Okay.. this is a working DIY. First I will cover the removal procedures for a 2006 6MT Coupe.

What you will need - A Phillips Screwdriver
A Towel or soft cloth

Okay I tried to take pictures and put notes on them to help.

First you want to remove the clock shroud to gain access to the screw at the top of the Head Unit. (if you have a NAV screen, store it)
1. Pull hard to remove the shroud, I was afraid at first of breaking something, but just PULL towards you, the retaining clips will give. (picture 1)


2. Next you will remove the bottom black piece. (see picture) it too is held by 4-5 retaining clips. The main thing is not to be afraid to break something, just pull!! (picture 2) After this step you can see the screw at the top of the Head Unit.



3. Next put the gear shift into 4th gear. (picture 3)


4. Now you want to grip the base of the shifter trim and pull up. (see below)



6. Now you need to remove the two side trim pieces. Remove two screws (as in photo below) and then pull up on one side of the console base and pull the side trim free. Repeat on other side. THere are also 2 plugs on the bottom trim piece you must disconnect.

 

5. Now it should look like this . Remove the trim piece from the top. and then the 5 screws. (see photo)


Now the radio will come out.. ensure that you use the towel to protect the front of the headunit when you lean it forward.


Here is the back of the radio.



Any questions.. Feel free to PM me. Mods please make this a sticky! (and move it to the DIY forum!)

 

Sweet! Just what i was looking for! Perfect timing Real_G! Thanks!

 

very nice!...

 

What about an 06 AT? How do you do the shifter? Do you have to do anything with the shift lock release?

 

It's people like you that make this site and the Web in general a wonderful resource for information. Thanks for taking the time to document it.

I have an 05, but I'm assuming most of this is the same.
It's Double Din time!

Cheers

 

What about AT? =(

 

all i kept thinking > "put the keys down man!!"

 

lol

for the AT, removal of the shifter and center console piece should be the same as the 05 models. Look at Kia's DIY for 05 DD conversion .


doc

 

His instructions are for a 05 MT, not AT.

 

No problem, thanks for the comments. I just know that I was frustrated when I tried to find 06 removal instructions. So now we have them!Not sure about the AT, sorry.

 

...a quick DIY for the AT

pull the leather boot down by the chrome ring(?) then pull out the wire safety paperclip thingy and the top of the shift **** should pull up and out.
then lift up the whole bottom piece like the 6mt DIY...

any questions??

 

Great DIY! Thanks for taking the time to do this!

 

Do you have to remove anything before take the leather off? In other words, is this the first step?

Does the shift lock have to be fooled with?

 

This is exactly what I was looking for, even though I have an AT sedan it should be almost the same. Great job. Post pics when you are done with the replacement.