Instrument panel - removal and refitting

Body electrical system / Instrument panel - removal and refitting

Note: Two special U-shaped tools are required in order to remove the instrument panel. The too/s are also used to remove the radio and should be available at car accessory shops.

Removal
1 Make sure the ignition and all accessories are switched off.

2 Remove the steering wheel as described in Chapter 10.

3 Insert the two special tools fully into the holes located on the right- and left-hand edges of the instrument panel. This will release the side clips (see illustrations).

8.3a Removing the instrument panel with the special tools

8.3b The special tools are used to hold in the side clips

4 Pull the instrument panel from the facia. As it is being removed it will be disconnected from the speedometer cable, and finally disconnect the wiring multi-plug (see illustration).

8.4 Disconnecting the wiring plug from the rear of the instrument panel

Refitting
5 Refitting is a reversal of removal. The special tools should be removed before refitting the instrument panel as the side clips will engage automatically (see illustration).

8.5 Refitting the instrument panel