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Old 02-19-2019, 09:18 AM
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removing dash for TBC install

Has anyone installed a TBC? I have a few questions about removing trim to install it. I don't want to break any of it I'v seen the video on here about doing it but it's not very detailed. I'm a little ski-dish about doing it attempted last night but it did not come apart like I thought.
 
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Old 02-19-2019, 09:44 AM
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It's not a big deal. I think it took me a half hour, and I was sort of feeling my way as I did it. Doing it again would go much quicker.
 
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Old 02-19-2019, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnboy21
Has anyone installed a TBC? I have a few questions about removing trim to install it. I don't want to break any of it I'v seen the video on here about doing it but it's not very detailed. I'm a little ski-dish about doing it attempted last night but it did not come apart like I thought.
What year is your truck?
Also, if this is the first time any panels in your truck have been removed, they will be kind of hard to remove and you might think you`re going to break something but if you just take your time, you should be fine.
 
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Old 02-19-2019, 12:24 PM
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Sorry for not including year it's a 2018 xlt That I
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I bought a kit of the "plastic" wedges and pries...works wonders. Seem like a 7mm socket fits all the screw/bolts.
 
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Yah. The only screws that need to be removed are the ones around the speaker on top of the dash. You can just do the back two, and leave the front half connected, or you can remove the speaker grill (it is just held with clips), and remove all 4.

And you don't really need to R&R the "dash". Just the bezel around the infotainment system, and the left shroud around the vent.
 
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Old 02-19-2019, 06:43 PM
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yea I got a set also had a couple el cheapos so i got me a good set off of amazon. does the sync screen have to come out
 
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yea I got a set also had a couple el cheapos so i got me a good set off of amazon. does the sync screen have to come out
No, just the covers. Some might argue that you can do the whole operation without disassembling anything. I could not, as my hands are too big, and I'm not enough of a contortionist.
 
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Old 02-20-2019, 11:20 AM
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Sorry for not including year it's a 2018 xlt That I
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All I can say is make sure you use the correct part number TBC there is one for 2018+ and the earlier part number for 2015-2017 trucks will not work. Another issue is the possibility your fuse box is missing the supporting circuit in the fuse box.
 
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Old 02-25-2019, 08:25 AM
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Job done easier than I thought. I do tend to over think things though. enabling through forscan was very simple thanks to all for the advice/help.
 
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