Originally Posted by Stephen C.

I got a quote from the dealer I purchased the truck at- $312 for the dash & $281.79 labor ($593.79 total). They told me the seats and entire dash had to come out. I passed on that offer. The exploded drawing shows fasteners UNDER the dash, so I believed them. 4 years later when entire chunks were removable, I decided I could cut the fasteners and lay the new dash in place.Turns out these fasteners are the same plastic crap as, and part of, the dash. And the new dash has new fasteners. And the new dash is mfg 2014, well after the plastic was reformulated. The Dealer's parts guy sold me a OEM dash for $240 and told me all I had to do was pull out the old clips & plastic, lay the new dash in place- peeking under line up the new fasteners, then using the heel of my hand, strike above each fastener. I used needle nosed pliers to pull out the old fasteners(5 minutes), lay the dash in place and hit the fasteners into place (1.5 minutes). It really pisses me off the dealer lied and wanted to charge me $593.79 for a $240 dash that takes 6.5 minutes to replace.

Originally Posted by torxdurley

I just can't lay out that kinda money. $240 for a dash and $170 for the bezel!
I have a carpet cover with custom cut outs for all the dash and side vents.
It's gonna have to suffice on my 1996 Ram.
I have to concentrate on the engine and bodywork.
Maybe I'll hit the lotto or something.