removing dash in vn

[rawsonn]

i want to take my dsah out and give it a new coat on nice black vinal paint but im abit unsure on how to do it anyone know of any good guides with or without pics that might help me along?

thanks in advance

[Morton]

yeah, if you have a search through the how-to section, there's a few guides that cover a lot of the steps

the rest is pretty much just finding stuff that gets in the way, and unscrewing it Just keep all screws and nuts and bolts in labelled containers so you know what goes where when it's time to re-assemble

[Pub247]

Did it over the weekend just gone. You best start by removing the centre console by taking the atuo selector plate part off with console out move onto the radio surround area. With that removed take the glove box and lower panels off under both sides of dash. Its all pretty basic look for screws and undo it all.
The main dash you start by removing instrument culuster and surround and steering column sourround easier with the steering wheel off but i got by by dropping the steering column down then the main pad start from the side first remove cover plates then air vents. Remove speaker covers then there are four screws in the demister vents then some bolts underneath that and thats it all pretty much done

[stockies]

Have you got a Gregorys manual???
That thing is worth it's weight in gold. It'll tell you step by step, how to remove your dash and it will have pictures too.
(I know we all like pictures, it tells us that the stupid part that won't come off, actully can)
But thats another story. Go buy one off ebay, costs you like $10. It's well worth it.

[timmy_tam]

i woudln't really recommond it
i took mine apart once becuaes the heater controls didn't switch between face and feet, turned out to be missing the VAC ball in the engine bay

taking it out was a massive bitch, and i'm car literate with a gregories.
its heavy, some parts are brittle, some are hard to get to. wiring runs all over the place
i got mine back in, and now it sits about 1 cm from where its suppose to.....

i'd just paint it as it is in the car.....

[1991_Vn2nV]

I've had mine out 3 times and never had issues getting it back where it goes. First time I put it back in it had a rattle but havent had that since so not sure what that was.

[rawsonn]

i woudln't really recommond it
i took mine apart once becuaes the heater controls didn't switch between face and feet, turned out to be missing the VAC ball in the engine bay

taking it out was a massive bitch, and i'm car literate with a gregories.
its heavy, some parts are brittle, some are hard to get to. wiring runs all over the place
i got mine back in, and now it sits about 1 cm from where its suppose to.....

i'd just paint it as it is in the car.....

well i got it out in about 20mins using a gregorys manual easy as but as for the above comment on spraying it inside the car ahhhh no thanks


EDIT: got it back in after the coats of vinal black no gaps all lined up good, everything works