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Originally Posted by Ironangel
Right on, and thanks for the quick reply Rick! Im headed back out to the shop!  I got the four screws out no problem, when I pulled on the old pad that seemed to be stuck or glued, the end broke off and exposed what appeared to be a rivet! I think Ill grind the end screw heads to free the steel straps through the old pad. Sound feasible? I have a new pad to reinstall. Thanks Longhorn for the reply! |
If your not wanting to take your whole dash pad apart right now there is another option. If your old pad is worhtless you can rip off all the old padding and there will two strips of metal. The top strip has the 7 bolts in it. You can use tin snips to cut away the bulk of the metal. Then use a sawsall to cut the 7 bolts. Just don.t cut your dash You might scratch it abit but the new pad will cover it.
This is sort of a temporary solution if you are not wanting to take every thing apart right now. The four screws on the outside of the new pad will hold it in place til you get ready to do the 7 bolts or the ones you cant reach now.