Dash removal.

[f4tal]

hahaha im in the same boat Rick...
my black 02 has tan interior WTF!!!
why does GM put tan with a black truck??
But... ive already traded out the seats with 2 grey cloth power seats with the armrests. i just need the rest of the panels now... i was thinking of just painting everything though

[Botlfed]

Thank you
Garrisson, I really appreciate it.

anytime man, ive done it a million times takes me like 5 mins now

great info, but what if someone wanted to pull the hvac unit? what would also have to be done? remove the whole dash?

Yes. Sort of. If you pull all the plastic and radio and HVAC controls and switches and IPC and column you can get the substructure out. Then you have to drain the heater core and recover the AC. Unbolt the cross bar to the right of the column to swing it back out of the way. Pull the screws from the engine side of the firewall and some inside the truck. Disconnect the wiring harness and set aside. Lift the entire case out in one chunk, throw on floor, cuss, then do repairs as needed before reassembly.

holey moley lol!!! well i dont have ac so no frig. needs recovering, damn you gotta pull the column wtf lol!!! think i'll leave it for awhile lmao!!

im just gonna chime in and say you dont have to pull the column i never did, but there is alot of crap to pull ive done it twice, the column will just fall down and sit in the drivers seat once the bolts are removed, youll need a 13mm and an 11mm for some reason they put 2 different sizes on it, the big aluminum thing is held on by 4 #15s i believe it looks heavy but only wieghs about 2 lbs, nathans info is spot on but ive done it so many times ive learned some short cuts once the dash is outta the way and you remove the bolts from the fire wall side the big black thing will just about fall out, when you do drop the column down watch out for your shifter linkage cus it can get caught up also you gotta remove all that crap from underneath the column or you'll break stuff.... i know personally

[GasGuzzler]

I agree the column doesn't have to come out it can drop down but to me it's easier to pull it out than work around it. Takes 5 minutes to pull it. If all you're doing in HVAC G has the best idea because you're doing all the work on the RH side of the truck.

[Trick1]

hahaha im in the same boat Rick...
my black 02 has tan interior WTF!!!
why does GM put tan with a black truck??
But... ive already traded out the seats with 2 grey cloth power seats with the armrests. i just need the rest of the panels now... i was thinking of just painting everything though

I thought about that too, but desided to just by all the parts and swap them out. Trying to keep it looking factory as possible. I figure there was no way I could match the grey paint. Hopefully the dash shows up with minimum to scratches. Going to power wash the carpet. ITs clean but figure its out might as well giveR a washing.
Anyone want a Tan interior let me know I am sure I ill have all the parts in shortage .

[f4tal]

I thought about that too, but desided to just by all the parts and swap them out. Trying to keep it looking factory as possible. I figure there was no way I could match the grey paint. Hopefully the dash shows up with minimum to scratches. Going to power wash the carpet. ITs clean but figure its out might as well giveR a washing.
Anyone want a Tan interior let me know I am sure I ill have all the parts in shortage .

how much did you get the interior for??

[Trick1]

600.00 for all the stuff out of the excab, less rear seat less head liner, and all the rear trim and carpet and headliner from the short cab. was nice to find 2 donor trucks at the same location.

[f4tal]

wow thats a good deal man!!

[TheMicK]

How to: Take out Dash (nbs) - GMFullsize Forums This is a good reference to look at if you need pictures.

[Trick1]

thanks. more help the better.

[flynn78us]

I thought about that too, but desided to just by all the parts and swap them out. Trying to keep it looking factory as possible. I figure there was no way I could match the grey paint. Hopefully the dash shows up with minimum to scratches. Going to power wash the carpet. ITs clean but figure its out might as well giveR a washing.
Anyone want a Tan interior let me know I am sure I ill have all the parts in shortage .

What are you doing with your tan stuff, I have a blue rcsb and my carpet needs a little help. as well as the dash bezel, I have taken it out so many times it wore a black spot on it.