Dash removel how to found
Dash removel how to found
USE COMMON SENSE WHEN WORKING ON YOUR CAR!
DONT BLAME ME IF YOU BREAK SOME ****
Easier done if the seats are removed...
Usually only takes about 1-2 hours, assuming you are good at stripping cars.
#1 Disconnect Battery, Do Not perform work until 5 mins pass.
If you let the car sit without power for 5 mins you lessen the chance popping your airbag. Once the airbag is disconnected your safe, as long as you aren't jacking with it!
You will not need to disconnect the drivers side airbag.
#2 Remove Glove Box by removing the two plastic pins at the hinge and the 10mm/phillips head bolt.
#3 Remove Glove box hook bracket by removing the two phillips head screws, and the 10mm bolt.
#4 Using a pair of needle nose pliers, squeeze the airbag wire retaining clip out of the glove box hook bracket.
#5 Now that the harness is free, unplug it by pulling back the white tab on the plug. Now you are pretty safe from deploying your airbag.
#6 Disconnect the glove box light switch. Shown in step #3
#7 Remove the clip that holds the wire loom in place by wiggleing it back and forth with pulling.
#8 Now the wire loom should be free.
#9 Remove the nuts (2 10mm) and bolts (2 12mm) that hold the airbag in place.
#10 Remove the black passenger door sill panel.
#11 Remove the black plastic push nut from the passenger kickpanel.
#12 Remove the kickpanel by pulling towards you. Then remove the 10mm bolt that is revealed.
#13 Remove the cloth dash tray panel by prying the front of cloth covered panel with a pick or small screwdriver. Use a folded paper towel to protect the plastic.
#14 Remove the two phillips head/10mm screws that are revealed.
#15 Remove the dash tray by pulling straight out, it will take some force.
#16 Remove the 10mm nut, the 10mm bolt, and the top 2 10mm bolts that hold the AC/Radio bracket in.
#17 Remove the trim panel that holds the 'trac' switch buy applying pressure the the underneath side, and pulling straigt out.
#18 Remove the two 10mm bolts that are revealed.
#19 Now remove radio/ac unplugging the wires before you pull to far.
#20 Remove the 10mm bolt thats revealed.
#21 Remove the leather e-brake boot by first setting the e-brake, then pulling up the boot (pinch the leather on both sides of the e-brake).
#22 Start to remove the center console by removing the 2 phillips head screws on both sides of the console, the two in the pocket behind the e-brake.
#23 Now Remove the trim panel that holds the cig lighter, and ashtray by prying up around the chrome ring that's around the shifter. Once loose use your hands to pull up the rest of the panel. Unplug the cig lighter, cig lighter light, and ashtray light.
#24 Now remove the two phillips head screws that are revealed.
#25 Remove the center console by pulling straight back. Once loose lift it out of place.
#26 Remove the phillips head screw that is revealed.
#27 remove the access panel thats under the steering column by removing the 3 phillips head screws that hold it in place. Unplug the temp sensor and hose, remove diag plug, and remove hood cable.
#28 Remove the bottom portion of the steering column trim by removing the three phillips head screws. One is on the bottom of the trim panel. The other two will require turning the steering wheel right or left. Once screws are removed, gently pull the bottom off.
#29 Remove the 4 14mm nuts that hold the steering column in place. Let the column drop and rest on the metal cross brace below the column. The upper two are easy to spot, the rear two are harder to get to, and will require that you push the tilt spring out of the way with your socket.
#30 Remove guage cluster trim by removing the 2 phillips head screws. Then pulling out slightly until free. Unplug dimmer wire.
#31 Remove the 3 phillips head screws that hold the guage cluster in.
#32 Remove cluster, unplug the 2 harnesses. Once removed, remove the 10mm nut that is revealed.
#33 Unplug the light sensor harness.
#34 Remove driver side black door sill trim.
#35 Remove black plastic push nut from drivers side kick panel.
#36 Remove drivers side kick panel by pulling towards you, then remove the 10mm bolt that is revealed.
#37 Pull the rubber seal away from the car on both the passenger and drivers side.
#38 Remove both the passenger and driver side pillar trim.
#39 The dash is now ready to be removed. From the center pull with slight force. the dash will unclip and be loose. Make sure you have the dash completely loose.
#40 Once you are sure it's loose lean it forward a bit, then lift it over the steering wheel, and out the passenger side of the car.
Now it has taken me longer to write this that it did to remove the dash and put it back in!
Out: 1hr 17mins (taking pictures!)
In: in 42mins
Total: 2hrs
jay_russell
25-06-2017, 12:54 AM #1*DONT ASSUME THESE STEPS ARE 100% ACCURATE*
USE COMMON SENSE WHEN WORKING ON YOUR CAR!
