Wood dash trim-What years have 1 piece? 3 piece?
10-06-14, 12:13 PM
#1
Wood dash trim-What years have 1 piece? 3 piece?
I need clarification on dash wood trim. What year cars had 3 piece and what years had one piece dash trim.
I just purchased CF finish dash/door trim but the dash trim is one piece. I'm not near my 95's today but I think they are 3 piece on both 95's. Can anyone confirm?
I think the one piece trim I got is from a 97. I assume I cannot use it on my 95'. Is this correct?
Can anyone clarify the wood trim differences and years for me please?
SG
I just purchased CF finish dash/door trim but the dash trim is one piece. I'm not near my 95's today but I think they are 3 piece on both 95's. Can anyone confirm?
I think the one piece trim I got is from a 97. I assume I cannot use it on my 95'. Is this correct?
Can anyone clarify the wood trim differences and years for me please?
SG
10-06-14, 12:28 PM
#2
Edit* I was wrong about the 92 being the only 1 piece.
92 is one piece cause there is no airbag on 92's.
93 and up look different and are 3 pieces because of the switch to the airbag.
in a later year 97 or 98 can't remember but there is another thread with the info the airbag changed a little and the dash went back to 1 piece.
92 (1 piece no airbag)
93-96 or 97 not sure (3 piece with airbag)
97 or 98+ not sure (1 piece with airbag)
easiest is to just go out and see which one you have.
92 is one piece cause there is no airbag on 92's.
93 and up look different and are 3 pieces because of the switch to the airbag.
in a later year 97 or 98 can't remember but there is another thread with the info the airbag changed a little and the dash went back to 1 piece.
92 (1 piece no airbag)
93-96 or 97 not sure (3 piece with airbag)
97 or 98+ not sure (1 piece with airbag)
easiest is to just go out and see which one you have.
Last edited by Ali SC3; 10-06-14 at 12:42 PM.
10-06-14, 12:39 PM
#3
Yes, I read that as well Ali. I think they went back to one piece in 97' because the trim I just got is one piece and it is from a 97'. Probably still different from the one piece from the 92' though. I'd assume they changes this at least 3 times from what I am seeing here.
Darn, I didn't know to ask what year it was for. I can't use it.
Darn, I didn't know to ask what year it was for. I can't use it.
10-06-14, 12:41 PM
#4
I just went back and updated my post you are right they went back to 1 piece in 97 or 98 (I guess 97 from your description). completely forgot about that one but I knew something changed about the airbag area on the later models. so the middle years are 3 piece and like mine which is a 95 I am pretty sure you have the 3 piece. added some pictures to clarify the differences.
10-06-14, 01:56 PM
#6
you never know it may just go right over it and cover the seams of the 3 piece (if its the stick on kind). the dash shape did not change.
not sure what will happen if the passenger airbag deploys though but hopefully it will just go over it =/
They write "SRS Airbag" on the middle trim piece on the 3 piece cars (93-96), and the airbag is completely smooth.
If you notice on the 97+ it does not say anything on the trim piece, "SRS airbag" is actually engraved on the 97+ airbags themselves.
So maybe the only reason they did a 3 piece was to write SRS airbag on the middle piece with a machine and they didn't want to fit the huge trim in there, and not cause they changed the shape at all. I do not think its a coincidence they went back to the 1 piece when they removed the lettering. just cause the new engraving they did on the airbags removed the need for it completely (pretty sure its required by law to be written somewhere around the air bag). once again one of my many SC theories you wont find it in a book or anything like that =)
not sure what will happen if the passenger airbag deploys though but hopefully it will just go over it =/
They write "SRS Airbag" on the middle trim piece on the 3 piece cars (93-96), and the airbag is completely smooth.
If you notice on the 97+ it does not say anything on the trim piece, "SRS airbag" is actually engraved on the 97+ airbags themselves.
So maybe the only reason they did a 3 piece was to write SRS airbag on the middle piece with a machine and they didn't want to fit the huge trim in there, and not cause they changed the shape at all. I do not think its a coincidence they went back to the 1 piece when they removed the lettering. just cause the new engraving they did on the airbags removed the need for it completely (pretty sure its required by law to be written somewhere around the air bag). once again one of my many SC theories you wont find it in a book or anything like that =)
Last edited by Ali SC3; 10-06-14 at 02:03 PM.
