15 years ago built a 24X48 Garage with a 24x32 attic. Decided to bite the bullet and install central air. Don’t miss the money but not only enjoy the cool place to work in the summer the A/C removes humidity protecting tools and vehicles from rust. Also have a whole house dehumidifier to assist. (Aprilaire model 1850. Sucks 95 pints per day out of the air) Thank you for the great step by step tutorial . I have to replace my evaporator and heater core. I’m ready now to tackle the job.
Man... this is one of the best videos I've seen to date regarding these trucks! Beautifully done, very informative, step by step, even involved the kiddos and wife. Fantastic job good sir!
This was very helpful for me, we have a 93 full size blazer we just picked up. Great condition but the interior is rough and the dash is all broken as in the video. A friend has a pickup he bought for the motor and the dash is perfect. I’m going over today to get the complete dash and door panels out before he scraps the truck. Seeing this will save at least an hr in hunting for connections and screws along the way. Thanks for taking the time.
If you don't need to move/drive the truck while swapping the dash/interior you can pull the whole wire bundle from the firewall with the dash as one piece. Probably save a few extra minutes. Good luck with your project :)
Great video of the process. Should be helpful for when I reach that stage of my interior, because the heat and humidity here has definitely taken its told on my dash. Great work and keep the videos coming, they are motivation for me.
@@GNaron I did some for a rental and one for my brother in law. Looked great used the rustolium stuff from home depot. I've always been to busy and the garages to full.
@@thisoldhooptie I watched the video on u removing dash in ur green truck. I noticed that you had some metal pieces on ur dash whare can person get that for their truck I got a 90 chevy with 385 engine in mine I'm fixing up
@@bobbysharp3919 if you are referring to the billet aluminum dash trim, have a look in the video description. I try to link the parts used or shown in every video. Check this video and the dash back in video. Also I think my door panel video from a few months back other viewers have commented about them and links can be found there too.
@@bobbysharp3919I found them check out the comments from Carlos Herrera in my coverlay door panel video. All the links are there. Good luck with your project 👍
Thank you. If you like paint work im doing a series on rustoleum pretty soon, should be fun. It will Include metal flake, perl, clearcoat and mixing custom colors.
Awesome video that I hope to follow along too soon. I have a 1992 GMC as well, but LMC truck's website only has pricing for the 88-91 model years. Did you purchase the 88-91?
Hey bro in case you have not read my comments on other videos. In the comments of my dash painting video there is a guy named Rocker pat, he also has a youtube channel. He purchased the dash you asked about and is going to do a video on converting the 88 to 91 to fit his 92 to 94 obs. Hope it helps.
If anyone is thinking of replacing those hard-to-reach air vent actuators (which I did) the part numbers for the Dorman replacements are: 604-102 for the left one, 604-124 for the center one, and 604-103 for the one on the right that's really hard to get at
Came back to your dash videos, unfortunately I have to take mine out to make the manual tranny conversion easier.So I guess I might as well put a new dash in.thanks for the knowledge.
Sorry for not replying earlier, this went to spam. The tube thought "easier. So" was a redirect. Any how, good luck with the install, let me know how it goes. Definitely one of the best things to clean these up is to swap out the cracked dash. Did you swap the engine too? I have been thinking about getting a manual, I had one 25 years ago tons of fun cruising around town.
I got a question. I have a 95 c1500 single cab, but i really like the 94 dash like the square type. Is there a way were I can swap the whole 95 dash to a 94 dash?
The dash does fit size wise. From what I understand its a lot of work to go from 95/99 to 88/94 and the other way around. You have different wire harness, cluster, controls, ac, ac venting etc. I would guess if you had a full donor truck you could do it. Personally I am with you, I also have a 2000 Tahoe limited and love the square look of the 88 to 94 dash. If you have the time, money, and parts anything is possible. You would also need to do the door panels and all the switches in them so they line up.
Thanks for uploading, I am going to replace my dash soon with the LMC product. Question if I may: The black seats that were in your truck at the time of the video, where did you get them?
They were trashed grey stock seats that I sprayed with vinyl and fabric spray. There is a video in my playlist. I used them untill my new seats were delivered. These are not to expensive and very comfy with lumbar support and more. That new seat vid is also in my truck playlist.
@@Journeyman-Fixit Thanks for hanging with me. By the end of this year should have pretty much every aspect of that truck messed with mine is a 1992. After I replace the parking brake and setup a new fuel filler door in the bed i sill have the purple flake to redo, then suspension and an ls swap. Have a great weekend 😁
Great video. Any tips or ideas on how to get the bolts out from top of dash where the vent is? My dash is not broken and id prefer to not break it just to get 3 bolts out
Great video. I have been wondering how to get that thing out. Before I do, maybe you can help me. I don't know if I have a bad ac/heater control unit or bad heater door actuators. My sympton is this: When I turn the ignition key to the on position, I get a loud clicking noise coming from the heater. It sounds like a plastic door moving back and forth. It stops after about 30 seconds but starts up again when I turn the ignition off. Weird. Do you think it is the cluster or the door actuators? Just trying to minimize the amount of time I need to devote to this problem. The vehicle is a '94 chevy 1500 which began life as a V6. Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated.
