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NG 900/9-3 Dashboard Insert Removal

292 bytes added, 16:25, 10 August 2010
=Removal=
1) Although it can be done without this, I would recommend removing the glove box and the panel underneath the steering wheel first as it makes the the job a whole lot easier as you can reach up behind the dash.
[[file:Dashboard_Insert_01.jpg|thumbnail|none|Removing Radio Cage]]
2) Using the DIN tools, remove the stereo head unit.
5) Remove the 3 fixing screws that are now exposed.
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file:Dashboard_Insert_02.jpg|test captionScrew 1file:Dashboard_Insert_03.jpg|Screw 2file:Dashboard_Insert_04.jpg|Screw 3
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7) Remove the 2 fixing screws that are now exposed.
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file:Dashboard_Insert_06.jpg|Screw 1file:Dashboard_Insert_07.jpg|Screw 2
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8) Remove the screws on the dash either side of the steering wheel.
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file:Dashboard_Insert_08.jpg|Steering Wheel Leftfile:Dashboard_Insert_09.jpg|Steering Wheel Right
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9) Remove the 2 screws at the top of the instrument cowl.
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file:Dashboard_Insert_10.jpg|Instrument Cowl Screw 1file:Dashboard_Insert_11.jpg|Instrument Cowl Screw 2
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10) Remove the 3 screws that fix the steering column cowl and remove the two parts that make up the cowl. I have only pictured the 2 screws that fit the top section of the cowl here as I was in a hurry to get the work finished. Undo the screws and remove the top part (it is held together by tabs so it will offer some resistance) The other screw is in the centre below the steering wheel. Undo and remove the screw that fixes the lower section and remove the lower section of the cowl. It is also held in place by two tabs that fit over the the screw holes that the top section screws onto.
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file:Dashboard_Insert_12.jpg|Steering Column Top Screw 1file:Dashboard_Insert_13.jpg|Steering Column Top Screw 2
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The clips
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file:Dashboard_Insert_14.jpg|Air Vent Clip 1file:Dashboard_Insert_15.jpg|Air Vent Clip 2
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The sockets that the vents come out of
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file:Dashboard_Insert_16.jpg|Left Vent Socketfile:Dashboard_Insert_17.jpg|Right Vent Socket
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The dash out with the vents in place
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file:Dashboard_Insert_18.jpg|Dashboard Insertfile:Dashboard_Insert_19.jpg|Dashboard Insert
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=Replacement=
On this occasion, refitting really is the reverse of removal. The application of some washing up liquid to the leading edge of thre air vent assembly can make it much easier to refit.