ok...this thing is really pissin me off. there has to be some screws im missin cuz its not movin. i got the 4 bolts of the the sides. and one behind the center light thing. where else are there some? please help. im bout to start cutting away at the damn thing. do i have to remove all the ac hose things? pics of a dash out of a car would help to. and i looked in the haynes manual....dont really help much. thanks.

 

try looking at the FSM instead (downloadable at iluvmyrx7.com).

There's also a thread in the archive about removing the dash.

 

a sledge hammer and a grin from ear-2-ear....

 

open the doors pop off the the covers that are vents from the dash to the doors. its two on each side of the dash

 

omfg if i have to write this one more time im going to kill this thing. ok...4th try to post this....sry bout that.....ok. well i did get those out...the 4 by the doors but i think there are more cuz its just not budgeing. ill check out that site tho. but i cant find any posts bout it tho. can you send a link please? all i can find is 3rd gen stuff. thanks guys.

 

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/2nd_gen_manuals.htm

 

Its been a while since I pulled mine but I think there are some,3 I think, across the front edge of the dash by the windshield. Under some other covers if I remember.

 

check in the archive it will tell you how many screws, what size and where. Good luck!

 

Behind your radio is a bolt......also top of dash....screws....

 

The Haynes manual has a much better section on dash removal than the FSM does. Buy one, it will save you a lot of headaches .

 

10mm bolts by the doors,4 10mm bolts down under the paqnels by the radio,3 10mm bolts under the defroster panel and 2 12mm bolts holding the steering colum to the dash.you also have to take out the gauge cluster, the speaker on the passenger side, and the a and b piller thats all you have to remove.Haynes says you have to remove just about everything on the dash, but you dont. Iv had mine out 9 times, it takes me a 45 minutes to get it out

 

i just did it today, first time, 20 mins dash out.

just search, i found a great writeup on this forum that was VERY precise...