Yeah baby, dash pullin time!!!!
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Yeah baby, dash pullin time!!!! Just did my taxes and i'm gettin enough back to upgrade my safety equipment, so it's time to start pullin the dash and just figured i'd see if I could get a good write up or pictures or anything to help me out before I dive in! Thanks for any help guys, i'm so excited to get her all legal so I can run her again!!!! 
its not hard pop the top cover after you disconnect the LED we thought we were gonna break mine but it was fine and then remove all the bolts and then some more and finagle it out
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its not hard pop the top cover after you disconnect the LED we thought we were gonna break mine but it was fine and then remove all the bolts and then some more and finagle it out
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Yep, it's actually really simple once you get stared. Just start pulling bolts and take your time. You should have to finagle but you shouldn't have to pull and rip on stuff.
I had no trouble finding all of the bolts. When it starts to get loose you can tell where the resistance is coming from and then it is easy to find them. The hard part for me was not loosing any bolts
. If you are taking it out alone remove the steering wheel, if you have someone helping you,you can leave the wheel on and finagle it out. Good luck! It took me about 3 1/2 hours.
. If you are taking it out alone remove the steering wheel, if you have someone helping you,you can leave the wheel on and finagle it out. Good luck! It took me about 3 1/2 hours. Yeah, I had heard of hidden bolts too but I was very suprised when I pulled all I saw and that was it. If your pulling the heater box there are hidden bolts. From what I hear, to get all of them you have to do it while the motor is out so most guys just cut it. There is the photo sensor that will need to be unpluged from the defroster grill, think the LED was only for factory security cars. Again, just take your time and you will see how everything comes apart. After I was done I couldn't figure out why everyone bitches about pulling the dash.
BTW: Pull the wheel off and drop the collum down. I was working alone and that did help a ton. Also, when you pull up the upper dash pad where some gloves. The edges are not finished, it's like grabbing a big razor blade, cut me pretty deep.
BTW: Pull the wheel off and drop the collum down. I was working alone and that did help a ton. Also, when you pull up the upper dash pad where some gloves. The edges are not finished, it's like grabbing a big razor blade, cut me pretty deep.
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Yeah, I had heard of hidden bolts too but I was very suprised when I pulled all I saw and that was it. If your pulling the heater box there are hidden bolts. From what I hear, to get all of them you have to do it while the motor is out so most guys just cut it. There is the photo sensor that will need to be unpluged from the defroster grill, think the LED was only for factory security cars. Again, just take your time and you will see how everything comes apart. After I was done I couldn't figure out why everyone bitches about pulling the dash.
BTW: Pull the wheel off and drop the collum down. I was working alone and that did help a ton. Also, when you pull up the upper dash pad where some gloves. The edges are not finished, it's like grabbing a big razor blade, cut me pretty deep.
BTW: Pull the wheel off and drop the collum down. I was working alone and that did help a ton. Also, when you pull up the upper dash pad where some gloves. The edges are not finished, it's like grabbing a big razor blade, cut me pretty deep.
I will be pulling the heater box, I heard some are in the engine compartment side, so if I can't get 'em, i'll pull off the one's inside and then just yank and hopefully it comes out like others have said it does and then just use the inside bolts to hold down the billingsley delete plate I have. Thanks for all the help guys, appreciate it!
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I used a mini sledge hammer to get the heater out,once you finally get to the firewall you can start breaking pieces away and then fit a box end wrench on the motor side of the firewall and get the bolts out that way. Or you can just beat them out
like I did with a few of them. A thikck pair of gloves will definately help, because as pieces of the box break away it gets very jagged and sharp. Don't get too stressed out, the finished product is well worth it.
like I did with a few of them. A thikck pair of gloves will definately help, because as pieces of the box break away it gets very jagged and sharp. Don't get too stressed out, the finished product is well worth it. Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by monsterls1
I used a mini sledge hammer to get the heater out,once you finally get to the firewall you can start breaking pieces away and then fit a box end wrench on the motor side of the firewall and get the bolts out that way. Or you can just beat them out like I did with a few of them. A thikck pair of gloves will definately help, because as pieces of the box break away it gets very jagged and sharp. Don't get too stressed out, the finished product is well worth it.
like I did with a few of them. A thikck pair of gloves will definately help, because as pieces of the box break away it gets very jagged and sharp. Don't get too stressed out, the finished product is well worth it.
All I know is remeber that dash pad is only velcroed on! I spent a whole day tryin to figure out how to "unbolt" it then when i was prying on it to find some bolts it just popped up! Man was i pissed! haha
I spent a whole day tryin to figure out how to "unbolt" it then when i was prying on it to find some bolts it just popped up! Man was i pissed! haha 
there is one bolt in the tranny tunnel near the top :
that you will have a hard time getting out with motor in . Other then that is just time consuming lots of nuts to take out also theres like 2 or 3 that are on the backside of the vents attaching to the dash.
that you will have a hard time getting out with motor in . Other then that is just time consuming lots of nuts to take out also theres like 2 or 3 that are on the backside of the vents attaching to the dash. Thread Starter
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there is one bolt in the tranny tunnel near the top :that you will have a hard time getting out with motor in . Other then that is just time consuming lots of nuts to take out also theres like 2 or 3 that are on the backside of the vents attaching to the dash.
that you will have a hard time getting out with motor in . Other then that is just time consuming lots of nuts to take out also theres like 2 or 3 that are on the backside of the vents attaching to the dash.By the way, what do I do about the hoses goin into the meziere pump, since there is no more box, should I just buy a piece of hose and connect it to both ends?
You'll have to loop them... my heat isn't out yet, but th e day I commit the car to off road use only, that heater box will be the first thing I take ou, right after I sawzalll the exhaust off from the collercors back.