Interior installation order
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Burning Brakes
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From: Shakopee MN
Interior installation order
Right now I'm in the middle of putting down sound deadening material. My question is what is the best order of sequence when putting in the front upper/lower dash and center console? Can I put in the dash + left and right lower pad first with the gauge cluster in first and then later put in the lower center console? Or does the lower center console need to be the first item in?
Race Director
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From: North of Toronto - Ontario
I did mine this way
Upper dash
drivers lower dash
steering column
shift console
gauge cluster
pass side lower dash
e-brake console
Just remember that stupid bolt at the back of the e-brake console needs to be in before the storage compartment stuff Arrrrrggggggg
Mooser
Upper dash
drivers lower dash
steering column
shift console
gauge cluster
pass side lower dash
e-brake console
Just remember that stupid bolt at the back of the e-brake console needs to be in before the storage compartment stuff Arrrrrggggggg
Mooser
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi SL,
I followed Mooser's sequence too!
You CAN NOT BE TOO CAREFUL with the center guage cluster. The top third of the bezel will break off in an instant if you put too much pressure on it. AND, you can't tell when you're getting close... it just pops. So don't push or pull on it at all.
Regards,
Alan
Hi, I just remembered.... be sure to get the radio in place while you'e working on the gauge bezel and shifter console. Its possible to do it later, but it's more difficult.
I followed Mooser's sequence too!
You CAN NOT BE TOO CAREFUL with the center guage cluster. The top third of the bezel will break off in an instant if you put too much pressure on it. AND, you can't tell when you're getting close... it just pops. So don't push or pull on it at all.
Regards,
Alan
Hi, I just remembered.... be sure to get the radio in place while you'e working on the gauge bezel and shifter console. Its possible to do it later, but it's more difficult.
Last edited by Alan 71; May 18, 2012 at 06:24 PM.
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Mooser
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Hopefully you'll never need to know.
Mooser
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I put the bolt in the nut jammed it on pretty tight, then cut the head of the bolt off, ground it to a nice smooth round end, and it is now just a pin....that slips into the hole so I don't have to access it from the back side at all....slips in,,, slips out....
Another one of those things they should have engineered it that way to start with....but, then they wouldn't have sold as many e-brake consoles because they wouldn't have been tearing them up.
Another one of those things they should have engineered it that way to start with....but, then they wouldn't have sold as many e-brake consoles because they wouldn't have been tearing them up.
Last edited by 73Corvette; May 18, 2012 at 07:38 PM.
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