It would be guessing without seeing and testing. What i would do is replace the actuators while the dash is out. Same goes for the heater core. Saves time since your in there. Also clean the ducts real good so they smell like new. If the problem goes away it was an actuator. If not the controls can easily be trouble shooted after the dash is back in. Or better yet while the dash is out connect and test the controls too. Way easier when you can see the parts moving.
Very helpfull yet i got my 91 with dashboard broken so i just broke it all apart and now its good lmao, didnt know i had to take that metal under it aswell, might tell a pro to install a new one, im not trying to break anything
Glad to help out. The door panels are from coverlay. But I got them for less by using a reseller on Google. Search door panel and the make and year of your truck. The shipping is free from most resellers too. I got the ones with no fabric on top since that always turns to crap.
What are the connections next to the ecu? Not the blue or red ones connected but right next to it. I believe it sits next to the heater core. It is close to the red and blue connections going into the ecu
Under and to the left of the ecu you have the wire harness connectors for the engine which allow the whole harness to be pulled out from right to left where the Fuse block is under the column. Above that you have ac relays.
Lol, I'm back 7 months later to say THANK YOU 🙏🏽 my dumbass just threw all the dash screws/bolts n nuts into the ashtray and this video helped me reassemble my dash correctly 🫡🍻
Hi, to remove the instrument cluster plug did you have to remove the vent tubing? Thats the only way I see getting that plug through the dash is to take out the 5 bolts and pull the vents off the dash.
There are a few ways to do this. If your old dash is destroyed like. Mine was you can break the plastic. It's going in the trash any way. If you need to be more carefull and don't want to unbolt the whole harness from both sides at the firewall. This way would allow you to pull the whole dash out with the wires attached then as you said unbolt the vents and all the stuff to transfer to the new dash while its tilted if you can fit. Another way is to tilt the dash forward and carefully cut the tape and ties used to hold the cluster wire to the plastic pieces on the back of the dash. Really depends on what your situation is. I needed to drive mine and found it easy to leave all the wires in place removing them from the clips behind the old dash. I drove it that way for a while with no dash. Good luck 👍
Great video! One question - I can't get the parking brake release out for the life of me... any tips? I've squeezed the two tabs and tried pushing through for hours, but nothing gives. It's the last component to remove before my old dash is free, but nothing I do seems to work.
Try a pair of needle nose pliers and keep wiggling. Worst case you can replace the handle for around $30 if some one glued it in due to the tabs being broken. Goodluck 👍
@@thisoldhooptie That’s one of the first things I did after getting it out haha. It was pretty gnarly in there. Looked quite a lot like 30 years of dust for sure 😅 Just got the truck last week so I’m in the process of restoring as much as I can. Your videos are by far the most helpful I’ve come across!
How does the wire harness disconnect is it from the inside of the vehicle or does it travel through to the other side of the firewall I had a recent fire and I need to replace everything how do I disconnect the wiring harness
Under the hood unscrew the plug from the center of the bulk head, then pull it out. Then remove the screws on the side of the same bulk head under the hood. Then you can pull the whole thing out.
So for those that think removing the dash makes it easy to get to the notorious clicking ac actuator on passenger side by firewall, just know it doesnt do any good. I removed my dashboard and gained absolutely no clearance to it. Blower motor and that air box the blower motor goes into is all in the way. Gotta remove all that tomorrow
The dash will fit its a lot of work. The stuff behind like ac and wiring, also the doors are all not going to line up and play nice. If you have a full doner truck, it can be done 👍
What is the name of the air duct that's mounted under the top dash that rus from left to right side vent? When you took the dash off it was mounted to top of dash?
I have never come across a company a selling one. Probly has a Chevy part number if you check the dealer or maybe lmc truck, to me its just the dash air duct as you stated. If your looking for one hit the junk yard or maybe facebook marketplace. Junk yard will be the cheapest option if you have one close by.
Not much info in your comment to trouble shoot the problem. Not many plugs in that area so shouldn't be hard to figure out if a stock harness. What is not working on the dash or ebrake? First things to check would be e brake light on dash does it light when you press in the peddle? If you use Facebook join the obsessed, or obs trucks, 90s trucks groups and post a picture of the harness. It would probly be identified in an hour or less and info on where it goes would be in the comments shortly after.
They are coverlay door panels. No fabric up top option, still love them. Money well spent! Check my truck playlist for the door panel videoits an older one the link is also in the description of the door panel video. 👍
Technically it would fit but there would be a lot of things to modify. Most of what is behind the dash including the wire harness, ac controls are different too. Also doors are different where they meet the dash.
@@thisoldhooptie I have a new cab from an older style that's all gutted. All I wanna do is swap all my interior, dash, etc. I was told the mounting points for the dash is the same no matter what year. Is that true?
@@TobyJacques Yes I'm pretty sure if you have all the guts the holes and mounts for it are in and on the firewall. I have never physically swapped the new to old so i can't be 100%. If I had a newer with a full interior I would go for it. May run into a snag but with a parts truck it's fixable.
The kit is the Grant 2001 Vehicle Security System. A1racing.com has them still, its a very old kit replaced by the quick release systems. You can also try searching ebay Grant 2001 Vehicle Security System.
I removed my dash according to your video, painted and installed the new dash and now my power windows and lock don’t work. Do you know why that may be ? Please and thanks !
