[RickwithaTbird]

sorry I should have posted back about this, but I've already taken the deck out and replaced it.
theres inserts on either side, and on the bottom of that center dash area, and I had to pop those out and take out some screws that were underneath them.

Then the whole half moon shaped thingy had to come out because all those pieces were screwed together. I had to take a bar off the top, then take out the tray, and unscrew it from the factory mounts. It was such a bitch. And there does not exist any radio mounting kit for the car so I have to fabricate my own. If you could see the dash you'd know how frustrating that is going to be.

But anyways, I appreciate the time you took to help me out.

but since I've done so much with this car now, let me answer all my own questions.

The half moon radio/ ac controls/ and trays all come out as one piece, but are only screwed together. The radio is independent of the rest.

Taking the door panels out is a bitch. The cups around the door handle are hell to remove and replace. All the rest is easy. There are 2 screws in the bottom of the trays in the armrests, and everything else is just pop tabs. Use something plastic to pop them out. Dont scratch your shit up.

I still don't know how to remove the center console. It remains a mystery to me.

The stock amp in the trunk is mounted to a plastic speaker box which has 5 or 6 bolts holding it to the rear deck. Just unplug the amp and remove the bolts. Its that easy. Its a little heavy for its size, so have someone hold it up while you are unbolting it.

For the 2000 S Type, the radio will NOT disable the vehicle. I drove around for days w/o any dash, it doesnt matter. I have no idea about any other years though.

don't know of any adapters for the stock changer but I decided to get rid of it anyways. It was scratching my cds.

The wiring harness from nexxia only connects the power wires and speaker wires. It in no way shape or form interfaces the steering wheel controls. only 2 of the 4 plugs fit, I have no idea whats up with the other 2. You will lose your center channels speakers and sub speakers (6x8's in the rear deck speaker box) unless you wire in a resistor to the factory amp remote. I believe it was a 5.75k Ohm resistor. Do not hook 12v to the factory amp remote. I believe the amp on the rear deck speaker box is only for those 2 speakers. The amp for the front center channels is somewhere else.