Special Tools Required

KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014*

*Available through the Honda Tool and Equipment Program; call 888-424-6857

NOTE:

Have an assistant help you when disassembling and assembling the dashboard.
Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body or the related parts.
Take care not to bend the brackets.
Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.

Remove the dashboard/steering hanger beam (see DASHBOARD/STEERING HANGER BEAM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
Remove these items from the dashboard:
- Tweeter grilles, both sides (see TWEETER )
- Driver's middle panel (see DRIVER'S MIDDLE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Driver's vent panel (see DRIVER'S VENT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Instrument visor (see INSTRUMENT VISOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Gauge control module (see GAUGE CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT )
- Driver's footwell light connector (see GLOVE BOX LIGHT REPLACEMENT )
- Center panel (see PASSENGER'S MIDDLE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Front center speaker grille (see FRONT CENTER SPEAKER )
- Shift lever:
  - 5-speed A/T model (see SHIFT LEVER REMOVAL )
  - 6-speed A/T model (see SHIFT LEVER REMOVAL )
- Without navigation and without USB adapter: Audio display unit (see AUDIO DISPLAY UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Without navigation and with USB adapter: Audio display-USB adapter control unit (see AUDIO DISPLAY-USB ADAPTER CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- With navigation: Navigation display unit (see NAVIGATION DISPLAY UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- With navigation: GPS antenna (see FRONT HFL-NAVIGATION-ANC MICROPHONE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Without navigation: Audio unit (see AUDIO UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- With navigation: Audio-navigation unit (see AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Front passenger's airbag (see FRONT PASSENGER S AIRBAG REPLACEMENT )
Middle Area
Detach the harness clips (A).
Upper side

Fig 1: Identifying Center Area Harness Clips (Upper Side)
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

Lower side

Fig 2: Identifying Center Area Harness Clips (Lower Side)
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Passenger's Side
Release the glove box light bulb socket (A), and detach the harness clips (B). Detach the harness clips (C) (for some models).

Fig 3: Identifying Glove Box Light Bulb Socket With Harness Clips
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Remove the bolts.

Fig 4: Dashboard Mounting Bolts With Torque Specifications
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Assemble the dashboard and the steering hanger beam in the reverse order of disassembly, and make sure the dashboard wire harness is not pinched before tightening the bolts.