Originally Posted by
pizzaguy
Section 8J of the service manual tells you what you want to know.
It looks like a real mess to me, but it is probably not that bad - you will first removed the steering wheel, then the lower dash panel (easy) then the instrument cluster (does not look too bad).
The service manual is downloadable in post 1 here:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ollection.html
Here is a hint: If the owner's manual says "see the dealer" you should read that as either:
"Take the car to an independent shop that works on MBs"
or
"Open the service manual and fix it yourself".
I just removed my dash to replace a burnt out blub, in fact two were bad. I didn't have to remove the steering wheel. I had the lower part of the dash down to the floor board due to fixing the key assembly, so while I was at it, I thought now would be a good time to replace those blubs. After removing the obvious trim, I just worked the speedometer assembly out, unplugging the left side until I finally got it out of it's home and parallel to the steering wheel and then just slid it out to the left. Nothing was broke, but it does take a little time to find the exact position to slide it out, but it will come out.
Dave