dash board help please

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:35 pm

ok so im doing a glow cluster and led etc. so im tryng to get the top part of my dash off i took the 2 screws on the side by the door and now its still stuck i dint want to put it and break something, but i cant get it out any help??
thank u!
sokadao 954

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:46 pm

Remove both the A-pillar trim first. You also have two screws in the center defroster vent (on top center of the dash) to remove. The screws don't come out all the way. Get them till they are about flush with the dash pad. You will need a stubby phillips to get them out. After that the upper pad can be pulled of the dash.

c987long · Post by **c987long** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:04 pm

dont forget about the clips that hold it in, there are 4 or 5 i cant remember, if you use a flat head screwdriver they will pop out

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:33 pm

any pictures if it been done by anyone??
thank u for the tips guys

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:56 pm

SOKADAO954 wrote:any pictures if it been done by anyone??
thank u for the tips guys

what do u need pics for its just taking srews out like they said and pop goes the dash board.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:19 pm

i could dig through my computer, but it's simple as popping off the plastic on the a-pillars. then take out the screws on either END of the dash. then the 2 in the defrost vent. then push up on the dash right bu the cluster. up it goes. real easy

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:22 pm

One thing I forgot to say was take the door opening weatherstrips off the body where the A-pillar trim is and pull them off from there. Much easier.

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:04 pm

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Getting the dash apart:
First open up your front doors and pull the a pillar covers off. Take a Phillips screwdriver and take out the screw on each end of the dash where it would meet with the door (on the sides of the dash). Next drop your steering wheel with the tilt wheel and push up on the dash cover where it sticks out just above the cluster. The dash cover should begin popping off. Work your way across the front of the dash till you can lift it up. Then lift and slide the dash cover off. Now take the 4 Phillips screws out from around the cluster and pull it out. If your like me and drop the cluster screws down the dash, you might want to take the cover just below the steering wheel. There are 2 screws on the bottom of the panel and the top just simply pops off. This makes it a lot easier to put the screws back in the cluster anyways.

Reinstall is the opposite of what you’ve just done. Be sure and tuck the a pillars under the rubber seals from the doors.

There is good stuff in there for the cluster too. But the Pics don't work anymore.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:42 pm

thank u everyone for the tips!