get your hands in round the side of the glove compartment to feel for the cable and push into the DIN socket in the stereo when the head unit is nearly in it's final position (as pictured in the bottom image).

We didn't use an extension cable and there was an amount of 'here, let me have a go' but in truth it wasn't too fiddly. However, the extension would definitely make the job simpler.

It's probably a good plan to give it a quick test at this point - turn on the ignition and the upgraded Corsa stereo should come to life.

Switch the ignition back off and lets finish the job.

As everything's working OK push the stereo into the cage. If it's not going in easily pull it out a bit and give it a wiggle - any cables impeding progress should drop down out of the way.

Once it has clicked securely into place, fit any additional trim - the Kenwood came with a nice trim which finished it perfectly.

Now the upgraded stereo is in your Corsa, give it a blast, throw away the tapes and enjoy!

The install itself went very well using the items listed in the upgrade pack available direct from Demon Audio, an Allen key and a socket wrench.

Hoyley was very happy with the upgrade - the aftermarket unit blended perfectly with the car's interior, and the CD's sounded far better than tapes.

The hardest part was fitting the aerial, but if you choose the aerial extension you won't have this slightly tricky part to worry about.

Good luck with your upgrade!