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Dash Insert Removal

sandrinm68

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I was able to wrap the vinyl all the way around the panel I’m all areas except where it meets the chrome bezel, so was able to get a good tight stretch. Seems to be holding tight.

No I need to figure out the lower console pieces. Has anyone figured out how to remove the gold trim from the floor console?

I find a lot about removing the entire console, but if those pieces are fused like the upper, it will be harder to get a clean looking job.

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It looks great. Looks like a lot of work to take it all apart and put it back together again.
 

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It looks great. Looks like a lot of work to take it all apart and put it back together again.

Not too bad. It took me about 4 hours. And that was with a couple beers and a cigar.

My first attempt ever at vinyl wrap. Really not too difficult. Use heat gun and go slow.


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Not too bad. It took me about 4 hours. And that was with a couple beers and a cigar.

My first attempt ever at vinyl wrap. Really not too difficult. Use heat gun and go slow.


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Have you attempted the wood panels yet? I'm about to do the dash but Want to do the wood center piece and door wood inserts too
 

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No. I’ll leave those alone. The wood doesn’t bother me-at least it’s a coordinating color. For the center panel, you’ll probably have the same issue I did. No way to remove just the wood piece from the rest of the bezel without melting plastic welds. I have no idea on the door panels-I’ve never had them off on this truck.


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Please pardon my ignorance, but what gold pieces are you guys referring to? I haven't noticed anything that's gold in my Laramie interior.
 

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Please pardon my ignorance, but what gold pieces are you guys referring to? I haven't noticed anything that's gold in my Laramie interior.

Look at the fifth pic down in post #4 of this thread. It’s the plastic piece right next to the left center vent. It looks brownish in the pic but on my truck at least, is this weird goldish color that doesn’t match anything else in the interior.

Then there are two long pieces on the upper, outside part of the floor console that are the same color. Those are the ones I’m trying to figure out how to remove. I think they may be held on with clips but haven’t had a chance to work on it yet.


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After looking again I see what you're describing. But in my truck it's not really gold. More of a really dark bronze. Apparently not obnoxious enough for me to even notice before. Certainly not enough to make me want to cover it with vinyl. Thanks for taking the time to explain it.
 

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After looking again I see what you're describing. But in my truck it's not really gold. More of a really dark bronze. Apparently not obnoxious enough for me to even notice before. Certainly not enough to make me want to cover it with vinyl. Thanks for taking the time to explain it.

Now it’s probably the ONLY thing you’ll notice

Sorry...


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Well, I finally got around to wrapping gold trim on the floor console. For anyone else trying to do this, I thought I would explain how the pieces come off. My pictures show the left side – process for the right side is the same. If you’ve never vinyl wrapped before, there are tons of good videos on the internet so I won’t try to explain that process.

First, remove the knee bolster. These are held on with 4 clips and come off by gently pulling, starting from the bottom of the bolster:
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Remove the 7mm screw from the front of the trim piece. You may be able to get access to this without removing the upper center instrument panel (not sure) but I had mine out anyway:
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At the rear of the trim, insert a small, flat piece of plastic or metal to disengage the rear clip. I used a steel ruler but a small putty knife would work too:
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The back of the trim piece that shows the clip we are disengaging with the ruler:
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With the ruler still inserted, gently pry straight up, starting from the front of the trim piece. The gold trim, chrome bezel, and a piece of black trim will all come off as an assembly. It is held on with 4 clips:
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To separate the gold trim from the rest of the assembly, remove the 4 torx screws and disengage the clips:
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Disassembled and ready for the vinyl wrap:
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Once your pieces are wrapped, re-assemble everything by reversing the steps:
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Thanks! I just did the same :)
 

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I was actually wondering, I didn't take the multimedia console out, but is it easy to take it apart as it is with the middle ones? Because the result is a lot nicer when you can wrap around it instead of cutting
 

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Nice job-it looks great!

I have the 8.4 inch screen but I think yours should remove the same way. Very easy to do. Instructions are at the beginning of this thread. Once you have it out, you can remove the screen and the other switch panel to allow you to wrap the vinyl around. The only area I could not wrap around is where the trim meets the chrome vent bezels. These pieces are plastic fused together and I didn’t want to try to melt them apart so I just trimmed the vinyl next to the chrome.

What is the button for on the front left of the console trim? I don’t have that in my Laramie.


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I was afraid of that, I wanted to get the trim separate from the chrome vent bezels :)

The button is to switch between fuel and LPG gas :)

I have this in my bed:
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Ah, I don’t have that in my Laramie, either


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I was afraid of that, I wanted to get the trim separate from the chrome vent bezels :)

The button is to switch between fuel and LPG gas :)

I have this in my bed:
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Do you remember what size the button was? I want to put my air horn button there as well. looks great and easily accessible.
 

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