Brian:
If your car is a 6, I replaced the lower crash
pads without moving the metal dash. It was a tight
fit but they went in. For some reason the passanger
side was much more difficult than the driver's
side.
Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6
Brian Damkroger wrote:
>
> Hi.
> I'm now amidst my dash & crash pad replacement. Like all fine projects,
> this one is becoming more involved as it progresses. If anyone has
> answers to a coupla quick questions, I'd appeciate it.
>
> 1) Can I replace the crash pads (in particular, the lower ones) by only
> loosening and moving the metal facia, or do I have to remove it
> completely? I REALLY DON'T want to remove the steering column - I'd
> much rather loosen the clamp bolts and just wiggle the metal dash out a
> ways. Is it possible?
>
> 2) Is removing the steering column as big a pain in the rear as it
> sounds?
>
> 3) I don't see any way to get at the windshield bracket bolts without
> first getting the lower crash pads out of the way. Is this correct?
>
> 4) I think I got the nuts off of the ends of the windshield pillars, but
> it won't budge. I'm assuming that I need the bracket mount bolts loose
> as well. Correct?
>
> Any help/advice/encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
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