dash removal?
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dash removal?
After 5 years, my Viper 500 alarm has died, so I'm trying to rip it out myself.
At the moment, I can't remember how to pull apart the left side of the dash anymore. I checked the
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Anyone got a walk through of taking apart the driver's side dash? I need to get the alarm "brain" out from the area behind the light switch.
Going to be upgrading to an AvantGarde system...
--Daniel
At the moment, I can't remember how to pull apart the left side of the dash anymore. I checked the
, but didn't see anything specific.Anyone got a walk through of taking apart the driver's side dash? I need to get the alarm "brain" out from the area behind the light switch.
Going to be upgrading to an AvantGarde system...
--Daniel
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NM, found it!
1) Disconnect the negative battery connection.
2) Remove the headlamp switch. I covered the head of a thin flat head screwdriver with electrical tape and pried the bottom out then removed and disconnected the electrical connections.
3) Remove the steering column opening cover. This is the plastic cover right over the steering column, it is held in by 4 clips. I grabbed under the bottom with my finger nails and it pulled out pretty easily.
4) Remove the instrument panel finish panel. This is the plastic panel around the instrument cluster. It has several bolts and clips holding it in. Don't forget the bolt that is behind where the headlamp switch was.
2) Remove the headlamp switch. I covered the head of a thin flat head screwdriver with electrical tape and pried the bottom out then removed and disconnected the electrical connections.
3) Remove the steering column opening cover. This is the plastic cover right over the steering column, it is held in by 4 clips. I grabbed under the bottom with my finger nails and it pulled out pretty easily.
4) Remove the instrument panel finish panel. This is the plastic panel around the instrument cluster. It has several bolts and clips holding it in. Don't forget the bolt that is behind where the headlamp switch was.
The trick to the headlight switch is to pull the facia that the switch sits in open on the door side. it will open maybe a 1/4" or so with a gentle pull. reach behind the facia with a small screwdriver and push on the spring loaded finger that holds the switch in. the switch will then release from the opening from the drivers side first.
assuming you're in a late 90's F-150, you can avoid any cosmetic damage to your headlight switch assembly by using the directions in the Haynes manual to remove it. It's designed to just come out without any prying.
Turn the **** to the ON position and then pull it out just a bit. Look for a hole in the bottom of the ****. Use a tiny screwdriver and push in that hole to release the ****.
After removing the ****, turn it 180 degrees from its original orientation and put it back on (in other words, put it back on backward). Turn it counter-clockwise two notches to the OFF position, and then turn it clockwise until the entire assembly releases itself from the dashboard. It took me three or four tries, but once it works it's MAGICAL.
Re-assembly is the reverse.
Turn the **** to the ON position and then pull it out just a bit. Look for a hole in the bottom of the ****. Use a tiny screwdriver and push in that hole to release the ****.
After removing the ****, turn it 180 degrees from its original orientation and put it back on (in other words, put it back on backward). Turn it counter-clockwise two notches to the OFF position, and then turn it clockwise until the entire assembly releases itself from the dashboard. It took me three or four tries, but once it works it's MAGICAL.
Re-assembly is the reverse.