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I need to get the front dash cupholder out. no screws, no rubber, no buttons, it's very frustrating. It ate my cards and I can't get the darn thing out. Have also tried yanking. nothing works
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Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove cup holder.
Remove trim panel above cupholder by pulling straight out.
Remove center instrument panel trim panel.
Remove screws holding radio to instrument panel.
Pull radio rearward to gain access to the back of radio (RADIO).
CAUTION:Pulling the antenna cable straight out of the radio without pulling on the locking antenna connector could damage the cable or radio.
Disconnect the antenna cable by pulling the locking antenna connector away from the radio (ANTENNA TO RADIO).
Disconnect bolt holding ground strap to the radio (if equipped).
Disconnect the wire connectors from the back of the radio.
there will be a few screws you'll need to get to.
some will be on the bottom, to the left and to the right of the console, where the seat is. You may need to move the seat forward all the way or back all the way to gain access. Look for round plastic covers that are hiding the screws.
Also, check inside your console. Lift up the mat or cover that may be on the bottom of your console inside. There may be a screw or two there. Same with the cupholder rubber cups. Finally, at the front where the console meets the dash, there will be a few screws or locking tabs. Then carefully pull it up from the back. It should pop out.
front panel has 2 screws down by the ashtray area
after you remove them you can pop off the front cover ( sometimes you need to remove the knobs for the heater control assembly
you don't need to mess with any covers, the blower motor is located behind the glove box,under the dash.you will need to remove the three screws that hold it up.
Jack up pass side.Put cardboard, BIG piece under engine just in case. Using a pan to drain the oil in put under oil pan drain plug. Remove drain plug with socket wrench. Let drain 5 min. Check the gasket on the drain plug, if bad replace with new gasket .99 cents to replace gasket only on plug. Put plug back in DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN the plug. Slide drain pan with drained oil to the front to remove oil filter. Using a filter wrench remove oil filter. Let drain. When installing new filter put a little new engine oil on the rubber gasket on the filter with your finger. Screw filter back on tighten with filter wrench. Fill van with oil from front valve cover opening.
The moulding around the radio removes quite easily. Remove the ashtray, 2 screws. Remove the slideout cupholder. 2 screws. The moulding around the radio pulls straight out. It has slideout or popout clips. Once that is removed, unscrew the 2 10 mm or philips screws that hold the radio in. Slide out the radio, another 10 mm ground screw on back, then unplug the antenna, 2 electrical connectors and that's it. I dont recommend an aftermarket radio without a schematic or someone that knows what they're doing. Like in the chiltons books, "reverse disassembly procedure to reassemble". Hope this helps
For the indash center cupholder, you need to remove that odd-shaped panel directly below it on the lower dash. There is 2 screws you can remove from there and then there are 2 more on the sides of the cup holder you can see from the front when the holder is in the open position... be patient and wiggle it around a little it will come out of there!
The whole front plastic cover over the stereo and heater controls is screwed in with two screws at the bottom of the cover, just above the cupholders. Take out those two screws and then pop off the cover, which is held in place by clips up the sides and at the top. There are four bolt/screws that hold the radio/cassette/cd (whichever you have) in place. Unscrew them and replace the stereo. Plugs SHOULD fit, and if they do just replug it and you're good to go. If the plugs DON'T match up, get a wiring harness from Best Buy or Walmart.
But be warned! Just because the stereos look VERY similar and fit very nicely into the other spot in the dash, they may NOT have matching wiring plugs. I just put a 2003 Neon CD player into my 2002 Caravan, and the harnesses didn't match up and neither did the antenna.
Good luck!
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