Instrument cluster trim panel removal ?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,279
Likes: 14
From: Houston Texas
Instrument cluster trim panel removal ?
What's the trick to disconnecting the electrical connectors on the back side of the instrument cluster trim panel ?
I'm talking about the electrical connectors to the HUD and DIC controls on the right / left sides of the panel (page 2-48 in Service manual).
There's apparently some tab /flange on either the male or female/panel side the connector that needs to be pushed / pulled in order to separate the two, but I can't find it !
2009 c6Z.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm talking about the electrical connectors to the HUD and DIC controls on the right / left sides of the panel (page 2-48 in Service manual).
There's apparently some tab /flange on either the male or female/panel side the connector that needs to be pushed / pulled in order to separate the two, but I can't find it !
2009 c6Z.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Last edited by C5ZEE06; Sep 18, 2015 at 07:46 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 8,672
Likes: 2,726
From: Atlanta GA
You are right those wires are a pain in the ..........
I just unscrewed the whole switch assembly from the cluster then it was easy to unconnect the wires . There are 3 philips head screws that are easy to get to with a stubby screw driver
Dave
I just unscrewed the whole switch assembly from the cluster then it was easy to unconnect the wires . There are 3 philips head screws that are easy to get to with a stubby screw driver
Dave
Race Director
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 16,667
Likes: 1,209
From: Raleigh, NC
St. Jude Donor '15
Yep, it clips in, but it's pretty tough to push the clip in far enough to get it to come back apart.
A skinny screw driver helps or you can just unscrew the switches from the plastic bezel. It's not one of the squeeze a little bit and it'll pull right apart type connections unfortunately.
A skinny screw driver helps or you can just unscrew the switches from the plastic bezel. It's not one of the squeeze a little bit and it'll pull right apart type connections unfortunately.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,279
Likes: 14
From: Houston Texas
Yep, it clips in, but it's pretty tough to push the clip in far enough to get it to come back apart.
A skinny screw driver helps or you can just unscrew the switches from the plastic bezel. It's not one of the squeeze a little bit and it'll pull right apart type connections unfortunately.
A skinny screw driver helps or you can just unscrew the switches from the plastic bezel. It's not one of the squeeze a little bit and it'll pull right apart type connections unfortunately.
Where does the skinny screw driver go ?
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 8,672
Likes: 2,726
From: Atlanta GA
Where is the clip ?
Where does the skinny screw driver go ?
Where does the skinny screw driver go ?
So much easier to just unscrew the 3 small phillip head screws , they take no effort at all to unscrew and they go right back in .....
you really are taking a chance on breaking the connectors or scratching the bezel the other way as there is just no room to work once you pop the bezel off the dashboard
Dave
Race Director
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 16,667
Likes: 1,209
From: Raleigh, NC
St. Jude Donor '15
Here is a picture of the wire unpugged. You would push the clip part down (relative to this picture)
Everyone else is right--it's easier to just unscrew the buttons instead of trying to disconnect them
Everyone else is right--it's easier to just unscrew the buttons instead of trying to disconnect them
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,279
Likes: 14
From: Houston Texas