painting the dash and got a question
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painting the dash and got a question
ok well im in the process of painting my dash right now, im sandin everything smooth (its a bitch to get it smooth) and ive got a few pieces painted already, now im ready to tackle the huge dash itself, my question is, isnt the daytime/night time sensor thing on the dash? isnt there a chance that i could mess it up when i take off the dash? if so, can yall tell me a way to take it off by not messin it up? the sensor is for the lights so automatically come on at night and shut off during the day, lemme know fellas, thx
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I've wanted to paint my dash and have been afraid to try to remove the dash. Are there instructions/diagrams somewhere that show how it is attached and what to unbolt to get the cover off? If I could get it off that would open the door to lots of interior changes I'd love to make.
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Just unbolt the bottom piece under the steering wheel, there's just 2 screws at the very bottom under the dash then it will pop off, then u pop off the piece around the stereo and a/c and all that stuff, it just pops off, then when u take it off, you will see the screws and stuff to take off the main piece of the dash, u have to take it off in that order or it won't work, bottom piece under steering wheel, then the frame around the stereo then the main piece of the dash, I am just not too sure about the sensor though on the main piece of the dash
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Originally Posted by exhappen
The light sensor is the black dome in the middle of the dash right by the windshield. It looks kinda like an acorn nut. Im not sure how its attached though.
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Originally Posted by dry_kill
Ya I know where it is, I just don't know how to take it off without ******* up my lights, I don't want my lights to just stay off all the time or stay on, dats why I'm hoping someones done this before
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Originally Posted by white1
Hmmm, me and the boys may have a project for the weekend. Any special prep tips, or paint to use? I painted teh bezel, but want to paint the whole dash.
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How did u take the whole dash part out, u know the main piece? I tried takin it out today but the bar that goes across the dash is like holding it in, the bar that goes from one a/c vent to the other on the passenger side? I kant figure out how to get it off, the bar goes all the way insde the dash of the truck so I couldn't take the dash off
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Originally Posted by dry_kill
How did u take the whole dash part out, u know the main piece? I tried takin it out today but the bar that goes across the dash is like holding it in, the bar that goes from one a/c vent to the other on the passenger side? I kant figure out how to get it off, the bar goes all the way insde the dash of the truck so I couldn't take the dash off