OK, so I did mine today. I will go further into this then the OP did, since he did a great job bringing it up and showing a good portion of whats involved. First, this is NOT as easy as it you would think, because there are quite a few things that go into this that he didnt show. Not his fault, just theres always more to it then you would think. First, take the "A" pillar covers off. The drivers side is only three clips and comes off easy, the passenger side is two Torx screws for the grab handle, and 2 clips. Takes 5 minutes and saves you a serious amount of cursing when you install the new Pad. Next, YOU WILL BREAK THE OLD DASH PAD TO PIECES WHEN TAKING IT OUT. Theres no way not to. It was designed to be installed, and taken out with the entire dash core OUT OF THE TRUCK. This is what we are trying to avoid. REMEBER: If your dash pad is disintegrating, chances are, your main dash core is too. The dash core is made up of plastic AND metal framing. The plastic part of the core is usually in just as bad shape as the dash pad is. If your core plastic parts are crumbling, you could be in far more then you think. They DONT make the core anymore, and finding one will mean, taking it out in a junk yard, AND it maybe in just as bad shape, AND, I haven't seen one for less then $700. Mine was NOT in bad shape, had one crack in it, in a place that didn't make a difference in the new install. Bitch one... there are two screws, one on each end of the dash pad, right at the door jam on each side..I used a micro sozed adjustable to break them loose, the pulled the dooe molding away to get a phillips csrew drive, crookedly, on them to get them out. Getting them back in sucked. Period. OK, so, you will break the old dash pad into pieces as you take it out. You have to. Many of the screws were installed FACING the fire wall. Unless you take the entire unit out, you CANNOT get these screws out. So you break the old dash pad away, leaving the screws in the remnants of the plastic from the old dash pad. ( two screws on either side of each defrost vent ) YOU MUST GET THESE OUT TO LET THE NEW DASH PAD FIT RIGHT. I just grabbed the old plastic, put my finger over the head of the screw, and unscrewed the plastic. It will usually just fall apart, or unscrew off the screw and take the screw out. There are 2 Vent tubes. One on the drivers side, the other on the passenger side. They are held onto the old dash pad by 1 screw each. Be careful. You need these tubes. When breaking away the dash pad, make sure you dont break the tubes. I used a pair of needle nose pliers, grabbed the back where the screw is in the dash pad, bent it back and forth, and made sure the tube broke free WITH the screw and scrap plastic attached. Unscrew the plastic scrap, and save the tubes. NOTE: The tubes fit to the vent tubing like a vacuum tubes do. Ever use a vacuum? The tubes slip over the end of the next tube. Same thing. The vent tubes just fit over the opening of the vent tube for the defrosters. This will be a bitch when its time to install, but is doable. Glove box: The glove box comes out easy. In a 2nd Gen ram, you have bumpers on both sides, stopping the glove box from coming all the way out. Just pull the bumpers, in toward the box, so they will pass past the side of the frame. The middle of the glove box is quite flimsy, and will bend outward, allowing the bumpers to come inside the sides of the frame. Once you have the bumpers free past the frame, the glove box will tilt towards the floor. Let it tilt until its way down, this will let the hinges just slip off the hinge rods. The glove box will just slip off. No breaking the hinges. Mine are in great shape, but if I had try to pry the hinges apart to let the hinge "pop" off the rod, I surely would have broke the rod, and created another problem to fix later. AIR BAG: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TAKEN THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL OFF!!!! The air bag ( and fixed dash cover ) is held in by 5, 10mm screws, three in front, two underneath. There are also several ( 6 I think? ) smaller screws for the dash pad and trim piece. Once you have the screws out, undo the connection to the airbag, its easy. Squeeze the tab, pull apart. There are 5 push in clips. 2 easy ones, 1 at the far left, and 1 far right edge, that will pop loose pretty easy. It will seem like the airbag will pull from the bottom, but the top will be stuck. There are 3 clips along the top. They are just push in clips. I took the unit by the sides, and just gave it a good pull straight out. The clips let go, and actually, stayed on the dash inside, not on the airbag unit. YOU WILL NEED TO PULL THESE OFF THE DASHBOARD, AND REINSTALL THEM ONTO THE AIRBAG UNIT. It will make installing the unit back MUCH easier. Screw the vent tubes to the new dash pad. Install the new pad on the drivers side first. Now, getting the vent tube OVER the defrost tube opening is a bitch. But it can be done. I reached up, under the new pad, and grabbed the tube end, and forced it to meet the defrost tube end. Once it meets up, it will slide on. Then the passenger side. After that, its all in reverse. Mine came out great. New pad, new bezel, and, since my hot rod doesnt have a column shifter anymore, I also had to relocate the O/D button to the shifter knob on the floor shifter. Total for the dash and bezel... 4 to 5 hours. In 96° heat, no garage, no car port. Yeah. Hope this helps.....

