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How to remove the fake wood trim from dashboard
with a hammer
Fishing string
Carefully
to remove the dash trim around the stero unit, find the screws under the ac/heater controls that are on the trim, to remove the rest of the trim you need to remove the plate around the shifter too, so take the screws out of the shifter's plate. remove the rest of the screws around the trims and you should be able to pull the trim out of place.
remove dash trim
Which trim panel?
To remove the dash to get to the radio from a 2005 Kia Optima, begin by prying around the edge of the trim around the gear shifter. Then, remove the screws from the bottom of the dash and pry the trim away from the radio area. This will expose the radio bezel.
to remove your radio you need to remove the dash trim first... remove every screw you can find in the dash trim (plastic trim) most of the screws are on the bottom and near the ashtray the top snaps into place (try pulling downward on the trim after you remove all the screws). once you have this removed, there are 2 screws top and bottom of the radio, remove them and the radio will come out, the rest is easy.....
With a flat head screw driver. :-)
Remove center stack bezel (radio, heater control), remove screws from instrument trim panel at ctr stack and remove instrument trim panel, remove dash top panel, replace speakers.
The dash has to be removed which is a HARD job. I suggest taking it to an auto trim ahop.