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how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:51 am
by themadness
junk yard has a damn near mint dash for 75 bux, a little pricey buy whatever. how annoying/pain in the turd in the chopper is it to swap them out?

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:10 am
by Barry
It's really easy work it's just annoying and takes a while. Doing it in the heat makes me really mad

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:12 am
by ShaneLT(ShaneZ26)
Was 91+ Beretta and Corsica dash the exact same?

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:26 am
by themadness
well the junk yard would pull it for me but i would want to watch/help but they probably wont let me. that way i could get a feel for how it works. make things alot easier

is it possible to change just the skin/top with out removing the entire dash? this guy has what appears to be just the top

http://www.beretta.net/forum/viewtopic. ... els#p56449

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:35 am
by heavywoody
I think replacing the dash would be easier. There are four bolts underneath the dash that hold it to the firewall; 6 screws or so that hold it up at the windshield (look under the defroster gate). Then unplug wiring and remove. Not that bad of a job; a heater core is worse IMHO.

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:24 am
by speedy
themadness wrote:well the junk yard would pull it for me but i would want to watch/help but they probably wont let me. that way i could get a feel for how it works. make things alot easier

is it possible to change just the skin/top with out removing the entire dash? this guy has what appears to be just the top

http://www.beretta.net/forum/viewtopic. ... els#p56449
actually, i have the whole dash, its blue and like new, if you want it, come get it, i'll sell it to you dirt freaking cheap, just get it the hell out of my way, or find me a dash for my 91.

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:57 am
by Barry
speedy wrote:
themadness wrote:well the junk yard would pull it for me but i would want to watch/help but they probably wont let me. that way i could get a feel for how it works. make things alot easier

is it possible to change just the skin/top with out removing the entire dash? this guy has what appears to be just the top

http://www.beretta.net/forum/viewtopic. ... els#p56449
actually, i have the whole dash, its blue and like new, if you want it, come get it, i'll sell it to you dirt freaking cheap, just get it the hell out of my way, or find me a dash for my 91.
Respect the comma, don't over use it.

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:35 pm
by 3X00-Modified
Barry wrote:
speedy wrote:
themadness wrote:well the junk yard would pull it for me but i would want to watch/help but they probably wont let me. that way i could get a feel for how it works. make things alot easier

is it possible to change just the skin/top with out removing the entire dash? this guy has what appears to be just the top

http://www.beretta.net/forum/viewtopic. ... els#p56449
actually, i have the whole dash, its blue and like new, if you want it, come get it, i'll sell it to you dirt freaking cheap, just get it the hell out of my way, or find me a dash for my 91.
Respect the comma, don't over use it.
Use a Comma:

1) Before a coordinating conjunction (but, and, or, nor, for, so, yet) to join independent clauses (clauses that could be sentences on their own). You can avoid hard-to-read sentences this way:


Confusing: All small boats must return to port immediately or they may sink in the hurricane that is approaching the bay.

Improved: All small boats must return to port immediately, or they may sink in the hurricane that is approaching the bay.

Note: If you used a comma, but omitted the conjunction "or," you have a "comma splice." Don't do this. Never connect two complete sentences with a comma alone (also see Using Semicolons).


Comma splice: All small boats must return to port immediately, they may sink in the hurricane that is approaching the bay.

Correct (with semicolon): All small boats must return to port immediately; they may sink in the hurricane that is approaching the bay.

2) After a short introductory statement.


Unclear: While we were driving a cat crossed the road. (What were you driving? A cat?)

Clear: While we were driving, a cat crossed the road.

Run-on: In Faulkner's novel The Hamlet a character falls in love with a cow that lives on his farm.

Improved: In Faulkner's novel The Hamlet, a character falls in love with a cow that lives on his farm.

3) To set off nonessential, but explanatory, information in a sentence.


The student, in his new BMW, drove into the lake. (the type of car just gives us more information).

The party went on all night, although many guests left quite early.

However: The company wanted an employee who had a lot of computer experience to manage the new system.


(The part stating "who had. . . experience" is essential here).

Rule of thumb: if removing the information would drastically change the sentence's meaning, then that information is essential and would not be set off by commas.

4) Between items in a series.


"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people." --Thomas Jefferson.

Exceptions and remarks: when the last two items in a series are closely related, you may omit the comma.


The guards brought the prisoner a meal of steak, potatoes, bread and butter.

This rule is controversial, because some grammar books (and professors) will state that the comma must always be used to avoid confusion. In these examples, the issue is not so clear:


The patients sued the insurance company, the hospital and the doctors.

The injured parties sued the insurance company, the hospital, and the doctors.

Were two or three parties being sued? This is where the grammatical rule becomes difficult. When in doubt, ask a professor about her or his "pet peeves."

5) Before and after some transitional words.


This class is, incidentally, only offered at night.
For example, we have to pay the light bill.
He was, moreover, completely unprepared for the test.
Nevertheless, we all got in trouble.

6) To set off quotations from their introductions or closes. Note that a final comma goes inside the closing quotation mark.


"All's well that ends well," wrote Shakespeare.
As Shakespeare put it, "All's well that ends well."

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:57 pm
by ErichZ26
I try to take then out with the harness attached now. You can leave everything attached, HVAC, Cluster, surrounds. With column removed.

Re: how hard is the dash swap..........really?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:12 pm
by speedy
how the heck do you manage that one??? at the junkyard its easy, tin snips, ten mm, 5.5mm, and a 7mm, maybe an 8mm, and you got it made in the shade, did i mention tin snips?? thats your favorite tool there.... at home, its not as easy, lol.