How to Replace Radio 2002-08 Dodge Ram 1500
Created on: 2016-06-09
If the radio is old or broken, this video will show how to remove it and replace it with a new one
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step 1 :Removing the Center Dash Trim
- Apply painters tape to a flat blade screwdriver
- Carefully move along the seems and pop the dash trim out
- Disconnect the accessory wiring harness
- Remove the heated seat wiring harness
- Disconnect the power sliding window switch
- Disconnect the climate control panel
- Disconnect the traction control wiring harness
- Disconnect the cigarette wire wiring harness
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step 2 :Removing the Radio
- Remove the storage cubby and radio with a #2 Phillips screwdriver
- Remove the radio
- Pull out the antenna connector
- Disconnect the radio wiring harnesses
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step 3 :Installing the Radio
- Insert the cubby into place
- Tighten the #2 Phillips screws to the cubby
- Connect the radio wiring harnesses
- Connect the radio wiring harness
- Insert the radio into place
- Tighten the #2 Phillips screws to the radio
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step 4 :Installing the Center Dash Trim
- Connect the accessory wiring harness
- Connect the heated seat wiring harness
- Connect the power sliding window switch
- Connect the climate control panel
- Connect the traction control wiring harness
- Connect the cigarette wire wiring harness
- Press the center dash trim into place
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
No. 2 Phillips Screwdriver
Painter's Tape
Door Panel Removal Tool
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In this video, I'm going to show you how to remove and reinstall the radio in this 2008 Dodge Ram. It's similar for many Dodge Rams, and the only items you'll need are a plastic removal tool or a flat blade screwdriver with some painter's tape on the head, as well as a Phillips screwdriver.
To remove your center dash trim, we're going to use a flat blade screwdriver with some painter's tape on it or a non-marring plastic ply tool if you have one. Feel around the edges. Pry out until you get a tab to pop. Carefully move along and pop out the rest of the tabs until you can pull out the whole panel. Move it around your shifter column and lay it out flat. Remove our accessory power, and the passenger heated seats switch.
Push down on the tab to release the power sliding windows switch, the two connectors for the climate control panel, your traction control, driver's heated seat, cigarette lighter, and your four-wheel drive selector.
Now with the center dash panel removed, you can remove your storage cubby and your radio with a number 2 Phillips screwdriver. Remove your antenna connector by pulling out. Undo the two connectors on the back of the radio.
With the radio out of the way, you can remove the cubby. With all this out of the way, you can install an aftermarket fit kit and stereo or a new OEM unit. We're going to reinstall our OEM unit.
Line up the tabs on the back of the cubby with the holes on the dash and the two Phillips head screws. Your factory stereo has a little connector on the left and a larger connector on the right. Pop your antenna back into the round hole. Slide it back into the dash and reinstall the four Phillips head screws.
Reconnect all your connectors. Each connector is different so you shouldn't have a problem with crossing them over or connecting them in the wrong spot. Slide your dash behind the gear selector, line it up, and snap it back into place.
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