Isuzu Amigo / Axiom / Trooper / Rodeo / VehiCross. Manual

8F–40

BODY STRUCTURE

General Description (Body)

This publication contains essential removal, installation,
adjustment and maintenance procedures.

Instrument Panel Assembly

Parts Location

740R200042

EndOFCallout

Legend

(1) Cross Beam
(2) Vent Duct Assembly
(3) Instrument Panel Stay
(4) Passenger Air Bag
(5) Passenger Air Bag Cover
(6) Dash Side Trim Panel
(7) Instrument Upper Reinforcement
(8) Glove Box Side Reinforcement
(9) Passenger Lower Bracket

(10) Glove Box

(11) Audio Sub Box

(12) Radio Assembly
(13) Control Lever Assembly
(14) Front Console Assembly
(15) Lower Cluster Assembly
(16) Instrument Panel Driver Lower Cover Assembly
(17) Driver Knee Bolster Assembly
(18) Meter Cluster Assembly
(19) Instrument Panel Center Reinforcement
(20) Meter Assembly
(21) Instrument Panel Assembly
(22) Instrument Harness Assembly

BODY STRUCTURE

8F–41

Removal

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or
removal of SRS – air bag system, refer to
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) – AIR BAG in
Restraint section.

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.

2. Remove the lower cluster assembly.

• Remove screw (2) and pull out the cluster at the

clip positions (1).

• Disconnect the cigarette lighter connectors (3).

740R200035

3. Remove the radio assembly and audio sub box.

• Refer to Radio in Entertainment section.

4. Remove the front and rear consoles.

• Refer to Consoles in Exterior/Interior Trim

section.

5. Remove the dash side trim panels.

• Remove the sill plates, then remove the trim

panels.

6. Remove the glove box.

• Remove the two fixing screws.

470RW002

7. Remove the instrument panel driver lower cover

assembly.

• Remove the engine hood opener two fixing

screws and another one fixing screw.
After four clips are pried, disconnect switch
connector and duct.

610R200007

8. Remove the meter cluster assembly.

• Remove the five fixing screws, two clips and

switch connectors.

9. Remove the meter assembly.

• Remove the four fixing screws and disconnect

the connectors.

10. Remove the driver knee bolster assembly.

• Remove the six fixing bolts and screw.

11. Remove the control lever assembly.

• Refer to Control Lever Assembly and/or Control

Cable in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
(HVAC) section.

12. Remove the Instrument panel assembly.

CAUTION: For precautions on installation or
removal of SRS – air bag system, refer to
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) – AIR BA G in
Restraint section.

• Disconnect the instrument harness connectors

(six connectors on the driver's side, three
connectors on the passenger side and two
connectors on the center side).

• Disconnect radio antenna cable plug and the

ground cable fixing bolts from dash side panel.

• Remove the two fixing bolts of passenger air bag

assembly and disconnect the connector.

• Remove the two fixing screws from fuse box.

• After pry the three hole cover from the surface of

instrument panel, remove the three nuts.

• Remove the six bolts and one screw.

Isuzu Amigo / Axiom / Trooper / Rodeo / VehiCross. Manual - part 1649