How do I do it and what tools will I need?

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1982 Camaro Z28
305 Carburated
4-speed Muncie
Some other stuff I haven't figured out yet
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ICQ# : 18562788
gibsandwich@hotmail.com

 

all you need is a 7/16th or 9/16th socket and wrench and remove like 4 bolts in the upper middle and like 4 or 5 underneath it and pull it right off...very easy...not even a 5 minute job...

 

Anybody have a suggestion on how to get the far left screw out from the defrost area? I was trying to pull my dashpad a few days ago, and that one screw only spins. I tried keeping tension on it by trying to pull the pad as I was turning the screw, but no luck. I quit cuz I was afraid I was gonna break the pad...

KAM

 

The screws are metric.

That screw is probably stripped. Try just pulling it out with some pliers, but keep your hand under it so you don't accidentally drop it down the vent.

 

Yup, they are metric.
Around 9mm I think, but I've used standard sockets on them before.

One "from experience" tip I'd like to share is to put a shop towel in/on the dash vent.

Just wedge a piece of the shop towel down the vent where the screw is and lay the rest of the towel across the rest of the vent.
This will prevent slippy fingers from dropping the screw down the vent.
If ya do lose the screw it will be very rare that you will get it back.
I dropped a socket down the vent once and got lucky that it did not drop all the way. I managed to pull the socket back out with a magnet tied to a string.

As for the stripped screw.....
Only thing I can think of is to put a flat tipped screw driver under the head of the screw and apply pressure as you are turning it with a socket driver.
Don't know if it will work for you though. I've gotten other stripped screws out using this method.

 

I thought they were 7mm, but I could be wrong.

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1989 IROC-Z 5.7L
NOS 150HP kit
ProBuilt 700R4, PI Vigilante 2800 stall lockup
Baer Brakes 12" Sport System

 

No, you're right about that - 7mm...

KAM

 

I unscrewed the screws that were on the lip of the dash pad but it won't move...where are the other screws/bolts?

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1982 Camaro Z28
305 Carburated
4-speed Muncie
Some other stuff I haven't figured out yet
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ICQ# : 18562788
gibsandwich@hotmail.com

 

If you have a Camaro you have 4 screws up front inside the defrost vents. Remove those and the pad comes off.

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86 Camaro Black SS Coupe, T Tops, Flowmaster, Custom Paint, Dunlop Road Kings S/R tires, Wheel Country Directional Chrome Wheels,new charcoal & gray interior including seats and door panels, new carpet and headliner, complete front end suspension rebuild, new Valve seals, and more mods to come
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/niterider/86camaro.html
Morgan_Andre@hotmail.com

 

Yep I just realised that, the thing was there was a piece of carpet over my dash pad, someone had glued it on because the dash pad is fubar-ed

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1982 Camaro Z28
305 Carburated
4-speed Muncie
Some other stuff I haven't figured out yet
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ICQ# : 18562788
gibsandwich@hotmail.com

 

haha, im retarded, i just noticed that i put enlgish instead of metric

musta been on some crack that day or something...