Ok so I’m trying to remove the dash from my Civic so I can clean the air ducks and clean all the dirt that is up under the dash. The car used to belong to some dirty hippies...

The bezel around the cluster, I can't seem to get it to come out. I took the 2 screws out and get all but the fare right side out... How do I get this bitch out?

Then the dash it's self, I took the two end bolts out then the two bottom bolts. Then in the center I took out two bolts and the cross bar and 4 bolts behind the glove box. The two ends of the dash seem like they want to raise but the center of the dash does not want to go anywhere...

I have also pulled the radio, but not the air conditioner controls...

Also do I pull the dash and then unplug the passengers side air bag or is there some way I need to do that before I pull the dash?

 

Jesus Christ over half this board is filed with Honda heads can no one tell me what I need to know…

 

It's one of those things that's easier to show you then tell you.

 

BFH.

 

You need a factory manual, it shows where everything is. Open wide, I'm going to spoonfeed you what you need..
look at this
then this

 

UNPLUG THE PASS AIRBAG - havent worked on a honda dash before but that is always a good idea (nothin like doin a dash job in the morning and hearing a airbag going off while oyur in the car to scare the living shit out of you.) just disconnect the battery for kie 15 mins just to be safe and then un plugt the airbag ( with the battery disconnected!)

 

I got it figured out, Just incase some one else ask's this same question I post the location, it was really easy just had to find all the hold downs.

1. Bolt on the side of the dash on the driver’s side under a cap you have to pop off.
2. Bolt at the bottom of the front console you have to unbolt after you remove the cigarette lighter/ashtray/change holder.
3. Remove radio
4. Remove middle vent on top of dash by pulling it out. Then unbolt the bolt that is under the vent.
5. Unbolt bolt on the side of the passenger’s side dash that has a cap over it.
6. Remove glove box.
7. Remove metal bar that bottom of glove box hinges screw to.
8. 2 L shaped brackets up under the dash holding the passengers side airbag down. Remove 2 bolts from each bracket.
9. Remove trim around gauges by removing the flasher button by prying it out, then unscrewing a hidden screw under it and popping the trim out.
10 remove gauges cluster.

Optional but makes life much easer, drop steering wheel.

All in all the hardest parts to figure out were the bolt under the middle air vent on top of the dash and the FUCKING screw that was holding down the cluster trim. I have been trying to figure out how to remove the cluster trim ever since I got this car a year ago.

 

Oh yah me= forgot to disconnect the battery, and banged the dash around a bit going in and out with out a air bag deployment

 

flippin sweet

 

if you broke anything I have a dash for sale, its grey.