 How do you remove the bar in front of the fuse box? |
 Apr 24, 2008 - 12:00 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Apr 18, '08 From Oakland, bay area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
i was wondering how i could remove the bar in front of the fuse box below the steering wheel. i want to put in a switch but its too deep runs into the metal. if i could remove that bar, it'd fit properly. also, is it necessary to have that metal bar there? thanks for the responses guys!
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Apr 25, 2008 - 10:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 13, '06 From St. paul, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
QUOTE(xredjokerx @ Apr 24, 2008 - 12:00 AM) [snapback]667577[/snapback] i was wondering how i could remove the bar in front of the fuse box below the steering wheel. i want to put in a switch but its too deep runs into the metal. if i could remove that bar, it'd fit properly. also, is it necessary to have that metal bar there? thanks for the responses guys! I'm having the same problem. I'm going to remove the lower dash panel in a few days and find out if that bar is removable. if not, I'm just going to cut a chunk out so it clears my switch. --------------------  |
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Apr 25, 2008 - 1:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '08 From Oakland, bay area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
oo good luck man lemme know how it goes.. for now, im debating hitting the junkyard for stock hole plastic pieces and i might just mount it onto the plastic piece... but yeah.. whats yours wired to?
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May 1, 2008 - 12:05 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 13, '06 From St. paul, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
Well it was actually a plate made of some composite/hard plastic material. 4 bolts hold it on and it has no apparent purpose so I removed it, and it gave me plenty of clearance. The switch is an oem style fog light switch, and I plan on tapping into a fuse from that fuse block for power.
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May 1, 2008 - 1:23 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
I think it's there to keep you from sliding under the dash during an accident. the plastic piece alone isn't gonna stop you.
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May 1, 2008 - 3:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '08 From Oakland, bay area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
how did u remove it? are the four bolts hard to remove? did u have to remove the bottom of the dash? haha im dying to remove mine lol
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May 1, 2008 - 9:50 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
remove the platic dash piece on the underside of the steering column, there's a couple screws that hold it in. then you remove the four 10 or 12 mm bolts (can't remember the size) and it comes off.
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May 1, 2008 - 6:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
QUOTE(6strngs @ Apr 30, 2008 - 11:23 PM) [snapback]669803[/snapback] I think it's there to keep you from sliding under the dash during an accident. the plastic piece alone isn't gonna stop you. I think that's what your seatbelt is for 
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May 2, 2008 - 2:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '08 From Oakland, bay area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
nice! thanks for those quick instructions. dude i missed the screw inside the fuse slot and i broke it >__> oh well, otherwise the rest of the installation went great. thanks again for your help man!
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