The removal process is identical.. The difference between the k and c series is the driveline. Your dash other then the 4 wheel drive switches if they are on the dash and not the floor should fit the same slots in the new dash yes. To be 100 percent go to lmctruck.com enter your year make and model then select interior and look for the dash. Im almost positive its exactly the same as mine. I've never had anything except 2 wheel drive trucks.
Hey I have a question for you. I removed my dash and I installed the new one in but now my inside lights don’t work? Also my after market stereo don’t turn on any more? What do you think it is?
Check the grounds by the colum and under the dash. You probly left one out. After checking the grounds if all black grounds are connected check the fuses and the plugs that all were reconnected.
@@Jos3domingu3z. Which inside lights are not working? The lights in dash, the one in the headliner by the back window? Could be a few things, 1tst would be a ground is not connected. The second would be the fuses lower left under the column. Get a cheap fuse checker and touch each fuse to see if any dont light up. For the radio If you have a multimeter check for resistance from the ground wire back of the radio to the cab for ground. I would bet its disconnected. Let me know 👍
It was the ground wire that was no making a good connection causing to blowout my fuse for the lights and stereo… thanks for your help.. make more videos on OBS 👍🏽
If a plastic bottle takes 450 years to decompose, why do these plastic dashboards take only a few years and they start falling apart? Thanks for the video though, thinking about replacing my '93 chevy dash. Truck has low miles and I am not paying $50k for a brand new similar truck.
The dash is technically not decomposing it's just getting damaged from the heat cycles and direct exposure to the sun. 😉 You know how it goes make profit then make it disposable so people can buy next year's stuff. Then the following year when they feel the need to get the latest bit of fancy, the old stuff is old or broke, let's buy more stuff. To each his own. Long as no one gets hurt we all get one spin on the rock 😎 👍
Yeah, those ac ducts are iffy. Mine was slightly over sized. I had to heat it then depress a half inch to get my speaker re seated on the passenger side. Seems thats not the case for every one.
Check my playlist way back for the door panel video. The description has the links for the products in the videos. Since it's been a while I would Google the exact coverlay door panel for your year to see who has it for the cheapest. Resellers used to always have them cheaper by $100 back when I got these. Still love them and would buy again 👍
If you mean why, the seat was covered in cigarette burns and stains in addition to the driver seat being broken with no padding left. Its trash. I kept it as a spare since it has no rips. Its a good ten footer. Looks fine till your in front of it or sitting in it.
Check my playlist for the door panel video. It's a couple years back. The details are in the description of that video. They are coverlay and are doing great, very happy with them 👍
Cover lay. The details should be in the description for the video. Google coverlay and you model and year. The search should save you 80 or more over buying direct from the manufacturer.
That sucks. Unfortunately no I don't. Are you replacing just the wires or the dash too? if you can find a doner truck at a yard its a pretty easy task if the dash is coming out.
The glove box literally fits a pair of gloves. A box if you go latex. Try swapping out the metal and plastic latch and hinge piece. Mine was messed up and would pull to the right when I got it. Junk yard trip fixed that for 5 dollars. Good luck 👍
@Eduardo Gonzalez They do fade a little after using them for months. You could always re spray. If the seats have very worn areas those will not be as dark as the good sections. Also the seats will be a little harder to the touch when first sprayed. I took an old shirt and rubbed them down which softened them up again. For a cheap fix to clean up old seats i was happy with them. I still have them in my garage, I use them as a couch. I had new seats made and installed those some time last year. I need lumbar and wanted a consol arm rest.
@@thisoldhooptie true budget is tight. Just recently got my 94 and its not plated yet. So trying to take care of current issues. I wasnt going to bother trying this project until i saw your video. Id rather remove the whole dash rather then cursing at the bolts for the actuator. Im looking back thru your video because i dont recal seeing about the cup holder and mine has a cup holder i dont see any bolts to
@@johnjoe9918 Mine has the cup holder. Look under 2 bolts back there under the back end facing the floor. I kept all the engine wire connected in mine so I could drive even though I had no dash for a while.
@@thisoldhooptie ok ill check thank you. A bit dirty and greasy looking under there so it might be hiding the bolt. Im not disconnecting any wiring except from the obvious compenants needing to be removed for this job
Wow. I guess a guy wouldn,t do this unless absolutely critical . You,d need a memory of a computer to re-assemble this dash . Good on you for the video though .
If the dash is totally gone with cracks down the front, its the best bet. If you catch it with cracking on top only, a dashskin will do the trick just fine. Thanks for the comment 👍
I realy l. Liked this. But NO I will not do This!! To much for me. Now I see why it will cost me $500 dollars to have my Dash Pad Replaced. NO THANKS; Thanks.
"As long as all this has already been done" wtf is the point of not showing how to remove those parts?! That's the hardest part of removing the dash lmao
@@thisoldhooptie you're right, but my point wasn't so much that it's hard but the fact that you left out half the process (the hardest part of the not so hard dash removal) while titling the video "ultimate dash removal guide".
