Removing face plate aorund radio - 2007

[chevy24d]

Can anyone tell me how to remove the dash cover around the radio and heater controls? I was hoping it was held with simple spring clips that you just push the cover to engage, but I do not want to find out the hard way!

Why you ask - I was going to hard wire a backup camera and I want to drill a hole thru this panel to run the wires neatly behind the dash. I want to see what is back there and drill it on the bench.

Thanks for any insight

Mark

 

[mustangswan]

The shop manual says the it is just held on by clips. It also says to remove the center lower panel before the upper center panel around the radio.

 

[tk1971]

I just stick my finger in the cig lighter and start pulling. I have an 07 (BTW), and the clip in that area comes off first. Then using a plastic screwdriver the rest of the clips can be popped off. Good luck.

tk

 

[chevy24d]

Originally posted by tk1971
I just stick my finger in the cig lighter and start pulling. I have an 07 (BTW), and the clip in that area comes off first. Then using a plastic screwdriver the rest of the clips can be popped off. Good luck.tk

Thanks - Can I assume that you did this already?

Another question - I plugged my cell phone charger into the Cig lighter to no avail. Are these hard to get a good connection?

 

[chuck s]

Mine works, it's a hot connection all the time. I wish it was ignition controlled.

-- Chuck

 

[tk1971]

Yep. Did it several times to install my Parrot Bluetooth and other stuff. Like the last poster said, it is live all the time. I wired my VR3 monitor to the cig power and then realized it didn't go off at all and had to take it apart again, and again, and again (for other reasons).

Originally posted by chevy24d
Thanks - Can I assume that you did this already?

 

[chevy24d]

Originally posted by tk1971
Yep. Did it several times to install my Parrot Bluetooth and other stuff. Like the last poster said, it is live all the time. I wired my VR3 monitor to the cig power and then realized it didn't go off at all and had to take it apart again, and again, and again (for other reasons).

Thanks - forgot to ask you - do you really have to pull the lower panel first before sticking my finger in the cig lighter?

BTW - my cig problem was a blown fuse under the hood....

 

[tk1971]

I did pull the lower panel out the first time, but after that, I found that I didn't have to.


tk

 

[chevy24d]

Thank you TK!

 

[chevy24d]

OK tk call me a chicken, but I pull on the bottom and I feel it is going to break. Am I worrying too much? The pic shows where I am grabbing it.
http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh92/boatrboy/Expedition - 2007/?action=view&current=IMG_1728.jpg

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