Removing dash from r19 16v cabriolet, how hard?

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

as title, i need to take my dash out and replace it wit another one, cos my centre buttons dont sit in properly. The little plastics clips are broken and i been told i need new dash jus to fix it.

SO basically how easy is it to remove it and how long does it take?

Cheers

Raj

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

erm why not get new switches?

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

nah its not da switches dat broken but the area they clip into. if you tyake ur switches out, you have thin plastic strips going down which the switches clip into. basically mine are broken and the switches have no where to clip/slot into.
hope that makes it clearer cos it hard to explain without a pic!

Raj

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yeah i know what you mean. The black bit is glued to the dash and its a lot easier just to fit a new dash, basicalyl fuill interior and side panels out, then undo the dash from the heater box and the 4 13mm nuts, unclip and unplug the looom fromt he engine, front lighting loom and the battery loom to the wipers and heater motor, then remove it.

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

cool, sounds simple enough, dat means it will be difficult to do! LOL!
Thanks fort he help, so its jus undo dash from heater box then 4 13mm nuts and unplug/unclip looms and all done! Seems simple enough! Hopefully it is. do i need to take out the seats or anything to do it?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

no but the side trims that run along the sills need to come off

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

cool thank you for your help, if i get stuck ill be back! LOL

Cheers again mate!

Raj