I have a mint condition all black dash that I want to swap out from my 2 tone dash. I'm wondering how hard it is to do? Anyone ever do this before?

Thanks,
Chris

 

http://tech.rennlist.com/924_944/por...stallation.pdf

From what I understand not to difficult just time consuming.

 

easy, but you need to be careful with the trims and switches, the little tabs that hold the switches can break if pulled too hard. Take your time, take your time dont rush

 

Shawn, That's a great write up on it, thanks.

Lart- Yeah, I'm well aware of the plastic parts on the dash that can break pretty easily.

 

the good side is I have tons of trims and switches, lol

 

Very nice writeup. I've done this without the writeup. No rocket science or secret sauce required. Its tedious and time consuming. Take lots of pics as you remove the old dash, but its fairly straightforward if you take your time and be gentle with the small brittle connector tabs etc.

 

Patience, lots of zip-loc bags, patience and a digital picture or two and you'll be good to go. Did I mention patience?

 

I agree with above. Just take your time and be patient. Have bags, blue tape, and markers available to bag tag and tape various pieces/fasteners. I will also add, take pictures and when you get to the point of reinstallation, make sure you have accounted for all the various harnesses. It is easy to smush one or two and a lot harder to find them once the new dash is in the way. I will also say, it is a good opportunity to replace all bulbs and make sure front drain tubes for the s/r are in place and clear. I did this 15 months ago on my 89. Good luck!

 

Thanks guys. Not sure when I will tackle this project, but it will be a fun one. I have the patience, camera and help when I do decide to do it.

 

I did this a few months ago and it was easier than I thought. I would allow one to two days for disassembly and one day for re-assembly. Two things - everyone is correct about the tabs on 25 year old plastic parts breaking but this can be done without any breaks if you are careful and lucky. Something to consider is that screws are one of the biggest concerns during re-assembly. You can take pictures and put things in Ziploc bags but I drew a picture of the dash on a life size piece of cardboard and just put each crew through the cardboard and the trim pieces on the cardboard in their respective spots and the re-assembly was easy.

 

I use this method too (but usually not to scale on something like a dash!). It's great, except when in confined spaces, and you kick/hit the assembly, and things fly off.... then it's like someone just dumped all your plastic baggies on the ground in a pile...

 

Did mine last summer..not hard at all like everyone said read through and follow other write up's...I used my cell phone camera to take excessive pictures...they saved a lot of time on reassembly.

 

What do you find when you get it out? can you replace things like deteriorated foam padding in the heater ducts?

Where do you get a new replacement or used with enough life left in it to justify the work?

What more do you have to do with a car with air bags?

 

I have seen some dash without cracks they are rare, but they do exist. For a airbag dash it's the same procedure, except the airbag plug to the passenger's side and a bolt that attaches the airbag frame to the car, otherwise is the same as the non airbag, what you will find out is dust, loose instrument cluster screws and if you are lucky a stack of $ 100.00 dollar bills like I did once.

 

I am doing that now for a lister.LOL. MAKE SURE YOUR BAG AND LABEL EVERYTHING. watch out for the A-piller trim