How do you remove the dash top?

[motorsportrescue]

Anyone know how it comes off? I want to retrim it but I just can't work out how to remove it?

[Jonnie B]

motorsportrescue said:

Anyone know how it comes off? I want to retrim it but I just can't work out how to remove it?

Two wing nuts one either side ,from below.

[Mad Mark]

As Jonnie said two wing nuts from below and then, if like mine, alot of careful wiggling as it can be a tight fit.

[BikealarmBlair]

IIRC there is a 3rd one above the radio to the right, its a 2 man job & when refitting you need to be carefull with the centre thread as its easy to damage the dash facia with the thread.

[Tanguero]

motorsportrescue said:

Anyone know how it comes off? I want to retrim it but I just can't work out how to remove it?

Do you mean the cover over the instruments or the whole of the dash?

[QuiteQuietCerb]

i think the top of the dash (where the vents are) doesnt come off

[motorsportrescue]

Yeh, I've got the centre consoul/lower dash out, it's the bit with the vents below the windscreen, I'm assuming it may be part of the shell? How can I get it retrimmed? Rip the leather off, trim it and reglue the new bit down? hmmmmm?

Cheers all,

[JensenA]

I'm pretty certain is does come off - there are 2 wing nuts underneath, at each extreme edge of the main dash assembly

[QuiteQuietCerb]

I have the same problem. You cant do it without removing the windscreen im afraid, the problem is that its unlikely that you ll be abe to remove the screen intact

[Tanguero]

Mine is fiberglassed to the body in the middle and as has been mentioned you wouild have to take the screen out to stand a hope of removing it.

Retrimming it in situ was the very sod of a job but can be done with care and persistence (and a scalpel gaffer taped to a steel ruler...)