Q45 (1st Gen): Removing Dash

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1. Fully Extend Steering Wheel

2. Fully Lower Steering Wheel

3. Place Gear Shifter in "D"

4. Remove Shifter Cover Plate (gently pry up back of plate located closest to you, and disconnect wire harnesses for power windows from plate) and set aside

5. Remove two screws at rear of shifter cover plate area

6. Remove two screws securing metal bar and ashtray assembly

7. Remove metal bar

8.Remove ashtray assembly

9. Remove two screws behind ashtray assembly location

10. Remove Forward Steering Wheel Housing Cover (closest to you-4 screws), housing is in two pieces upper and lower

11. Remove Rear Steering Wheel Housing Cover (4 screws, 3 outside and 1 inside lower half)

12. Gently pull housing (section covering A/C Controller and Car Stereo) away from dashboard (pull in down and out motion)

13. Disconnect wiring harness connectors

14. Gently Remove Left lower Dash plate (section around cruise control switch, mirror control, etc)

15. Disconnect wiring harness connectors

16. Remove 7 exposed screws from dashboard cover (5 lower, 2 upper)

17. Pull Outer Dash Housing (pry gently, side to side) and disconnect wiring harness connectors

18. Remove Outer Dash Housing

19. Remove 4 screws from Dash Display

20. Pull Dash Display

21. Invert Dash Display and remove the two screw in socket and bulb assemblies

22. Reverse procedure to reassemble

Contributed by: Daniel