@@donjuan4925 Fair enough, why not add the detail of what you feel has been left out. My intention was to document the process restoring my trucks. Makes the job easier for the next guy looking to do the same thing. As for the title, I felt this was full of info when compared to what was out there when I made it. Either way if your doing this hope it helped. Good luck with your project 👍
@@thisoldhooptie yeah I'll probably post up a comment once I finish as well. This is my 1st obs truck lol probably why I got frustrated 😂 thanks for the video too btw! Like yoi said it has great info and quite more than other videos I've seen
@@donjuan4925 Sounds good. If you get stuck let me know I'll try to help. I have had more then a few of these trucks down to the frame and back quite a few times.
That was a great video of you and your children that little girl something. I want to change the dash on my eighty nine. Install a nineteen ninety five dash that has air conditioning. Here's my question. When I install that other dash Will you be able to see vin numbers. 1989 I want AC I brought a 95 cab looks to me all will work fuse box electrical heater core evaporator. What is your wisdom. Thanks Paul
Thank you 👍I believe the Vin is in the exact same spot on both. I don't have an 89 to verify. Should be quick work with a tape measure to find out for sure. Sounds like a cool project. 😎
I pulled the dash gutted out the interior ....now time has come 6months later an all the labeling I'vedone on the wiring has fade .....thats why im here trying the painfull process of wtf go were 😂🤣😂
15 years ago built a 24X48 Garage with a 24x32 attic. Decided to bite the bullet and install central air. Don’t miss the money but not only enjoy the cool place to work in the summer the
A/C removes humidity protecting tools and vehicles from rust. Also have a whole house dehumidifier to assist. (Aprilaire model 1850. Sucks 95 pints per day out of the air)
Thank you for the great step by step tutorial . I have to replace my evaporator and heater core. I’m ready now to tackle the job.
Sounds like a great place to work. I will have a look at the dehumidifier you listed. Thanks for the info 👍
@@thisoldhooptie just looked up,mine is discontinued the replacement is E100. You can install a condensate pump and water your garden.
Man... this is one of the best videos I've seen to date regarding these trucks! Beautifully done, very informative, step by step, even involved the kiddos and wife. Fantastic job good sir!
Thank you 😁 good luck with your project 👍
Can’t tell you how helpful this video was in changing out my dash. Thanks for taking the time to make such a detailed video!
👍glad it helped. Thanks for tuning in.
Great Video, Downright to the point and know how not to waist a persons time.. very much appreciated for your time to make this video.
Thank you, hope it helps make things easier 👍
This was a great how to video , straight to work . Just subscribed 🤙
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Thank you 😁 👍
This was very helpful for me, we have a 93 full size blazer we just picked up. Great condition but the interior is rough and the dash is all broken as in the video. A friend has a pickup he bought for the motor and the dash is perfect. I’m going over today to get the complete dash and door panels out before he scraps the truck. Seeing this will save at least an hr in hunting for connections and screws along the way. Thanks for taking the time.
If you don't need to move/drive the truck while swapping the dash/interior you can pull the whole wire bundle from the firewall with the dash as one piece. Probably save a few extra minutes. Good luck with your project :)
You got the lights installed! Looks great. Next up install a mini split ac / heater
That's in the works. It's 100 degrees in my garage sometimes. Super hot 🔥
I’m so happy for the new dashes with lmc
Totally agree👍
I just bought one myself and the quality is absolutely excellent
Been working on my 94 k1500 and been really appreciating there’s some videos that are of the 88-94 and not of the 95-99 models.
88 to 94 is my favorite years. In my opinion the dash being square matches the body better. Glad I was able to help out. Good luck with your project.
@@thisoldhooptie yeah our trucks have REAL interiors before they went to that rubberized cracking cheap Pontiac Sunfire looking dash.
Great video of the process. Should be helpful for when I reach that stage of my interior, because the heat and humidity here has definitely taken its told on my dash. Great work and keep the videos coming, they are motivation for me.
Thanks!
How are your videos free, so much information , badass video 🔥🔥
Thank you bro! Build what you love, love what you build 👍
What an example you are setting for your beautiful family! Great dad! You, not the other dad. 😂
Thank you, I think 🤔 🤣👍
Are you planning on replacing the hard to get a/c actuators and the heater core while you have the dash out? Great job so far!!
Smart man! Yup have them on the bench. Also adding some upgrades to the stereo and door control systems. :)
Looking good!!! Your shop is really shaping up.
Thank you. Trying to keep it clean so I don't have to move much when it comes time to grind the floor for the epoxie.
@@thisoldhooptie I have never had any luck with painted floors in a shop.
@@GNaron I did some for a rental and one for my brother in law. Looked great used the rustolium stuff from home depot. I've always been to busy and the garages to full.
@@thisoldhooptie Did you see Justin Stangkilr 93 obs build?
Yes I've been watching it. He spent a pretty penny on that one.
Awesome video bud!!
Thank you!
appreciate the digital cookie for my pre-damaged chakra!
I wondered if any one read that. 30000 people your the first to mention it. 😁👍
Thanks for the video. Head to junkyard in the next hour to pull a dash
Nice! :)
Awesome video!!!
Thank you!
Very nice video sir.
Thank you!
Thank you, a very informative video!
Glad it was helpful!
