Replacing the Defroster Duct

[RubyRuin]

Long story short, I scratched up my defroster duct while removing that front upper edge trim on the dashboard and would like to replace it. I found the part online at a reasonable price (https://store.mopar.com/oem-parts/mopar-defroster-duct-7fs65tx7ac), but when checking with one of the dealers in the area, they wanted ~$1800 total in parts and labor to replace this trim. The service personnel stated that it would require the removal of the entire dashboard assembly, which really surprised me since it looks like it should be just 6-8 bolts to remove once you take the tweeters and the little tray piece out, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

I tried searching on this part and it seems most topics were about redirecting the defroster ducting to make it more effective. Has anyone replaced this part themselves and can confirm the dealer is overestimating the labor/cost involved? I would definitely replace it myself if it's as straightforward as it looks in the exploded diagram.

@AllMoparParts.com I see if you guys have helped someone find the part number for this trim before, would you happen to confirm the procedure/process to replace this trim?

Thanks in advance.

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[Balibe]

Attached is a vid from DRC on the dash removal. They are doing this for a full sound system upgrade, but the beginning of the disassemble shows your part exposed.

Not sure how far in removing the dash you need to go for access to all the screws holding this part in. The main four appear to be accessible in the beginning, not sure if any are hidden requiring more of the dash to be disassembled.

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[RubyRuin]

Hey @Balibe , thanks for the heads up. This video did really help with showing where the front portion of this panel mounts. I wish I can get some better photos of this panel and see if there's any bolt/screw/clip mounting spots towards the front where it sits against the windshield. I went ahead and marked the back mounting areas for future reference:

 

[Balibe]

@RubyRuin ..... if you locations are correct, looks like you only need to remove the first two steps to the dash panel. No need to pull the unconnect display and the rest of the dash.

You will need to remove the dash speakers, they are easy as I replaced mine. Look at the link below from Audio Uprising for this removal (may be able to find a video online). I did this upgrade and it was easy and only took one beer to complete

https://audiouprising.com/pages/installation-guides​

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