Changing the dash?
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:55 pm
Hi ive currnetly got a black dash and door card in my 5th gen, i was just wondering how difficult it is to change them over. I prefer the red haha
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:01 pm
door cards are easy i am not sure about the dash
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:17 pm
Dash is easy on a 5th Gen.
Disconnect the battery
Pry out the radio surround and side vents. Remove the glove box. You will see all the bolts. Full and coin trays out. Pry out the centre vents and unplug the clock etc. remove radio.
Unscrew the dials. Again you will see all the screws and unplug the few plugs on the dials and pull out.
Lower the steering column. (2 large screws under the dash holding the column. No need to remove the wheel. Remove the column/wheel trim.
Disconnect the passenger airbag and plug it into the yellow safety plug. And unbolt the airbag.
Unplug the dash wiring harness you will have to follow it around the dash and unplug as you find it including into the fuse box. and unclip from the dash.
Finally uncrew the several dash bolts including the side ones when the doors open. You will spot them all.
Pull out dash slowly. It comes out easily so it it doesn't you have missed a bolt.
It took me about 1hours to pull out at 1st. 2nd time i had the black dash out and the red one in within 30mins.
If you weren't on the isle of black id help.
Disconnect the battery
Pry out the radio surround and side vents. Remove the glove box. You will see all the bolts. Full and coin trays out. Pry out the centre vents and unplug the clock etc. remove radio.
Unscrew the dials. Again you will see all the screws and unplug the few plugs on the dials and pull out.
Lower the steering column. (2 large screws under the dash holding the column. No need to remove the wheel. Remove the column/wheel trim.
Disconnect the passenger airbag and plug it into the yellow safety plug. And unbolt the airbag.
Unplug the dash wiring harness you will have to follow it around the dash and unplug as you find it including into the fuse box. and unclip from the dash.
Finally uncrew the several dash bolts including the side ones when the doors open. You will spot them all.
Pull out dash slowly. It comes out easily so it it doesn't you have missed a bolt.
It took me about 1hours to pull out at 1st. 2nd time i had the black dash out and the red one in within 30mins.
If you weren't on the isle of black id help.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:46 pm
thats great thanks, exactly what i wanted to hear 
, being on this little island is a deffinate disadvantage haha
, being on this little island is a deffinate disadvantage hahaPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:36 pm
This is job me and Mills have to do soon, looks like a pain in the arse! 
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:14 pm
If you need help Rob i can pop over. Its very easy...once you have done it.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:16 am
Cheers mate, I'll have a chat with mills to see when he's free.RattyMcClelland wrote:If you need help Rob i can pop over. Its very easy...once you have done it.
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:50 am
I can bring extra lube. 
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:43 pm