DONT BLAME ME IF YOU BREAK SOME ****
Easier done if the seats are removed...
Usually only takes about 1-2 hours, assuming you are good at stripping cars.
#1 Disconnect Battery, Do Not perform work until 5 mins pass.
If you let the car sit without power for 5 mins you lessen the chance popping your airbag. Once the airbag is disconnected your safe, as long as you aren't jacking with it!
You will not need to disconnect the drivers side airbag.
#2 Remove Glove Box by removing the two plastic pins at the hinge and the 10mm/phillips head bolt.
#3 Remove Glove box hook bracket by removing the two phillips head screws, and the 10mm bolt.
#4 Using a pair of needle nose pliers, squeeze the airbag wire retaining clip out of the glove box hook bracket.
#5 Now that the harness is free, unplug it by pulling back the white tab on the plug. Now you are pretty safe from deploying your airbag.
#6 Disconnect the glove box light switch. Shown in step #3
#7 Remove the clip that holds the wire loom in place by wiggleing it back and forth with pulling.
#8 Now the wire loom should be free.
#9 Remove the nuts (2 10mm) and bolts (2 12mm) that hold the airbag in place.
#10 Remove the black passenger door sill panel.
#11 Remove the black plastic push nut from the passenger kickpanel.
#12 Remove the kickpanel by pulling towards you. Then remove the 10mm bolt that is revealed.
#13 Remove the cloth dash tray panel by prying the front of cloth covered panel with a pick or small screwdriver. Use a folded paper towel to protect the plastic.
#14 Remove the two phillips head/10mm screws that are revealed.
#15 Remove the dash tray by pulling straight out, it will take some force.
#16 Remove the 10mm nut, the 10mm bolt, and the top 2 10mm bolts that hold the AC/Radio bracket in.
#17 Remove the trim panel that holds the 'trac' switch buy applying pressure the the underneath side, and pulling straigt out.
#18 Remove the two 10mm bolts that are revealed.
#19 Now remove radio/ac unplugging the wires before you pull to far.
#20 Remove the 10mm bolt thats revealed.
#21 Remove the leather e-brake boot by first setting the e-brake, then pulling up the boot (pinch the leather on both sides of the e-brake).
#22 Start to remove the center console by removing the 2 phillips head screws on both sides of the console, the two in the pocket behind the e-brake.
#23 Now Remove the trim panel that holds the cig lighter, and ashtray by prying up around the chrome ring that's around the shifter. Once loose use your hands to pull up the rest of the panel. Unplug the cig lighter, cig lighter light, and ashtray light.
#24 Now remove the two phillips head screws that are revealed.
#25 Remove the center console by pulling straight back. Once loose lift it out of place.
#26 Remove the phillips head screw that is revealed.
#27 remove the access panel thats under the steering column by removing the 3 phillips head screws that hold it in place. Unplug the temp sensor and hose, remove diag plug, and remove hood cable.
#28 Remove the bottom portion of the steering column trim by removing the three phillips head screws. One is on the bottom of the trim panel. The other two will require turning the steering wheel right or left. Once screws are removed, gently pull the bottom off.
#29 Remove the 4 14mm nuts that hold the steering column in place. Let the column drop and rest on the metal cross brace below the column. The upper two are easy to spot, the rear two are harder to get to, and will require that you push the tilt spring out of the way with your socket.
#30 Remove guage cluster trim by removing the 2 phillips head screws. Then pulling out slightly until free. Unplug dimmer wire.
#31 Remove the 3 phillips head screws that hold the guage cluster in.
#32 Remove cluster, unplug the 2 harnesses. Once removed, remove the 10mm nut that is revealed.
#33 Unplug the light sensor harness.
#34 Remove driver side black door sill trim.
#35 Remove black plastic push nut from drivers side kick panel.
#36 Remove drivers side kick panel by pulling towards you, then remove the 10mm bolt that is revealed.
#37 Pull the rubber seal away from the car on both the passenger and drivers side.
#38 Remove both the passenger and driver side pillar trim.
#39 The dash is now ready to be removed. From the center pull with slight force. the dash will unclip and be loose. Make sure you have the dash completely loose.
#40 Once you are sure it's loose lean it forward a bit, then lift it over the steering wheel, and out the passenger side of the car.
Now it has taken me longer to write this that it did to remove the dash and put it back in!
Out: 1hr 17mins (taking pictures!)
In: in 42mins
Total: 2hrs
jay_russell
25-06-2017, 01:29 AM #3there are a few good (how too's) on there that i think would help members on here. they have no copy rights on there site so i guess it's ok to copy them over.
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Sparkystav
25-06-2017, 02:39 AM #4sounds good! may actually try that just for giggles lol
Read my thread here: The Evolution of my Turbo Lexus from NA-Supercharged-Twin Turbo-Massive Single
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