Windscreen side panel removal

[mxmaniac]

Hi ........ Can anyone please advise me how to remove the interior driverside panel that goes from the dash to the top of the windscreen Looks like it clips in .....but dont want to bust it

[green_comet]

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=93628&highlight=piller

Might help..

[Dodgy Haro]

I've done it on mine - you haven't mentioned if yours is a NA or NB.

For an NA, you must remove the rear windscreen mirror first. Pry the cover off with a screw driver on both sides then followed by removing the 2 screws behind this to get the mirror out.

Then remove the visors as well (2 screws each) on both sides.

You then need to remove the softop latch catches ... you need a hex screw for this (size 6?) for the 2 large screws on each size.

Once out, you can then remove the top interior dash panel that runs across the windscreen.

Only after removing this panel can you then attack the side panels you mentioned.

There are metal clips behind these - when removing, start at one end and pull gently / slowly off.

The metal clips will bend and make a noise when they pop out but you can easily bend them back. I just binned the panels when I removed them ... ^_^

Hope that helps ... I just hope I didn't forget anything else along the way.