@lowbudgetballer

2 жыл бұрын

Helps alot bro thank u. I'm getting ready to dive in.

@Keeter94

9 ай бұрын

You couldn’t post a video bro?

Thanks for showing that it can be done w/o taking the entire dash out! Good job! Thanks

@AutomedicGarage

10 ай бұрын

It’s not a bad job it’s just tedious cause your trying not to break anything else while you do it.

Academy award goes to......Lee! 🏆🏆nice video automedic garage

Thank you so much sir for taking the time to make this great video. This is the second video I've watched where the dash was not completely pulled out. This has built up my confidence that I'm sure I can handle the job. ☺👍

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it’s very satisfying to get rid of the flaky dash in a dodge.

@davidpayton8336

2 жыл бұрын

@@AutomedicGarage I just picked up my headliner from the upholsterer and installed it; really nice being able to drive down the street and not having the headliner in my hair. 😂😂

nice! got a new LMC dash for my 02 second gen that i need to install but was dreading taking the whole dash apart to fasten the vents from underneath... great alternative that way you did it... thanks for sharing!

I was just now ordering these same dash parts and thought “let me watch a couple videos first”, and yours happened to be one of them. I was going to order the damn clips too! So the first video I watch of yours, you already saved me five bucks, and I am now subscribed! Excellent video, my friend now I’m going to binge watch! 😂🤣😂

@AutomedicGarage

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help even if it was only $5, maybe it will help more. That was way early on in the KZreading and I feel like the quality of the videos has improved over time. Thanks for watching.

Thank you. I ordered an LMC because of your video.

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Great, glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

@ffhjvbuydb78eb

Жыл бұрын

Is LMC good?

amazing video

good job

Thanks for this video.

@AutomedicGarage

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing. Hope it helped.

Cool!!

I have a 2001 2wd short bed, hotrod. Just bought the exact same parts from LMC. Getting ready to try to tackle this myself. This vid was helpful, in that I didnt think I had to take the airbag out. Glad I saw that. My reinforcement/frame plastic is like yours.. some of it is as fragile as thin glass and I too have a few spots where I was hoping the new dash pad would fix it, but wont. Good video.. thanks.. I'll post back and let ya know how mine goes.

Thanks I just got a 1500 and the dash is torn all to crap and I didn’t know how to take it off

Your rebel man picture was the mascot from my high school the south greene rebels

@AutomedicGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yea mine was the Tipton Rosemark rebels.

Wow! I wonder what y'all could do with an '81 Malibu's dash!

Good deal

Thanks man. exactly the info I needed. I have the exact same truck in your video. My dash is laying in the same pile of pieces yours was. Waiting dash now. Should I change heater core and condenser core now while I have it out. What else should I do before putting it back together???

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

You could do heater core but it first require dash removal anyways. The condenser is in the front of the truck, the evaporator is in the dash. Thanks for watching.

Check out LBR Speed, custom aluminum second gen dodge all 3 versions pricey yes but unlike the pre-owned cores are just going to eventually bust open as well,if I end up having to replace mine I would consider that worth the high price tag and they look sweet!! For now I have a dash skinz dash cap, but I really don't want to have to track down a bunch of interior plastic and seats or door panels for this particular 2000 dodge ram laramie slt quad cab long bed. It's not only the rainbow thread seats and door panels, it is also ordered light and dark mist grey interior,and where the glovebox light goes is broken on my truck

I think 98.5 they switched interiors as my 98 is a little different, but good video covering it.

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, I’m not as well versed on the Dodge details as I am on Fords. Thanks for watching.

@coltonchristman2070

Жыл бұрын

The interior switched in 98. If you have the older interior it stopped in 97. Engines switched in 98.5

How did you get the screws in for the vents without taking out the dash? I am about to take on this project.

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy Weaver if your referring to the defrost vents they didn’t get screwed into the dash cover. We elected not to remove the entire dash since they are securely mounted to the dash frame and lined up perfect on the dash cover. It works just fine, no rattles and defrost works like always.

