Dash removal

[Anerx7]

Hi everyone thinking of removing my dash for a bit of custom work and a re trim has anyone done this before, or know of any blogs or sites for DIY.

Thanks in advance hope to bump into some people at some shows once the car is sorted

93 fd import:cheers

[Dragun]

Hello mate

I removed the whole interior of my 93 FD and it\'s not too hard, only thing that\'s annoying is the limited space to work in, getting it back in was a bi*tch!!.

Your best off taking the dial gauge pod out, remove the dash speaker (to unplug the speaker from the loom), take out your stereo and the trim that surrounds it, along with any other trim that\'s attached to the dash.

Now as I found out the hard way, remove your gear lever, the dash won\'t come out without something breaking if you leave the gear lever/stick in, must take it out. Remove both driver/passenger side a pillar trims.

Now from memory (was a long time ago. The dash is held in by 8 bolts. 4 are located on either side of the transmission tunnel in the Center of the car, so if your driving down by your left leg, and same on passenger side, you will need to remove the trim panels to get to them. 2 bolts are located on the far left of the dash (remove the plastic trim that covers the ecu and you\'ll see em directly in front of you. And the other 2 in exactly the same position on the drivers side.

Once these are out you have 3 blue plugs to unplug from the main wiring loom, one is located behind and up left from glove box(can\'t remember if you need to remove it to get to the plug). The other 2 plugs are where you removed the dash gauge pod but behind the dash attached to the subframe of the dash. There\'s also 3 or 4 ground connections that are bolted to the subframe? One is located inside the double din area, you have to follow the loom for the rest. The whole wiring loom is attached to the dash subframe via plastic clips, which will not let the dash come out. The key here is to pull the dash out, look behind and loosen the wiring loom and ground connections, once you free the loom from the dash it\'ll come straight out.....with limited space the Rex has, this is a real tough job, but doable.

Good luck, if you need any help or advice just pm, ill be happy to help if I can.