The Grand Am originally hit showrooms in 1973, but only lasted six years, as Pontiac cut it from production in 1980. In 1985, Pontiac resurrected the Grand Am, and it continued until Pontiac completely overhauled its lineup in 2006. The 1996 Grand Am GT came standard with an AM-FM stereo system and had an optional cassette or CD player available. Installing a new stereo in the 1996 Grand Am GT is not a difficult task, but it does require care when removing the dashboard bezel it may be fragile due to its age.
Instructions
Removal
- 1
Look inside the storage pocket below the radio assembly and find the two retaining screws inside it. Remove these screws with a Phillips screwdriver.
2Find and remove the two screws on the trim panel directly above the gauges.
3Pry around the entire dash bezel the panel that surrounds the gauges and radio carefully with a flat-head screwdriver to disengage its retaining clips. Pull the dash bezel off the dashboard and set it in a secure area.
4Remove the three radio-retaining screws with a ratchet and 7 mm socket. Slide the radio from the dashboard until you can access the wiring harness on the rear of it.
5Press and hold the unlocking button on the wiring harness, and pull the harness from the rear of the radio. Pull the antenna wire the thick black wire from the rear of the radio. Remove the radio from the Grand Am.
Installation
- 6
Plug the wiring harness into the rear of the Grand Ams new radio and listen for the harness to click into place. Plug the antenna wiring into the rear of the radio.
7Slide the radio into its chassis in the dashboard and tighten the radio-retaining screws with a ratchet and 7 mm socket.
8Position the dash bezel in place around the gauges and the radio, line up the clips on the rear of the bezel with slots on the dashboard. Press the bezel onto the dashboard until the retaining clips snap into place.
9Tighten the four dashboard bezel-retaining screws two above the gauges and two inside the pocket under the radio with a Phillips screwdriver.
