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Old 05-16-2006, 11:26 AM
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dashboard breakdown

does anyone have tech docs on removing the radio and dash board in order to hook up ipod interface or xm radio. been looking for good source.

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Old 05-16-2006, 12:25 PM
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Item 24 in the STEREO section on the home page describes how to remove the radio unit. I'm not sure why you want to remove the dash too
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Old 05-16-2006, 06:51 PM
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When I was trying to run my Valentine One/Stealth One wiring behind the dash, I could understand wanting to remove the whole damned thing!

Having some sort of "fish tape" to put into the radio hole and out to the footwell makes life much easier. I used an old worn-out retractable tape measure. I cut the metal hook off the end so it wouldn't get hung up on anything. When it was protruding into the footwell, I taped my wire to the end of the metal tape, and carefully pulled back through the hole in the dash.

Was actually much easier to do than describe.
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so the only thing holding the factory radio in is the one bolt behing the volume knob?
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Old 05-17-2006, 11:26 AM
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It's a latch. Seems to work quite well too.
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