'66 dash and interior trim removal--please help!...

["david munson" <davidmunson30@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Re 66 dash removal if you find out can you let me know as I will have to 
remove my 66 dash to redo the wood.

>From: "Tom Asfar" <tommya@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: IML: '66 dash and interior trim removal--please help!...
>Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:52:26 -0400
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>Dear list-
>A month or so ago I put this question out there but got no responses.  
>Maybe
>somebody can help me?  I'm restoring a '66 crown convertible, white/light
>blue and am having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to remove the
>bottom two driver's trim panels and the woodgrained trim piece immediately
>to the left of the dash cluster.  The bottom pieces are the vinyl covered
>ones to the left and right of the metal steering column cover (underside).
>I got the small trim piece off on the left (the piece that flatly faces the
>door panel when the door is closed), and was able to get the lower nut off
>the backside of the woodgrained trim piece that way but how do I get the 
>top
>nut off???  I've also taken a few nuts off the bottom two trim pieces and
>removed the four (two each side) phillips flathead machine screws off the
>bottom of these pieces but they still do not budge.  I dropped the steering
>column and removed the metal trim bezels for the switch clusters but still
>no access.  What am I not seeing?
>Thanks
>
>Tom
>'66 Crown convertible and '42 DeSoto Custom
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