Instrument Panel: Components: Removal

Remove steering wheel pad and steering wheel. See STEP 1 - REMOVE STEERING WHEEL PAD and STEP 2 - REMOVE STEERING WHEEL .
Remove front door scuff plates .
Remove cowl side trims .
Remove front pillar garnishes .
Remove lower finish panel .
1. Remove the 2 screws and hood lock release lever.
  
  Fig 1: Locating Bolts, Screws & Clips Called Out In Step 5
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2. Zip the shifting hole cover open.
3. Remove the bolt and screw.
4. Using a screwdriver, remove the lower finish panel, then disconnect the connectors and DLC3.
5. Remove the shifting hole cover from the lower finish panel.
Remove finish panel .
Remove column covers. See STEP 4 - REMOVE UPPER AND LOWER COLUMN COVERS .
Remove spiral cable. See STEP 5 - REMOVE COMBINATION SWITCH WITH SPIRAL CABLE .
Remove glove compartment door .
1. Rotate the stoppers of the glove compartment door to 90° and pull them out inward.
2. Remove the 2 screws and glove compartment door.
3. Remove the 2 screws and glove compartment door lock from the glove compartment door.
Remove lower center cluster finish panel
1. Remove the 2 clips.
  
  Fig 2: Removing Lower Center Cluster Finish Panel
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2. Using a screwdriver, remove the lower center cluster finish panel.
  NOTE: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
3. Disconnect the connector.
W/Glove compartment door reinforcement, remove glove compartment door reinforcement.
Disconnect passenger AIRBAG connector .
1. Disconnect the passenger AIRBAG connector.
2. Disengage the AIRBAG connector clamp from the center bracket.

WARNING:

Do not store the passenger AIRBAG assembly with the AIRBAG deployment side facing down.
Never disassemble the passenger AIRBAG assembly.

CAUTION: When removing the passenger AIRBAG assembly, take care not to damage the wire harness.

Remove passenger airbag assembly .
1. Remove the 2 bolts.
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Passenger Airbag Mounting Bolts
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  Torque: 20 N.m (204 kgf.cm, 15 ft.lbf)
2. Remove the 2 nuts and passenger AIRBAG assembly.
  
  Fig 5: Identifying Passenger Airbag Mounting Nuts
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Remove hazard warning switch .
1. Using a screwdriver, remove the hazard warning switch.
2. Disconnect the connectors.
Remove cluster finish panel assembly .
1. Remove the 2 screws.
  
  Fig 7: Identifying Cluster Finish Panel Assembly Mounting Clips & Screws
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2. Using a screwdriver, remove the cluster finish panel assembly.
3. Disconnect the connectors.
Remove radio or radio tuner opening cover .
Remove combination meter .
1. Using a screwdriver, remove the cluster finish panel.
  
  Fig 8: Identifying Cluster Finish Panel Mounting Clips
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  NOTE: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
2. Remove the 3 screws and combination meter.
3. Disconnect the connector.
Remove No. 1 and No. 2 side defroster nozzles .

Fig 9: Locating No. 1 & No. 2 Defroster Mounting Clips
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Using a screwdriver, remove the No. 1 and No. 2 side defroster nozzles.

NOTE: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

NOTE: Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

Fig 10: Locating No. 1 & No. 3 Register Mounting Clips

Remove No. 1 and No. 3 registers .
Using a screwdriver, remove the No. 1 and No. 3 registers as shown in Fig 10.
Remove steering column. See REMOVAL .
Remove instrument panel .
1. Disconnect the connectors.
  
  Fig 11: Locating Instrument Panel Mounting Bolts & Clips
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2. Disengage the wire harness clamps.
3. Remove the 4 bolts, 3 screws and instrument panel.
Remove No. 1 brace .
Remove instrument panel reinforcement .
Remove the 2 bolts, 4 nuts and instrument panel reinforcement.
Remove rear console box .
1. Remove the 3 bolts and rear console box.
2. Remove the 2 screws and console compartment door from the rear console box.