Newbie doesn't know how to remove headliner/dash... help?

[LittlePearl13]

I'm doing my first bit of wiring on my tahoe next week (installing light rack on my roof) and I have no clue how to remove my headliner or my dash, so I can get it all wired up, and install a switch in my dash.

So yeah, any tips or how-tos would be much appreciated. Thanks again!

 

[SunlitComet]

Unscrew or bolt any components that attach thru the headliner, Unsnap or screw any trim plastics and the headliner should be held on by clips after that.

 

[TigerEyz3]

sunlitcomet is right on the money. Headliner bolted "components" being the visors and grab bars. Door sills will need to be removed to grant removal access to the pillars and other trim plastics. Just be careful with the clips.

Not sure you really want to remove the dash itself - it's a pain from what I've read. It will be much easier to just snake the wiring up/down the pillar(s) and through the dash as needed.

 

[the big blue bus]

dash all you ahgve to do is remove the piece thats around the guages. it pops off by hand

 

[TigerEyz3]

Big Blue... that's the dash "trim". The dash itself is a pain to remove (houses all the duct work, harnesses, components, etc., and is part of the structural as well as cosmetic integrity of the cab).

 

[Frathoe TFM]

I actually just finished removing my entire dash today. not too bad really. takes about an hour all in all. remove the aforementioned dash piece. then unscrew the 7mm bolts around the trim. that's basically all you have to do the entire way around. let me know if you have any more problems.

 

[foreverfalcon40]

Why would you remove the top part of the dash? Atleast while its out prep it for paint

Install it then paint.