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10-07-14, 03:56 AM
#10
True! thanks guys!
t2d2,
Did you find a DIY for removing the trim, or did you just figure it out? I'm clueless as to how to get it off and scared to break things. I have to remove that and most of my upper plastic trim to SEM, but I am procrastinating because I am scared to break tabs etc.
Ali,
Have you ever seen an interior dismantling DIY?
t2d2,
Did you find a DIY for removing the trim, or did you just figure it out? I'm clueless as to how to get it off and scared to break things. I have to remove that and most of my upper plastic trim to SEM, but I am procrastinating because I am scared to break tabs etc.
Ali,
Have you ever seen an interior dismantling DIY?
Last edited by Studiogeek; 10-07-14 at 04:03 AM.
10-07-14, 07:50 AM
#11
Don't sweat it, you're guaranteed to break things no matter how careful you are. 
There are a few clips on the back of those bastards that don't seem possible to remove intact. My clean replacement vent had a couple broken clips in the exact same spots my old one shattered when taking it out. Also, the instructions I found didn't take into account the differences between 1-piece and 3-piece wood trim designs, so I found myself struggling to figure out connections that weren't there on mine.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...d-removal.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...nter-vent.html
Those are the two threads I bookmarked as having followed. To add to that first one, there's a plastic screw thingie behind the glove box latch that has to come out or you'll be tugging on it forever. Mine didn't quite unscrew so I had to painstakingly pry and spin it until I could get something under the lip and start pulling down. And there's no wing nuts, just a 10mm nut on the right and the aforementioned super snug clip on the left side.
There are a few clips on the back of those bastards that don't seem possible to remove intact. My clean replacement vent had a couple broken clips in the exact same spots my old one shattered when taking it out. Also, the instructions I found didn't take into account the differences between 1-piece and 3-piece wood trim designs, so I found myself struggling to figure out connections that weren't there on mine.https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...d-removal.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...nter-vent.html
Those are the two threads I bookmarked as having followed. To add to that first one, there's a plastic screw thingie behind the glove box latch that has to come out or you'll be tugging on it forever. Mine didn't quite unscrew so I had to painstakingly pry and spin it until I could get something under the lip and start pulling down. And there's no wing nuts, just a 10mm nut on the right and the aforementioned super snug clip on the left side.
10-07-14, 08:50 AM
#12
Don't sweat it, you're guaranteed to break things no matter how careful you are. There are a few clips on the back of those bastards that don't seem possible to remove intact. My clean replacement vent had a couple broken clips in the exact same spots my old one shattered when taking it out. Also, the instructions I found didn't take into account the differences between 1-piece and 3-piece wood trim designs, so I found myself struggling to figure out connections that weren't there on mine.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...d-removal.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...nter-vent.html
Those are the two threads I bookmarked as having followed. To add to that first one, there's a plastic screw thingie behind the glove box latch that has to come out or you'll be tugging on it forever. Mine didn't quite unscrew so I had to painstakingly pry and spin it until I could get something under the lip and start pulling down. And there's no wing nuts, just a 10mm nut on the right and the aforementioned super snug clip on the left side.
There are a few clips on the back of those bastards that don't seem possible to remove intact. My clean replacement vent had a couple broken clips in the exact same spots my old one shattered when taking it out. Also, the instructions I found didn't take into account the differences between 1-piece and 3-piece wood trim designs, so I found myself struggling to figure out connections that weren't there on mine.https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...d-removal.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...nter-vent.html
Those are the two threads I bookmarked as having followed. To add to that first one, there's a plastic screw thingie behind the glove box latch that has to come out or you'll be tugging on it forever. Mine didn't quite unscrew so I had to painstakingly pry and spin it until I could get something under the lip and start pulling down. And there's no wing nuts, just a 10mm nut on the right and the aforementioned super snug clip on the left side.
10-07-14, 10:32 AM
#13
Yeah I followed a thread can't remember which one but just go slowly and by feel. use small yanks.. lol, as in if you arent sure dont hulk it off give it a tug if it wants to stay then find the missing screw. as long as you have 80% of the connectors left I would call that a success. I got the airbag side off no problem with just a little feeling around behind there, but removing the actual center vent I am pretty sure I missed one and broke it off, but it still goes back in just fine. I think the thread missed that one, I want to say you have to remove the cluster to get to the last one on the left side behind the center vent, but I think most people just hulk it off and pretend it was never there.