@@thisoldhooptie I watched the video on u removing dash in ur green truck. I noticed that you had some metal pieces on ur dash whare can person get that for their truck I got a 90 chevy with 385 engine in mine I'm fixing up
@@bobbysharp3919 if you are referring to the billet aluminum dash trim, have a look in the video description. I try to link the parts used or shown in every video. Check this video and the dash back in video. Also I think my door panel video from a few months back other viewers have commented about them and links can be found there too.
@@thisoldhooptie yes the billet aluminum pieces u used in ur cab I'd like to get them pieces for my truck
@@bobbysharp3919I found them check out the comments from Carlos Herrera in my coverlay door panel video. All the links are there. Good luck with your project 👍
Good work
Thank you :)
Cool paint job
Thank you. If you like paint work im doing a series on rustoleum pretty soon, should be fun. It will Include metal flake, perl, clearcoat and mixing custom colors.
Awesome video that I hope to follow along too soon. I have a 1992 GMC as well, but LMC truck's website only has pricing for the 88-91 model years. Did you purchase the 88-91?
Thank you.. You need the 92 to 94 dash for our trucks. The the 88 to 91 dash has a couple differences.
Hey bro in case you have not read my comments on other videos. In the comments of my dash painting video there is a guy named Rocker pat, he also has a youtube channel. He purchased the dash you asked about and is going to do a video on converting the 88 to 91 to fit his 92 to 94 obs. Hope it helps.
If anyone is thinking of replacing those hard-to-reach air vent actuators (which I did) the part numbers for the Dorman replacements are: 604-102 for the left one, 604-124 for the center one, and 604-103 for the one on the right that's really hard to get at
Good tip!
Damn near impossible to get to🤣
Agreed, replace everything you can while the dash is out. Heater core too 👍
@@thisoldhooptie
I’m having to replace my A/C evaporator. I am going to replace the dash while I’m in there.
@c50ge That's a great plan. Good luck with the project 👍
Good video made me subscribe
Thank you!
Came back to your dash videos, unfortunately I have to take mine out to make the manual tranny conversion easier.So I guess I might as well put a new dash in.thanks for the knowledge.
Sorry for not replying earlier, this went to spam. The tube thought "easier. So" was a redirect. Any how, good luck with the install, let me know how it goes. Definitely one of the best things to clean these up is to swap out the cracked dash. Did you swap the engine too? I have been thinking about getting a manual, I had one 25 years ago tons of fun cruising around town.
@@thisoldhooptie As for the engine going w a 383 Or 400. Currently doing qa1 coil over conversion. Lots of stills I’m taking. One day I’ll share.
I got a question. I have a 95 c1500 single cab, but i really like the 94 dash like the square type. Is there a way were I can swap the whole 95 dash to a 94 dash?
The dash does fit size wise. From what I understand its a lot of work to go from 95/99 to 88/94 and the other way around. You have different wire harness, cluster, controls, ac, ac venting etc. I would guess if you had a full donor truck you could do it. Personally I am with you, I also have a 2000 Tahoe limited and love the square look of the 88 to 94 dash. If you have the time, money, and parts anything is possible. You would also need to do the door panels and all the switches in them so they line up.
Thanks for uploading, I am going to replace my dash soon with the LMC product. Question if I may: The black seats that were in your truck at the time of the video, where did you get them?
They were trashed grey stock seats that I sprayed with vinyl and fabric spray. There is a video in my playlist. I used them untill my new seats were delivered. These are not to expensive and very comfy with lumbar support and more. That new seat vid is also in my truck playlist.
@@thisoldhooptie Thanks for the info! I have a 1993 Silverado I'm working on and it's been helpful to watch your videos. 🙂
@@Journeyman-Fixit Thanks for hanging with me. By the end of this year should have pretty much every aspect of that truck messed with mine is a 1992. After I replace the parking brake and setup a new fuel filler door in the bed i sill have the purple flake to redo, then suspension and an ls swap. Have a great weekend 😁
Great video. Any tips or ideas on how to get the bolts out from top of dash where the vent is? My dash is not broken and id prefer to not break it just to get 3 bolts out
Thanks. 👍im guessing you got this one sorted?
@@thisoldhooptie probably. Im going to check in a few. Its cold as heck out had to take a break and warm up
THANK YOU
Hope it makes things easier. Thanks for watching :)
Great video. I have been wondering how to get that thing out. Before I do, maybe you can help me. I don't know if I have a bad ac/heater control unit or bad heater door actuators. My sympton is this: When I turn the ignition key to the on position, I get a loud clicking noise coming from the heater. It sounds like a plastic door moving back and forth. It stops after about 30 seconds but starts up again when I turn the ignition off. Weird. Do you think it is the cluster or the door actuators? Just trying to minimize the amount of time I need to devote to this problem. The vehicle is a '94 chevy 1500 which began life as a V6. Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated.
It would be guessing without seeing and testing. What i would do is replace the actuators while the dash is out. Same goes for the heater core. Saves time since your in there. Also clean the ducts real good so they smell like new. If the problem goes away it was an actuator. If not the controls can easily be trouble shooted after the dash is back in. Or better yet while the dash is out connect and test the controls too. Way easier when you can see the parts moving.
Thanks for the reply. I just found a vid the describes exactly what my problem is and how to fix same.
