Dodge Nitro. Manual - part 424

INSTALLATION 

BIN - STEERING COLUMN COVER 

1. Install the steering column cover bin lower hinges to the steering column cover panel.  

2. Install the steering column cover panel, see INSTALLATION.  

COVER - STEERING COLUMN 

REMOVAL 

COVER - STEERING COLUMN 

Fig. 306: Knee Blocker 
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1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions. See 

WARNING.  

2. Position the steering column into the highest position to ease in the removal of the steering column cover. 

Reach into the steering column opening at the top of the steering column cover and pull the top rearward 
to disengage cover blocker clips.  

3. Gently swing the cover open.  

4. While the cover is in a full down position, slide the cover to the left or outboard of the driver side, this 

will allow the claws of the cover to disengage from the trim panel hinges, and then pull the cover 
rearward to remove the steering column cover.  

INSTALLATION 

COVER - STEERING COLUMN 

 

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Fig. 307: Knee Blocker 
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1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions. See 

WARNING.  

2. Align steering column cover's claws to instrument panel tabs. When claws are aligned with tabs, slide the 

cover to the right or inboard of the driver side to engage the claws over the instrument panels hinges.  

3. Gently swing the steering column cover upward until the clips touch the corresponding slots in the 

instrument panel and use hand pressure to engage the clips.  

END CAP - INSTRUMENT PANEL 

REMOVAL 

END CAP - INSTRUMENT PANEL 

Fig. 308: Instrument Panel End Cap 
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1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions. See 

WARNING.  

2. Using a trim stick C-4755 or equivalent, remove the end cap bezel from the instrument panel assembly.  

INSTALLATION 

END CAP - INSTRUMENT PANEL 

Fig. 309: Instrument Panel End Cap 
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1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions. See 

WARNING.  

2. Position the end cap and seat the retaining clips using hand pressure.  

GLOVE BOX - INSTRUMENT PANEL 

REMOVAL 

GLOVE BOX - INSTRUMENT PANEL 

1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions. See 

WARNING.  

2. Open the glove box.  

3. Squeeze the stop tabs located on the sides of the box while and swing the glove box door open.  

4. With box in the full down position slide the box to the right off of the hinges and remove.  

INSTALLATION 

GLOVE BOX - INSTRUMENT PANEL 

1. Before proceeding with the following repair procedure, review all warnings and cautions. See 

 

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WARNING.  

2. Position the box on and slide the box to the left to engage the hinges.  

3. Close the glove box.  

GRILLE-DEFROSTER 

REMOVAL 

GRILLE-DEFROSTER 

Fig. 310: Defroster Grille 
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1. Using a trim stick C-4755 or equivalent, release the rearward edge clips, and secondly once the rearward 

edge clips are released. Move in an upward and rearward direction to release the front edge clips of the 
instrument panel top cover.  

2. Remove the defroster grille from instrument panel.  

INSTALLATION 

GRILLE-DEFROSTER 

CAUTION: Carefully disengage the retaining clips on the defroster grille, make sure 

the tool does not scratch the instrument panel assembly while removing.

 

2007 Dodge Nitro R/T 

2007 ACCESSORIES AND EQUIPMENT Body - Nitro