removing dash!!!

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 24th, 2005, 12:22 pm

k i am attemtping to take my dash apart to get into the guage cluster

the red circles indicate where i have found screws

my question is are there any other screws i must undo first b4 i have to start yanking the rest of it out

also the bottom trim on the very far left is stuck there any way i'm suppolsed to tug to get the clip off or w/e the heck is holding it

jaydog5678 · Post by **jaydog5678** » July 24th, 2005, 11:08 pm

YES! Pull the ash tray out - you'll find a screw there.

The trim around the shifter must come out first. Once that's off, you will see some more hidden screws behind that. The large panel underneath the steering wheel will have to come out as well. The side panel above the fuse box to the left will have to come out because there is a another hidden screw there to (that should pry out with a flat head screw driver). It's all like a big jiggsaw puzzle, but not too difficult.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » July 24th, 2005, 11:16 pm

Are you trying ot take out hte dash or just the guage cluster. If just the cluster JayDog or someone else needs to direct you differntly. I own a 93' so I can't help, but Jaydogs directions are to remove the whole dash I think...

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 25th, 2005, 9:41 am

yah to get the cluster out u gotta remove the top dash part its a pain haha

and to get the trim off the shifter just pop off?

chads_mx3 · Post by **chads_mx3** » July 25th, 2005, 1:19 pm

yah, the trim around the shifter should just pop right off. There is no screws into it.

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 25th, 2005, 4:19 pm

ahah geez freakin so much, i think i'm just gona take the seats out too, cuz i'm swapping them and to get at the screws on the side of the console may as wel just take that off too

welll hopefully i can get it this time

ryanlindenberg · Post by **ryanlindenberg** » July 25th, 2005, 5:53 pm

chads_mx3 wrote:yah, the trim around the shifter should just pop right off. There is no screws into it.

there is a screw that holds it on...take out the ash tray and you will find it.

if you only found 4 screws you have AT LEAST 4 more screws to go.

chads_mx3 · Post by **chads_mx3** » July 25th, 2005, 6:55 pm

oh, well mine didnt have one so the guy before must have forgot to put it back in. All I did was pop it off and the disconnect the wires to the cig lighter.

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 26th, 2005, 12:14 am

ahah ok well that was sure fun my whole car has been torn apart haha

next question i'm supposed to hook my guages to my parking lights, what wire is this?? one of the ones from the guages or can i take a look behind the fuse box?

Chiggles · Post by **Chiggles** » July 27th, 2005, 3:42 am

You'll want to splice the wires from your new faces into the wires behind the dimmer switch. Run a search on indiglos or guages and you'll come up with some sense of a how-to. Good luck.

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 27th, 2005, 9:43 am

aye got it from the barely readable elec schematic lol