![]() ![]() Be careful with the foam that’s up near the air vents and you’ll need to disconnect all three power connectors near the bottom of the panel. Now that that’s done, you can remove the whole center console faceplate by undoing all of the hex bolts. I wouldn’t bother messing around with the hand brake - you can just turn the cover so it’s out of the way. Note that the power connector for the cigarette lighter will be connected to this so you’ll need to disconnect that connector before you pull it too far off. Once that’s done, you can just grab the whole cover and pull it off. I’d turn the bolt as little as possible so that when you reconnect the shifter, it’s as close as possible to it’s previous state. Now that it’s removed, lift up the shifter cover and use two wrenches to loosen the bolt so that you can unscrew the shifter. I don’t have a picture of the before but it’s just some standard hexagonal socket bolts (use an Allen wrench). Start by removing the metal ring that goes around the shifter. ![]() It was designed for iPods rather than iPhones so it’s not perfect, but we’ll get to that later. ![]() I decided to go the official route by using the Mopar iPod Interface Kit (82209616). That said this same radio is used throughout many different Chrysler Group cars so it may be worth seeing if you can find a kit meant for a different car but the same radio. While I easily found a kit to do this for my Mustang, Vipers are a much rarer car so there are way fewer solutions. However who the hell listens to CDs anymore? I certainly don’t so I set out to be able to hook my iPhone up to my car. ![]() When I bought my 2008 Dodge Viper, it came with the standard type of radio for that time period - a simple radio and CD player. Disclaimer: This post is going to be useful to very, very few people but I suspect for those people it will be super helpful, so here we go. ![]()
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