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[mini danny]

hiya has anybody got a step by step quide of removing top and bottom dash rails

thanks danny

[Mr Joshua]

Tot pail is held on by 3 nuts

[mini danny]

Tot pail is held on by 3 nuts

is it that simple lol do i just need to take my dash out then undo bolts and pull off ??

[mini danny]

anyone ???

dont want to break something

[DanNomNom]

I did this today after reading this thread,
It is that simple, you have to undo the nuts, but the bolt is welded onto the rail, so you kinda have to hit it up then pull it towards the seats.
However, mine doesn't have a middle bolt, the previous owner has chopped it off. I'm not sure how easy it would be to get the rail high enough to clear the hole before it hits the windscreen (if that makes sense).
It just took mine a whack upwards at both ends then it came out
I can take pictures of the bolts if it helps.

[mini danny]

thanks for the reply do i need to take out the switch panel and remove choke cable and heater cable as i dont relly want to be undoing the coke cable as i just seem not to be able to reattch it lol

[E-Tizzle]

no, bottom one just slides off, what you need to do it remove all of the little clips that hold the vinyl on.
i think there are about 8 ish, then there will be a chrome strip on the back (possibly) take that off.

then you just have to lever the foam around the switch panel, then the whole thing just falls off.

elliot

[mini danny]

no, bottom one just slides off, what you need to do it remove all of the little clips that hold the vinyl on.
i think there are about 8 ish, then there will be a chrome strip on the back (possibly) take that off.

then you just have to lever the foam around the switch panel, then the whole thing just falls off.

elliot

ok many thanks i need to send them off to retro retrims for recoving from what i can make out it comes off in 2 pieces ?

[E-Tizzle]

what the bottom one? no thats just one piece i think ive got some pictures somewhere

[mini danny]

what the bottom one? no thats just one piece i think ive got some pictures somewhere

yep the bottom one im taking both off if you have pics of both that would be good

thanks danny

[E-Tizzle]

i havent got one of the bottom removed for some reason.

[mini danny]

thanks can i just fix dashboard back on while ive sent off my dash rails ???

[E-Tizzle]

my one is held on with 3 metal ( [ )of them <<, they hook inside the rails so you might not, but you might be able to so best have a look/

[mini danny]

my one is held on with 3 metal ( [ )of them <<, they hook inside the rails so you might not, but you might be able to so best have a look/

yh mine is held on by them so thats ok to bolt it back on ??

[minbin2010]

does eny one have a center peice of a dash for 2 clocks i need 1 n on the top rail my bolts wasnt welded on mine just unbolted n came straight off the bottom 1 wasnt as easy i ended up gettin arcey then ripped it off because i wanted a new 1 eny way lol