Instrument Panel - Replacement

REMOVAL
1. Remove the driver and passenger side air bag modules.
2. Remove the steering column.







3. Remove the engine cover.
- Unfasten the engine cover latches and remove the engine cover.







4. Remove the instrument panel cowl top screws.







5. Remove the upper center instrument panel access panel.







6. Disconnect the climate control vacuum harness connector.







7. Remove the LH upper access panel.







8. Remove the instrument panel cowl top nut.







9. Remove the instrument panel dash brace.
1 Remove the six dash brace bolts.
2 Remove the instrument panel dash brace.







10. From under the hood, position the coolant reservoir aside.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Position the coolant reservoir aside.







11. Remove the main wiring assembly/lower bulkhead connector.
1 Loosen the bulkhead connector bolt.
2 Disconnect the bulkhead connector clips.
3 Remove the bulkhead connector.







12. Remove the RH cowl side trim panel.







13. Disconnect the Electronic Crash Sensor (ECS) module electrical connector.
1 Remove the locking clip.
2 Disconnect the connector.







14. Disconnect the instrument panel cowl side wiring electrical connectors.
15. Disconnect the antenna cable from the radio and unclip it from the instrument panel.







16. Remove the RH instrument panel bolts.







17. Remove the LH instrument panel bolts.







18. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle through the passenger side door.

NOTE: Removing the instrument panel from the vehicle requires two technicians.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: Verify that the four-way locator on the LR side is properly seated.







1. Position the instrument panel on the center dash panel.







2. Install the LH instrument panel bolts.







3. Install the RH instrument panel bolts.
4. Clip the antenna cable onto the instrument panel and connect it to the radio.







5. Connect the instrument panel cowl side wiring electrical connectors.







6. Connect the ECS module electrical connector.
1 Connect the connector.
2 Install the locking clip.







7. Install the RH cowl side trim panel.







8. From inside the engine compartment, install the main wiring assembly/lower bulkhead connector.
1 Position the bulkhead connector.
2 Secure the clips.
3 Tighten the bulkhead connector bolt.







9. Install the coolant reservoir.
1 Position the reservoir.
2 Install the bolts.







10. Install the instrument panel dash brace.
1 Position the instrument panel dash brace.
2 Install the six dash brace bolts.







11. Install the instrument panel cowl top nut.







12. Install the LH upper access panel.







13. Connect the climate control vacuum harness connector.







14. Install the upper center instrument panel access panel.







15. Install the instrument panel cowl top screws.







16. Install the engine cover. Position the engine cover in the vehicle and fasten the cover latches.
17. Install the steering column.
18. Install the driver and passenger side air bag modules.