Removing dashtop advice required.

RedBarron · Post by **RedBarron** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:43 pm

My winter list of jobs to do seems to keep growing all the time, but I'm hoping this is an easy one. I can hear the rattle of a nut, bolt or screw somewhere in or around the central speaker grill - it could even be the speaker itself has come loose over the years and is causing the rattle. I'd like to take the dash top off and take a look at what's causing it. I might even replace the old centre speaker with something modern while I'm at it.

Are there any pitfalls I should be aware of? the dash is not cracked and I'd like to keep it that way, so excessive force will be avoided. But has anyone got any tips for easy removal?

Thanks,

David. ('67 LHD Coupé)

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:45 pm

You usually need to remove the screen as there are often small screws holding the front of the dash pad down that may be impossible to undo with the screen in. There are 6 or 7 horizontal M6 (10 mm head) nuts to be undone from inside the luggage compartment along the lower edge of the dash and one vertical fixing just above the instruments

RedBarron · Post by **RedBarron** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:30 am

Thanks for the insight Nick, looks like that will be a job for spring time now! I had suspected that might be the case but had hoped there was some trick to avoid removal. Well I was half looking for a new windscreen anyway this might be the excuse I've needed...

RedBarron · Post by **RedBarron** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:26 am

Thanks for the insight Nick, looks like that will be a job for spring time now! I had suspected that might be the case but had hoped there was some trick to avoid removal. Well I was half looking for a new windscreen anyway this might be the excuse I've needed...