Dashboard Swap
If you want to go all out and get rid of the passenger side
airbag, you'll need to find a '92-'93 civic dash. Below is the
outline for swapping out the dash.
Start by removing the glove box. There are two small bolts
under the box as well as one screw located on the right side.
You will need to remove the climate control linkage which is found
behind the glove box. This is accomplished by pulling the
black tube out of it's clip and then sliding the control wire off of
it's post.
Remove the console below the radio. There are two screws under
the radio and one on each side. There is also one harness plug
that must be disconnected before you pull the console out.
Once you have the console out of the way, you will see a large
harness plug. This is the wiring for the climate control.
It needs to be disconnected just as I've shown in the picture.
There is a plastic cover on each side of the dash. Pop them
out to gain access to the screws behind them. Remove the
screws and set them aside.
Removing the top dash vent can be tricky. The vent is very
easy to break if you do not know how to remove it. Slowly pry
the side closest to the windshield until it is all the way out.
With the top vent out of the way, you can remove the single bolt
that you will find.
Looking under the dash, where the glove box used to be, you will see
a cover held in by two plastic screws. Remove these screws to
gain access to the airbag wiring and mounting bolts.
With the cover out of the way, disconnect the yellow air bag harness
plug. Also, remove the two nuts located on either side of the
yellow plug.
Remove two screws on the right of the glove box opening.
Remove the single bolt found near the floor behind the console that
was removed earlier.
Remove the plastic cover under the steering column by removing three
screws, two on the left and one on the right. Next, remove the
metal knee bolster. There are two holes in the bolster.
If you look into each hole, you will see a bolt. There are two
that you need to remove.
After you remove the metal bolster, you will need to drop the
steering column. There are two bolts and two nuts that need to
be removed. Keep track of the nylon spaces under the lower
cap.
Although you do not need to do it now you will need to remove all of
the hardware on the dash, vents, radio, instrumentation, etc.
Pop the hazard button by prying it out with a screwdriver.
Under the button is a screw that needs to be removed. There
are two more screws that need to be removed just above the
instrument cluster.
With all three screws removed you can pry out the bezel around the
instrument cluster. Do so carefully as you can break the
plastic. Remember to unplug the clock if you have one.
The last bolt that needs to be removed is near the fuse panel.
Now, the dash should come out without any problems. Make sure
to keep an eye on any extra wires or anything else that may still be
connected.
This is the ideal time to remove the airbag harness and computer.
The computer is located in the center of the car near the firewall.
You will need a torx bit to remove the computer. Sorry, no pic. Save the wiring harness as you will need
it to get
the horn and cruise control to work. The airbag harness is
wrapped in yellow conduit and tape.
With the wiring removed and the dash out, you will need to transfer
all for the wiring and hardware to the new dash. There is a
harness for the instrument cluster and buttons in the dash, a
harness for the radio and climate control.
There are two more small vents that need to be transferred.
These are easy to break and should be removed by squeezing the clips
from behind.
Here is a shot of what you should have before you drop the dash back
into your civic.
At this point, slide the new dash into place and
reverse the removal process.
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