Removal And Installation

Disconnect negative battery cable.
Remove A pillar trim.

Fig 1: Removing A Pillar Trim
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1. Remove screw and cover.
2. Remove A pillar trim.
Remove cowl side trim.
1. Remove front door scuff trim.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Front Door Scuff Trim
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2. Remove cowl side trim screw and fastener.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Cowl Side Trim Screw And Fastener
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Remove shroud cover.
1. Remove screws (3).
Remove lower instrument panel.
1. Remove side cover.
2. Remove hood release cable.
3. Remove lower instrument panel screws (4).
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Lower Instrument Panel Screws
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4. Disconnect electrical connector.
To remove the instrument panel, first remove the following parts.
1. Steering wheel
2. Shroud cover
3. Lower instrument panel
4. Steering shaft
Remove instrument cluster facia panel.
1. Remove instrument cluster facia panel screws (2).
  
  Fig 5: Identifying Instrument Cluster Facia Panel Screws
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Remove instrument cluster assembly
1. Remove instrument cluster screws (4).
  
  Fig 6: Identifying Instrument Cluster Screws
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2. Disconnect electrical connector.
Remove instrument center facia side panel.
1. Open ashtray.
2. Remove instrument center facia side panel.
  
  Fig 7: Removing Instrument Center Facia Side Panel
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Remove audio facia panel.
1. Remove audio facia panel screws (8).
  
  Fig 8: Identifying Audio Facia Panel Screws
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2. Disconnect electrical connector.
Remove audio.
1. Remove audio screws (4).
  
  Fig 9: Identifying Audio Screws
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2. Disconnect electrical connector and antenna cable.
Remove heater controller.
1. Remove heater controller screws (4).
  
  Fig 10: Locating Heater Controller Screws
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2. Disconnect electrical connector.
Remove center facia panel.
1. Remove center facia panel screws (6).
  
  Fig 11: Locating Center Facia Panel Screws
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2. Disconnect electrical connector.
Remove center lower panel (LH).
1. Remove center lower panel screws (4).
  
  Fig 12: Locating Center Lower Panel Screws
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Remove glove box.

Fig 13: Identifying Glove Box
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Remove instrument lower panel (RH).
1. Remove side cover (RH).
  
  Fig 14: Removing Side Cover (RH)
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2. Remove instrument lower panel screws (10).
  
  Fig 15: Locating Instrument Lower Panel Screws
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3. Disconnect electrical connector.
Remove main instrument panel assembly.
1. Disconnect electrical connector.
2. Remove crossbar side mounting bolts (4).
  Tightening torque:
  
  17-26 N.m (1.7-2.6 kg.m, 12-19 lb.ft)
  
  Fig 16: Locating Crossbar Side Mounting Bolts
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  Fig 17: Locating Crossbar Side Mounting Bolts
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3. Remove crossbar lower mounting bolts (4).
  Tightening torque:
  
  17-26 N.m (1.7-2.6 kg.m, 12-19 lb.ft)
  
  Fig 18: Locating Crossbar Lower Mounting Bolts
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4. Remove cross bar bracket bolts (2).
  
  Fig 19: Locating Cross Bar Bracket Bolts
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5. Remove main instrument panel assembly.
Install in reverse order of removal.