C5 Dash Removal
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5th Gear
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C5 Dash Removal
Can anyone give me information on how to remove the dash cover on a 1999 coupe? I have a rodent problem and the only way I am going to correct it is to completely clean out the air handling system. I cannot do it from the blower motor and GM tells me it will cost about $800 for them to remove the dash and clean it. Has anyone tried cutting in from the engine compartment?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Drifting
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The dash is pretty easy to remove, but not sure how much it will help you. These instructions are good:
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...zel_howto.html
http://www.vetteessentials.com/instr...zel_howto.html
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Wounded Warrior Escort '11
I took out the dash pad from my '99 to install a new HUD. It took all of 2.5 hours to get it out, hud and reinstall. Its not as hard as you might think. Cutting in from the engine compartment...bad idea in my opinion and you would be asking for trouble.
Safety Car
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I did two hud installs with dash removal in one day. Each one with cutting took about 5-6 hours. Two of us were working and we'd never done it before.
One thing we missed in most of the instructions was to remove the A-pillars. They are just clipped in -- grip and rip style.
We tore up 2 sets of a-pillars for no reason, and missed the two bolts behind them (broken tab).
Other than that, the instructions listed are good.
Could be that we both just misread.
One thing we missed in most of the instructions was to remove the A-pillars. They are just clipped in -- grip and rip style.
We tore up 2 sets of a-pillars for no reason, and missed the two bolts behind them (broken tab).
Other than that, the instructions listed are good.
Could be that we both just misread.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Can anyone give me information on how to remove the dash cover on a 1999 coupe? I have a rodent problem and the only way I am going to correct it is to completely clean out the air handling system. I cannot do it from the blower motor and GM tells me it will cost about $800 for them to remove the dash and clean it. Has anyone tried cutting in from the engine compartment?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Just pull out the seats, carpet, console, etc.
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5th Gear
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From: Old Fort North Carolina
MattB, thanks for the link. I read the instructions. Your comment also concerns me. Will removing the dash give me access to the inside of the air handling / AC compartment inside the dash. Or, am I "whistling" in the wind here with this approach? I need to get inside to do a thorough job of cleaning it out so I can breath while driving my car.
As always, thanks for the help.
As always, thanks for the help.
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St. Jude Donor '08
MattB, thanks for the link. I read the instructions. Your comment also concerns me. Will removing the dash give me access to the inside of the air handling / AC compartment inside the dash. Or, am I "whistling" in the wind here with this approach? I need to get inside to do a thorough job of cleaning it out so I can breath while driving my car.
As always, thanks for the help.
As always, thanks for the help.
I've had a good chunk of it apart when I did my conversion from an Auto to Six speed and removing the maggie.
It wasn't too bad. Best think to do is to pull out the seat and lay with back down and legs over the back when you're working down there.
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Racer
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Corvette Enthusiast magazine covered this in a 2-issue article on HUD installation. Lots of detail with color pictures. Unfortunately,none of the pages I kept have dates. Worth tracking down,though.
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St. Jude Donor '08
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Pulling the dash is easyier than you think. If an idiot like me can pull it off, anyone can do it. You'll need a flathead, 7mm, 10mm, and a T-20. Its cake, really. If you search the forum, theres a step by step posted with pics. I used it. Took me 5 hours start to reinstalled finish the first time. Doing it the second time on my friends car- 2.5 hrs. But PLEASE dont cut that firewall!! Bad news!!
