Dashboard Removal/Installation: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the following parts:
- Front doors (See FRONT DOOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Console (See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Shift lever component (MTX) (See SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [G35M-R] ) (See SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [A26M-R] .)
- Selector lever component (ATX) (See SELECTOR LEVER COMPONENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- PJB (See PASSENGER JUNCTION BOX (PJB) REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Hood release lever (See HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Driver-side air bag module (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Meter hood (See METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Steering shaft (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Center panel module (See CENTER PANEL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Climate control unit (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [FULL-AUTO AIR CONDITIONER] ) (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL [MANUAL AIR CONDITIONER] .)(See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATION [MANUAL AIR CONDITIONER] .)
- LCD unit (See LCD UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Rear heat duct (1) (See REAR HEAT DUCT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Passenger-side air bag module (See PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Car-navigation unit (See CAR-NAVIGATION UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Windshield wiper arm and blade (See WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Cowl grille (See COWL GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Cowl panel (See COWL PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Windshield wiper motor (See WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
- Remove in the order indicated in the illustration.
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.
- Remove the dashboard.
- Take the dashboard off from the front driver-side door opening.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.