TA22 full dash removal

[bLaCkFoXsA]

Hey
I was just wondering if anyone knows how to get the entire dashboard out of my ta22? I've already taken out the whole instrument panel, heater, glove box and wiring, and undone all the bolts that look suspicious but it just doesn't want to budge..

[xa-mont]

i would love to know as well... but the opposite way around... i have a heap of bits and pieces and a bare shell...i'm going to have to put this back together one day

[bLaCkFoXsA]

yeah i'll have to do that eventually as well, but not yet ^.^

[xa-mont]

at least you will have the advantage of having pulled it out... i bought the car this way

[bLaCkFoXsA]

oh ouch :S

[SHEPPO3930]

the dash is made of steel and is part of the car. the only way to remove it is to cut it out.

you can remove the "dash pad", the instrument cluster, the glove box compartment, etc...

[bLaCkFoXsA]

ah yeah sorry, the dash pad was what i was talking about (the black part that fits around it yeah?)

[SHEPPO3930]

There's little steel rods that poke thru the dash with clips holding the rods. You have to pull off the flat clips, then lift the front most edge upwards until all the rods are out, then pull it rearwards and off.

The dash pad can stick to the steel dash underneath.

[bLaCkFoXsA]

ahhk sweet cheers for that, it's pretty much what i was trying to do, but i wasn't sure if there was anything else holding it in... i'll give it another go with a bit more force

[SHEPPO3930]

be careful as they are quite brittle now and can crack/break easily!!

[bLaCkFoXsA]

yeah it's all good.. mine's beyond repair anyway from sun damage.. i just need it as a mould for fibreglass

[bLaCkFoXsA]

got it off in the end, but it wasn't pretty... it was so sun damaged it was like trying to pull off wet paper... looks like i'll just be making a brand new dash pad :/