Service Procedure

1. Open the hood and disconnect the battery negative cable from the battery.

NOTE:
The front seats should be at the full rearward position before
disconnecting the battery.

2. Partially remove the weather strips from both front doors at the end cap location.





3. Remove the right and left instrument panel end caps (Figure 1).

4. Remove the passenger side hush panel and glove box assembly.

5. Remove the two passenger airbag module-to-cross car beam bolts.

6. Disconnect the passenger airbag wiring from the airbag module.

7. Remove the driver side hush panel and knee panel.

8. Remove the right and left "A" pillar grab handles.

9. Remove the instrument panel gauge cluster hood and cluster assembly.

10. Remove the defroster duct grills.

11. Remove the instrument panel fence line nuts located inside each of the defroster air outlets.

12. Remove the right and left instrument panel speaker covers.

13. Remove the right and left instrument panel speakers.





14. Remove the shifter console chrome trim ring and shifter bezel (Figure 2).

15. Remove the instrument panel center stack bezel (Figure 2).

16. Remove the radio from the instrument panel.





17. Remove the six passenger side top cover-to-instrument panel retaining screws (Figure 3).

NOTE:
Four of the top cover-to-instrument panel retaining screws are located on the backside of the top cover and must be accessed through the glove box door opening.





18. Remove the six top cover-to-instrument panel retaining
screws and one bolt at the radio opening in the instrument panel (Figure 4).





19. Using a 7 mm box end wrench, remove the hidden top cover-to-instrument panel retaining screw located at the right side of the cluster opening (Figure 5).





20. Remove the two top cover-to-instrument panel retaining
screws located at the back of the instrument panel cluster opening (Figure 6).





21. Remove the instrument panel storage bin to gain access to an additional top cover retaining screw (Figure 7).





22. Remove the hidden top cover-to-instrument panel retaining screw at the left side of the cluster opening (Figure 8).

NOTE:
The hidden screw is located on the backside of the top cover. It
can be accessed through the end cap opening on the instrument panel.

23. Remove the two top cover retaining screws on the left end of the instrument panel top cover (Figure 8).

24. Place a fender cover (or equivalent) over the steering wheel to prevent damage during top cover removal and installation.

25. Partially lift the top cover from the instrument panel and disengage the radio speaker wire routing christmas tree retainers from the top cover.

26. Vehicles equipped with headlamp sensor, remove and disconnect the
headlamp sensor located in the center of the top cover (Figure 6).

27. Carefully remove the top cover from the vehicle.

28. Transfer the defroster ducts, passenger airbag module, radio bracket and remote start antenna (if equipped) to the new top cover.

29. Place the new top cover into the vehicle.

30. Vehicles equipped with headlamp sensor, Connect the wiring to the headlamp sensor located in the center of the top cover and then install the sensor (Figure 6).

31. Connect the radio speaker wire routing christmas tree retainers onto the new top cover.

32. Route the instrument panel cluster wiring connectors through the top cover opening.

33. Place the new top cover into position on the instrument panel being careful not to pinch any wires.

34. Install the top cover-to-instrument panel retaining screws (Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8).

35. Install the two passenger airbag module-to-cross car beam bolts. Tighten the bolts to 115 in. lbs. (13 N.m).

36. Connect the passenger airbag wiring to the passenger airbag module.

37. Install the glove box assembly.

38. Install the passenger side hush panel.

39. Install the passenger side radio speaker and cover.

40. Install the instrument panel fence line nuts located in each of the defroster air outlet openings.

41. Install the defroster duct grills.

42. Install the passenger side "A" pillar grab handle.

43. Install the passenger side end cap (Figure 1).

44. Install the passenger side front door weather strip.

45. Install the driver side radio speaker and cover.

46. Install the instrument panel gauge cluster and cluster hood.

47. Install the driver side "A" pillar grab handle.

48. Install the driver side instrument panel end cap (Figure 1).

49. Install the driver side front door weather strip.

50. Install the instrument panel storage bin (Figure 7).





51. Install the driver side knee panel and hush panel (Figure 9).

52. Install the radio.

53. Install the instrument panel center stack bezel (Figure 2).

54. Install the shifter console wood grain shifter bezel and chrome trim ring (Figure 2).

55. Connect the negative battery cable to the battery.

56. Close the hood.

57. Clean instrument panel top cover with Mopar Total Clean All Purpose Cleaner.