Cant get the dashboard out. Im struggling

[ian_maham]

Hey there, I followed all the directions from my Chilton manual on how to take out the dashboard of a 2g and I am still struggling. I have taken out every screw and it wants to come out. It wiggles in the middle and both sides. Even if I pull hard it wont budge. It seems like it is connected up by the windshield/firewall.

Thanks for any help guys!!!,
Ian

 

[turbosax2]

In the middle of the dash at the point right near the window, there is a clip that holds it in. You just have to give it a tug straight back to undo the clip. Maybe this is stopping you?

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[joe sobo]

yea, you may have to tug on it, cause if someone replaced the windsheild at one time they may have put a little too much of the window urethane.

 

[ian_maham]

In the middle of the dash at the point right near the window, there is a clip that holds it in. You just have to give it a tug straight back to undo the clip. Maybe this is stopping you?

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holy shit... never got that one.

 

[ian_maham]

Any tips on how to take it out? Can i just reach back and around the vent and take off that clip?

 

[Black95awd]

Make sure you have the bolts out that are under the tweeters. I just pulled one out no problem.

 

[ian_maham]

Make sure you have the bolts out that are under the tweeters. I just pulled one out no problem.

Damn, I didn't get those ones either. Seems like I forgot the majority of them near the back.

 

[turbosax2]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...-removing-your-dashboard-taking-out-dash.html

Check out that link and make sure you got it all.

 

[ian_maham]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...-removing-your-dashboard-taking-out-dash.html

Check out that link and make sure you got it all.

hmm on that link you just posted step 13 says to take out the speaker cover but it doesn't say anything about removing screw/bots under it.

 

[turbosax2]

You must find all screws and nuts holding the dash in, and take them out. You will see one bolt on each side of where the radio would be, 4 bolts and 2 screws behind where the glove box would be. One bolt in each of the tweeter holes, 2 bolts where the cluster would be. Take them all out. Now there is a large group of wires that run along the back of the dash, they include the brightness knob, the instrument panel, and the glove box light. The easiest solution is to follow the wires along their path. They start at a harness above the fuse box, then I believe there are 3 harnesses between the fuse box and the brightness knob, disconnect them all, and then it breaks down to two harnesses in the main jack down behind where the radio would be. I think it was the two farthest to the left, unplug those and now the dash should be ready to come out. Get someone to help u and tug from both sides, it should pop out.

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[ian_maham]

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[ian_maham]

Eureka!!! I went back to the junk yard today and got that dash out. Picked up a mint black dash for $50. Woo Woo

 

[crash89]

Good to hear man.. Hopefully the install goes a little more smoothly Remember to put back all the bolts/screws haha

 

[ian_maham]

will do!