Styling dash board help (if guide doesn't work)

[Raducu]

sorry for the repeating thread....
but i followed those 2 guides like a priest follows the Bible but:
I did unscrewed all those bolts and more (4 allen from dash and 6 more from the handbreak console) if there are more please tell me...
and still the dash remain stuck under the hazard button. I can pull the lower part of the dash (the one with the bottle holder) about 30 cm 'til the gear shifter but that's it, the upper part is stuck strictly under the hazard button, Therefore maybe someone knows if there is some pin, bolt, trick, or the direction where to pull or push... cause with love and a bit of force won't come out... (the CD came out very hard too...) (maybe they used too much plastic on my car and make it too solid ...)
p.s.: the picture with the dash off it is not mine; there is where i wanna go . And maybe in those holes enters something from the dash and gets stuck ?...i dunno

 

[Raducu]

I got an ideea. Anybody can upload a picture with the backside of the dash panel that i can't get off ?. Tried today to get it off but no chance, something holds it back

 

[mark16v]

ive had mine off plenty of time....

YOu kinda need to bend the plastic, or more the vent controler. (the one that opens and closes the middle vents) from side to side untill you get it past that!! really easy done it sooooooooo many times now takes me 5 mins tops lol

After you take the 2 allen bolts out thats all that holds the front bit on other then clips but they come away soon as you move it about 5 cm forwards.

What modle is the car, as mines the sporting 2001 the front pannal is screwed under the gear leaver gator.

Hope that kind of guids you ...

 

[Raducu]

mine is a 8v but with sporting dash exactly like in the pictures (they are not from my car but similar) I also have screws under the gear lever and also near seats . I removed about 6 screws near the gear lever and the 4 alen from dash...
i'm gonna go try right now
i'll let u know in a couple of hours

 

[Raducu]

well... not a chance.

who is willing to remove dash and take a picture of the backside dash panel?

i think there is some pin or something that block the dash..

 

[mark16v]

well if ive got time tonight i will do if not its gonna be tomorrow around 5ish.


Have you taken the black bit out between the seats?? there is a bolt under the ashtry for the back seats! when that is taken out its really easy to get the front off!!

 

[toad101]

just climbed into atic to get old center console, so hope this pic helps

 

[Raducu]

YES!!!!! That's it. I saw those metal things and i didn't knew if they are from the heating system or the dash panel . So i Guess i just have to give it a hard pull and it will be ok. At first hour I'll be changing bulbs DDDD.

Special Thanks to toad101 and mark16v

 

[Raducu]

VICTORY!!!!

i've done it with a hard pull

thanks a lot

toad101 and mark16v if u need something just ask

 

[R12MUS]

i think the thanks button is in order here lol

 

[buzz118]

can you take a picture of the final thing, i want to see what it looks like might do it myself