Dashboard Removal/Installation: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Remove the following parts:
- Front doors (See FRONT DOOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Console (See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Shift lever component (MTX) (See SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Selector lever component (ATX) (See SELECTOR LEVER COMPONENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Front scuff plate (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- PJB (See BODY & ACCESSORIES CONTROL SYSTEM )
- Hood release lever (See HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Driver-side air bag module (See DUAL-STAGE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE .)
- Column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Meter hood (See METER HOOD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Steering shaft (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Center panel module (See CENTER PANEL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Climate control unit (See HVAC SYSTEM ) (See HVAC SYSTEM )
- LCD unit (See LCD UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
- Rear heat duct (1) (See HVAC SYSTEM )
- Passenger-side air bag module
- Car-navigation unit (See CAR-NAVIGATION UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Windshield wiper arm and blade (See WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Cowl grille (See COWL GRILLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Cowl panel (See COWL PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Windshield wiper motor (See WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Disconnect the dashboard harness connectors.
- Remove in the order indicated in the table.
WARNING:
- Removing the dashboard without supporting it can be dangerous. The dashboard may fall and injure you. Always perform the following procedure with at least another person.
- Remove the dashboard.
- Take the dashboard off from the front driver-side door opening.
- Install in the reverse order of removal.
Revised 3/2004 (Ref. No. R012/04 )