Re: [DML] RE: mode switch hissing etc.

[Les Huckins <jhuckins@xxxx>]

Please detail your console cover removal technique while it's still fresh in
your mind.

Thanks, Les

Walter wrote:

> With all due respect to Darryl T & Mike G,
>
> Mike G's method of removing the radio is really slick, but it's not for me.
> My opinion, especially for newbies, is to take the console cover off and
> move the radio bracket forward to work on the radio and the a/c controls.
> This is for several reasons:
>
> 1) The center air vents are rather fragile. Without reaching behind the
> dash to release the clips, I would be worried about breaking the plastic.
> In order to get a hand in there, you are going to need to remove the console
> cover.
>
> 2) The vinyl boots on the center air vents collapse too easily. There was
> no way I could get mine back together properly without access from the top.
> I think some D's are missing these boots because some mechanics didn't have
> the patience to fit them back without removing the console.
>
> 3) I admit that I have very large hands, and my hands were too big to reach
> behind the console to access the mode switch. I had to move the bracket
> forward to have enough room to work.
>
> On a similar subject, I have read posts about how many people like to remove
> a seat to work under the dash. To me, this would be a total waste of time.
> I have no trouble slithering under there with the seats in place while other
> people wouldn't even consider it. Yet on the other hand, I wouldn't think
> of working behind the radio bracket without first removing the console cover
> and at least loosening the radio bracket.
>
> Probably the best advice is to disturb as little as you can get away with.
> And I'm sure that it helps to have small hands.
>
> Walt Tampa, FL
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