how to remove the dash panel around glove box on a 2001 dodge ram 1500

[Gary Hancock]

The area around my glove box and glove box were destroyed. I would like to know how to remove the lower dash area from the passenger side door towards the steering wheel. Or how far does it go?

Any help, even to another link for information, will be appreciated.

 

[RodeoRam]

You may have to tilt the entire dash out to get to it. The dash has hinges at the bottom next to both doors so once you disconnect it at the top from the firewall, it rotates toward the seats. I used a Haynes manual when I had to replace my upper dash pad in my old 2001. There's just a lot of stuff you have to do first before the dash can come out, though. Hopefully, you can fix it without having to do all of that, but if you do, you should check your heater core and HVAC doors and actuators while you have access to them.