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    Question Trim peice removal How-to?

    Are there any how-tos or anything about taking off the black trim peice that goes around the headlight switch and the radio/hvac controls. reason i ask is im gonna be painting my dash peices soon.

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    IIRC, its 2 screws under the headlight switch/mirror control. Then it pulls out with a little force because its clipped in at the top(best way is remove the cover under the steering wheel so you can see the clips from behind and get an idea).....


    for the radio/hvac its like 4 screws to up front and 2 in the back harder to screw out get a short screw driver, then you basically look at it from the front and pull it towards you.

    I doubt there is a how-to on it cause its real easy??!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by qbcsvt View Post
    I doubt there is a how-to on it cause its real easy??!!!

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    I suggest you get a ford service cd as its going to have alot of step by step instructions for things like this ....
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    yeah i did this and all the cheap clips broke off
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    Quote Originally Posted by my98SVTturbo View Post
    yeah i did this and all the cheap clips broke off

    yeah thats what happens when plastic gets old and brittle ... not to much you can do about it ...
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    i'd recommend you do the trim around your guages too. it'll look alot cleaner. i'd also recommend you go to a junkyard, get an extra set of trim pieces (mine only cost me $18 for the whole set) and paint those because odds are you wont get the paint to look right on the first try and you dont want to have your whole dash hanging out for days. heres a pic of what mine looks like. i just finished it up about a month ago




    good luck!

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    its not that hard to take out. just be gentle
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    you've gotta hold your bezel like you would a woman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black 98 CSVT View Post
    you've gotta hold your bezel like you would a woman.
    no shame
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    i thought it was funny
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