Very helpfull yet i got my 91 with dashboard broken so i just broke it all apart and now its good lmao, didnt know i had to take that metal under it aswell, might tell a pro to install a new one, im not trying to break anything
Thanks. How ever you end up dealing with the problem, im sure once its done you will be happy with it. 👍
Hello im trying to paint mine thankx for the info
Where did you buy your door panels?
Glad to help out. The door panels are from coverlay. But I got them for less by using a reseller on Google. Search door panel and the make and year of your truck. The shipping is free from most resellers too. I got the ones with no fabric on top since that always turns to crap.
What are the connections next to the ecu? Not the blue or red ones connected but right next to it. I believe it sits next to the heater core. It is close to the red and blue connections going into the ecu
Under and to the left of the ecu you have the wire harness connectors for the engine which allow the whole harness to be pulled out from right to left where the Fuse block is under the column. Above that you have ac relays.
Lol, I'm back 7 months later to say THANK YOU 🙏🏽 my dumbass just threw all the dash screws/bolts n nuts into the ashtray and this video helped me reassemble my dash correctly 🫡🍻
Nice, enjoy the new look👍 😎
Hi, to remove the instrument cluster plug did you have to remove the vent tubing? Thats the only way I see getting that plug through the dash is to take out the 5 bolts and pull the vents off the dash.
There are a few ways to do this. If your old dash is destroyed like. Mine was you can break the plastic. It's going in the trash any way. If you need to be more carefull and don't want to unbolt the whole harness from both sides at the firewall. This way would allow you to pull the whole dash out with the wires attached then as you said unbolt the vents and all the stuff to transfer to the new dash while its tilted if you can fit. Another way is to tilt the dash forward and carefully cut the tape and ties used to hold the cluster wire to the plastic pieces on the back of the dash. Really depends on what your situation is. I needed to drive mine and found it easy to leave all the wires in place removing them from the clips behind the old dash. I drove it that way for a while with no dash. Good luck 👍
Great video! One question - I can't get the parking brake release out for the life of me... any tips? I've squeezed the two tabs and tried pushing through for hours, but nothing gives. It's the last component to remove before my old dash is free, but nothing I do seems to work.
Try a pair of needle nose pliers and keep wiggling. Worst case you can replace the handle for around $30 if some one glued it in due to the tabs being broken. Goodluck 👍
@@thisoldhooptie Thanks - I finally got it after using needle nose pliers, and pushing like hell haha. Thanks!!
@@djshott8721 nice! While that stuff is out wash the inside of your air ducts. Good thing to do every 30 years 🤣
@@thisoldhooptie That’s one of the first things I did after getting it out haha. It was pretty gnarly in there. Looked quite a lot like 30 years of dust for sure 😅 Just got the truck last week so I’m in the process of restoring as much as I can. Your videos are by far the most helpful I’ve come across!
How does the wire harness disconnect is it from the inside of the vehicle or does it travel through to the other side of the firewall I had a recent fire and I need to replace everything how do I disconnect the wiring harness
Under the hood unscrew the plug from the center of the bulk head, then pull it out. Then remove the screws on the side of the same bulk head under the hood. Then you can pull the whole thing out.
ima try to change mine this week hopfully i can get it lol
Just take your time. You got this 👍
So for those that think removing the dash makes it easy to get to the notorious clicking ac actuator on passenger side by firewall, just know it doesnt do any good. I removed my dashboard and gained absolutely no clearance to it. Blower motor and that air box the blower motor goes into is all in the way. Gotta remove all that tomorrow
So did you get the actuators swapped out?
@@thisoldhooptie i have not swapped it out. I still have entire hvac box out.
Can a 98' OBS dash go into an 88' OBS, not sure if the mounting bolt/screw holes are in the same spots?
The dash will fit its a lot of work. The stuff behind like ac and wiring, also the doors are all not going to line up and play nice. If you have a full doner truck, it can be done 👍
What is the name of the air duct that's mounted under the top dash that rus from left to right side vent? When you took the dash off it was mounted to top of dash?
Underneath top of the dash?
I have never come across a company a selling one. Probly has a Chevy part number if you check the dealer or maybe lmc truck, to me its just the dash air duct as you stated. If your looking for one hit the junk yard or maybe facebook marketplace. Junk yard will be the cheapest option if you have one close by.
I have a 90 c1500 and a wire harness is unplugged under dash around where brake pedal is and I don’t see where to plug it in lol 😂 idea?
Not much info in your comment to trouble shoot the problem. Not many plugs in that area so shouldn't be hard to figure out if a stock harness. What is not working on the dash or ebrake? First things to check would be e brake light on dash does it light when you press in the peddle? If you use Facebook join the obsessed, or obs trucks, 90s trucks groups and post a picture of the harness. It would probly be identified in an hour or less and info on where it goes would be in the comments shortly after.
Need to make a video on how to install it
Thats in my truck playlist. Its exactly the reverse of taking it out.
Those are awesome door panels, where did you get them?
They are coverlay door panels. No fabric up top option, still love them. Money well spent! Check my truck playlist for the door panel videoits an older one the link is also in the description of the door panel video. 👍
how did you get the seats black they look dope
Check my truck playlist for the color swap in a can video. I used duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint same as I used on the dash, great stuff 👍
Is it possible to swap out the later year style dash with the earlier year style dash like yours?
