Removing the torpedoes - not the easiest and is quite time-consuming task. Many motorists say that the owner of the car will be able to remove the torpedo much faster outside specialist. If you've never tried to disassemble the instrument panel helps you detailed instructions.
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Before you get started, select a suitable location. For most motorists this place is a garage. Make sure that the room came through sufficient light. Prepare a set of screwdrivers and a flashlight. The latter can be useful for working in tight spaces. Before removing the torpedo refer to the manual for your vehicle. Thus, you can better understand its composition. Consider the classic version of the instrument panel disassembly.
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First disconnect the wires intended for the battery. Then pull out the ashtray. In most cases they are located at the rear of the center console. Take a long thin screwdriver. With its help pull device for raising and lowering glasses. Do the same with the switch alarm. Not to forget, where a connector is immediately do they mark with different colors. You can also sketch the original location on the paper. Disconnect the lever mounting frame for shifting.
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Loosen the screws on the front of the console and remove it. Carefully remove the tape recorder and the vent nozzle (lattice). Recent needed a little shake and lightly pull over, then they succumb. Open compartment to store small tools at hand (glove box) and unscrew the inside clamps (subject to availability). Then remove it and remove the wire, designed to illuminate the lamp. If your car is present on-board computer, remove it as well.
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Next, unscrew the screws on the heating panel. Remove the switches and all lower torpedo covers. They are both from the driver's and passenger side. Then remove the panel side covers. In most cases, they are fastened with the help of clamps that are located below. Now you can proceed to the extraction of the steering wheel. Remove the ignition lock. Gently remove the wheel of the steering wheel and the case of the steering column. Unscrew the locks in the instrument combination. Take a screwdriver and easily let it easily with windshield washer nozzles (springs). Remove them. On both sides of the instrument panel and in the sockets, the windshield blowing nozzles are screw fasteners. For their unscrewing, experts recommend using a mini-screwdriver.
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The next step is to disable all connectors from the light controller and its extraction. Now you can proceed to the dismantling of the torpedoes. Slightly pushing it with a screwdriver and gently pull on yourself, so as not to break the limiters that can easily cling to any rack. Remember that plastic torpedo is very fragile. When a torpedo is separated for several centimeters, disconnect the stove ducts. Do the same with the wiring that goes to the torpedo and the center console. When you see that the panel keeps anything, carefully remove it. All is ready.
The process of parsing the torpedo occurs in two stages: first disassemble the outer elements of the torpedo, then remove it itself. Subject to all of the above items, you can remove the instrument panel yourself without problems. Try to work as carefully and accurately - thereby, you do not break the work of the details and can easily collect them again.
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