stolen from over on the Z, that some of us used to belong to
may be from a 2013 Ram
converted from the CD tray to the non-CD tray without removing the seat at all. The key is to undo all the bolts and screws on the tray also remove the cushion part which is held on by two hex bolts on both sides. The cushion is the part that closes the tray. Once you remove that cushion and you have to then lift the tray SLOWLY, and you need to make sure its at an angle. The CD wiring harness is attached to the passenger side. So when lifting lift up on the drive side and try your best to keep the passanger side in place. Eventually once you have lifted it enough you will be able to see the cable and put your hand in and undo the cable. Then its easy peazy just finish removing the tray and put in the new non-cd tray version, or if you are replacing the cd play this could work to.
same conversation, different thinking
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Jan 7, 2015 (Edited)
Removing the CD player itself will not give you any more storage room, you will also need to remove and replace or modify the lower tray as well. You probably don't want to hear this but the best way to do this is to remove the bucket seats from the truck. Remember to discharge the airbags by disconnecting the battery for several minutes first. The reason is in order to remove the CD player and tray you need to access 8 bolts (item A) that hold the tray in, four of them require partial removal of the upholstery by unhooking plastic clips (item B) for access. These four are located on the sides of the jump-seat. The other four are removed from the top inside the storage tray. You may be able to do this without removing buckets but I would not, it’s much easier with buckets out. I found this out by going the opposite way I wanted to add the CD player. I found one in a new jump-seat on ebay, but I had to change the upholstery on it first, so I know how it comes apart. Once all screws are out tilt tray toward back and lift off hinges, unplug harness from CD player and install new or modified tray. I switched the upholstery, removed all three seats and installed new jump-seat and put original buckets back in about 4 hours. This should take you about 2 hours give or take.