if you have "small hands" and patience, and are a contortionist you might be able to cram your hand up there and get the socket out. I seem to recall that I could get the round connector off, and let it hang and then you may have more room for your hand. it really comes down to how good of shape your dash is in, are the PC boards good? will talking the connectors off disturb the pin connections etc. i would try it this way first but I dont like taking the dash apart. I've done it many times but don't like doing it things are brittle on mine anyway. yours looks good is that paint or the actual chrome ion it? the main PITA is laying across the seat with the shifter etc. Maybe take the seat out? Mustang guys do that all the time for under dash work LOL!