'98 center console trim piece removal ?

[Wildpony]

Im not sure this is the section to post but how the heck does that trim piece around the center A/C vents, radio, cd, come off ? I already took off the 2 upward facing bolts but now what ? I also tried removing the lower cd unit (so I could install a "cubby" ), with the DIN removal tool thing, but it seems to hang up on the inside of this trim piece.
I want the damn thing off so I can strip/re paint the vinyl coating as it is scratched up. I would just buy a new one but when I found out the stupid piece was around $180 I about sh*t..

Thanks
Todd

 

[Wildpony]

Anyone ??

 

[Wildpony]

Bueller ??

 

[Blown Venom]

Bueller ??

:lol: Sorry I can't help you but thats funny

 

[mcaligiuri]

its 3 bolts and a little tug. Take the radio pieces out, there is one bolt on that braket that they hang onto. then just give it a tug and it will come out.

 

[Cookieman00x]

after you get the radio out, there is a bracket that acts as a seperator between the radio and the pocket. Its bolted in behind the dash bezel towards the bottom of the bracket.

 

[Wildpony]

So the radios come out 1st or the trim piece ?
Being careful here as I don't want to blow $180+ for the new piece of "plastic".

Thanks

 

[SVTCOBRRA]

radio comes out 1st then take out the bold on the skinny bracket that is in between the two radio slots

 

[Wildpony]

thanks
Now if I can get those stupid "DIN" tools to pull out the radio. They keep slipping out as I pull- even when I try to spread them apart while inserted...

 

[Cookieman00x]

push them into the radio and push both towards the outside of the radio and you slide it out..

 

[Wildpony]

thanks