Taking off lower dash

[OleVix]

to fit the rest of the carpets etc... anybody done this? Top dash first?

[Cokes]

Top dash first then a series of bolts to remove the lower dash.
Think I also removed steering column plastics and steering wheel off would help as a struggled to get my dash off with the wheel stuck in place.

This might help locate the fixings.

[Andav469]

As has been said above, though I didn't take off any of the column plastic covers, I just removed the two securing bolts at the top of the column and the steering wheel.
A bit scary the first time, but this is how it looks when out

[Andav469]

As has been said above, though I didn't take off any of the column plastic covers, I just removed the two securing bolts at the top of the column and the steering wheel.
A bit scary the first time, but this is how it looks when out

Edited by Andav469 on Tuesday 26th May 20:49

[OleVix]

Thanks a lot Andav and Spend, Ive taken off all the big bolts but the thing wont budge, feels like theres something under it holding on?

Scary stuff

[Andav469]

OleVix said:

Thanks a lot Andav and Spend, Ive taken off all the big bolts but the thing wont budge, feels like theres something under it holding on?

Scary stuff

On the drivers side there is also a bolt that is found under the door seal, has that been removed?

[OleVix]

Andav469 said:

On the drivers side there is also a bolt that is found under the door seal, has that been removed?

yep

[Andav469]

OleVix said:

yep

Those are the only bolts that hold it onto the bulkhead (or they were on mine, a 99), one on the passenger side, the m6 bolts around the back that you can see in the pic above and the one on the drivers side.

Have you removed the two bolts from the steering column that go into the lower dash?