Dashboard Removal/Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove the battery cover.
Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [LF] .)
Remove the following parts:
1. Console (See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
2. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
4. Console panel (See CONSOLE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Center panel unit (See CENTER PANEL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
6. Lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
7. Knee bolster (See KNEE BOLSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
8. Column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
9. Driver-side air bag module (See DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
10. Steering wheel (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
11. Combination switch (See COMBINATION SWITCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
12. Steering shaft (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
13. Meter hood (See METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
14. Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
15. Side panel (See SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
16. Hood release lever (See HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION[ADVANCED KEYLESS SYSTEM] .)
17. Female wedge (See CONVERTIBLE TOP DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY .)
18. A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
19. Scuff plate (See SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
20. Front side trim (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
21. Fuse box No.1
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Fuse Box No.1
  Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
Remove in the order indicated in the figure.
Install in the reverse order of removal.

Fig 2: Removing/Installing Dashboard With Torque Specifications
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.