Dash Removal Help

[tah]

Well I hope everyone's enjoyed flaming me for not searching. Yes I should have searched, and hey if it bothers you that much I apologize. If you read my explanation below maybe you'll understand my frustration with some of the comments here.

If just one person had known what I was missing that would have been a great deal of help. Turns out there's 8 10mm bolts at the top of the dash. 6 you can easily see and two at the ends that sit much lower than the others. Also you'll notice in my original post I said "6 10mm bolts".

I read (but didn't memorize) every word of the links posted by others in this thread. If I'm right the "search" would not have pointed these two bolts out.

Here's the deal......I was working on the car and had to get to work. I started this thread and jumped in the shower hoping to have a reply before I actually walked out the door or when I got back in later. Had maybe 5 minutes to post, didn't have time to search. If I had waited until later this evening to do the search and didn't find the answer, then posted, I might not have an answer tonight (turns out that's definately the case).

I HAD to get the dash out tonight, not tomorrow. Don't ask why, just believe me please. I know how to search and about 99% of the time that's what I do.

I just don't understand (and never will) people who have no constructive advice to give chiming in just to criticize. I've never considered myself a Forum Policeman or rule enforcer. I believe those folks are called Administrators. When I read a thread and have nothing positive to add, or no specific knowledge of the topic being discussed I simply leave it alone. Now tell me that's the wrong thing to do.

[EScanlon]

I'll jump in, since it's apparent you've got your undies in a tight bunch over this.

In response to your question: "Dash Removal Help ---Anyone done this?"

Since this has been asked numerous times before, I replied with my tongue firmly in cheek: "Nope, never been done. You're the first....." and provided a pair of links with a LOT of information to help you, to which you seem to have taken offense.

May I ask why?

Your urgency of need wasn't stated in the post that started this thread. Your frustration at not being able to remove the dash is not of our making, and the urgency you are under, again, is not due to anything we've done. In fact, we've done nothing but try to give you the information you needed. Whatever other pressures, threats, deadlines, or problems are causing you to react like this are extraneous to this forum.

You complain:

If just one person had known what I was missing that would have been a great deal of help.

And you blame our not giving you a specific count of how many screws and their sizes you needed to remove in order to remove the dash. Then you add that your question wasn't answered because of that omission.

What have we done to deserve this from you?

We've responded to your request. Several of us posted what to do, and due to this having been asked and answered before, I posted a link to two of the more concise threads about this specific process. Yet, apparently we weren't helpful enough. What else would you have us do?

Do you need one of us to come by and read the thread to you?

(That IS sarcastic by the way.)

You've accused us of flaming you, but it seems as though you are the one who has gargled with gasoline and started "flicking your Bic".

Sorry I tried to help.

E

[tah]

I just don't understand (and never will) people who have no constructive advice to give chiming in just to criticize

EScanlon,

This was NOT directed at you. You did give advice and it was appreciated. If you follow the thread you'll find others who offered NO help, only criticizm.

I got my dash out, that was the goal. Pi$$ing people off never was. Getting a load of $%@* for not searching wasn't my plan either. Let's get over it, I have :squareeye

[geezer]

My grandmother always told me..,"If I told you once...I've told you a thousand times!!" That would apply here.

I didn't take anything said as flaming, but only gentle reminders that all of us should keep in mind. Keep in mind that some of these guys have gratiously answered the same questions more times than they care to count; not to mention the duplication created in the archives that makes a search more time consuming. I'm just glad we have such knowledgeable members willing to help us when we are in need. Anyways, glad you got the dash out OK.

[e_racer1999]

ya, glad you got it out. fwiw i saw your question was successfully answered in that other thread