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Now remove the two screws holding the tabs on the cradle metalwork at the bottom, and a single screw
from the bottom centre of the back of the cradle. (Don’t remove the single screw in the centre at the front,
that’s holding the storage bin underneath.)
The next part is a bit tricky – because there are “wedges” pressed into the metalwork which clip the cradle
into the surrounding mouldings in the dash, you need to bend the top panel down slightly, and the bottom
panel up slightly, whilst pulling the cradle back toward you. The top and bottom panels of the cradle
will
get
bent, there’s not much else we can do about it. Once it’s out they can be straightened easily anyway.
Again this is another of those situations where you mustn’t pull too far, because you need to release the
tabs which retain the connector sockets. Once you have the cradle pulled out 3 or 4 cm, reach inside and
release the tabs for the connectors at the bottom left and push them clear.
Note how the connectors hook
into the punch-out in the metalwork – on the right hand side are the release tabs, but on the left side there
are channels in the plastic plug body which hook over the edges of the punch-outs. Make certain when you
refit the plugs that these channels are correctly engaged into the edges otherwise the plugs won’t line up
correctly.
Now slide the cradle the rest of the way out and unhook the antenna cable from the retaining tabs, then
press the release clips holding the antenna socket. The cradle can now be completely withdrawn and taken
to the bench.
