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Removal and Installation

INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY







Removal and Installation




WORK STEPS

STEERING LOCK ESCUTCHEON




- Pull steering lock escutcheon back to your side, and disconnect metal clips.

CLUSTER LID D




- Pull cluster lid D back to your side, disconnect metal clips and connectors, and remove it.

CLUSTER LID A




1. Remove screws with power tool.
2. Pull cluster lid A back to your side, and disconnect metal clips.




3. Make upper and lower side of cluster lid A narrower, and pull it back to your side.
4. Remove it as covering steering wheel.

COMBINATION METER
1. Remove screws with power tool, and disconnect connectors.




2. Turn to right part of meter come to your side. Push down to front face of meter up.

CAUTION: Cover meter with cloth avoid contact with meter bracket that may cause scratches or damages.




3. Pull meter to your side, then left side (Confirm the back of meter faces you).

CLUSTER LID C




1. Remove ventilation mask, and remove screws with power tool.




2. Insert a cloth-covered screwdriver, or thin spatula into dip between instrument panel, pull cluster lid C back to your side, and disengage metal clips below.
3. Disconnect connectors, and remove cluster lid C.

CAUTION: Cover surroundings with cloth to avoid scratches or damages.

CLOCK
1. Remove screws, push to frontward clock, and remove clock.
2. Push tips of cluster lid C lower from back of instrument panel, and remove clock.

CLUSTER LID CENTER LOWER




- Open lid of ashtray. Hold lower part of cluster lid center lower, and pull it back to your side. Disconnect both right/left pawls and metal clips, and remove cluster lid center lower.

A/T FINISHER




1. Open console lid and cup holder lid. Hold rear part of A/T finisher, lift it up, and disconnect metal clips at its rear end.
2. Hold side of A/T finisher, and disconnect metal clips in front. Pull it backward, remove it, and disconnect connectors.

ASHTRAY




1. Remove screws with power tool, pull ashtray back to your side, and disconnect metal clips.
2. Disconnect connectors, and remove ashtray.

CUP HOLDER
- Remove screws with power tool, lift cup holder up, disconnect metal clips at its rear end, and remove it.

CONSOLE BOX ASSEMBLY
1. Remove screws.




2. Pull center console rearward of vehicle, and remove it from instrument panel and rear cooler duct.
3. Disconnect connectors, and remove console box assembly.

NOTE: For easier installation, remove console finisher, console rear cover, center ventilator grille and console box finisher first.

CD AUTO CHANGER
- Remove screws with power tool, disconnect connectors, and remove CD auto changer.

NOTE: To remove CD auto changer alone, slide console backward, open front of console outward, then remove it.

INSTRUMENT LOWER COVER




1. Push down front of instrument lower cover, and disconnect metal clips.
2. Pull instrument lower cover horizontally, and remove it from lower cover clips.

CAUTION: Remove connectors of air bag (as connected) from instrument lower cover.

GLOVE BOX ASSEMBLY




1. Pull clips of dumper to right side of vehicle, and remove it.




2. Disconnect clips of strap.
3. Remove glove box pins, and remove glove box.

INSTRUMENT FINISHER




- Insert cloth-covered screw driver into gaps between instrument finisher and instrument panel on left side of instrument finisher, and disconnect metal clips.

GLOVE BOX COVER
- Remove screws with power tool and glove box striker, disconnect connectors, and remove glove box cover.

AUDIO UNIT
- Remove bolts with power tool, disconnect connectors, and remove audio unit.

INSTRUMENT REINFORCEMENT
- Remove four nuts, and remove instrument reinforce.

PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE
- Remove bolts with power tool, and remove front passenger air bag module.

INSTRUMENT LOWER DRIVER PANEL




1. Remove hood lock opener lever, and screws with power tool.
2. Pull instrument lower driver panel straight to your side, disconnect connectors, and remove instrument lower driver panel.

INSTRUMENT MASK




- Insert cloth-covered screw driver into gaps between instrument mask and instrument panel, lift instrument mask up, and remove instrument mask.

FRONT PILLAR GARNISH
- Pull front pillar garnish straight inside of vehicle, disengage metal clips, and remove front pillar garnish.

INSTRUMENT PANEL BRACKET
- Remove ignition key lamp, remove screws, and remove instrument panel bracket.

INSTRUMENT PANEL




1. Remove bolts, and lower steering column.
2. Remove bolts, nuts and screws securing instrument panel with power tool, and remove instrument panel.

CAUTION:
- To install, confirm locating pins on back of instrument panel are completely inserted into holes on vehicle.
- Do not leave harness stuck when installing.