Subaru Impreza 3 / Impreza WRX / Impreza WRX STI. Manual - part 742

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Instrument Panel Assembly

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

19.Instrument Panel Assembly

A: REMOVAL

CAUTION:

Be  careful  not  to  damage  the  airbag  system

harness  when servicing  the  instrument  panel.

Damage may cause the system to malfunction.

1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

2) Remove the front pillar upper trim. <Ref. to EI-

59, REMOVAL, Upper Inner Trim.>

3) Remove the plastic hook (A), and remove the in-

strument panel side cover LH.

4) Detach the plastic hook (A), and remove the in-

strument panel side cover RH.

5) Remove  the  console  box.  <Ref.  to  EI-51,  RE-

MOVAL, Console Box.>

6) Remove the console front panel. <Ref. to EI-52,

CONSOLE  FRONT  PANEL,  REMOVAL,  Center

Console.>

7) Remove the instrument panel lower cover. <Ref.

to EI-49, REMOVAL, Instrument Panel Lower Cov-

er.>

8) Remove  the  steering  shaft  assembly.  <Ref.  to

PS-16, REMOVAL, Steering Column.>

9) Disconnect connectors.
NOTE:

To make reassembly easier, place matching mark-

ings on connectors as necessary.

10) Remove the bolts and fuse box on the driver’s

side.

11) Remove the bolts on the passenger’s side.

12) Make sure that the connectors are disconnect-

ed, and remove the instrument panel from the vehi-

cle.
CAUTION:

When taking the instrument panel out of the ve-

hicle, be careful not to damage the vehicle. Per-

form  this  work  by  a  group  of  two  persons  or

more.

EI-01884

(A)

EI-01895

(A)

EI-01896

EI-01853

EI-01897

EI-01854

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Instrument Panel Assembly

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

13) Remove the steering support beam bracket.

B: INSTALLATION

1) Insert the matching pins (three locations) on the

body side into the instrument panel assembly.

2) Check  that  the  matching  pins  are  inserted  se-

curely, and then route the harness.

3) Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:

Steering support beam & steering support 

beam bracket: 25 N·m (2.55 kgf-m, 18.4 ft-lb)

Steering shaft: <Ref. to PS-4, STEERING 

WHEEL AND COLUMN, COMPONENT, Gen-

eral Description.>

Instrument panel lower: 7.5 N·m (0.76 kgf-m, 

5.5 ft-lb)

C: DISASSEMBLY

1) Remove the combination meter assembly. <Ref.

to IDI-16, REMOVAL, Combination Meter.>

2) Remove  the  audio.  <Ref.  to  ET-6,  REMOVAL,

Audio.>

3) Remove the GPS antenna. <Ref. to ET-15, RE-

MOVAL, GPS Antenna.>

4) Remove  the  heater  vent  duct.  <Ref.  to  AC-51,

REMOVAL, Heater Vent Duct.>

5) Remove the bolts securing the passenger’s side

airbag module to the steering support beam.

6) Remove the claws, and remove the passenger’s

airbag module.

D: ASSEMBLY

CAUTION:

Be careful with the wiring harness routing dur-

ing installation. When installing to the vehicle

body, pinching the wiring  harness may cause

open circuits and shorts.

Attach each part in the reverse order of disassem-

bly, until the instrument panel assembly is formed.
NOTE:

Method of installing insulator

• Adhesive

Use polyurethane adhesive. When assembling the

instrument panel assembly, wait until the adhesive

has evaporated to prevent filling of the smell in the

compartment.

• Double-sided tape

Use  commercial  double-sided  tape.  (Use  strong

double-sided adhesive tape.)
Tightening torque:

Instrument panel lower: 7.5 N·m (0.76 kgf-m, 

5.5 ft-lb)

Passenger’s airbag module: 7.5 N·m (0.76 

kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)

EI-01855

EI-00610

AB-01901

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Lower Inner Trim

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

20.Lower Inner Trim

A: REMOVAL

1) Remove the hook, and remove the inside scuff

plate.
CAUTION:

Do not pull with excessive force. Doing so may

damage the scuff plate.

NOTE:

It is easier to remove the weather strip and pull off

the floor mat to detach the claw of scuff plate from

the backside.

2) Remove the weather strip (A), and remove the

outside scuff plate.

3) Remove clip (A), and remove the front pillar low-

er trim.

4) Remove the rear seat cushion. <Ref. to SE-13,

REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>

5) Remove  clip  (A),  and  remove  the  inside  scuff

plate.
CAUTION:

Do not pull with excessive force. Doing so may

damage the scuff plate.

NOTE:

• It is easier to remove the weather strip to detach

the  claw  of  scuff  plate  from  the  backside  of  floor

mat.

• It is easier to detach the tip claw of scuff plate us-

ing a clip remover.

6) Remove weather strip (A) and door catcher cov-

er (B), then remove the outside scuff plate.

EI-01806

EI-01807

(A)

EI-01898

(A)

EI-01809

(A)

EI-02330

EI-01810

(A)

(B)

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Lower Inner Trim

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM

7) Remove the clips of the center pillar lower trim.

8) Spread  the  lower  trim  outwards  to  remove  the

claw, and pull on the upper trim to remove.

B: INSTALLATION

Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

EI-01811

EI-01856

(1)

(2)