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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3247   
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Great write up Steve
Slight hijack !! GM TD5 dash is very easy to remove. First make sure you have some small containers to put the screws in so you can put them back in the same place. Also, a small stubby cross head screw driver is useful. Remove the two end caps, the drivers end is easy as you can see all the screws. Passenger end needs the LR oval removing with a fine screwdriver to reveal one of the screws. Remove both the plastic demister vents on the top (two screws each) and then the large cross head screws in the top - five in total I think. The top of the dash will now come off, you may need to use a little force. You can now see the three screws at the top of the centre panel, just loosen them as the centre slides off, and then remove the two bottom screws and the centre comes away from the dash. If you need to remove the plate from the centre panel that holds the radio in there are spring clips that need releasing with a small screwdriver. The springs run along the top and bottom are do take a bit of time to release. Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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10th Dec 2012 9:48pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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excellent, clear instructions steve.
i do agree with the old man from the north (aka Leeds) about having a technical library with no chit chat, though. |
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11th Dec 2012 10:11am |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6676 
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Brilliant mate, well done !
The only thing I would add to help people is that all the electrical plugs are different so no need to stress over marking them all up |
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11th Dec 2012 10:22am |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785 
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you mean a read only technical libary Russell 2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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11th Dec 2012 11:07am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19568
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And I don't know if you've noticed before but from the harness each plug appears in the positions you'd expect in relation to the positioning of it's switch on the dash. That makes it a lot easier. I only marked the electric windows down because I found removing these first allowed the dash to be freed more so gave more room to remove the rest. Also appreciate that XS owners with heated seats and headlight leveling would also have extra plugs / wiring behind there too. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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11th Dec 2012 11:08am |
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| Anvil Member Since: 16 Jan 2009 Location: Milan Posts: 21  
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Hey Steve I've just seen it. Crystal clear Great Job ! |
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17th May 2013 12:09am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3613 
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excellent very usefull thanks DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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17th May 2013 5:50am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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I use the technical read only library on LR44 - about time there was one here
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17th May 2013 7:07am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19568
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Anvil - Thank-you hope it helped.
And yes agree with that. That is why I posted in one post at the start of the thread available right where needed rather than missing in various pages of chit chat. Equally it's useful to ask / answer questions all the same. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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17th May 2013 9:07am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I wish I had seen this two weeks ago, turned down the chance of a pair of Landrover additional driving lamps at very very reasonable price. The instructions stated that it was necessary to remove the centre dash panel, at that point I lost interest
 Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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29th Jun 2013 9:57pm |
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| ChrisCM Member Since: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Cornwall uk Posts: 572 
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Thanks Steve,
Just fitted my new Kenwood Radio and your guide was invaluable, one thing, I took out the LR radio first and found that after I undid the torx screws I was able to pull the dash forward by putting my hands into the radio aperture and pulling the edges/top no levering required. Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black. |
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24th Sep 2013 5:46pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19568
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You can but it can stress the plastic, and certainly to be avoided if you have a painted dash centre.
Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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24th Sep 2013 6:55pm |
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| Nobby Member Since: 09 Aug 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 444  
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Excellent write up
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24th Sep 2013 7:15pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19568
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Glad people find it useful.
Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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24th Sep 2013 7:16pm |
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