How do you remove the dash pad on a 72 Nova?
How do you remove the dash pad on a 72 Nova?
Remove the glove box. Remove the 2 screws and 5 speed nuts. Pull the dash pad towards the rear of the car to unhool the spring clips. The pad has to come back then up to remove it….Registered
- Get a dash pad cap.
- Replacment dash pad.
- Get your dash pad redone.
- Find a good dash pad in a bone yard or donar car.
Where are the dash pads located on a Chevy Nova?
Three of them are located across the lower/front edge of the dash pad above the ash tray & glove box. Another one is located further forward on the pad above the glovebox opening.
Where are the studs on a Chevy Nova?
Locate and remove the nuts from the 5 studs that protrude from the bottom side of the dash pad. Three of them are located across the lower/front edge of the dash pad above the ash tray & glove box. Another one is located further forward on the pad above the glovebox opening.
How do you remove an instrument panel from a 1973 Chevy Nova?
Reach under the dash and unplug the wires from the headlight and windshield wiper switches. Remove the lower steering column cover (not applicable on 1973 & later). Remove the 5 phillips head screws along the top edge of the instrument panel housing.
Where are the instruments located on a Chevy Nova?
Three of them are located across the lower/front edge of the dash pad above the ash tray & glove box. Another one is located further forward on the pad above the glovebox opening. And the fifth one is located above the instrument panel opening.
How do you remove the dash pad on a Nova?
On Novas with A/C it may be necessary to remove some of the under-dash ductwork in order to gain access to some of the dash pad nuts. With those nuts and screws removed, gently lift up on the back edge of the dash pad and then pull the pad rearward to disengage it from the clips along the front edge.
Locate and remove the nuts from the 5 studs that protrude from the bottom side of the dash pad. Three of them are located across the lower/front edge of the dash pad above the ash tray & glove box. Another one is located further forward on the pad above the glovebox opening.
Reach under the dash and unplug the wires from the headlight and windshield wiper switches. Remove the lower steering column cover (not applicable on 1973 & later). Remove the 5 phillips head screws along the top edge of the instrument panel housing.
Three of them are located across the lower/front edge of the dash pad above the ash tray & glove box. Another one is located further forward on the pad above the glovebox opening. And the fifth one is located above the instrument panel opening.
