Dash Panel

Dash Panel

REMOVAL

NOTE: The instrument panel dash panel (vinyl skin and substrate) can be removed without removing the entire instrument panel and HVAC assemblies.

1. Follow all of the right lower instrument panel removal procedures.
2. Disconnect and remove passenger air bag. Refer to Air Bag.
3. Remove instrument panel top cover.
4. Remove instrument panel speakers (if equipped).
5. Remove instrument panel cluster.
6. Remove two screw attachments to beam assembly through passenger airbag opening.
7. Remove two screw attachments to beam assembly below passenger airbag opening.
8. Remove three screw attachments to left, right-center, and right a/c ducts.
9. Remove two screw attachments through cluster opening.
10. Remove four screw attachments in center stack area (two at HVAC control opening, and two at radio opening).
11. Remove four screw attachments around steering column. Position steering column as required to access screw heads.
12. Remove one screw on left outboard corner to multi-function junction block bracket.
13. Remove two screw attachments to defroster duct. Remove defroster duct.
14. Remove four screw attachments along rearward edge of top cover.
15. Remove two instrument panel steering column to cowl plenum screws.
16. Remove five instrument panel to plenum screws.
17. Remove panel.
18. Remove right demist grille.

INSTALLATION

1. Install right demist grille.
2. Load panel onto beam assembly.
3. Attach one screw to right attachment to beam assembly behind cluster (must be done first to correctly position panel on beam assembly).
4. Attach two screws to left a/c duct and right upper center a/c duct.
5. Attach two screws through passenger air bag opening to beam assembly.
6. From fight to left, attach the following 12 screws:
a. Two screws below passenger airbag opening.
b. Four screws in center stack area.
c. Four screws around steering column and one screw to left attachment to beam assembly behind cluster.
d. One screw to left lower corner to multi-function junction block bracket.

7. Attach one screw attachment to right a/c duct.
8. Attach four screw attachments along top cover rearward edge.
9. Assemble defroster duct and attach two screws.
10. Attach five instrument panel to plenum screws.
11. Attach two instrument panel steering column to plenum screws.
12. Assemble instrument panel cluster.
13. If vehicle is equipped with front speakers, install four push nuts (P/N 06034833), connect speaker and attach to panel.
14. If vehicle is equipped without front speakers, install two mastic patches (P/N 04595844AA) over speaker hole.
15. Assemble passenger air bag.
16. Assemble top cover.
17. Install instrument panel lower right trim panel.