I'm assuming that all I have to do is pull the panel and the plugs in the top will pop off, but I just wanted to ask someone who may have done it before.

Thanks

 

I don't remember who I stole this from, but it was good information.


"Well it's done. Almost. Got the back wall floor and two front doors done. Did double layers on the drivers and front passenger floorpan and up the firewall as far as I could get. I Ran out of Dynamat before the two back doors were done. Have to get a little more mat to finish.

It helped quiet it down a lot. Very worth the time and money.

Pretty straightforward. Key tools are a t50 and 55 torx socket.

Here is a run down.

Remove back seats & seat belt anchors. T50 torx.

Remove back wall panel. two outermost plastic rivets / snap fittings pull out but the center 3 ones are threaded. just push your thumb and turn and they will back off. Remove row of nuts along base of wall panel. Grab and pull outward to release 3 snap (left center and right) fittings on panel. Remove row of nuts along bottom

Remove jack box. 2 screws and slide it towards center of truck to release lock tab. Remove black liner (these plastic rivets pull out).

Grab the edge of the rear door kick panel cover and pull up firmly. set aside.

Remove the upper panel for the rear seatbelt surround (grab and pull toward center of truck.)

Remove rivet in top of lower rear seat belt cover (push one side of a needle nose pliers in the center and squeeze and pull out. Remove cover by grabbing and pulling out and up. Notice the unused speaker holes in there?

Repeat on other side.

Remove front seats (t55) Driver electric seats have two connectors (undo with small flat screwdriver to release catches)

Remove center Console ( 4 18mm nuts) 2 are under cup holders (grab center spine between the cup holders and pull up hard) WOW NICE Secret Compartment eh !!

If you have a CD changer pull off trim/surround (pull it straight up) and there are two screws near the top of the changer two remove. Disconnect wire harness quick connector. Remove bottom liner for console and remove the back two nuts. Remove console.

Remove front door kick panels (grab rear edge and pull up and work towards front)

Fold carpet forward from rear as far as you can (1/2 way to front just behind B pillar.. Pull out from under B pillar by lifting carpet in middle. Grab holes for front seats and pull carpet back and out from under dash. Remove carpet. Good opportunity to vacume the heck our of the carpet and get it really clean.

Remove rear seat duct (2 plastic rivits just pull out with pilers)

Vacume or blow out interior. Note how dog hair has gotten UNDER carpet! Also note how the floor of the cab sounds like a tympanny drum when you hit it.

Installing Dynamat is pretty straightforward. No one will ever see it so just remember that. This stuff is REALLY sticky so when it goes down it is VERY hard to get it back up. 36x24 or smaller is a good working size. As you get better your can try larger pieces.

I started on the rear cab wall. It works best to go from top down. Under the rear glass I started just under the studs for the threaded plastic caps. I went up the sides about ½ up the seatbelt adjustment track.

Best to remove a small amount of backing paper and position one edge. Then reach under and peel paper back and work into all contours and curves. Make sure you go down into valleys and dips and not over them. Don’t try and use great big pieces. Use 36x24 and overlap seams at least 1 inch. Double up in front floorboards.

Make sure you cutout holes for all seatbelts and seat mounting bolts. Remove ritets for wire harnesses and lay mat then puch holes and reinstall rivits.

Reinstall interior. Reinstall rear seat heat vents. Put clean carpet back in. Work carpet back underneath dash and heat vents. Goes back in easilly.

Then move onto interior parts. Order is important here: Rear lower seatbelt covers first, then uppers, then black liner, then jack box then back wall. Install rear seat belts before seats. Then rear seats and kick panel covers. Then center console and front seats and kick panels.

Think that is about it. Enjoy your quiet truck."