Removing Dash

[thomasoes]

Hi all.New on here and would like to know how to get the heater control dash out and also the speedo dash out to replace the bulbs on my xsara Picasso 2003 model 2hdi :wacko: 

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

This is from a Haynes manual:

- In both cases it says to disconnect the battery but if the keys are kept out of the ignition switch I suspect that is not needed. 

- Speedometer panel - use a small screwdriver to lever out each end of the panel surround. Undo the screws at each end of the panel and then withdraw it. The bulb holders in the back of the panel can be twisted anti clockwise to remove them and the bulbs are a push fit. It does not give the wattage of the bulbs.

- the heater panel is a lot more work. Remove the radio, remove the gear lever gaiter, undo the 2 screws now revealed so the fascia panel can be released by lifting the lower edge and then releasing a clip at the top centre. Remove the 4 screws now seen holding the heater panel, lift it up to release the lower lugs, tilt it back and turn it over, disconnect the wiring plug, note the locations of the 3 control cables and use a screwdriver to release them from the support brackets and levers, remove the panel. Pull off the air recirculation knob, use a small screwdriver to prise off the control knobs (recover the small spring and detent plungers frm the rear of the knobs. Release the plastic catches and separate the 2 halves of the panel. You can now replace the relevant push fit bulbs - again it does not give the bulb wattage.

[thomasoes]

Thanks .I done them before I read this and managed ok but if I had read this first I would have known what I was doing instead of stabbing in the dark.Was able to fix my vents while I was at it. :)