FixVault
Home › Isuzu › 2004 › Axiom Base, RWD › Repair and Diagnosis › Body & Frame › Exterior/Interior Trim › Body Structure › Instrument Panel Assembly › Removal

Instrument Panel Assembly: Removal

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .
  1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
  2. Pry the knee pads (4).
  3. Remove the cluster upper cover (1) and connectors.
  4. Remove the center cluster assembly (2).
    • Remove six screws and pull out the cluster at the six clip positions.
    • Disconnect the cigarette lighter (6), ash tray (5) illumination and hazard switch (3) connectors.
    Fig 1: Removing Center Cluster Assembly
    G02788125Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove the display unit.
    • Remove the four fixing screws and connectors.
  6. Remove the audio kit.
    • Remove the four fixing screws and connectors.
  7. Remove the front and rear consoles.
  8. Remove the dash side trim panels.
    • Remove the sill plates, then remove the trim panels.
  9. Remove the glove box.
    • Remove the two fixing screws.
    Fig 2: Removing Glove Box
    G02788126Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  10. Remove the instrument panel driver lower cover assembly.
    • Remove the engine hood opener two fixing screws and another one fixing screw.

      After four clips are pried, disconnect switch connector and duct.

    Fig 3: Removing Instrument Panel Driver Lower Cover Assembly
    G02788127Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  11. Remove the meter cluster assembly.
    • Remove the six fixing screws and switch connectors.
  12. Remove the meter assembly.
    • Remove the four fixing screws and disconnect the connectors.
  13. Remove the driver knee bolster assembly.
    • Remove the six fixing bolts and screw.
  14. Remove the instrument panel assembly.
    CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .
    • Disconnect the instrument harness connectors (six connectors on the driver's side, three connectors on the passenger side and two connectors on the center side).
    • Disconnect radio antenna cable plug and the ground cable fixing bolts from dash side panel.
    • Remove the two fixing bolts of passenger air bag assembly and disconnect the connector.
    • Remove the two fixing screws from fuse box.
    • After pry the three hole cover from the surface of instrument panel, remove the three nuts.
    • Remove the six bolts and one screw.
    Fig 4: Removing Instrument Panel Assembly
    G02788128Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  15. Remove the passenger air bag (1).
    • Remove the four fixing nuts.
    CAUTION: For precautions on installation or removal of SRS - air bag system, refer to AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEMS .
    Fig 5: Removing Passenger Air Bag
    G02788129Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  16. Remove the vent duct assembly.
    • Remove the five fixing screws.
  17. Remove the passenger lower bracket.
    • Remove the three screws.
  18. Remove the glove box side reinforcement.
  19. Remove the instrument upper reinforcement.
    • Remove the nine screws.
  20. Remove the instrument panel center reinforcement.
    • Remove the six screws.
  21. Remove the instrument panel harness assembly (1).
    • Remove the clips.
    Fig 6: Removing Instrument Panel Harness Assembly
    G02788130Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
  22. Remove the instrument panel stays.
    • Remove the two fixing nuts and two fixing bolts for each bracket.
  23. Remove the cross beam.
    • Remove the five fixing nuts, two fixing bolts (upper) and six fixing bolts (lower).
    Fig 7: Removing Cross Beam
    G02788131Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
About FixVault