How do you replace a stereo volume knob on a 2009 Pontiac vibe?

Answer 1

1) Carefully pop out the trim piece. On one side (near the steering wheel) there will be a little notch to help you get in there. Once you have all the clips unhooked the bottom needs to be lifted to get the top out of the upper most slot.

2) Unhook the seat belt and air bag display on the left. It's a quick release. Then just flip the trim up on the dash

3) Unscrew the 4 bolts holding the radio in. Don't drop them, the rattle will annoy you till you sell the car

4) Unhook the antenna and radio cables. the antenna pulls straight out, the 2 pieces of the wire harness pull out also, there might be a clip you need to unhook

5) Now that the radio is out of the dash remove the 4 screws holding the face plate on. Then there are 2 clips on the top and 2 clips on the bottom. Carefully get those to release and pull straight out.

6) Now you have just the face plate, on the back you will see a board with 8-10 tiny screws. I used needle nose vice grips to unscrew them. If you have a socket set to get them off more power to you.

7) Now that all those screws are out, keep it face down and push the board out by pushing on the knobs. Careful not to let the small pieces on the front place to fall out of place.

8) replace the knob. Make sure the metal clip from the old on is not still one. Make sure it's seeded way down. Put the face plate back in the frame and before you screw it make sure you can apply pressure and still turn the knob.

Reverse the steps and put it all back together.