Gen 2 dash removal?

Joseph Dell · Jan 13, 2009

Can anyone explain the dash removal procedure on a gen2? I have never removed a dash and want to remove the battery gauge to put the boost gauge there. i've seen others do it and it looks quite cool... just not sure how much of a PITA it is to do it.

Thanks in advance!

Joseph

big-n-italian · Jan 13, 2009

i dont remember it being very hard. i took mine out to paint it flat black. it just snaps in. i just took my time and did alot of gentle but forceful pulling. it was like removing the hood - after i did it for the first time, i was suprised at how easy it really was.

Qualitywires.com · Jan 13, 2009

Call me JD. I will help.

dave6666 · Jan 13, 2009

I remember looking at that operation in the factory service manual for my '01. I think it starts with "remove steering column." Is that really needed to get the dash off? That's also the same manual that sez you have to remove the hood and then the rebar to pull the front fascia. Yeah... right.

Simms · Jan 13, 2009

JD, its not hard, just take your time.

Before you remove it, take some painters or masking tape and tape off your A-pillars. The corners of the dash a sharp. I removed mine 3 times one day (don't ask) and I put a few scratches on my A-pillars trying to squeeze the dash in and out. I'm not sure about your RT-10, but it easily happened on my 96 GTS.

01sapphirebob · Jan 13, 2009

Hopefully This helps a little bit. I know one of them tells you that you need an owners manual but this may help you figure it out along the way.

http://forums.viperclub.org/illustr...how-s2000-start-button-install-gen-1-2-a.html

http://forums.viperclub.org/illustrated-upgrades/603364-fixed-my-cracked-center-console.html

LifeIsGood · Jan 13, 2009

http://forums.viperclub.org/illustr...-guide-photos-ken-lifeisgood.html#post2639753

dave6666 · Jan 13, 2009

Ken... NICE!

LifeIsGood · Jan 13, 2009

Thanks Dave...definitely not as difficult as most of your projects, but I am getting good at presentation...

BOTTLEFED · Jan 13, 2009

take Simms advice and tape the A-pillars, you'll thanks us later

and remember that the headlight knob doesn't just pull off, you have to push a pin in the hole on top of it, then pull
the FSM describes it with a diagram

oh, and nice writeup Ken

ViperTony · Jan 13, 2009

LifeIsGood said:
Thanks Dave...definitely not as difficult as most of your projects, but I am getting good at presentation...

Ken, I'm going to add your write up to the Illustrated's Section. Very well done, thanks! - Tony

GeneralLee · Jan 13, 2009

For those of you who "forgot" to tape the A pillars like me.....what did you use to repaint/touch them up? My dash/pillars are that flat back rubber like coating. I have a few scratches Id like to touch up.

Joseph Dell · Jan 13, 2009

This was an awesome write-up! Thank you for taking the time to do it! I know what I'll be doing this weekend... woo hoo! Thank you all!!!!

Leatherman · Jan 13, 2009

Excellent Ken,I bought a leather covered dash for my Gen 1 and have been wondering how to go about swopping it over so you have answered all my questions before I have even asked them. Many thanks.

treesnake · Jan 13, 2009

Very nice write up. Thank you. Hope you don't mind, I printed it for my garage files.

eucharistos · Jan 14, 2009

1st rate write-up ken

thanks

LifeIsGood · Jan 14, 2009

Thanks guys! I hope to get a few more done this winter.

Simms · Jan 14, 2009

GeneralLee said:
For those of you who "forgot" to tape the A pillars like me.....what did you use to repaint/touch them up? My dash/pillars are that flat back rubber like coating. I have a few scratches Id like to touch up.

I only put a couple small thin scratches in mine. Believe it or not, I touched ithem up with a black pencil (black, not the standard lead color). Nobody notices them.

Vital Velocity · Jan 25, 2009

When i click on the link it says i dont have access to it?

BOTTLEFED · Jan 25, 2009

you have to be a VCA member

X-Metal · Jan 25, 2009

LifeIsGood said:
Thanks guys! I hope to get a few more done this winter.

AWESOME write up, and thank you. what program did you use for the illustrations, etc?

LifeIsGood · Jan 25, 2009

I use Microsoft Office PowerPoint. It's primarily used in the business world to put together presentations. I just import a picture or pictures and it's easy to to add text boxes and arrows...and then you can save the presentation as a .jpg image.

X-Metal · Jan 25, 2009

LifeIsGood said:
I use Microsoft Office PowerPoint. It's primarily used in the business world to put together presentations. I just import a picture or pictures and it's easy to to add text boxes and arrows...and then you can save the presentation as a .jpg image.

sweet, thanks!

HummerAddict1 · Mar 18, 2019

01sapphirebob said:
Hopefully This helps a little bit. I know one of them tells you that you need an owners manual but this may help you figure it out along the way. http://forums.viperclub.org/illustr...how-s2000-start-button-install-gen-1-2-a.html

http://forums.viperclub.org/illustrated-upgrades/603364-fixed-my-cracked-center-console.html

These links do not work?

MoparMap · Mar 19, 2019

Does this link work?

https://www.viperclub.org/howto/illustrated-upgrades/

I can't remember if the how-to links require a membership to function or not. When the server and forum software transitioned a while back it might have messed some of the links up.

ViperJeff · Mar 29, 2019

Has to be a member to get to the how to area

Viper514 · Aug 15, 2023

Sorry to bring this back from the dead, but does anyones have any of those links/files? The ones on here seem to be dead.

BlackWidow · Aug 15, 2023

When the main page was redirected some associated pages died a horrible death. However, the link is https://www.viperclub.org/vca/forums/illustrated-upgrades.194/

This is and has always been in the VCA Member Section

Goggles Pizano · Aug 16, 2023

^but for paid members only right @BlackWidow ?

BlackWidow · Aug 16, 2023

Goggles Pizano said:
^but for paid members only right @BlackWidow ?

Correct VCA Member section has always been for paid members

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