Not too bad, Just tedious and defintately not something as an installer I'd
worry about. I guess I'm just biased because I did that sort of thing for 3
years.
That's basically what I have, but with 2 extra screws and a couple of
electrical connections. It still sucks that they had to make it that more
difficult. It would be nice to just be able to snap the trim piece around
the radio itself out without having to disconnect the whole thing.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html""Wayne Allewelt"" <wallewelt@mai-aec.com> wrote in message news:04fb01c3c038$07eefbf0$1a00a8c0@Wayne2000...
> OK, Here's the steps for remoing the pieces to get to the radio removal > procedure. > > CLUSTER BEZEL REMOVAL > (1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negativecable. > (2) If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, turn the > ignition switch to the Unlock > position, set the park brake, and place the automatic transmission gear > selector lever in the Low position. > (3) If the vehicle is equipped with a tilt column, set the tilt steering > column in its lowest position. > (4) Remove the steering column opening cover from the instrument panel. > (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT > PANEL/STEERING COLUMN OPENING COVER - REMOVAL). > (5) Remove the two screws in the hooded area above the instrument cluster > that secure the cluster > bezel to the instrument panel base trim (Fig. 8). > (6) Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry > around the perimeter of > the cluster bezel to disengage each of the snap clips from their receptacles > in the instrument panel base trim. > (7) Pull the right side of the cluster bezel away from the instrument panel > far enough to access and > disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector receptacle. > (8) Pull the left side of the cluster bezel away from the instrument panel > far enough to access and disconnect > the instrument panel wire harness connectors from the receptacles for the > passenger airbag > on/off switch (if equipped), the rear window defogger switch (if equipped), > the heater-air conditioner control, > and the transfer case switch (if equipped). > (9) Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel. > STEERING CLOUMN OPENING COVER > (1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. > (2) Reach under the left end of the instrument panel to access and unsnap > the rod end clip on the > park brake release link and disengage the link from the back of the handle > (Fig. 20). > (3) Remove the three screws that secure the lower edge of the steering > column opening cover to the > instrument panel structural support. > (4) Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry > the upper edge of the > steering column opening cover just below the cluster bezel on each side of > the steering column away from > the instrument panel far enough to disengage each of the snap clip retainers > from their receptacles in the > instrument panel base trim (Fig. 21). > (5) Remove the steering column opening cover from the instrument panel. > > > Wayne > 01 QC Sport 4x4 V8 > Warm Sunny Florida > > >
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