I want to mount my brake controller in the forward panel of the lower center of my 07 2500 but don't know how the plastic panel is attached. I am afraid of damaging it during removal. Does any one know how this panel removes? Where do you mount your controller?

 

I have mine mounted on the plastic panel underneath the steering column - down and to the left of the column, above the gas....er....diesel pedal. That cover has two screws at the bottom, and just pulls straight out.

 

Mounted mine on left side of the steering column. wanted it as far as I could away from the C B radio and the cell phone charger. If you got a Fuss Buster, or some people call them their birdie, brake controler should be 12 to 14 inches away from that. I used a scriber, the kind used in a machine shop for lay out work, made the tip hot and pushed it thru the plastic for the screw holes. It works good and it's away from my legs. waam Holland, Mich.

 

Thanks, but I stiil would like to know how to remove the center lower dash panel above the consol. Does anyone out there know how to accomplish this without damage?

 

try this... copied from another thread.

It's in.

I started with the intention of taking photos, but it was a bit more involved than I thought it was going to be and I did without the photos so I would get finished faster. Here's the instructions as I would give them for an '06 4x4 Big Horn automatic with split bench. . .

Remove the negative cable from your battery.

As checkster said, first remove the drink holder/mini floor console by prying out the rubber drink holders (2 8mm-head screws under there) and pulling up on the t-case shifter boot and removing the two 8mm screws under that, too (4 screws in all). Remove the mini console by shoving the boot sideways through the hole on the console and lifting the whole thing over the shift lever/****/boot. You don't have to pry the top cap off the shifter and remove the shift ****.

Next, remove the floor trim piece that's in front of the console (1 8mm screw). Then, remove the too-bad-you-don't-have-a-cupholder-here lower dash trim piece by removing the two black Philips screws and then snapping it down and out.

Look up under your radio bezel. There are two Phillips screws holding the bezel on. The screws are directly under the 12v power point and the cigar lighter. They're hard to see, so you need to get under there to look. Once the screws are out, start carefully prying the bezel out, starting low and working high. It will snap out with some effort. Remove the plugs in the back for the two 12v sockets and the HVAC control panel.

Lay your new Nav radio bezel next to the one you've removed and transfer the HVAC control panel (4 Phillips screws), the two storage cubbys (3 Phillips screws each), and the wide lower storage bin (4 Phillips screws) to the new bezel.

Remove your existing radio (4 Phillips screws) and carefully unplug the wires from the back. Remove the storage bin under the radio (4 screws) and discard.

Remove the dash panel up top by prying up on the rear part (nearest you) all the way across the dash. After the rear clips are out, carefully pull the trim piece away from the windshield and towards you to release the front clips. This exposes the top of the dash where the GPS antenna goes.

Place the GPS antenna in the tray to the right of the center speaker hole as shown in the REC instructions. It's held in place with two-sided tape. Fish the antenna wire through (the wire comes back by the antenna and feeds down next to the defroster vent that's right behind it on the dash), wrap the excess up as shown in the instructions (the instructions also say to NOT bend the wire - go figure) and secure with the included padded tape.

Carefully plug everything into the back of the REC, including your new GPS antenna plug. Push the REC into the hole and secure with the four screws. I suggest reinstalling your negative battery cable and turning the REC on to make sure it works now, before reinstalling everything.

Now, reverse the procedure to reinstall everything.

The radio itself was a breeze to install. Removing everything was a giant pain, especially as I kept thinking about how much I paid for this truck as I was prying panels up. Reinstalling everything actually went much faster.


This was in a radio install thread.