Taking out the dash!
 

OH man, I'm pretty sure my z in angry with me right now. Talk about not knowing how to treat a lady! Seriously, I can't get the dash out. I have a (ehem) Haynes manual, but I can't find anywhere in it how to remove the dashboard. So 4 hours later, I'm stick tugging only to get more and more sun burnt. Ok so heres how it is, I got all the bolts from the radio area. I got one from the drivers side bottom corner and one from the passanger side bottom corner. What else do I need to do, my baby is in pieces right now, and I want her back together as soon as possible. BTW- I do have to remove the dash to get the vent faces off right? I'm trying to paint them and would rather have them where I could have em in front of me rather than mask off the whole interior of my car! Thanks ahead of time.

My z is a n/a 86

Thats service! Ok, but how do you get to the ones up top? I know theres the on top of the dash, but how do you take those off?

Look from through the glass. You should see little metal clips. Using a small screwdriver, push the metal tab forward and pry the vent up. Start on one end and work your way down. I think there are about 5 on the long vent and 3 on the short vent over the instrument cluster.

Will do, thanks. Now as soon as I get some pics I'll show you all what I'm doing. I might get some raised brows but so far it's looking pretty snazzy. BTW- is it a hard job changing the complete rack and pinion?

Dash customization done, and done. Back in a few with some pix. Close your eyes, and no peeking kids......