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Old 03-13-2013, 05:15 PM
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17) CAREFULLY pry the headlamp switch bezel toward you. It will also remove one end of the brow over the steering column. Carefully pry the mating trim from the dash on the other side of the steering column.

18) Remove 2 8mm bolts from the bottom of the dash, and one phillips screw retaining the black under-cover.

18.5) Remove 1 phillips screw on the end of the dash facing the door.




You will have two 8mm bolts here. My car suffers from previous owner syndrome (I have reinstalled the dash with the correct fasteners)

19) Remove the 4 (or 5) 8mm bolts that were exposed by removing the trim on both sides of the steering column. The lower dash panel on the driver's side should now swing down enough to be clear of the dash, it is still held by the park-brake release cable. We are leaving the bottom dash section on the driver's side in the car.

20) Rotate the headlamp switch clockwise until it can be pushed down into the dash.

21) Remove one phillips scew on the glovebox end of the center vent assembly.


22) Using the 4.5mm allen wrench, find the allen-head bolt just right of center in the vent assembly behind the louvers, and loosen until it is free of the vent flap. The bolt is retained, should not drop into the vent. It will move toward you if you turn the thumbwheel to close the vent.

I used a 4mm allen and it worked just fine

23) Using a method similar to removal of the L&R vents, remove the center vent. Once the screw is removed on the glovebox end there are only two clips, on the driver's end.

24) Remove the light from the vent. There is a hinged-door that opens to expose the light, then the light socket assembly will come out (I cut the wire on my first one, ... oops).

25) Remove the two screws above the radio, swing the zebrano panel up and remove.
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