Removing Dash

[kezza]

Can anyone tell me if there are any tricks to removing the dash. I've removed the lower half but the top will not come out.

Cheers, Kez

[Rian]

ke or ae?

if its a ke there will be bolts and screws to take out everywhere.. the main ones i can remember are 1 or 2 on each side. and 5 or 6 down the middle underneath.. atached to a cross bar. just pull on it iff its attached in spots then check around for screws/bolts.

im sure ae wont be too much different.

dont forget the screws behind the a/c adjuster

Rian

[rich_86]

guessing by your pics its ae86 there are 2 bolts behind the top 2 little square vents and i think one near the clock

[kezza]

Yeah sorry AE.

These are the bolt I'v found thanks to rich_86. But I can't find the other 1 next to the square vent your talking about.

Is there any other bolts. The dash still feels pretty soild in there.

1603

[redsprinter]

you have to take out the tacho/ cluster thingy ... there will be 4 bolts or so 2 on top and 2 on the bottom ...

[focus_7]

Yeah Cluster and Cluster surround has to come out mate.

[Golberg]

You need to pull the knobs off the switches and unbolt them in order to pull the cluster out. The service manual has step by step instructions on how to do it.

[drift kid]

^^^ +1 take the washer switch out and the lights switch and undo the nuts, that should help. gl
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1386/ae86dashremovalxa5.jpg

[drift kid]

i dunno if this helps, but this is a shot of mine with the dash out, you might be able to spot some thing helpful.
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1830/image026be3.jpg

[Marco]

yeah cluster and switches for lights and wipers. and take good note of how it all goes back together.

[kezza]

Thanks for the help guys, Ive got the thing of pretty easy after that.

Cheers.

[Javal]

Once you put it back together, you'll also know the joy of holding a handful of screws and having no fucking idea where they went.

[focus_7]

I had 2 screws and 1 bolt left over. I know the bolt was because I snapped the bracket behind the clock. The other screws I had nfi.