V1C3M4N said:

I've spent the weekend dismantling my dashboard ready for painting this week. There is one section on the left around the glove box that I know I will never get out because its massive and riveted/welded at some points.

The only two other problems I have is the top half of the steering wheel cover that I had gotten loose but cant actually get off to paint, if anyone knows how to remove the indicator stalk to remove it, or another part to remove that will allow me to get it off, then that would be great.

The other is the radio face, I have the radio unit sliding out, but do not know how to remove the face part only for spraying, anyone know how to do this???

Much love for any help

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V1C3M4N said:

I'll post a full guide when I'm done, taking photos of everything as I go. But for the dash cover, its held on with loads of glue/rubber/no more nails contacts of some kind, the silver strip above it comes off real easy, so take that off and then its just a case of CAREFULLY prying of the whole thing with screwdrivers. Once you start getting it off you'll see the glue/rubber things behind it, its pretty soft and stretchy so not a real problem, I removed all of them 'post-mortem' on mine, so I'll find another way of fixing it back on.

If you're doing the little bit on right side as well, its got plastic welds, so its a slightly more nervous job when you hear them snap, but not to worry, if you get a good prying angle it comes off fine, remove the silver bit above and the OBD2 panel cover below.

It's made of fibreglass so actually tears rather than bending or snapping, another guy on here posted a picture where he split it on the bottom right side of the centre, I only got a small split on the top right of the centre part, but needless to say that is the fragile bit, and a bit of super glue sorts it out so don't be afraid.

I think my mistake was not freeing the radio faciure first, there is a lip around the inside of the centre that's quite awkward, the fan vents, and heater controls will have that, but for me the radio part was more dangerous, you can get the radio to slide out a bit by putting 4 small screwdrivers/hex keys into the 4 holes on the faciure and prying it from the sides, no need to cut the power or anything.

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