Dashboard Removal and Installation

1. Remove the passenger-side air bag module if equipped.
2. Remove the combination switch.
3. Remove the installation bolts then shift the assembled steering shaft in the dashboard. (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
4. Remove the instrument cluster.
5. Remove the console.
6. Remove the glove compartment.
7. Remove the lower panel.
8. Remove the hood release cable installation nut.
9. Remove the side wall.
10. Remove the A-pillar trim.
11. Remove the side panel.




12. Disconnect the antenna plug.
13. For vehicles equipped with the wire-type climate control unit, disconnect the wires for both the blower unit and the heater unit.




14. Disconnect the connectors.




15. Remove the bolts.

WARNING: Removing the dashboard without supporting it can be dangerous. The dashboard may fail and injure you. Always perform these procedures together with at least another person.




16. Remove the dashboard from the vehicle.
1. Incline the dashboard slowly forward.
2. Lift up the dashboard while it is inclined forward.
3. Remove the dashboard from the vehicle through the passenger-side front door.

17. install in the reverse order of removal.