Chevrolet Corvette 1963 Repair & Tune-Up Manual page 212

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to gain access to switch connector and re-
move connector and trim plate from cluster
assembly.
5. Unclip and remove right and left con
sole forward trim pads and remove forward-
most screw on right and left side of console.
6. Inserting a flexible drive socket be
tween, the console and metal horseshoe brace,
remove the nuts from the two studs on the
lower edge of the console cluster. Remove the
remaining screws that retain the cluster as
sembly to the instrument panel.
7. From rear of console, disconnect elec
tric connector, brace and antenna lead-in.
8. Remove radio knobs and bezel retain
ing nuts.
9. Pull radio assembly forward and re
move through right side opening.
10. Install by reversing procedure above.
1972-76
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable
and remove the right instrument panel pad.
2. Disconnect the radio speaker connec
tors.
3. Remove the wiper switch trim plate
screws and tip the plate forward to gain ac
cess to the switch connector. Remove the
switch connector and trim plate from the
dash.
4. Unclip and remove the right and left
forward console trim pads. Remove the for-
wardmost screw on the left and right sides of
the console.
5. Working with a flexible drive socket be
tween the console and the metal horseshoe
brace, remove the nuts from the studs on the
lower edge of the console cluster.
6. Remove the remaining console attach
ing screws and disconnect the radio electrical
connectors, antenna wire and radio brace from
the rear of the console. Remove the radio
knobs and nuts.
1968-76 center Instrument cluster
Typical 1974-82 radio mounting
7. Pull the top of the console rearward and
separate the radio from the console and re-
move it from the right side opening.
NOTE: The center instrument cluster trim
panel is designed to collapse under impact.
Do not deflect the panel to gain access to
the radio. Also, the remotely located radio
heat sink should be removed with the radio
when servicing is required.
1977- 82
Disconnect the battery ground cable.
Remove the console tunnel side panels.
Pull the radio control knobs from the
1.
2.
3.
shaft.
4. Remove the two screws that secures
the console trim plate to the instrument clus
ter.
5. Remove the rear defogger switch if so
equipped.
6. Remove the five screws from around
the upper perimeter of the instrument clus
ter.
7. Pull the instrument cluster enough to
disconnect the electrical connector from the
rear of the cluster.
8. Remove the screw holding the radio
bracket reinforcement to the floor pan.
9. Pull the radio outward and disconnect
the wiring from the back.
10. Installation is the reverse of removal.
If a new radio is being installed, save the
mounting bracket from the rear of the old one.