 Taking a plasma cutter to my dash board, how the hell do you pry this thing off? |
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| VaccaRabite |
 Oct 18 2005, 07:07 PM
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Okay, after work I thought I would get the dash off, get most of the wire harness pulled back to at least the engine firewall, and get all the junk out of the front trunk.
Well, none of those three things got done. The front trunk still has lights, some wires, and brake fluid lines - everything else is out. The brake lines I just got lazy and did not want to deal with draining. The wire harness, well its still attached to the headlights, so its not going anywhere. And the dashboard. That mother fsking dashboard.... How do you get the SOB out of there? I have the 4 bolts undone from the front trunk. I have the side bolts out by the air vents. All the instuments, vents, wires, and knobs are out. The vynal trim is off the dash face. The steering wheel is hanging on my wall. The only things left in the dash are the glove box and the mount for the ashtray. I can get the dash to move around, but I can't get it out of the car. Do I need to remove the seal around the inside of the widshield? I realized that I was getting too frusterated to be useful, so I closed up my haynes manual and came inside to querry the 914 hive mind. Thanks all, Zach |
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| John |
Oct 18 2005, 08:09 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
The big thing is to take the dash top off first. And yes, remove the A-pillar trim.
You can get it out without removing the windshield, but it is easier without the windshield in place. Like was stated earlier, make sure the heater/ventilation controls are loose. Are the heater/ventilation cables still attached to the controls? Are they loose from the rest of the car?
No I didn't cut it. I did bend the hell out of it to clear the roll cage. The frame I cut up was one of the parts car dashes. Yes the top and bottom pads came out single piece as well. Good luck. |
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Vacca Rabite Taking a plasma cutter to my dash board Oct 18 2005, 07:07 PM
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