Removal of Ford E350 dash
I'm going to be removing my existing Jensen double-din radio and installing a new Pioneer 4200NEX that provides Android Auto capability. It sounds like the Pioneer can't use the existing in-dash mo...
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It's hard to type when I'm consumed with jealousy and green with envy! You have that gorgeous late model cockpit. I pulled the "Instrument Panel Bezel" out of our 2002 E450 and can offer the following:
1. Probably the same concept as our older panel
2. There'll be a few "hidden" screws. Look for some going up into the bottom of the dash pad, above the tach/speedometer
3. It'll be held by Very Very Robust spring clips
4. I suspect that you'll pull everything black/dark gray from just left of the instrument cluster, all the way to the right of the doghouse
5. 4. will include the burl trim around the radio area and A/C vents
6. Radio, A/C controls will be left behind
7. You may have to unplug a couple items, maybe a power outlet, if they cling to the Bezel
8. Again, those clips are bad-to-the-bone! It took way more pull for me to get it out than I ever would have thought. And, going back together, I got a finger caught behind it, couldn't reach for my pry tool, and had an awful time getting loose. But I still have 10 fingers, 10 toes, and no extra holes after the project.
Here's a pic of what the dash looked like with the bezel off. Notice A/C is ducting only since vent diffusers came off with bezel. Also, a prev owner installed an aftermarket radio, and the "Can" that mounts to the vehicle, got mounted only to the Bezel, not the dash structure itself. I suspect your radio is mounted to that structure, and you might need Radio Release Tool to get it loose.
1. Probably the same concept as our older panel
2. There'll be a few "hidden" screws. Look for some going up into the bottom of the dash pad, above the tach/speedometer
3. It'll be held by Very Very Robust spring clips
4. I suspect that you'll pull everything black/dark gray from just left of the instrument cluster, all the way to the right of the doghouse
5. 4. will include the burl trim around the radio area and A/C vents
6. Radio, A/C controls will be left behind
7. You may have to unplug a couple items, maybe a power outlet, if they cling to the Bezel
8. Again, those clips are bad-to-the-bone! It took way more pull for me to get it out than I ever would have thought. And, going back together, I got a finger caught behind it, couldn't reach for my pry tool, and had an awful time getting loose. But I still have 10 fingers, 10 toes, and no extra holes after the project.
Here's a pic of what the dash looked like with the bezel off. Notice A/C is ducting only since vent diffusers came off with bezel. Also, a prev owner installed an aftermarket radio, and the "Can" that mounts to the vehicle, got mounted only to the Bezel, not the dash structure itself. I suspect your radio is mounted to that structure, and you might need Radio Release Tool to get it loose.
