Hi all,

I need to remove the black radio/HVAC control facia and cluster from a '98 Civic EX to replace some burned out dash bulbs. I don't see any obvious screws holding this thing in, and I don't want to force it.

Can someone please tell me the correct way to remove it without breaking anything?

Thank you!

 

get a TINY screw driver. and pop out the hazard and defroster button areas up top. not the button the bezel around the button there is a screw hiding behind each button.

also 2 or 3 screws from the bottom but you have to remove both sides lower dash trim panels to remove the center cig lighter trim panel. also remove the heater/temp slide cable from off the slide conection in the rear...
heres a few pictures... but i dont have the top buttons removed because i didnt know about them since my console was missing the top 2 screws from previous owner not putting them back! but i found out about the 2 screws while removing a good console from the junk yard. hope it helps.....

http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...sol%20removal/

i upgraded mine to 99-00 style.

 

Thanks for the help. Wow, I never would have figured that out!

 

ya those top 2 screws i didnt think of either until i was at the junk yard with everything removed and the darn console was still very firm at the top. after screwing around for about an hour i tried poping one of the buttons out and found the top 2 screws! it doesnt look like those buttons pop out but they do!

 

Gone in 60 seconds...good movie!! Ya those strupid scews....took me a really long time to figure that out

 

Does the manual transmission gear shift **** screw off? clock wise or counter clockwise to get it off?

 

counter clockwise just normal