Technically it would fit but there would be a lot of things to modify. Most of what is behind the dash including the wire harness, ac controls are different too. Also doors are different where they meet the dash.
@@thisoldhooptie I have a new cab from an older style that's all gutted. All I wanna do is swap all my interior, dash, etc. I was told the mounting points for the dash is the same no matter what year. Is that true?
@@TobyJacques Yes I'm pretty sure if you have all the guts the holes and mounts for it are in and on the firewall. I have never physically swapped the new to old so i can't be 100%. If I had a newer with a full interior I would go for it. May run into a snag but with a parts truck it's fixable.
Where did you get the kit to remove your steering wheel?
The kit is the Grant 2001 Vehicle Security System. A1racing.com has them still, its a very old kit replaced by the quick release systems. You can also try searching ebay Grant 2001 Vehicle Security System.
I removed my dash according to your video, painted and installed the new dash and now my power windows and lock don’t work. Do you know why that may be ? Please and thanks !
Check your grounds bottom of the dash.
Check lower left side by hood pull make sure everything is connected. Also the group of plugs behind the glove box.
Thanks! I will certainly check that out! Thanks a bunch. Your videos have been very helpful & have allowed me to save a couple bucks as well!
Glad they helped. Let me know how it goes.
I have a 1992 suburban k1500 would this work on mine??
The removal process is identical.. The difference between the k and c series is the driveline. Your dash other then the 4 wheel drive switches if they are on the dash and not the floor should fit the same slots in the new dash yes. To be 100 percent go to lmctruck.com enter your year make and model then select interior and look for the dash. Im almost positive its exactly the same as mine. I've never had anything except 2 wheel drive trucks.
Hey I have a question for you. I removed my dash and I installed the new one in but now my inside lights don’t work? Also my after market stereo don’t turn on any more? What do you think it is?
Check the grounds by the colum and under the dash. You probly left one out. After checking the grounds if all black grounds are connected check the fuses and the plugs that all were reconnected.
The grounds by the Colum??? I saw the one from the bottom, that one is connected everything else looks good..
@@Jos3domingu3z. Which inside lights are not working? The lights in dash, the one in the headliner by the back window? Could be a few things, 1tst would be a ground is not connected. The second would be the fuses lower left under the column. Get a cheap fuse checker and touch each fuse to see if any dont light up. For the radio If you have a multimeter check for resistance from the ground wire back of the radio to the cab for ground. I would bet its disconnected. Let me know 👍
Okay thanks
It was the ground wire that was no making a good connection causing to blowout my fuse for the lights and stereo… thanks for your help.. make more videos on OBS 👍🏽
For all us old school guys, a number 7= 9/32 😂
Long as it works, its close👍
How’d you get this metal plates on the bezal?
Those are billet pieces. Check Cunninghammachine.com they have started remaking the old billet dash pieces for these trucks 👍
If a plastic bottle takes 450 years to decompose, why do these plastic dashboards take only a few years and they start falling apart? Thanks for the video though, thinking about replacing my '93 chevy dash. Truck has low miles and I am not paying $50k for a brand new similar truck.
The dash is technically not decomposing it's just getting damaged from the heat cycles and direct exposure to the sun. 😉 You know how it goes make profit then make it disposable so people can buy next year's stuff. Then the following year when they feel the need to get the latest bit of fancy, the old stuff is old or broke, let's buy more stuff. To each his own. Long as no one gets hurt we all get one spin on the rock 😎 👍
Where did you get the crime covers for the bezel
Checkout Cunninghammachine.com they started making most of these billet parts.
What hub is that for the quick release
The original Grant 2001 they are discontinued.
Where do you get the chrome dash accents?
Search eBay for billet dash c1500 or chevy truck. Also obs parts on Instagram sometimes gets a few. And Facebook market place.
Oops im a doof i didnt have a good angle view of it now i see them and easy to get to
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Hardest part for me was the 7mm holding the ac tubes on the back.
Yeah, those ac ducts are iffy. Mine was slightly over sized. I had to heat it then depress a half inch to get my speaker re seated on the passenger side. Seems thats not the case for every one.
Where did you get your door panels
Check my playlist way back for the door panel video. The description has the links for the products in the videos. Since it's been a while I would Google the exact coverlay door panel for your year to see who has it for the cheapest. Resellers used to always have them cheaper by $100 back when I got these. Still love them and would buy again 👍
How did you paint that bench ?
If you mean why, the seat was covered in cigarette burns and stains in addition to the driver seat being broken with no padding left. Its trash. I kept it as a spare since it has no rips. Its a good ten footer. Looks fine till your in front of it or sitting in it.
Where’d you get the black seats?
I bought the black seats from shop4seats.com. I also used fabric dye to turn the stock sears black before installing the new ones from shop4seats.com
did you post video of you installing new dash?
Yes its in the trucks playlist. Breaks down the whole process.
@@thisoldhooptie thanks for the fast reply bout to check the video out before I start tearing it apart lol
@@dkennedy9885 no problem, good luck 👍
Where did you got you doors from ??
Check my playlist for the door panel video. It's a couple years back. The details are in the description of that video. They are coverlay and are doing great, very happy with them 👍
Where did you get a new dash?
Lmc Truck, the link is in the description of the video.
