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Old 06-17-2021, 09:23 AM
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Inside, you need to remove pretty much everything. Disconnect the battery if you haven't yet.
I removed the seats, then removed the dash.
Again, not many tutorials there, just take your time and remove all the little screws. Take your time and you'll find them all. You will need to remove the steering wheel and the plastic switch panel (4 bolts). Make sure to use a marker to mark the steering wheel before removing.
There are lots of videos online. This is probably the best to remove the dashboard. It's not as hard as others make it out to be. Actually removing the dashboard is easy, just take your time.
You'll need to remove the airbag on the steering wheel and on the passenger side of the dashboard.
This is the best video I found online for the job
https://youtu.be/St_S1xFv-mU
Once the dashboard is out, you need to remove the metal crush protector or reinforcement.
This is not as on other cars. I really didn't like this part because you need to disconnect the steering wheel shaft, it cannot come out without it.

I used this video, start at 2 min, it will explain how to disconnect the steering shaft from the steering wheel side.
https://youtu.be/rckQyUf00xI
You remove 13mm bolt and nut and then chisel it out. Don't worry if you already took the steering wheel off and need to turn the shaft to get a good position to access and remove the bolt and chisel off the shaft. Just put the steering wheel back without bolting it, and you will be able to turn it.
There will be a few 13 mm nuts and bolts to completely remove this steel protector. They are very easy to find. Disconnect the airbags that hang on the sides so you don't rip off the wiring.
Then you take the whole thing out
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