1998-2000 Galaxy Dashboard Removal

[dave11674]

ok i got a galaxy fro transplant parts

i want to swap the entire trim as our galaxy was ex police and has screw holes all over place

got a donor car thats got a nice interior

so ive stripped all the front of the dash down all screws out

but it just dont seem to want to move from teh back side down bottom of windscreen

 

any1 any ideas ?

is it bolted in from the blukhead

and will i need to take wiper assembly awa to get at them

 

thanks in advance

 

dave

[Andrew T]

This may help. Although it's for replacemnet of the AC evaporator it involves removing the dash.

[Vanbursta]

There are 2 bolts (at least) that have to be removed, one is accessable after removing the air intake housing and the other after removing the alarm horn. And yes you need to remove the wiper assembly to gain access.

[dipsomaniac]

speaking to a vw technician last night - he recons the dash out and back in is a 6 hour job - they obviously aren't allowed as many tea breaks as you or I.

 

i am still waiting for a spare 5 days to start mine. might be a bit late but he did mention that you shouldn't turn the ignition on during the job as you will need to clear any fault codes once it is back together. if you have access to the hardware/software to clear them it is not a problem.

 

did you need to remove the sound proofing in the engine bay to access some of the bolts?

 

can you let me know how you get on and what problems you experience?

[Charliemuttley]

Hi, sorry to butt in, but just did my matrix and evaporator yesyerday and it is about 8 hours all told. There are two 6mm bolts behind the wiper assembly for the dash.

[dipsomaniac]

any major problems?