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Tools Needed To Complete This Install
TOOL TIPS: Small Battery :  use a battery to test speaker wires.  Touching the (+) positive and (-) negative baterry leads to a pair of speaker will cause the speaker to make a “Pop” sound indicating that pair of wires goes to that speaker. Voltage Meter :  Always check +12 Volt power wires for voltage before making wire connections.  These wires will fluctuate between 10 and 14 Volts. Solder Iron or Crimp Tool :  make wire to wire connections using either a solder iron and electrical tape, OR plastic crimp terminals found at most hardware or auto parts stores.Remove Factory Radio. NOTE : Removing the radio in this vehicle requires removing lower dash panels on both the drivers and passenger sides of the vehicle as well as the center console panel as seen in the photo above.  Once this center console panel is removed, you will access to the hidden screws that secure the radio to the dash. STEP 1 : Locate and remove (2) phillips screws on the curved lower dash panel below the radio. The 2 screws will be located above the cigarette lighter plug. STEP 2 : Open the glove box.  There are two (2) hidden screws that need to be removed. The first screw is located at the top left corner of the glove box assembly.  Locate and remove one (1) brass colored phillips screw . STEP 3 : The glove box must be freed from the dash.  To keep the glove box from falling to the floor of the vehicle, stop bumpers are attached to each side of the glove box.  With you hand, firmly push in the thin plastic of the glove box.  You will see the stop bumper attached to the side of the glove box.  If you push in hard enough, you can free the stop bumper from behind the dash.  Do this to each side, one side at a time, and the glove box will fall free of the dash panel. STEP 4 : The second hidden screw is located at the lower left corner of the glove box and can only be accessed when the glove box is completely lowered out of the dash.  This screw is a phillips screw as well as an 10 mm bolt.  Remove this screw/bolt. STEP 5 : You will need to remove the lower left dash panel below the steering column.  This panel is secured to the main dash with three (3) phillips screws .  Remove all 3 phillips screws. STEP 6 : Once all 3 phillips screws have been remove, the lower dash panel can be pulled from the main dash.  The top of the lower dash panel is secured to the main dash with one snap on the left of the steering column, and one snap on the right of the steering column.  Gently pull to unsnap and free the lower dash panel from the main dash. STEP 7 : Once the lower left dash panel has been removed, you will be able to see a brass colored screw that had been hidden behind the top right of the dash panel just removed (to the right of the steering column). Locate and remove one (1) phillips screw. STEP 9 : All hidden screws securing the lower center dash panel have been removed.  With your hands, pull the right side of the lower dash panel (the part of the panel secured by 2 screws hidden behind the glove box) then pull the left side.  You will have to wiggle the panel but should be able to pull the panel away from the main dash. Unplug the connector attached to the rear of the cigarette lighter attached to the lower dash panel.

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