I want to get my main dash piece painted, and i heard its a bear to get out and in. I found one at a local junk yard for $100, and thats fine, but if I can use mine instead Id rather do that. I smooth all the pieces myself, then my painter sprays them for cheap.

Can I remove the main dash assembly and still drive the truck? gonna take several hrs to smooth it and then drop it off to get sprayed....

 

if i remember right, when my dad took his out to paint, he drove for a couple of days with out it. then again i might be wrong, im sure someone else will chime in here...

 

i hope thats the case, i'd rather spend that $100 on paint.....sounds too good to be true though

 

yes you can drive without your dash pad and it is not that hard to remove

 

Never hurt it.. While your at it find a new cluster that has the trans temp gauge in it..

John

 

lol im thinkin about it. thats great news tho sso i can pull ,my dash this weekend and get to work on it. thanks guys

 

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Well, pulled the dash bout a week ago, it's do-able and not that hard, but it sucks driving without it. No place to plug my iPhone in, no lever to move the steering wheel column around cause I forgot to put it back in, no vents, just big plastic tubes blowin cold air everywhere but on you....lol. It's takin me forever to smooth all this crap cause there is so much to do......

 

haha, yea that's a pain. Hang in there, it will be worth it in the end.