i need to remove the top dash panel that covers the passenger airbag. do i need to remove the whole dash or does the top panel come out by itself.

thanks,

 

just wondering y you need to remove it taking out the air bag ? ive taken the dash out of my evo a few times and i would just remove the hole thing its alot easier then a honda the wiring harness does not snake thru the dash as much.

 

Yes, to remove the air bag. If its possible to just remove the top panel, then I don't want to memove the whole dash.

 

I am pretty sure you have to take the hole dash out to get it out not 100% sure tho its been a year since i took mine out good luck make sure to disconnect the batt first

 

you have to take the whole dash out, if you take only that panel off you got a big chance of setting off that airbag, it does not take much to make the chemicals in the airbag ignite, if your batter is connected and you touch the wrong thing and it ignites the small box in their, ur airbag is gonna come out, safer to take the dash out.

 

is it physically possible to just remove the top panel, or are there screws under neath that can only be access with the whole dash out.

are there any diy tutorial on removing the whole dash?

thanks,

 

i wanna say its physically impossible i think the air bag would hit the windshield before you got it all out could be wrong tho but i can give you directions for taking the dash out.

http://www.evolution-8.com/howto/dash.php

and here is a good start i always start from one side and work my way over take your time its not a hard job.

 

thanks for the link.

i'm fairly mechanically incline. i just want to reduce the amount of work as much as possible. i'm currently in the process of reinstalling the engine, tranny and drive train. so i want to save as much time as possible.

having a diy tutorial would help out a lot with finding hidden screws and clips.

 

im taking my dash out tomorrow so i will try to take pics and write a DIY.

 

If I read the service manual correctly, the dash has to come out. Then you remove the airbag. It shows a special way of prying with screwdrivers to get it to release from the dash.

BTY, the section in the manual on the airbags and pretensioners is over 100 pages long with lots of warnings. I'd suggest you obtain a copy if working with this stuff.

 

pretty sure u can just remove the top dash

 

Just FYI, as I found this thread. You can't, the screws to remove the top part of the dash are not in a manor which you can get to all of them without removing the entire dash.
I've done it to cover my top dash in suede, its not hard, takes about 4 hours in and out.
Screw driver and 10mm socket is all you need.