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I need some help with this... Tried a bent credit card mentioned above, tried plastic prying card, tried a custom-bent metal bracket. None have even budged the A/C unit. Tried prising out across the top, tried getting a grip from the sides near where the clips are shown in the photos above. Only thing that seems to want to come out is the plastic face panel (it seems to be permanently detached at a couple places now).

What is the technique for getting this (enter a year's worth of swear words here) thing out of the dashboard? I'm working under the assumption that the clips and the slot they're in is at an angle slightly downward, and that the panel should tip out from the top first.