Dash Trim Removal Help

chrislloydie · 7th September 2010, 10:41

Hi All,

I'm going to be removing and then refitting my zt dash trim sometime in the next week. Can anyone give me any tips or tricks and tell me what tools are needed for removing the passenger airbag cover trim and the large trim around the airvents and clock etc.

I have managed to get hold of some matching blue alcantara cheaply, its a perfect match for my seats and want to cover the dash trim as a couple of others have done on the forum.

simdel1 · 7th September 2010, 11:29

You will need a T20 bit to take the air bag cover off (a torx bit with a hole through the middle). The drivers side panel will come off if you just start pulling it from the right hand side. The passenger vent panel will pry off from the bottom right hand corner.

When replacing, the passenger vent is fairly simple and the airbag cover just needs to be screwed on and pushed back in place, but the drivers side panel is a bit tricky. Get the left had edge located first (you may need to give it a bit of a shove to get the white bracket to locate) and push the rest of the dash in. You may need to use some screwdrivers/paint scrapers to line some of the metal clips up with the dash to allow it to push back on.

Hope that helps. There are also number of other tutorials on this site. search for 'dash removal' or similar.

baconbuttyman · 7th September 2010, 18:17

also dont forget a piece of card board to protect the dash if you need to prize the trim off, but must admit, i managed to get them off with my fingers

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7th September 2010, 11:29	#2
simdel1 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDTi, Porsche 944 Lux, MGF Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stamford Posts: 1,088 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	You will need a T20 bit to take the air bag cover off (a torx bit with a hole through the middle). The drivers side panel will come off if you just start pulling it from the right hand side. The passenger vent panel will pry off from the bottom right hand corner. When replacing, the passenger vent is fairly simple and the airbag cover just needs to be screwed on and pushed back in place, but the drivers side panel is a bit tricky. Get the left had edge located first (you may need to give it a bit of a shove to get the white bracket to locate) and push the rest of the dash in. You may need to use some screwdrivers/paint scrapers to line some of the metal clips up with the dash to allow it to push back on. Hope that helps. There are also number of other tutorials on this site. search for 'dash removal' or similar. __________________ Simon The Simdel1 Fleet: http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/447/sigmgf.png

7th September 2010, 18:17	#3
baconbuttyman Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,724 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	also dont forget a piece of card board to protect the dash if you need to prize the trim off, but must admit, i managed to get them off with my fingers