pseudus Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) I have a 2009 DJ SXT and I can't stand that faux chrome center bezel on my dash. I am going to plasti dip my badges and front grill and would also like to do the center bezel of the dash. I've searched the forum for the last couple days trying to find instructions on removing it and haven't found anything. For reference, here is a picture of the dash. I also can't figure out how to remove the top compartment door. Anyway, any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Edited July 23, 2015 by pseudus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) My Nitro had a rubber pad on the top. There were two screws under it. I'm not sure about the compartment door, but once you get the faceplate off, the screws may be visible. The panel should just pry off with a panel removal tool (plastic screwdriver). I'd start at the bottom and be careful around the radio. I actually broke mine, and ended up covering the panel with a carbon fiber kit. If you get resistance at the top, there may be more screws related to the top compartment. The vents are clipped to the panel from the inside, if they are like the Nitro. If they fall off, you can just clip them back on. The heater knob panel will have to be unplugged along with the row of switches under the vents. All of this is just like the Nitro, but laid out a little differently. Hope this helps. I wouldn't know where to begin with my dash, but it is probably as easy as my Nitro. I could remove my Nitro panel in about 2 minutes! Edited July 23, 2015 by dhh3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudus Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 My Nitro had a rubber pad on the top. There were two screws under it. I'm not sure about the compartment door, but once you get the faceplate off, the screws may be visible. The panel should just pry off with a panel removal tool (plastic screwdriver). I'd start at the bottom and be careful around the radio. I actually broke mine, and ended up covering the panel with a carbon fiber kit. If you get resistance at the top, there may be more screws related to the top compartment. The vents are clipped to the panel from the inside, if they are like the Nitro. If they fall off, you can just clip them back on. The heater knob panel will have to be unplugged along with the row of switches under the vents. All of this is just like the Nitro, but laid out a little differently. Hope this helps. I wouldn't know where to begin with my dash, but it is probably as easy as my Nitro. I could remove my Nitro panel in about 2 minutes! Went out and gave the bottom a little more of a tug than before and it came loose, so thanks for that. Now to just figure out how to remove the door on the top compartment. Thanks! dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Does the top compartment have a rubber pad? If So, see if you can lift it off. There may be screws under there like my Nitro. The lid may be part of the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudus Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 You were right about the top part as well. Once I removed the lower panel, there were two screws exposed. After removing them, I was able to pull the whole tray and lid out. Anyway, long story short, I got everything apart and applied plasti dip to them, but unfortunately with those horizontal grooves in the panel, it looked horrible. I peeled it and put it all back together. I guess I'll have to find a replacement, I thought I saw a thread where someone had used the dash out of an R/T or something.... dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Now you know how to remove it for the next time! pseudus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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