How to Remove Your Dashboard! (300zx Z31)

[@natesmith559]

Hey I live in ABQ and I just bought a 1988 z31. I’m having lots of trouble finding help on vids for how to fix/replace things. This helps a lot. Thanks

[@TheZGarage]

That's great! Now there's at least 3 z31 owners around ABQ haha!

[@ethanh3542]

Super helpful, I watched it multiple times when transferring my 87 interior to my 84

[@brettjacobs242]

I know this is old, but the things that went wrong for you helped me not have the same issue, so thank you.

[@jusontask]

This video helped me remove a dash at the junk yard in 30-40 mins, thank god there was no cluster in the way

[@elijahsolosblacks7113]

what junkyards are you finding Z’s at???

[@rvae3483]

The two clips for the glove box need to be squeezed with needle nose pliers where the body harness piece goes into the glove box side female connecter. You can't see the compression part very well but it's a small square tab that has to be pressed.

[@justincazee221]

Doing my dash now I I flocked it. This video is a big help thanks

[@XenonZcar]

Glad I could help! We have a video on this as well as replacing the Heater core on our page.

[@XenonZcar]

BTW, You didn't need to take the cluster and all that apart to pull the dash. It's Much easier to swap it when it's out of the car.

[@TheZGarage]

I hadn't even thought of that! Thanks for the good advice!

[@mateuszb322]

Thanks for the video, because I think I needed to replace my wiring harness bc I think they’re burnt and nothing works, now I know it’s not that big of a hassle to remove the dash, thx.

[@TheZGarage]

Is yours a digital dash? If so the power supply is known to break and then the dash won't work

[@billslim9267]

Great video, You might have checked your heater core with the dash out. If has never been replaced, your half way there already with the dash out.

[@TheZGarage]

I'm hoping that by not touching it at all it'll be nice and not explode haha

[@CraigSmith-qq3sr]

I'm glad I have a perfect dash in my 86, but it has been garaged in a climate controlled environment since new. It has just over 100k but babied. Owned for 30yrs.

[@VibratingMusic]

Im gonna be doing this soon to my z. Thanks for the video❤️

[@TheZGarage]

Good luck!!

[@sailingone34_77]

Hey quick question where do you get your parts for your z31 I recently purchased one but have been having trouble finding replacement parts

[@TheZGarage]

There's a few websites depending on what you're looking for. Check out the resources tab on my website thezgarage.net for a list of new parts websites. If you're looking for things like interior bits and stuff that's not really engine related, used may be your only option so you'll will have to find someone with a parts car

[@oscarbeltran4662]

Do you know how to remove the ac grids?

[@bradz31]

Is the steering wheel puller necessary? I need to get into my dash but don’t be one.

[@TheZGarage]

You may be able to get by without it but I wouldn't try to take the wheel off without one.

[@marcsgarage95]

@@TheZGarage what type of puller did you use?

[@christopherportillo1758]

haha how did you end up putting back the speedometer cable? I put back all of the wiring harness but the speedometer didn’t exactly went through and my speedometer isn’t working😂 is there another way to put it through because it’s kinda a pain to adjust it so it can go through

[@TheZGarage]

Best way is to reach up from under the dash and endure its plugged in all the way. It's a bit of a tight squeeze so take your time and work your hand up to the cluster

[@christopherportillo1758]

@@TheZGarage thank you!

[@alayna3882]

I am trying to get the main dash gauge cluster back in and something is stopping me and I can’t tell what, did you have any issues with the main harness getting in the way?

[@TheZGarage]

If I remember correctly you kind of have to put it in at an angle. As long as everything is plugged in, just angle it downward a bit to get the bottom past the steering column and then it should go in

[@bruschmidt9943]

Tint all your windows bro, with Ceramic Tint. On this car, stay on the medium shade. Windshield gets done light 50%. That'll solve your overheating, warping & fading interior issues.

[@user-ss8ru8st2q]

Thanks got to do my son's dash soon

[@jasondutch9283]

Where did you get the dash with harness from? I am on the hunt for one to replace the ratty one I have in my 86 z.

