Important! : dash board removel?

1. joe-vts88 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Torbay, Devon Posts: 406 saxo vts

   #1 24th January 2010, 17:28

   hey guys, i need to send my interior to a company toget it retrimmed in black and red leather. i need to get the dash of and bits around it i.e steering wheel and airbags, is there a how to guide on here to help me do it or can any one tell me wot i shoud look out for as i dont want to remove any thing i dont have to lol thanks
2. dubby Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Bristol Posts: 119 1.1 saxo eastcoast

   #2 24th January 2010, 17:51

   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=170949
3. user_34505 Established Member Joined: May 2009 London Posts: 1709 Celica GT4

   #3 24th January 2010, 17:53

   If you've got a haynes manual there's a dash removal guide in there iirc.
4. renagademaster4 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 motherwell , scotland Posts: 911 saxo vts , saxo vts , jeep cherokee

   #4 24th January 2010, 18:03

   disconnect battery as u need to remove the airbag
   
   wait 5 mins atleast then remove the airbags , steering wheel one then dash one if u have one
   
   steering wheel one theres 2 torx bits behind the steering wheel , prob need to turn the wheel to access them , remove that n unplug it , keep it out the way
   
   next remove the steering wheel , another big torx bolt in the centre of the wheel , mind feed the orange airbag cable thru
   
   next remove the indicator/light stalk , then remove the airbag unit , then the stalk housing remomber where all the multiplugs go
   
   undu the bolts holding the steering column in place underneath , sum ppl remove it completly but u can leave it in
   
   remove the dial surround then the dials
   
   remove the bolts at the steering column holding the dash
   
   remove the centre consol where the gearstick is
   
   remove the centre part of the dash where ur radio is , u'll need to pop the 2 end switches out to access the 2 screws there , 2 scrwes under where ur heating controls are then 1 right down the bottom where ur ashtray is am sure , be carefull u dont break bits , if it still feels stuck , double check it all , mind the sliding heater controls
   
   once thats out and uve unhooked all the wiring , theres 2 screws in behind there holding the dash to the heater/blower , remove them
   
   theres 2 main bolts , one in each footwell , 13mm a think , remove them
   
   then under the passenger side the dash wiring plugs into the fuse box with 2 screw connectors , unscrew and remove them
   
   next u'll need to go under the bonnet , under the windscreen theres about 8 8or10mm bolts u'll need to undo all them
   
   that should almost be it , just double check all the fixings are out , u'll see fixings as u remove bits , its not an easy job really , lots a bits to remomber , a suggest u get a haynes manual
   
   good luck , u'll need it
5. joe-vts88 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Torbay, Devon Posts: 406 saxo vts

   #5 26th January 2010, 19:10

   thanks for your help i will be doing it this weekend lol