Dash removal - cabrio

Hi all - as you can see I have a rather large welding job to do
I’ll need to remove the dash for this, so I’d like to ask for advice from anyone who has removed a dash from a mk1 cabrio - as I don’t want to remove more than I need to,
So far I’ve removed the steering wheel and dash fascia , what’s the next steps ??



Cheers!!


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Remove the 4 10mm bolts that hold the Dash at the corners.

If the lower part of the dash is stillscrewed to the knee-bar there are about 3 screws that have to be removed.



remove the 2 screws holding the heater controls.
remove the center vent or ash tray

To safely remove the center vent make 2 wire pulls bent as shown.


Insert them in to the center vent at the corners and turn them to catch the rear of the vent and pull out.





Then Pull the dash to the rear of the car to release the windscreen clips, then lift up and over.

Thanks mate - yea, 2 screws which are near to impossible to remove without removing the knee pad first, which is definitely impossible to remove before the dash ?!?!?!!! How they did it at the factory I know not!!??!!


Nasty little buggers going in to the bottom of the two white brackety bits you can see




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