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NG 900/9-3 Dashboard Insert Removal

No change in size, 07:41, 18 February 2010
5) Remove the 3 fixing screws that are now exposed.
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Note: all the switches are colour coded with their connector blocks so there is no need to label them.
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7) Remove the 2 fixing screws that are now exposed.
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8) Remove the screws on the dash either side of the steering wheel.
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9) Remove the 2 screws at the top of the instrument cowl.
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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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The clips
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The sockets that the vents come out of
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The dash out with the vents in place
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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.