Once the instrument panel is removed from a 300E, there is a cover at the very top center of all the HVAC mess. At the very front of this cover, there are two phillips screws that are almost inaccessible due to the protrusion of sheet metal rearward from the base of the windshield. I have tried a standard length, short length, stubby and offset phillips screwdrivers to no avail.

When in the military we had a flexible shaft phillips screwdriver for getting to a difficult to access screw on a missile control unit. If I had that I think I could get them. Has anyone ever seen such a screwdriver and where can I get one?

Does anyone have any suggestions for accessing these screws?

It is obvious that these two screws were put in place before the HVAC assembly was put in place. I am convinced that the person that designed this mess will spend eternity in hell changing evaporators on 124 cars.

If I can get these two screws out I think I will be able to replace the heater core without too much further trouble.

Most everything else is going reasonably well with my podectomy. Of course, I have not yet started back together.

Thanks for your help,