How Do You Tighten Down the Dash Top, ...where are the access points? Options

[7TPorsh]

I spent the weekend getting my new 914rubber dash top vinyl in. I'm using the early brickmold pattern instead of smooth. i didn't like the previous smooth; it was too shiny.

So vinyl is down and defroster vents are in. Now I'm trying to line up and get the dash on. It clips in the holes but.....

where do i access the bottom of the plastic bolts so I can tighten the dash down so there's no gap? It seems it was never "bolted".

[JoeD]

If I remember, you can reach up under the dash and get to a couple... maybe on the passenger side. I pulled the kneepad, gauges (but not entire cluster- you can pull the gauges forward and let them "hang" if you can reach your hand through), radio, glove box. Even so it was one HELL of a job...

Midway through I ended up driving over to Harbor Freight and picking up a set of stubby metric ratcheting wrenches that made a huge difference as some of the nuts would only turn 1/8 - 1/4 turn due to clearance.

Most difficult are the ones behind gauges. Trying to get the nuts on the plastic bolts and get them started using a couple millimeters of finger tip...the devil's own work. Had to walk away at least twice and come back to them.

But in the end it looks absolutely amazing, and I wore the bloody scrapes on my knuckles like medals!