Need help removing bazel/heater panel on 73 dart

[Ibach73dart]

Hello, I need help removing all these three sections. So far I got the glove panel box out. lol Are there screws behind the heater panel? I"m going to paint mine all black. Any tips will help.

Thanks
Bach

Finally got everything off and what a PITA!! I painted the cluster, heater panel and the glove box door. I'm going to repaint the blue panel this weekend. Let me know what you all think.. Thanks for everyone help.

 

[RedFish]

Yessir there are several holes in the dash where plastic studs go through. Those have stamped tin speedy nuts . The nuts often strip the thread they cut into the plastic making them difficult to remove. After you get all but 1 or 2 off, prying the plastic toward you may help persuede the nut to travel again.

 

[Ibach73dart]

Yessir there are several holes in the dash where plastic studs go through. Those have stamped tin speedy nuts . The nuts often strip the thread they cut into the plastic making them difficult to remove. After you get all but 1 or 2 off, prying the plastic toward you may help persuede the nut to travel again.

Thanks RedFish, I'm going to give it a try and would i need new tin nuts when i put it back? Guess I'll do the cluster last.

 

[74DartSwinger360]

It will look good when finished and I will see if I can take better pics of it with the glove box door on for ya.

 

[Ibach73dart]

It will look good when finished and I will see if I can take better pics of it with the glove box door on for ya.

Nice! Can't wait for mine to be done... How do you remove the heater panel? The nuts on the back are so hard to take out n I don't want to break it.

 

[Ibach73dart]

Finally done with my little project:cheers: