DIY Dash removal writeup (Second Gen.)

kotetu · 11-12-06, 03:32 PM

Pics will be included soon. Feel free to chime in if I need to make any corrections. This is all from memory.

disconnect battery
remove front seats (optional, gives you more room to move)
remove shift knob and shift into 4th gear (automatics remove shifter bezel and move shifter down to D4)
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remove center console cover
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remove armrest console
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remove stereo
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remove under steeringwheel dash cover
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remove under glovebox kick panel
remove climate control
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remove glovebox
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remove center console
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remove speedometer bezel
remove speedometer
remove steering wheel
drop steering column (optional, gives you more room to pull out the dash)
remove 2 bolts on each side of the dash
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remove 2 bolts beneath the stereo area
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disconnect SRS connector next to glovebox
disconnect other connectors
unclip harness from 11+ locations (L,LS,etc may have different numbers of clips) - pic1 pic2
1. Instead of reaching up behind the dash to unclip the harness, you can disconnect the 6 or 7 connectors around the steering wheel (mark them with a sharpie to remember which is which). Then the harness comes out with the dash and you can swap it onto another dash.
remove 3+ nuts from passenger side airbag (behind glovebox)
remove sunglight sensor (if applicable)
slowly lift dash towards the center of the car
rotate as necessary and remove from the passenger side

Installation is the reverse of removal.

**Mike Diaz** · 11-12-06, 04:31 PM

I'll do the pics when I replace my heater core.

hotlavaflow · 11-12-06, 08:03 PM

Why did you remove your dash??? Good write-up by the way, makes it sound easy.

Ballistic · 11-12-06, 10:08 PM

remove airbag if applicable. There are a few harness', screws and nuts your missing. But you've written the gist of it.

truonghthe · 11-12-06, 11:38 PM

hey how to remove your MT shift knob lol. i can't get my off. do you have to tiwst and pull the plastic under the knob to remove it or just unscrew the knob? thank for any help given out lol.

Alperovich · 11-13-06, 12:07 AM

nice great write up!

kotetu · 11-13-06, 12:16 AM

m: I am gonna pull my brown dash shortly for my swap.

I'd be happy to include any applicable pics you have too.

h: see above, lol

b: I don't think I removed the airbag before I pulled the dash. I'm pretty sure it was after I pulled it out. I suppose I may have done it while the dash was in.

t: get a broad flathead screwdriver and a shop towel, put the screwdriver (covered in the shop towel) between the knob and the boot and twist the screwdriver until the boot pops down slightly, then push it down the rest of the way. Now twist off the knob.

a: thx.

kotetu · 11-13-06, 04:06 AM

added other diy links and a couple of pics.

kotetu · 12-11-06, 01:10 PM

added more pics

kotetu · 12-15-06, 02:16 AM

dang I am so lazy, 1 month inbetween writing that and doing it! hahaha.... It feels great to have a black interior again.

(just gotta remind myself not to look up or around to the back)

kotetu · 02-27-07, 12:28 AM

I've finally gotten around to pulling out the rear brown and tan parts. haha HAHAHAHA!

Now I have all black except for the tan pillars and ceiling.... hrmm.. HAHAA

time for more dye..

ATLfoKuS · 02-27-07, 10:42 AM

nice write-up man, are you gonna swap the dash or use vinyl dye? I need to do this soon, hopefully I can find a black dash but they are hard to find. Have you been using the dye on many parts?

..pCe..

kotetu · 02-27-07, 12:20 PM

I already swapped it! haha.

I am thinking of dying the pillars and ceiling - feeling too lazy to pull them and recover them.

so far I have dyed:
under steering dash cover
driver's side door handle (the brown part)
brown AC vents.

everything works fine. I used the vinyl dye I found at summit racing's website. Satin black. just mist it slowly and VERY lightly and it will come out great.

ATLfoKuS · 02-27-07, 05:15 PM

good deal, and you think the satin black spray looks close enough to the oem black parts? got any pics? thanks

..pCe..

GreekPower · 02-27-07, 05:17 PM

yes koteu please tell us what you dyed and with what I need to dye 3 things on my car to black (to match OEM) then my swap is complete

btw, how long does this removing the dash take? I have the black dash complete i just dont think its worth it if it takes 6hours to do.

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02-27-07, 10:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
ATLfoKuS Conflicted Felon Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,856 Car 1: kA8 iTrader: (10)	nice write-up man, are you gonna swap the dash or use vinyl dye? I need to do this soon, hopefully I can find a black dash but they are hard to find. Have you been using the dye on many parts? ..pCe..

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ATLfoKuS Conflicted Felon Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,856 Car 1: kA8 iTrader: (10)	good deal, and you think the satin black spray looks close enough to the oem black parts? got any pics? thanks ..pCe..

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GreekPower Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pittsburgh,PA Posts: 10,458 Car 1: 1992 Acura L"S" Sedan Car 2: 1991 3/S Turbo's 2x Car 3: 2005 Grand Prix iTrader: (13)	yes koteu please tell us what you dyed and with what I need to dye 3 things on my car to black (to match OEM) then my swap is complete btw, how long does this removing the dash take? I have the black dash complete i just dont think its worth it if it takes 6hours to do.

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