Made the big mistake of buying a flipped '04 crossfire, looked like a light fix, but has been a financial nightmare! Over $11,000 and still needs more. I need to replace the dash and wonder if I can do this myself. Not going to install the airbag in the pass side, just the dashboard. Also dealer just charged me $700 to tell me there must be a ghost in the wiring that keeps the brake fault light lit. Please help! Also, friends never let friends rebuild these tiny money pits!

 

Download the service manual (do a search on this forum to find it). It has pretty good instructions on how to install/remove just about anything on this car. We have some pretty smart people on this forum so if you have questions please don't hesitate to ask! You'll get a lot of help.

 

Gawd, I feel your pain... I just bought a Suburban at auction that was stolen and the wiring is completely trashed as well as the dash and ignition lock... And I'm going through the process of repair as we speak...

I have removed the entire dash, associated electronics and HVAC system on my Crossfire but not with the intent of replacing them (a race prep gutting project). I can tell you that it is pretty straight forward, but very tedious and very time consuming and requires a pretty extensive tool box... The manual will walk you through the process with nice little drawings... I would guess the entire project (remove / replace) is a good 40 hours by yourself... And you will need a helper on several occasions...

The big thing you're going to have to deal with is the electrical fault lights you have now... These things cannot be traced without very specific dealer test equipment (or you can buy the equipment for about $9K)... (YEAH RIGHT)

If you need any questions answered BOBS was right, this forum should be able to answer most of them until you get into the computer system... Then we're all in the dark, so far...

 

Note that the instructions in the manual for removing the dash top screws by the outboard face vents are incorrect.

You pop out the vents to get access to the screw, not the other way around as specified in the manual.

- Bill