1. Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable

2. Remove the overhead console retaining screws located in the sunglasses storage bin.

3. Using your fingertips grasp the sides of the console and pull straight down evenly to disengage the two snap clips at the front of the unit.

4. Lower the console far enough to access the wire harness connectors.

5. Disconnect the EVIC, CMTC electronic module and the reading/courtesy lamp electrical connectors.

6. Remove overhead console from the vehicle.

This info is taken from the manual. Mine does not have a sunglass bin that I know of but I should probably take a look.
HTH.

Brian

 

From the "Horse's Mouth to Commando: 8)

2003 Ram Service Manual,

page DR MESSAGE SYSTEMS 8M - 5

REMOVAL
OVERHEAD CONSOLE REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the negative battery
cable.
(2) Remove the overhead console retaining screws,
located in the sunglass storage bin.
(3) Using your fingertips, grasp the sides of the
overhead console and pull straight down evenly to
disengage the two snap clips at the front of the unit.
(4) Lower the overhead console far enough to
access the wire harness connectors.
(5) Disconnect the EVIC, CMTC electronic module
and the reading/courtesy lamps electrical connectors.
(6) Remove the overhead console from the vehicle.


page 8L - 26 LAMPS/LIGHTING - INTERIOR


REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Insert a long, narrow, flat-bladed tool between
the curved (outboard) edge of the reading and courtesy
lamp lens and the overhead console housing
(Fig. 4).
(3) Gently pry inward and downward against the
lens until the latch tab in the center of the outboard
edge of the reading and courtesy lamp lens is disengaged
from the overhead console housing.
(4) Pull firmly on the lens toward the outboard side
of the vehicle to disengage the two pivot tabs on the
inboard edge of the reading and courtesy lamp lens
are disengaged from the overhead console housing.
(5) Remove the reading and courtesy lamp lens
from the overhead console housing.

Hope this helps.


On further examination, it appears that the instructions consul removal were not revised as they seem to be for the 2nd generation Ram.

My console is attached to the headliner to the headliner, probably with clips. You may need to drop the headliner to remove the console.

 

Believe it or not the instructions in the Manual are wrong (what..... DC wrong!!?!?!?!?)
On the 03's there is no screws & you don't need to remove the headliner.

Grab the edge of the console at the front & pull down it should pull loose fairly easily, the back clips are tougher, get your fingers between the console & headliner as far back as you can, pull forward & down at the same time (rocking side to side might help too), it will come down but not easialy.
remember it's made of plastic so don't gorrilla it!!

I had mine down looking to tap into a 12v wire for my radar detector, i couldn't find a 12v hot while the door was closed though.
It was wierd, the lead I checked had 12v when the door was open but 9v when it was closed & the overhead lights were off.
Electrical is not my thing so I could have missed it, if you find a constant 12v lead let me know so I can hard wire mine too!!!

 

Any new info on which wires to splice into to get a 12v power lead for a radar detector from the overhead?

Saw on a site a while back someone posted pics and said they found a 12v with the key on, black and red wire?

thanks
GONZO86

 

Hey Moose, I haven't had mine off for a while, but I thought you take the lenses for the two lights on the console out first, and there were 2 screws in there(Philips?) that you take out? (I seem to remember prying the 2 lenses out with a small flat head screw driver, and then taking out a couple of screws??)

 

#2 on the lights take covers off and 2 screws pull back on console .

 

GONZO86.

I got a 12v supply from the wiring harness to the rear view mirror to power my radar detector. Also picked up the ground up there too. I just used a narrow spade and slid it in next to the 12v supply wire and ground wire on the mirror connector from the back side.



CD

 

just had min off yesterday that all you have to do is take the lenses out and they are tourqs then there are 2 clips on the back by the computer be carful not to brake it. then the consol is down.