E30 Dashboard Swap

Home Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6

6. Remove the glovebox ...

Pull the pins out of the two straps inside the glovebox  and disconnect the flashlight socket: Drop the glovebox down and remove the screws from the hinge at the back of the glovebox. Remove the glovebox.


ebrake

Remove the upper glovebox trim piece. There are 2 screws in the top lip (upper left and right in picture) and a plastic thumbscrew on the console side:

ebrake

Drop it down and remove the glovebox light connectors:

ebrake

Remove the left side glovebox trim piece:

ebrake

Remove the Motronic control unit (no need to unplug it, just remove the four screws and let it hang down):

ebrake

Remove the right Motronic bracket... the two screws on the bottom attach the the dashboard to the passenger side of the body.

ebrake

Remove the left Motronic bracket (silver thing) held in by two screws at the top of the glovebox opening and one screw  through the body-color bracket at lower left:

ebrake

<Page 2
Page 4>