[V6-12v] Interior/ Dash Removal

[Tom Christiansen]

James,

On 12/16/06, James Whitehouse <james_whitehouse1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Need to remove my dash (in fact my whole interior) from my 2WD to the 4WD to
> make one nice car (2WD interior is mint, 4WD currently only very good
> condition). Any procedures for the dash removal anywhere?

Free from memory:

0) Disconnect battery, airbag connector.
1) Remove parking brake lever trim. Pull front handle forward, pry out
rear trim out from the handle. Push handle back. The handle is held by
a U-shaped piece that engages with a tab that sticks up from the metal
lever. Insert a screwdriver from the front and push up that U. Pull
handle forward.
2) Remove rear center console (one nut near ashtray, I recall an 8mm
hex screw behind a plate near the front).
3) Remove gear shifter trim (philips screw facing aft).
4) Remove front center console.
5) Remove knee plates and glove box.
6) Remove center console. Pull off the knobs on the climate control
(assuming manual controls). Pull out the left and right center vents.
This exposes the four screws holding everything in place. The switches
have keyed connectors on the back. Easy...
7) Remove steering wheel, instrument cluster.
8) Remove passenger side airbag (one large torx bolt from below.)
9) Remove dash (four 10 mm hex screws from the side + one 8 mm nut on
the ductwork behind the radio

Replace the ignition switch now that you're in there anyway.

> Also, where/ how do you adjust the air vent control? Currently I'm only
> getting air out of the footwell vents in the new car, no matter where I turn
> the dial (e.g. to the screen, or the main vents...

Assuming manual climate control: The controls are hooked up with
Bowden cables. I would think one of the cables on yours has snapped.
If you go through the trouble of getting the heater box out (which
requires clamping off the coolant hoses to the heater core,
discharging the A/C) I would recommend that you change the heater core
as well. Think about replacing the evaporator as well if the car has
A/C. Obviously, replace the orifice valve (in the A/C line to the
evaporator). Remember to add a bit of PAG-48 oil to the new
evaporator. I can look up the amount needed if you'd like. Also, I'd
recommend replacing the foam bits on the different heater flaps, etc.

Tom