[@TheZGarage]

I got it from a parts car. That's really the only place to get one. Or find someone who has a parts car

[@jasondutch9283]

@@TheZGarage thanks for info. I will be looking forward to more of your videos. From a fellow new mexican to another. Take care of the dash man

[@thanhvi3348]

Hi Z Garage are you in Missouri maybe you can fix my Zoey(300Z) you'll be compensate. Thanks all video clips are interesting and informative. I'm not mechanically incline. I just know basic fundamental. Thanks happy holiday and new year

[@TheZGarage]

Sorry. I live in New Mexico so quite a bit away! You could possibly check out XenonZcar which is in PA if I remember correctly

[@ahmadalmansour7790]

Will done brother 👍👍

[@nos1000100]

not much harder than an s130 dash. I have new leather to put on my dash. Im just procrastinating on it

[@TheZGarage]

Get to it! Makes my car feel a lot better!

[@Dookieandsons]

you know I have a few things you can have I have a steering wheel that's in pretty good shape same color it's got the stereo controls on it I'm not using I have the piece that goes in the hatch that pulls across and covers up the inside of the trunk same color I have the windshield squirter motors still installed in my car but I would take them out and give them to you I've already removed the bottle but I still have it but I don't use it I have lots of things that I have deleted and taken off the car I've got milk crates full of stuff but I'm not an asshole I would probably give you some things if you need it from factory fuel pressure regulators to clutch dampeners to bracket and bolts and clips all kinds of weird little things that he would not expect someone to have I've had four of these cars like I say I need a few more pieces to put my door panels back together my interior is the same color as yours currently I have the door panels off cuz I've been fixing my driver side window motor and doing some work on my speaker wiring and a few other things but I was missing some clips and I had to fix my door handle on the driver side but both of my door panels are currently off and they're not quite as good as shape as yours so I'm fixing to do something with that and put them back on but my main question this time is I just fixed my heat and repair the blower motor fan the blade was broke but I can't figure out where the little black hose goes that comes off of the bottom of the blower motor when I bolted the blower motor back in the hose is just kind of in there and I don't know where to plug it back to when I pull it out I didn't see where it came loose from it just kind of popped out and now when I turn my heat on I can feel cool air coming from one little spot down there but my heat works great other than that 😂 I currently have a very very short shifter that I made myself I haven't seen anyone's shifter as short as mine then I have a t handle shift knob well not really a knob like I said it's a t damn I want to post pictures but I think I like your shift handles and stickers do you have any stickers man I want to represent for you we need to get in touch like I said I've got some things you can have if you're interested in my car is a 86 with the same color interior as yours I've even got the tan leather factory piece that the t-top goes in but I've only got one of those

[@VibratingMusic]

Bro we need to get in touch, I also have some things I scrape off other z31 i find in my local junkyards

[@Dookieandsons]

@@VibratingMusic hell yeah I've only seen two in junk yards near me in the past five years and I bought the transmission out of one of them and it was no good then I looked up and bought a transmission out of another one at LKQ paid $150 for this transmission five-speed and it works better than my original one ever did in the past 19 years I've had my car I bought a great working transmission the gears don't grind changing gears no matter how hard you run it for $150 I lucked up on that one

[@Dookieandsons]

I need some good rear calipers like ASAP those are the hardest calipers I've ever tried to rebuild I've got rebuild kits for two of them and I still haven't figured it all the way out I do motor work and transmission work I've built a lot of cars from the ground up but these damn calibers are driving me crazy I could probably do it but I just got irritated when I was messing with them I'm going to give it another try today maybe you have to have some good snap ring pliers to build the rear calipers because if the emergency brake being included in with the caliper I meant to add this to my first message but I also need a turbo exhaust manifold

[@Dookieandsons]

@@VibratingMusic you wouldn't by chance happen to have a driver's side interior door handle would you I can't find one anywhere and I've just recovered my door panels in marvel comic character material my a pillars my door panels and my headliner and my console armrest or all covered in marvel comic characters it looks pretty badass but now it's time to put my door panels back on and my headliner back in and I do not have a working interior door handle on the driver side

[@franksanchez5154]

@@Dookieandsons i do

[@1987whitez]

Yea dude those do crack and just no way to repair, yea had to do my dash also it a JOB. Oh those crack parts up on top your dash yeah not replaceable. but their guys in Cal may have some I have done business with him its call. 300zxpartsforyou.com