I replaced my dash about a week ago, and with it being cracked as bad as it was removal was amazingly easy. After everything was said and done it took me like an hour and a half, and that was with stopping and smoking a cigarette and having to go get another beer or two in the middle of it. Looking at it before starting seemed like a lot worse of a job than it actually turned out to be. Just undo the E-brake release, drop the steering column on the drivers seat, and take out the airbag. something like a grand total of 8 screws/bolts and a plug on the back of the airbag then roll the whole dash foreward and go to town.

 

Where did you buy your dash from?

 

2001 Dashboard Cracks

So who here DOESN'T have a cracked dash?

1997 Ram dash replacement help

Removing Upper Dash?

better than oem dash?

I know -- it's crazy thinking, but the Search function ACTUALLY WORKS!

 

yes...yes it does

 

Its a good time to replace a heater core when you do that too.

 

No it doesn't. That's just a vicious rumor started by staff here, so the the folks that have been here longer can complain about something.......

 

Hahaha

 

I just read over another post that included pages from the service manual. Those replacement instructions looked a lot more involved than what you did. Which airbag did you have to take out, driver or passanger?
I like your way better. It sounds easier.

 

it was actually a christmas present from my dad, so i'd have to ask him.

passenger side

if you want me to type it out for you shoot me an e-mail or something and i'll explain what i did. i'm about 99% sure i have it set to let other users send me e-mails. i dont want to overload this guys thread with instructions