Festiva Dash Removal How-To!

The longest video yet - How to Remove the dashboard on your Ford Festiva!
This videos is also a great way to learn how to remove your
- Steering Wheel
- Combination Headlight & Wiper Switch
- Climate Control
- Glovebox
This video in particular shows a 1990-93 Dash, but the process is almost identical for 88/9 dashes, as well as most dashes outside of the US. This should also apply to RHD Mazda 121 Dashboard removal and Kia Pride dashboard removal.
Big thanks to Jordan Babb for bringing his car to Samet Industries HQ to work on & Film, and to Tommy Tremains from TTCUSTOMS for helping film.
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As always, if you have any questions about this video (Or about anything Festiva!) send me a Facebook message using this link:
m.me/willsamet
Or drop a comment below!
And to stay up to date with new projects and parts, be sure to check out the Samet Industries Facebook page!
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Thanks for watching!

[@jacobchilcott3646]

Man, ive never owned a festiva. Im more of an escort guy, but I thoroughly enjoyed this write up. Thank you for a write up on such an unappreciated platform. You are a part of why these platforms are still somewhat relevant!

[@SametIndustries]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@magicsarap6817]

Finally!!! someone made a video about this.. really detailed and easy to follow... kudos to you my friend!

[@mike-jz5xb]

Respect 🙌 I recently bought a beat up Kia Pride, a rebadged Ford Festiva, and needed to change the dashboard. Deeply appreciate your work to make this video :-)

[@SametIndustries]

Thanks! Should have more videos coming out this month as well

[@gargar209]

yo. this is garland from the facebook festiva page. just wanted to say its really cool u took the time to make these videos to help out the festiva community. subscribed.

[@SametIndustries]

Thanks!

[@thriftyflipflops254]

oMG i wish i saw this video earlier, ive broken my hazard switch button my speedometer is not working. Thank you for your detailed tutorial.

[@vasbarriga2873]

This is same features of kia pride cd5. Thanks for the vid.. i learn something

[@HC_Morales]

I've been searching through the internet how to remove my Kia Pride CD5's dashboard! Luckily, it's a rebranded version of Ford Festiva, like the one in this video! Thanks for the video!

[@SametIndustries]

I'm glad it helped! I've considered adding Kia Pride and Mazda 121 to the description tags, may help people find them. I know there are lots of great Pride groups that could use them!

[@justincase8992]

I have been planning to remove my Kia Pride cd5 dashboard. I'm looking for somebody to help me here before. Now, I can do it myself using this very Informative video of yours. Thank you very much for uploading this content. More power to your videos.

[@russdavis1960]

NICE VID!!! The ONLY problem i had when I removed mine, after install I had no brake lights. Dropping the column down pulled on the wires going to the brake light switch and it became unplugged.

[@adamward1008]

there's a few differences in the right hand drive versions, mainly the steering column plastics and that metal bar under it

[@WillSamet]

Yea, same for the USDM Carby cars.

[@89naldogrc]

Good Write up Will. Very informative!

[@SametIndustries]

Thanks!

[@fabio3050]

Thank you this video is very helpful.

[@aldogustavo100]

Excellent video friend, how much did you need to know about disassembling the Festiva board. thank you very much for your video..

[@alexisacosta4822]

This video is gold. Thanks.

[@alaa_aldeen1985]

شكرا جزيلا على هذا التوضيح

[@hachhouchmahmoudi9560]

Tank y ou Nice vidéo good bob

[@turkeygobbler3520]

Nice instructional. Are you guys doing the "new year burnout challenge"?

[@WillSamet]

I usually do a New Years burnout with my S10, but it's being rebuilt currently

[@anelferr1]

Podrías hacer un vídeo de la conexiones a tierra del Ford festiva porfavor... Tengo un problema de tierra en mi festiva y no eh podido resolverlo, gracias, saludos desde Venezuela

[@armondbenbaruk4815]

tanks

[@KillingArt]

Would I need to unplug the speedometer cable if I’m just changing the lights on dash

[@SametIndustries]

Yes, if the cluster is being pulled, the speedo cable needs to be disconnected

[@trillmexicanz]

Can I unlock the ignition switch lock by doing this?

[@SametIndustries]

The steering lock can be undone by just removing the ignition cylinder, it's 2 headless bolts

[@theguy5333]

Where can i find the cabin filter?

[@SametIndustries]

There is no cabin filter on a Festiva

[@vtie]

Do you work on customer's cars or just your own? Great vid!

[@SametIndustries]

I work on my own stuff and some with friends, I'm not really a shop so I don't have customer cars per se

[@vtie]

@@SametIndustries Do you think you'd ever consider working on these for customers? I may commission you to go all through mine if you'd be open to it

[@SametIndustries]

@@vtie I've been considering it, but with a full time Engineering job coming soon and incomplete projects of my own, I doubt I'll ever really have the time

[@vtie]

@@SametIndustries No worries. Appreciate the response and all of the great information in your vids!

[@SametIndustries]

@@vtie anytime!

[@carfoolery6646]

Did you buy this blue Festiva just to make the instructional videos?

[@SametIndustries]

Almost haha. The car is Jordans, he's a young & pretty new Festiva owner I met at the meet I host. He bought this as a rust free running shell basically to build into a nice, quick festiva. I offered to help him build it in my garage and offer my expertise, and then film as we fixed things to start growing the channel

[@efrainmarin5118]

En español porfabor

[@SametIndustries]

Automatic translation captions are available if you watch on Desktop

[@yefersonfransua6929]

💪💪💪🤜🤛 in spanish??? Jajaja