Does anyone know how to remove the dash or know a tutorial on how to do it. I want to swap out radios but don't know how to take the freakin dash off. it's a 96

 

In my 98 there was one screw where the cig. lighter is and I think that was all. Everything jst pops off.

 

Open the drink holder and remove the two screws holding it. Pull out the ash tray and remove the two screws that hold the bracket. Tilt the steering wheel down, will need the room for the removal. Across the top and sides there are clips that hold it in place. Pull on the edges and they pop loose. Careful with the cigarrette lighter, the wire is very short. Once dash is loose you can unplug the lighter wire. Check as it comes off, but I think that was it. Hardest part was working the inset for the gauges out around the wheel. Not to bad if you have tilt wheel. If not it takes some creative manuvering.

The radio is very large and held in with two screws on the front. There is an adapter the fits in it's place to put a different radio in. Once the face trim is on the radio it looks fine.

 

You don't have to remove the dash to change a radio. All you have to do is take 4 bolts out and then pop that black cover off and then there are two bolts. Thats it. If you have to take the dash off there is a problem because removing the dash and putting it back in takes about 8-10 hours. Good luck with this but its just 4 bolts and then the black cover.

 

removing the dash takes 8-10 hours?? are you kidding me? i took mine off to install my headunit a couple weeks ago and it took me about 20 minutes, and it was my first time ever doing it (maybe 30 minutes..... but not even an hour)


and also when your takin it off, if you dont have tilt wheel, and you have to do that 'creative maneuvering' that chopper was talkin about, watch out for the hazard light switch on top of the steering wheel, it snaps off easily ive heard.

its not hard.

 

No muddy I am talking about takeing the whole thing apart to replace the heater core. It takes 8-10 hours. Yes 8-10 hours. I know it seem like a while but it really takes that long.

 

o ok my bad. didnt realize you where talkin about something different; the question was about the radio

 

Oh no. It only take 10-15 minutes to do that. Well about 20-30 minutes to swap radios. The most time is only in the wiring.

 

i've had my radio in and out more times than i can count... gotta love trying to hook up an mp3 player.

yeah it's nice having 300+ songs to choose from. and i can run an external cd player too!! BOOOYA GRANDPA!!! ok so i wouldn't plug the cd player in but i could!