Dash removal

**BlackBMWs** · 10-15-2014, 03:33 AM

For those of you have removed your TI's dash? Aside from moving the fastening bolts, is there any trick to popping it off? Seemingly not like a E28 or E30 dash that pops out once you remove all the retaining bolts. Wondering if there is a trick to removing the Ti dash?

Also if anyone has see a reference picture to all the retaining bolts, possible I could have missed one, or twelve bolts...

Thanks!

Romak · 10-15-2014, 06:06 AM

Took me a second to find but I knew Sean had answered this somewhere.

Quote:

Originally Posted by teetime4one

I can answer your dash question.

There are 5 mounting points.
Three (3) 7mm screws under the vents at the top of the dash. The long skinny defrost vent. These slide out...be careful not to pull straight up or the end clip will break...or the entire thing will.
Two (2) 13mm nuts will need to be removed from each side of the dash (where the dash meets the door panel.
Remove the steering wheel (25mm torx gets the airbag/horn off), climate control panel, stereo, glove box, panel under steering wheel, instrument cluster, etc.
Be careful around the passenger side airbag. Be careful when dealing with the tubes running to the vents and such.
I did it without help...no idea at all. Got the old one out and the new one installed within 2 hours. Pretty easy. I'd say it's a 2 on a 1-5 scale.
Good luck! Hope this helps.

**BlackBMWs** · 10-15-2014, 06:09 AM

Thanks! Where was it?

1998 & 1997 318ti Sport Schwartz II
1995 318ti Active Alpineweib III

Romak · 10-15-2014, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackBMWs

Thanks! Where was it?

In an old thread of someone else removing a dash. I tried searching for it but no luck. Had to go back through Sean's old posts to find it. Someone should probably put this in the knowledge base if it isn't already there.

teetime4one · 10-15-2014, 01:16 PM

I remember that post. Glad to see it resurfaced and is helpful.

**BlackBMWs** · 10-15-2014, 03:11 PM

Yup, thanks guys! I didn't know abut the top bolts. Not present on other dashes I've removed.

Yes, the photo should go in the knowledge base.

Thanks! Rich

**BlackBMWs** · 10-17-2014, 05:00 AM

Dash is out. It was the three 7mm bolts on top. Thanks!

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