I agree with Josh, except that, in my '96 at least, I had to remove all the
trim around the radio, including up around the HVAC controls. About ten
Torx screws.
-- -Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter ""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message news:bbqc3h$id$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Patrick, on just about every car I've put head units into, the dash bezel > just snaps out from around the radio. Just grab the edges and slowly work > it up and it should pop free. There aren't usually any screws except on > some weird imports and fords. (Fords use this weird "key" system so you > push this device into the holes in the radio and when you pull it out, the > radio comes with it). After you get that bezel off, there should be 2 hex > head bolts (10mm i think) that hold the radio in, one on the lower left > corner the other on the upper right side. I hope this helps! > > -- > - Josh > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > "Patrick and Kelly Engram" <patrickandkelly@erols.com> wrote in message > news:3EE0AFBD.8070207@erols.com... > > > > Good new! Dealer told me my truck arrived this morning. They are going > > to prep it and I'll go check it out this afternoon. I have a couple > > questions. > > To all of you who yanked your factory radio-how do you take apart the > > dash to be able to remove the radio? > > 2nd question-anyone have the gold key plus lease program (not the gold > > key, but the gold key plus) and pros and cons so far? > > I'll let everyone know if the business console showed up by chance and > > what's gonna happen if it's not there (Droo!) > > Patrick > > > >
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