Rear fuse box
Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Vancouver area, BC, Canada
I did not try to remove the speaker, but felt under it and saw no attachment. All reassembled now, so I really do not want to go in again till someone who has done it answers.
Hopefully someone can chime in that has done it and tell me the story on the speaker.
Video shows speaker does not need to be detached.
Not sure.
Hopefully someone can chime in that has done it and tell me the story on the speaker.
Video shows speaker does not need to be detached.
Not sure.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2020
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From: 31 hours East of Peoria, AZ
Chevy Dude's is a 2 or 3 LT - don't know if that matters.
His does not show bungees holding his speaker (a design change ?).
He, as you can see in the video that he posted, just yanks the cover piece out. Do you have plastic trim tools to help?
His does not show bungees holding his speaker (a design change ?).
He, as you can see in the video that he posted, just yanks the cover piece out. Do you have plastic trim tools to help?
Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Vancouver area, BC, Canada
It is either a design change, or a difference between couple and HTC. Will only know once someone with late 2020MY coupe chimes in to see how theirs looks.
Yes, I have about a dozen plastic trim tools. No help. I am a fairly proficient backyard mechanic.
Last edited by yelocarbuff; Dec 13, 2020 at 03:30 PM.
Drifting
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Racer
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From: Vancouver area, BC, Canada
OK, but I am talking about the speaker cover and waterfall (= vertical part of console against the firewall).
NOT the fuse box cover. That one is very easy to open once you open the hard to remove stuff.
FYI: that fuse box lid appears to be identical to the one under the dash.
On this one, you push a tab towards the center of the box.
In your diagram, that would be towards the roof. Once pushed, you swing that part of the lid outwards in an arc towards the ceiling. Then it falls right out.
But that is no my trouble. Getting to that lid is the problem.
NOT the fuse box cover. That one is very easy to open once you open the hard to remove stuff.
FYI: that fuse box lid appears to be identical to the one under the dash.
On this one, you push a tab towards the center of the box.
In your diagram, that would be towards the roof. Once pushed, you swing that part of the lid outwards in an arc towards the ceiling. Then it falls right out.
But that is no my trouble. Getting to that lid is the problem.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Vancouver area, BC, Canada
Which begs the question: Why did GM make it so that an average owner can not replace a fuse? First time in GM history?
Never had this issue on any other GM vehicle I owned, including 5 other Vettes.
I can only assume that they really, really do not want anyone accessing those fuse boxes.
Even their own mechanics, unless it is absolutely critical.
Then who cares what parts break (even the video speaks to that, where Chevy Dude thought he broke the speaker cover prying it out).
Really struggling with this one.....
Last edited by yelocarbuff; Dec 13, 2020 at 10:10 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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In his video he's holding his cell phone in one hand and removes the speaker grille and waterfall with zero effort with the other hand. He must have taken it off previously and reworked the clips or something because everything I've read and heard sounds like it's a PITA to remove. One member even gave up and had the dealership do it for him.
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