Radio bezel

[Will_H#24]

Can someone tell me the proper way to remove the radio bezel? I removed the screws but there seems to be something else holding it on. 69 Dart Swinger.

 

[HemiSSDart]

Here is the back side of the bezel, there is a metal piece screwed to the back of it, or are you just talking about the actual radio bezel beneath it? There are four screws that hold the radio bezel on...

 

[Will_H#24]

It's the part that the thumb wheels go through. I'm trying to remove the radio.

 

[65 Cuda 340]

Pull the knobs off. At the base of the shafts are thin nuts, take a 5/8 socket. Remove them, radio should come out the back.

 

[Dana67Dart]

It's the part that the knobs go through. I'm trying to remove the radio

69 would not have knobs it would have thumb wheels.

Post a photo of your radio bezel

 

[65 Cuda 340]

69 would not have knobs it would have thumb wheels.

Post a photo of your radio bezel

Oops!

 

[Kendog 170]

There might be a bracket in the back of the radio also. Sorry buts it's been a while so not 100% sure.

 

[Syleng1]

Pull out your front seat (trust me it would tough but being able to crawl around vs being upside down and backwards…)
Get right in there and look around with a flash light and see. Who knows what has been done after 50years.

 

[Dana67Dart]

It's the part that the knobs go through. I'm trying to remove the radio.

Still waiting on photos of the radio and bezel

 

[Will_H#24]

Still waiting on photos of the radio and bezel

 

[Kendog 170]

If you're talking Bezel, 2 small Allen screws for heat control knobs and 4 or 5 Phillip screws. Remove then unscrew front radio screws. As I said earlier there might be a bracket holding up the rear of the radio.

 

[HemiSSDart]

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That's not a Swinger radio bezel, that is GT or GTS. The Swinger bezel stops before the glove box.

 

[cudamark]

IIRC, you have to unbolt the heater control assembly first to get the bezel off. No need to remove cables or wiring, just the outer slide knobs and the nuts holding the assembly bracket to the back of the bezel. I would disconnect the battery too. Shouldn't be a problem if you don't, but, I like to be safe when working under the dash.

 

[cudamark]

I think his model has the one piece bezel.

 

[Dana67Dart]

so these are self explanatory

These 2 small screws have to come out too

the arrows point to the screws that go into the 2 standoffs above, you have to remove the nuts from the studs to access the screws.

Where the studs go through the control

these two knobs have to come off (allen wrench)

At least it is not a 67...

There are 3 blade like posts on the back of the bezel that have spring clips to retain them. The blade posts break off just looking at them. then the 2 screws, then the radio knobs then the heater control knobs

 

[Kendog 170]

I thought the heater controls mount to the steel dash and not the Bezel on the thumbwheel knob style bezel but it has been a while since I had my 68 bezel off.

 

[Will_H#24]

Does this bezel have to come off to remove the radio?

 

[Dana67Dart]

Probably to access the mounting screws.

 

[Dana67Dart]

I thought the heater controls mount to the steel dash and not the Bezel on the thumbwheel knob style bezel but it has been a while since I had my 68 bezel off

I think it does but the metal plate is part of the mounting hardware.

 

[Kendog 170]