1989 IROC Z VERT. HOW the heck to I get to the VATS Module? Dash pad if off. I followed the FSM, moved the fuse box (Convenience Panel) and moved the HVAC control "to the right". Trying to remove HVAC control, do I unplug the vacuum hoses? Radio is out. I cant even SEE the module?

I have a NEW module to install.

 

UPDATE: I was able to reach up past the Convenience Panel (What a misnomer!) where I found the Vats Module, plugged in, but not bolted in place. New module is plugged in. I think I know why the last guy didn't secure it. How do I get access to secure it? Good Grief! Not easy with my bad back!

 

The easy way is to take the entire dash loose. They made it hard to get to on purpose.

 

Never heard "easy" and "Take the entire dash loose" in the same sentence. I got the old one out and new installed. Thanks.

 

Not taking the dash out is like trying to change a battery without lifting the hood.

 

Start thinking of these cars as modular. The dash is a module. Once things are out of the way, it's something like 10 fasteners and the dash comes out as a unit. Then the VATS module is right there in the open.