@DMACHOLMAN

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently working on the same project but I do plan on completely removing the dash because it is damaged pretty bad . But without getting the dash removed first I won't be able to get any of the other ones started. I see these truck's everywhere and can't wait to get started..

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

D-MAC sounds good. We didn’t remove his whole dash because I was afraid of destroying the whole thing. Those interiors are fragile on them ole dodges.

Helps if you explain location and number of screws to remove in narration in tutorial.

98 dodge ram 1500 Laramie slt complete dash removal

Hey I have this mint condition 2nd gen dodge dash I'm trying to get out without breaking it. I'm fighting with one of the plastic aligning pins in the back center of the dash where it ties to the cab. Any advice on how to get those aligning pins out without breaking the dash?

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the dash frame/skeleton or the dash cover itself? I’m having trouble imagining what we’re referring to?

@oldcroneysgarage9739

3 жыл бұрын

@@AutomedicGarage the dash cover it's self

Did you end up doing any repair to the glovebox hinges on the bottom? You said they were broken but didn’t see what the fix was. One of mine is broken and I’m trying to think of a repair for it

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

No, I talked with the customer about it and he was going to purchase a new glove box. So I didn’t attempt any repair with it

@jesseleesamples

2 жыл бұрын

@@AutomedicGarage Oh ok, mine has one hinge broke on the dash side of it so a new box wouldn’t help with that. Thanks for the reply

Burross wants you to work on some jetskis

500?!? I got mine for 90, let’s hope the quality is good

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

For $90 it’s just a dash cover that they make for these not the actual dash the bolts in like the factory. The 500 was the dash and the instrument cluster cover with the vents and clips also. The dash cover your getting is a cheap fix for covering up the crumbling dash but not a oem look and quality.

@JayStone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@AutomedicGarage where do I order one at?

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayStone1 1:15, LMCTruck.com

I will never but another dodge truck

@AutomedicGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yea I love the Cummins 12 and 24v but everything around the motor is junk.

Does it rattle since the defrost isn’t screwed down?

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

No, I would not have installed if I thought it would. We only do things 1 way here at the shop, the right way and I didn’t feel destroying what was left of the old plastic dash subframe was worth it for some defrost vents.

@Reviewerguy1228

3 жыл бұрын

@@AutomedicGarage awesome! I need to do mine next! I watched LMC’s video and yours and I’ll probably go with your method

😒not looking forward to doing mine but it has to be done.

@AutomedicGarage

Жыл бұрын

I was happy with the quality and the customer is still happy with it also. Thanks for watching.

How’s the defrost holding up after a year?

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Doing great according to customer. He has a drivetrain vibration and we’ll have it back in the shop when he can spare it.

What size wheels and tires Who makes the wheels

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Don Snoble I believe they are 305/70-17s and procomp wheels. I haven’t seen the truck in awhile so going by memory.

@donsnoble7135

3 жыл бұрын

Automedic Garage Sold the truck?

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Don Snoble no it’s a customers truck I don’t think he will be selling it.

Why didn't you show how to remove the AC vent/passenger side air bag in more detail?

@AutomedicGarage

Жыл бұрын

I think it got lost somehow, there isn’t much to it though

Good God I am not looking forward to doing this job. I have to take everything thing out. The sub structure on mine is pretty much all falling apart. The dash has been gone for 10 years.

@AutomedicGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Great motors but man dodge cheaped out on most of the stuff wrapped around it. It’s not a fun job

Was that a racin dash?

@AutomedicGarage

4 жыл бұрын

Ben White it added around 15hp

I did not put those in and it's fine

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

The bolt holding the defrost vents to the dash cover? Yea those create a big pain if you do them and truly aren’t worth the trouble. That’s why I elected to save the customer money on my time and not risk destroying more of the dash frame getting in there to them since it was so brittle.

I have a 97 and it's a completely different dash

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Well my bad, I guess I got confused on when they changed the dash over in the 2nd Gen.

@dgage1776

3 жыл бұрын

@@AutomedicGarage all good, just letting you know. I got 'er done

$500???? Fuck that

Dispense with all the family crying nonsense. Ugh.

@AutomedicGarage

3 жыл бұрын

My family is involved with my channel and work. Thanks for watching and commenting. If the family humor isn’t for you there’s other channels to watch. Thanks