Vanden Plas L6-4.2L (1982)
Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair
Fascia Panel
Removing
- Remove the crash roll (1, Fig. 45). See: Fascia Crash Roll
- Remove the driver's underscuttle casing (2. Fig. 45). See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair
- Remove four screws securing fascia to screen rail (3, Fig. 45).
- Remove two nuts and washers securing outer ends of fascia to lower mounting brackets (4. Fig. 45).
- Pull off heater and ventilation control knobs and remove the two locking rings securing the radio panel (5, Fig. 45).
- Withdraw radio panel (6. Fig. 45) forward sufficient to allow access to centre tray securing screws; ensure that radio is adequately supported. Care
must be taken not to damage fibre optic elements.
- Remove four screws securing centre shelf to console (7, Fig. 45).
- Detach temperature air sensor pipe from centre parcel tray and position tray clear of fascia.
- Remove two nuts, flat washers and spring washers securing fascia to heater/air conditioning unit.
- Slacken clamp screws securing ignition and light switch shrouds.
- Withdraw shrouds and mounting clamps from switches, detach fibre optic from rear of shrouds and switches.
- Slacken steering column upper mounting bolts. Care must be taken not to fully remove bolts.
- Remove three screws securing indicator switch assembly shroud, lift off shroud.
- Ease fascia panel forward and disconnect electrical block connectors feeding instruments.
- Disconnect speedometer cable from rear of speedometer.
- Carefully lift fascia assembly from car. It should be noted that fascia air vent ducting is removed with fascia assembly.
Refitting
NOTE: For ease of refitting air vent ducts to demister outlets, slacken four nuts securing demister outlets to screen rail.
- Position fascia in car and reconnect the speedometer and electrical harnesses.
- Refit indicator switch shroud. Tighten the upper steering column mounting bolts.
- Refit ignition switch and light switch shrouds. Refit nuts, plain and spring washers to secure fascia to heater/air conditioning unit.
- Refit sensor pipe and centre parcel tray.
- Refit radio panel, heater and ventilation knobs.
- Fit nuts and washers to secure ends of fascia.
- Fit screws to secure fascia to screen rail.
