Took mine out the other day

-two 10mm bolts, one at each end
-two 12mm bolts, one each side of steering column
-three screws, these are the tricky bit cause they are at the top near the windscreen, no ordinary screw driver can fit in there
-speedo cable/clutch cable
-then start pulling and undoing wires as it comes out (fuse box, one plug to back of dash, cigarette lighter, stereo, wiper/washer plug, headlight plug, ignition barrel, two wires to tacho)

sounds like a five minute job... but ask any missus of a car enthuisiest how long a five minute job really takes.


oh and no... i didnt take mine out in preperation for the new one i got at a "bargain price"....lol... im doing hydraulic clutch under dash

Haha good to know man I was worried.... :):P yeh well the point is if you wanted to rip it out in a hurry it would be a bit quicker than others, me persoanly its not my dash so I wouldn't know but from what I've been told it is fairly quick so meh... :S and naa mate it didn't look abandond its just in a guys front yard.... So no not really maybe like it hasn't had much attention in the last couple years but not abandond.... So to speak

I hate to be a cynic - but a theft like that is almost 100% definitely going to be either a neighbour or a friend/acquaintance. Nobody else would likely get in a car and steal a dashboard in that manner unless they knew the owner, and when and how they could steal it without them knowing, (while they were asleep or out at the movies, or whatever)

I hope you find the mongrel that did it and the dash is returned, and they get their just desserts too.

yeah cheers mate, my mate was pretty peeved.