I swapped in a 9/10 dashboard this weekend to replace my original dashboard that had 3 very large cracks. I followed the Chris Deagan guide and one other e30tech write up, both of which helped immensely.
However, there was one part left out of these write-ups: unplug everything, but remove the dashboard with the most of the wiring intact.
This may be obvious to a lot of you, but the wire harness plugs are large and hard to wiggle through the venting. By unplugging what I could to the left of the steering column, I got to avoid jamming the plugs through a small opening and got the benefit of running most of the wiring through the new dash while it was out of the car.
This is the state it was in when I pulled it:
And here she is all buttoned up:
However, there was one part left out of these write-ups: unplug everything, but remove the dashboard with the most of the wiring intact.
This may be obvious to a lot of you, but the wire harness plugs are large and hard to wiggle through the venting. By unplugging what I could to the left of the steering column, I got to avoid jamming the plugs through a small opening and got the benefit of running most of the wiring through the new dash while it was out of the car.
This is the state it was in when I pulled it:
And here she is all buttoned up:
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