Front bezel replacement on G5 iMac (Non iSight)

I managed to get hold of a replacement front bezel for my Power PC G5 iMac. The original has cracked over time. I'm going to do the replacement myself, and I'm having trouble locating any documentation on how to go about removing the old one. I'd be grateful if someone could point me towards any online resource or step-by-step instructions for this. I've found the instructions for the iSight version, but it appears to bear little relation to the model I have.

Which model/generation G5 iMac do you have? We already know you do not have the iSight version (3rd generation).
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301724-en *How to identify your iMac*
If you have not already done so, do your search by model and/or generation.

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Ticking is a death rattle for drives and below are some helpful sites with pix.
http://www.kodawarisan.com/imacintel/imacintel01.html
http://xlr8yourmac.com/systems/imacisight_internals/imac_g5_isightinside.html
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgL9u7ySUk
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_QmBueWg4&feature=related
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