Opel Frontera UE. Manual - part 544

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BODY STRUCTURE

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BODY STRUCTURE

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General Description (Body)

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

Instrument Panel Assembly

Parts Location

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(1) Cross Beam
(2) Instrument Harness Assembly
(3) Instrument Panel Assembly
(4) Meter Assembly
(5) Instrument Panel Center Reinforcement
(6) Meter Cluster Assembly
(7) Driver knee Bolster Assembly
(8) Instrument Panel Driver Lower Cover Assembly
(9) Lower Cluster Assembly

(10) Front Console Assembly

(11) Control Lever Assembly
(12) Audio Sub Box
(13) Radio Assembly
(14) Glove Box
(15) Passenger Lower Bracket
(16) Glove Box Side Reinforcement
(17) Instrument Upper Reinforcement
(18) Dash Side Trim Panel
(19) Passenger Air Bag Cover
(20) Passenger Air Bag
(21) Passenger Air Bag Reinforcement

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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 (3) and pull out the cluster at the 

clip positions (1).

• Disconnect the cigarette lighter connectors (2).

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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.

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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.

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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.

(22) Instrument Panel Stay
(23) Vent Duct Assembly

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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 BAG 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.

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13. Remove the passenger air bag.

• Remove the four fixing nuts.

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

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14. Remove the vent duct assembly.

• Remove the five fixing screws.

15. Remove the passenger lower bracket.

• Remove the three screws.

16. Remove the glove box side reinforcement.

17. Remove the instrument upper reinforcement.

• Remove the nine screws.

18. Remove the instrument panel center reinforcement.

• Remove the six screws.

19. Remove the instrument panel harness assembly 

(1).

• Remove the clips.

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20. Remove the instrument panel stays.

• Remove the two fixing nuts and two fixing bolts 

for each bracket.