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Interior/Exterior OOPS!!! The saga continues...

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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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OOPS!!! The saga continues...

I still haven't been able to get the trim piece above the steering wheel off. Anyway, I needed the car this morning, so I decided to snap it back into place. I did that, I was in the process of installing the tach and I dropped one of the screws. I checked the floor...and the knee bolster...no luck. I'm thinking it has to be in the lower steering wheel shaft panel. Does anyone know how to remove that piece? Also, I'm still looking for any tips as to how to remove the trim piece above the steering wheel. Mine is really stuck in there. I've grunted and sweated with no luck so far. Thank you.

-Seth
 
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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SUCCESS!!!

SUCCESS! I was finally able to remove all the trim. Apparently, I wasn't using enough muscle. Now I just need to recover my lost screw, or buy another one...not sure if that's possible.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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yeah they feel like their about to break, then they come off.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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I pick up my Astro Black interior pieces tomorrow. I'm excited. Has anyone removed the panel just below the steering column? I guess that's what it is. It's the one that runs behind the knee bolster. I'm almost positive that's where my screw went.
 
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