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N.RotaryTech · 12-12-2011, 06:35 PM

Random post.
Dash removal.
This is how I did it,
(btw, I had no manual, and this was my 1st time taking out an FB dash. I'm not bragging, just a crazy gearhead, lol. I wanted to do this to my project car.)

Top part of FB dash removal.
I 1st took off the defogger vent strip, 3 bolts behind plastic caps.
Then the top part of the dash is held on by 5 8mm nuts very well hidden.

The 1st 2 nuts you can find pretty easy are located above the glove-box, so take the glove box out 1st. The nuts are close to the center of the dash and on either side of an air duct going front to back, in line with the car.

The 2nd 2 nuts are harder to locate, If you take off the gauge-cluster surround piece and look through the space between the dash and the right side of the gauge-cluster you can see the first nut. Get to it with an extension and finagle it up through the tight spaces down there.
There is another nut behind that one, but you cant see it from the gauge-cluster.
Get on the floor. I had to remove an air duct that had a phillips head screw holding it on to the air duct above it. Then peer through the dash to find the nut. Get to it with an extension.

The 5th nut is located on the right side of the glove-box and the left side of the air vent but under the dash of course.
I Didn't find this one, and ended up bending some metal before finding it, luckily the dash is all metal and whatever was bent out of shape can be bent back.

If you want to go further and remove the main metal contraption / the rest of the dash:
Remove the two screws holding the gauge-cluster on, located on the bottom and on either side of gauge-cluster. Peer up through dash to find them.
Remove all the junk in the center part of dash, stereo, equalizer, etc.
Remove two bolts holding the AC & heater controls on the dash.
Remove two bolts holding the dash to the transmission tunnel, need a wrench to get to.
Remove two bolts all the way on either side of the dash, next to the doors. 4 bolts total.
Don't forget to remove the two bolts holding the steering column on. Get to these from the bottom.
If you haven't done so already remove any electrical connections and switches.
Finagle dash out of passenger side of car, (dash is driver-side heavy).

12-12-2011, 06:35 PM	#11
N.RotaryTech Home-brew Rotary Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: GooseCreek SC Posts: 552 Rep Power: 18	Random post. Dash removal. This is how I did it, (btw, I had no manual, and this was my 1st time taking out an FB dash. I'm not bragging, just a crazy gearhead, lol. I wanted to do this to my project car.) Top part of FB dash removal. I 1st took off the defogger vent strip, 3 bolts behind plastic caps. Then the top part of the dash is held on by 5 8mm nuts very well hidden. The 1st 2 nuts you can find pretty easy are located above the glove-box, so take the glove box out 1st. The nuts are close to the center of the dash and on either side of an air duct going front to back, in line with the car. The 2nd 2 nuts are harder to locate, If you take off the gauge-cluster surround piece and look through the space between the dash and the right side of the gauge-cluster you can see the first nut. Get to it with an extension and finagle it up through the tight spaces down there. There is another nut behind that one, but you cant see it from the gauge-cluster. Get on the floor. I had to remove an air duct that had a phillips head screw holding it on to the air duct above it. Then peer through the dash to find the nut. Get to it with an extension. The 5th nut is located on the right side of the glove-box and the left side of the air vent but under the dash of course. I Didn't find this one, and ended up bending some metal before finding it, luckily the dash is all metal and whatever was bent out of shape can be bent back. If you want to go further and remove the main metal contraption / the rest of the dash: Remove the two screws holding the gauge-cluster on, located on the bottom and on either side of gauge-cluster. Peer up through dash to find them. Remove all the junk in the center part of dash, stereo, equalizer, etc. Remove two bolts holding the AC & heater controls on the dash. Remove two bolts holding the dash to the transmission tunnel, need a wrench to get to. Remove two bolts all the way on either side of the dash, next to the doors. 4 bolts total. Don't forget to remove the two bolts holding the steering column on. Get to these from the bottom. If you haven't done so already remove any electrical connections and switches. Finagle dash out of passenger side of car, (dash is driver-side heavy). __________________ '89 RX7 GTU, half-Bridge-port S4/S5 NA, E6K, Full RB exhaust, weekend warrior. '83 RX7, The "this might take awhile" project. '87 RX7 GXL, Rest In Pieces. '98 Subaru Impreza Outback-sport, rx7 rescue vehicle, down for repair. '94 Ford Ranger, daily.