M1225 Front Panel removal? How to?

[adamhannah]

Hi, all. Well, I got my keypad buttons in today for the M1225, but I am having trouble taking the front panel off of the radio (got that in today as well). I noticed the tab on the bottom of the radio that I assume I have to lift up and then pull the front off, but the front panel seems to NOT want to move. Any suggestions before I accidentally break it, haha? I even undid the nut that holds the mini-uhf connector and pressed in the black tab at the back of the radio. I am guessing that the seal that holds the radio to the front panel is quite good/tight. Thanks.

[Lake Effect]

Remove the volume knob. Release the latch on the bottom. Top should slide off toward the front of the radio.

L.E.

[adamhannah]

Thanks for the help. Well, this front panel must be stuck on good, because I put a flat head screwdriver on the tab underneath the radio, to make sure it stayed unlatched, then I pulled towards me as hard as I could on the front panel...I even put on the mounting bracket "bolts", or whatever they are called (the two plastic coated things that hold the mounting bracket on the radio), and then with the radio facing me, grasped the front panel, and pulled it towards my face with the radio between my feet (my feet were holding the radio in place with the mounting bracket bolts.) I think I will just have a tech do this because I don't want to break anything (since it's not budging). Thanks.