Removal and Replacement

Instrument Panel Assembly

Parts Location:

Removal

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - AIR BAG.

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove lower cluster assembly.
- Remove screw (3) and pull out the cluster at the clip positions (1).
- Disconnect the cigarette lighter connectors (2).







3. Remove the radio assembly and audio sub box.
4. Remove front and rear consoles.
5. Remove dash side trim panels
- Remove sill plates, then remove the trim panels.

6. Remove the glove box.
- Remove the two fixing screws.







7. Remove the instrument panel driver lower cover assembly.
- Remove the engine hood opener two fixing screws and another one fixing screw.
- After four clips are pried, disconnect switch connector and duct.







8. Remove the meter cluster assembly.
- Remove five fixing screws, two clips and switch connectors.

9. Remove the meter assembly.
- Remove the four fixing screws and disconnect the connectors.

10. Remove the driver knee bolster assembly.
- Remove the six fixing bolts and screw.

11. Remove control lever assembly.
12. Remove the instrument panel assembly.

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - AIR BAG.

- Disconnect the instrument harness connectors (six connectors on the driver's side, three connectors on the passenger side and two connectors on the center side).
- Disconnect radio antenna cable plug and the ground cable fixing bolts from dash panel.
- Remove the two fixing bolts of passenger air bag assembly and disconnect the connector.
- Remove the two fixing screws from fuse box.
- After pry the three hole cover from the surface of instrument panel, remove the three nuts.
- Remove the six bolts and the one screw.







13. Remove passenger air bag (1).
- Remove four fixing nuts.

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to Supplemental Restraint System.







14. Remove the vent duct assembly.
- Remove the five fixing screws.

15. Remove the passenger lower bracket.
- Remove the three screws.

16. Remove the glove box side reinforcement.
17. Remove the instrument upper reinforcement.
- Remove the nine screws.

18. Remove the instrument panel center reinforcement.
- Remove the six screws.

19. Remove the instrument panel harness assembly (1).
- Remove the clips.







20. Remove the instrument panel stays.
- Remove the two fixing nuts and two fixing bolts for each bracket.

21. Remove the cross beam.
- Remove the five fixing nuts, two fixing bolts (upper) and six fixing bolts (lower).







Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order, noting the following point:

1. Adjust the control cable.