How to remove passenger side hush panel?

Garbi · 2025-09-18T11:32:31-0400

Hi all,

I'm trying to install a Tesstudio CarPlay decoder and as usual their instructions are terrible for the juniper.

I need to remove the panel under the glovebox which the best I can tell is referred to as the footwell hush panel. Everything I can find says it’s held by clips but it sure doesn’t budge when you pry it. There are two sets of star bolts that I think are holding it but I couldn’t get them off because I don’t have the right sized socket. I’ve ordered a socket but it’s not here yet.

Can anyone confirm if it really is just a set of clips? If so I’ll go harder.

thanks

JasonF · 2025-09-18T12:13:28-0400

Don't mess with the star bolts, those hold the entire dashboard structure in.

I haven't taken apart a new Model Y yet, but most likely it's either going to have the same V-clips as the center console and pillar covers, or it will have pushpin type like this:

garsh · 2025-09-18T12:25:16-0400

The service manual should have instructions for how to remove that panel. LMK if you have trouble finding the relevant section.

Model Y Service Manuals

Garbi · 2025-09-18T13:06:30-0400

If you could that would be great, I combed through them and couldn’t find that panel anywhere

garsh · 2025-09-19T06:17:29-0400

Garbi said:
I need to remove the panel under the glovebox which the best I can tell is referred to as the footwell hush panel.

Look under:

14 - Instrument Panel
- 1405 - Instrument Panel
  - Hush Panel - Footwell - Front Passenger (Remove and Replace)

JasonF said:
Don't mess with the star bolts, those hold the entire dashboard structure in.

Actually, those appear to hold the knee airbag in place.
If you need to remove that look under:

20 - Safety and Restraint
- 2001 - Airbags
  - Knee Airbag - RH (Remove and Replace)

Garbi · 2025-09-19T08:57:40-0400

That’s it, it looks like it’s just clips. What’s strange is that the oblong cutout to access the star bolts isn’t even shown in the picture. Looks like their panel has a rectangular cut out and no star bolts are shown. Maybe they had them removed already but it looks like they don’t come in to play.

How to remove passenger side hush panel?

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