Where did you get your door panels?
Cover lay. The details should be in the description for the video. Google coverlay and you model and year. The search should save you 80 or more over buying direct from the manufacturer.
Thanks
My dash caught on fire got any videos on fuse boxes
That sucks. Unfortunately no I don't. Are you replacing just the wires or the dash too? if you can find a doner truck at a yard its a pretty easy task if the dash is coming out.
Where is the ground located at under the dash ?
Mine was under the column area left side I believe. It was a black wire with a ring terminal.
@@thisoldhooptie around the harness ?
On the metal part of the underside of the dash left of the colum right of the diagnostic port. I will check in the am and reply here.
What year truck is this truck?
1992 c1500
I have a 1989 and Hate everything about the dash . and the so-called glove box that the door won't stay on. I just want simple gages that work.
The glove box literally fits a pair of gloves. A box if you go latex. Try swapping out the metal and plastic latch and hinge piece. Mine was messed up and would pull to the right when I got it. Junk yard trip fixed that for 5 dollars. Good luck 👍
What color are your seats??
Black
@@thisoldhooptie nice man, I just saw your video of how you painted them, how did they paint hold up over time?
@Eduardo Gonzalez They do fade a little after using them for months. You could always re spray. If the seats have very worn areas those will not be as dark as the good sections. Also the seats will be a little harder to the touch when first sprayed. I took an old shirt and rubbed them down which softened them up again. For a cheap fix to clean up old seats i was happy with them. I still have them in my garage, I use them as a couch. I had new seats made and installed those some time last year. I need lumbar and wanted a consol arm rest.
Im taking the dash out to wire in new ground wires and fix a morons wiring job. As well as getting that pita ac actuator out from passenger side
Good time to swap the heater core and the other actuators if its in the budget. I did the same the wire all over my truck is a mess. 👍
@@thisoldhooptie true budget is tight. Just recently got my 94 and its not plated yet. So trying to take care of current issues. I wasnt going to bother trying this project until i saw your video. Id rather remove the whole dash rather then cursing at the bolts for the actuator. Im looking back thru your video because i dont recal seeing about the cup holder and mine has a cup holder i dont see any bolts to
@@johnjoe9918 Mine has the cup holder. Look under 2 bolts back there under the back end facing the floor. I kept all the engine wire connected in mine so I could drive even though I had no dash for a while.
@@thisoldhooptie ok ill check thank you. A bit dirty and greasy looking under there so it might be hiding the bolt. Im not disconnecting any wiring except from the obvious compenants needing to be removed for this job
@@johnjoe9918 Sounds like a plan. Let me know if you get stuck.
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Notice your dash says 3 mine says 5 🤔 im number 5
Early birds get the worm :)
Are you talking about a mark on the box or the dash?
Wow. I guess a guy wouldn,t do this unless absolutely critical . You,d need a memory of a computer to re-assemble this dash . Good on you for the video though .
If the dash is totally gone with cracks down the front, its the best bet. If you catch it with cracking on top only, a dashskin will do the trick just fine. Thanks for the comment 👍
I realy l. Liked this. But NO I will not do This!! To much for me. Now I see why it will cost me $500 dollars to have my Dash Pad Replaced. NO THANKS; Thanks.
Thank you 👍
"As long as all this has already been done" wtf is the point of not showing how to remove those parts?! That's the hardest part of removing the dash lmao
I dont really find anything hard about removing or replacing an obs dash. Time consuming maybe hard no.
@@thisoldhooptie you're right, but my point wasn't so much that it's hard but the fact that you left out half the process (the hardest part of the not so hard dash removal) while titling the video "ultimate dash removal guide".
@@donjuan4925 Fair enough, why not add the detail of what you feel has been left out. My intention was to document the process restoring my trucks. Makes the job easier for the next guy looking to do the same thing. As for the title, I felt this was full of info when compared to what was out there when I made it. Either way if your doing this hope it helped. Good luck with your project 👍
@@thisoldhooptie yeah I'll probably post up a comment once I finish as well. This is my 1st obs truck lol probably why I got frustrated 😂 thanks for the video too btw! Like yoi said it has great info and quite more than other videos I've seen
@@donjuan4925 Sounds good. If you get stuck let me know I'll try to help. I have had more then a few of these trucks down to the frame and back quite a few times.
That was a great video of you and your children that little girl something. I want to change the dash on my eighty nine. Install a nineteen ninety five dash that has air conditioning. Here's my question. When I install that other dash
Will you be able to see vin numbers. 1989 I want AC I brought a 95 cab looks to me all will work fuse box electrical heater core evaporator. What is your wisdom. Thanks
Paul
Thank you 👍I believe the Vin is in the exact same spot on both. I don't have an 89 to verify. Should be quick work with a tape measure to find out for sure. Sounds like a cool project. 😎
I was iffy about swapping my dash thinking it was way too much work but you made it seem so easy. Great video. 🥸
Give it a shot, its a process like any other. Once broken down into smaller chunks its almost always easier then expected. Thanks 😁 👍
I pulled the dash gutted out the interior ....now time has come 6months later an all the labeling I'vedone on the wiring has fade .....thats why im here trying the painfull process of wtf go were 😂🤣😂
At least the harness plugs only fit one place. Could always be worse 😁