4 Pull off the knobs on the heater controls.
5 Undo the three screws securing the cowl to
the facia above the instrument panel (see
illustration).
6 Undo the two screws below the vent panel
on the driver’s side and the two screws below
the heater/air conditioning control panel (see
illustration).
7 Release the clips at the top, at each end,
ease the cowl away from the facia slightly,
and disconnect the switch panel and heater
control/air conditioning wiring multiplugs.
8 Remove the cowl from the car.
9 Lower the steering column as far as it will
go by means of the rake adjuster.
10 Undo the two screws at each end of the
instrument panel (see illustration).
11 Ease the panel away from the facia, then
disconnect the wiring multiplugs and the earth
lead Lucar connector from the rear of the
panel.
12 Remove the instrument panel from the
car.
Refitting
13 Refitting is a reversal of removal.
10 Instrument panel
components -
removal and refitting
1
Early models
1 Remove the instrument panel from the car
as described in Section 9.
Panel illumination and warning light
bulbs
2 The bulbholders are secured to the rear of
the instrument panel by a bayonet fitting, and
are removed by turning the holders anti-
clockwise (see illustrations). Note that the
12•10 Body electrical system
10.2b Instrument panel warning light bulb
renewal
10.2a Exploded view of the instrument panel fitted to early models
1 Panel front illumination
bulbs
2 Low oil pressure warning
light bulb
3 Ignition warning light bulb
4 High engine temperature
warning light bulb
5 Low fuel warning light bulb
6 Panel rear illumination bulb
7 R/H direction indicator
warning light bulb
8 Spare bulb
9 Brake warning light bulb
10 Spare bulb
11 ABS warning light bulb
12 Spare bulb
13 Spare bulb
14 Spare bulb
15 Sidelight warning light
bulb
16 Main beam warning light
bulb
17 Trailer direction indicator
warning light bulb
18 L/H direction indicator
warning light bulb
19 Secondary printed circuit
20 Main printed circuit
21 ECU cover
22 ECU
23 Instrument panel body
24 Front illumination prism
25 Gauge illumination prism
26 Side housing
27 Warning light colour strips
28 Faceplate
29 Earth strap
30 Screw
31 Cowl and faceplate
9.10 Instrument panel right-hand side
retaining screws
9.6 . . . and the two screws each side at
the bottom
9.5 Undo the three cowl screws (arrowed)
above the instrument panel . . .
1380 Rover 800 Series Remake
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