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Dashboard Removal/Installation: Notes

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Remove the following parts:
    1. Front doors (See FRONT DOOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    2. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    3. Console (See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    4. Shift lever component (MTX) (See SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    5. Selector lever component (ATX) (See SELECTOR LEVER COMPONENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    6. Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    7. Front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    8. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    9. PJB (See PASSENGER JUNCTION BOX (PJB) REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    10. Hood release lever (See HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    11. Lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    12. Driver-side air bag module (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    13. Column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    14. Meter hood (See METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    15. Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    16. Steering shaft (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    17. A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  )
    18. Center panel module (See CENTER PANEL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    19. Climate control unit (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL ) (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATION )
    20. LCD unit (See LCD UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    21. Rear heat duct (1) (See REAR HEAT DUCT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    22. Passenger-side air bag module (See PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    23. Car-navigation unit (See CAR-NAVIGATION UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    24. Windshield wiper arm and blade (See WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE REMOVAL/INSTAL )
    25. Cowl grille (See COWL GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    26. Cowl panel (See COWL PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
    27. Windshield wiper motor (See WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
  3. Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
  4. Remove in the order indicated in the figure.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting Dashboard Harness Connectors
    G03637210Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
    WARNING:
    • Removing the dashboard without supporting it can be dangerous. The dashboard may fall and injure you. Always perform the following procedure with at least another person.
  5. Remove the dashboard.
  6. Take the dashboard off from the front driver-side door opening.
  7. Install in the reverse order of removal.
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