Can someone post a link or anything that would be helpful? Thanks.

Can someone post a link or anything that would be helpful? Thanks.

its not hard. i did it twice on my 97 hatch without any manual or anything. first you have to disconnect the steering column from the dash (take off the cover under the steering wheel, there were 6 bolts under the cover i had to unscrew to take mine off). then there's a couple clips you have to disconnect from the fuse box that go into the dash, and disconnect the antennae by the fuse box too. you also have to disconnect the passenger airbag, the clip should be somewhere behind the glovebox or on the left side of it (make sure your battery is disconnected so the airbag doesn't blow up in your face). then disconnect the little wire that goes from the heater control to the box under the dash (on the right side of the center column under the glove box). then finally you're ready to actually take the dash out, on my car there were 2 bolts in the center (requires taking out the armrest and ****), then 2 or 3 on each side of the car, on the actual car wall, then one in the middle of the dashboard by the windshield under a little cover you have to pop out with a flat screwdriver. you might need to take the glovebox off to get to the right side screws, i didn't need to but i did anyway to make it easier. it's good to have 2 people to actually take the dash out of the car because its kinda heavy and big to lift by yourself (especially in a tight space like your car). let us know how it goes

actually you can leave your steering wheel on if your good, but takin it off makes it easier, in no way should you have to take off the column though. And you dont' really need a second person to pull out a dash, it weighs maybe a couple pounds. I have taken mine out a couple times with no manual, its pretty much common sense, and very simple. Good Luck.

actually you can leave your steering wheel on if your good, but takin it off makes it easier, in no way should you have to take off the column though. And you dont' really need a second person to pull out a dash, it weighs maybe a couple pounds. I have taken mine out a couple times with no manual, its pretty much common sense, and very simple. Good Luck.

Yeah, I don't think he's saying that you should take off the column, just drop it. I think there's like 4 bolts or something underneath there holding it up. Dropping it down will give you a little more room.

I have never had to touch my steering column to get my dash out, since when is your dash itself connected to the column so that you have to drop it to remove the dash, yes it may make it easier but it is not necessary.

a really big sledge hammer

unless you only took the dash cover off, i don't see how you took the dash out with disconnecting the steering column from it. its attached to it! if it wasn't for the dash the steering column would be laying on the floor, there's nothing else that could hold it up.

unless you only took the dash cover off, i don't see how you took the dash out with disconnecting the steering column from it. its attached to it! if it wasn't for the dash the steering column would be laying on the floor, there's nothing else that could hold it up.

dash cover, thats all the dash is basically is a cover, the steering column is attatched to a permantely welded in piece of metal that extends out from the inside of the firewall and is held on by 3 lower bolts and two upper bolts where a metal extension goes from the driver side inner wall over top of that metal piece then back down to the floor where the console area is.

I'm pretty sure ive taken everything apart so I really wish I knew where you are talking about it being connected.


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